A Sussex hotel has been named as one of the best places for a Christmas break in the UK.

The Gallivant, in New Lydd Road, Camber, came sixth in The Times’s list of the 25 best Christmas hotel breaks in the UK.

The boutique hotel, which as a mini spa and 20 individually designed bedrooms, is an adult-only retreat by the beach.

It was recently named the Small Hotel of the Year in the 2024 Visit England Awards for Excellence.

The Times wrote: “The Sussex coast might not sound like a terrifically appealing prospect in the dead of winter but this trendy hotel puts on a cracking festive house party (and it’s adults-only making it ideal for anyone who’s yearning for a child-free Christmas).

“Spend your days with blustery walks and bracing yoga sessions on the beach (or even a chilly swim if you’re brave enough), then head back for canapés, board games, hot toddies and perhaps a treatment in the Bamford Spa, housed in a cute wooden cabin in the garden.

"Or just skip Christmas and stay in bed: this is a place that’s made for long, supremely lazy lie-ins.”

The top spot in the list went to The Connaught in London with The Times saying it was the best for the ultimate Christmas tree.

"A different artist is commissioned to give it their own distinctive spin every year, with previous designs by Tracy Emin, Sir Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst," said the Times.

"The hotel is a London institution, with a history stretching back to 1815 and an air of undeniable opulence: grand staircases, oil paintings and sculptures by Louise Bourgeois and Barbara Hepworth."

Second place went to The Grove in Hertfordshire and third to The Queensberry Hotel, Bath, which was praised for its Georgian grandeur.

Just ahead of The Gallivant in fourth and fifth was The Grand in York and The Balmoral in Edinburgh.