“I’ve never re-booked a hotel while I’m still staying there. I felt so comfortable and loved every second. We’ve stayed at another Luxury Family Hotel before (The Ickworth), and while we loved it, we felt it needed an update. New Park Manor has the same parent-pleasing vibes, with 2 hours of free childcare a day in their brilliant creche, but they also have beautiful, updated interiors and high-spec facilities, including a new spa, cinema and games room and exquisite food. The kid’s menu is brilliant, and the family restaurant made us feel so at ease, with various games to entertain the children. And of course, there’s an adult’s restaurant too, which is a little hard to get to with most rooms sleeping you and the children in one place. But we made it there on night two (baby monitor in hand), and it was so lovely to have a date night without the faff of organising a sitter.”

“It’s pretty expensive. But considering what you get and the quality of the rooms and facilities, it is expected. There’s a two-night minimum stay at the weekend, which is unfortunate as I’d love to return on my own with the kids when my husband is away, but sadly, the cost would be too hard to justify. We also found that some spa members weren’t overly keen on us being in there with our kids, but the hotel said they explain that it is a family hotel to spa guests. However, they may look into family and adult-only swim times to avoid this.”