6 dirty weekend ideas

Stoke Park Club, Stoke Poges
Ambience: Sedate grandeur
Attraction: Gleaming white palatial house revamped as a lavish hotel, set in sweeping grounds landscaped by Capability Brown and once owned by Elizabeth I.
Which room: Pennsylvania Suite, the setting for Bridget Jones' dirty weekend with Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant)
Dream lover: Golfing pro or sophisticated high-flyer
If you venture out: Stroll the 350-acre estate (but watch out for golf balls). Dine at the Fat Duck in Bray (01628 580 333). Drive to nearby Eton or Windsor Castle.
Vital Statistics: Luxury Weekend Break from £299 per person Package includes two nights accommodation, three-course dinner on one evening and full English breakfast both mornings.
Address:
Stoke Park Club, Park Road, Stoke Poges
Buckinghamshire SL2 4PG (01753 717171)
www.stokeparkclub.com

Leslie Castle, County Monaghan, Ireland
Ambience: Vibrant and fun-loving
Attraction: Aristocratic and richly eccentric, the Leslies open up their family home to guests. No reception, no check-in, no phones or television; this is true escapism. The Leslies are frustrated if they can't help fulfil your fantasies.
Which room: Shane's room for its candlelit bath in the bedroom; the Nursery room for its giant bed (designed to make visitors feel child-size); the Mauve room for its soft, lilac aura.
Dream Lover: Young at heart (Sir John Leslie, 88 and still having it. His club reviews are included in the Castle newsletter)
If you venture out: Take it slowly - breakfast is served until 12pm (or book the whole castle and demand bacon butties at 4am). Go boating on the lake with picnic and champers, frolic through the ancient woodlands or visit the nearby cut-stone village of Glaslough and Navan Fort (site of the High Kings of Ulster), predating the pyramids.
Vital Statistics: Valentines package (two nights B&B including dinner on one night from £290 per person)
Address:
Castle Leslie, Glaslough
County Monaghan, Ireland (+00 353 47 88109). www.castleleslie.com

Details and prices were correct at time of publication