With the release of Disney’s live action Cinderella, you may want to consider destinations that offer you accommodations to live the “glass slipper” experience.
From moats, ivory towers, suits of armor and stone walls to glass shops, wizarding magic and singing banquet maids, these castle accommodations will allow travelers to spend a night like Cinderella in their very own mystical palace.
Glass Slipper Experience with English Castle Hotels
Lumley Castle Hotel, Chester-Le-Street, United Kingdom
- Dine like a royal at the banquet feast of Sir John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley who served at the coronations of Elizabeth I and James I
- Enjoy wine, ale and mead in the dungeon before a five course meal
- Throughout the feasting the banquet maids will fill your goblets and entertain guests with songs, sketches and sing-a-longs
- Once a year, spend an enchanting evening of witchcraft and wizardry at Lumley Castle’s magical banquet. See Birds of Prey in the castle’s courtyard and enjoy a three course meal and magic from the Great Wizard in Barons Hall
- Spend the night in majestic bedrooms, with four-poster beds, located in the Castle, Courtyard and Castle Mews. For an extra special romantic trip, stay in the King James Suite
Thornbury Castle, Thornbury, United Kingdom
- With 27 bedchambers ordained with four-poster and coronet beds, stone walls and tapestries, you’ll really feel like you’re living your favorite childhood story
- Dine in The Tower Dining Room or attend a great feast at Tudor Hall, which is lined with tapestries, suits of armor and exposed stone walls, retaining the essence of its historical grandeur
- King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn even laid their heads to rest in Thornbury Castle’s Duke’s Chamber!
Hever Castle Luxury Bed and Breakfast, Edenbridge, United Kingdom
- Set in 125 acres of formal gardens, this 13th-century double-moated castle can only be accessed through the private gated entrance
- This castle was the childhood home of the infamous Anne Boleyn and guest rooms feature an important collection of Tudor paintings and two prayer books inscribed and signed by Anne Boleyn herself
- Guests can step back in time as they wander the halls of the castle, decorated with historic 16th-century portraits, paintings, furniture and tapestries
Amberley Castle- A Relais & Chateaux Hotel, Amberley, United Kingdom
- Travelers can step back in time at this 900-year-old West Sussex castle and rest easy within its medieval walls, as it is completely enclosed by its original 60 ft. high curtain wall flanked by a magnificent twin-tower gatehouse and retains a portcullis that is lowered at night
- Dine like a royal in the 12th-century Queen’s Room with its vaulted ceiling, or the Great Room, with oak flooring, a tapestry and suits of armor
- Guests can climb the ramparts for stunning views, play tennis on site, and enjoy croquet on the lawn
Booking.com (the world’s #1 accommodation website) has created the below list of centuries-old castles and grounds to take you into the scenes and pages of the beloved fairytale.
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