Boys Hall’s next chapter: introducing six new cabins, a wild swimming pond & sauna
Taking Boys Hall from nine bedrooms to fifteen, the cabins are set around a new wild swimming pond, plunge pool, and sauna
Since opening in 2022, Boys Hall has become one of UK’s favourite boutique hotels, loved for its beautiful interiors, destination restaurant and characterful take on the country house. With just nine bedrooms, it is also one of the smallest hotels in the UK to hold a Michelin Key. This November, Boys Hall enters its next chapter with the launch of six new cabins, set within the grounds and the restoration of its once-derelict walled garden, creating a new space for sauna, relaxation, outdoor drinks and private dining.
Taking Boys Hall from nine bedrooms to 15, the cabins are set around a new wild swimming pond, plunge pool and sauna, extending the hotel beyond the main house and into its three acres of gardens. Designed to feel like a natural extension of Boys Hall - bringing the story into the landscape - each has a luxurious super-king bed and sitting room with views across the gardens and pond.
The design
Working closely with owners Brad and Kristie Lomas, the cabins have been architecturally designed by KAGU Interiors, continuing a relationship that began with the original design of Boys Hall. KAGU has shaped each cabin from the overall architecture, through to the smallest interior details, while Holloway Architects were instrumental in securing planning and bringing the initial project to life.
Named after the plants that surround them - Mulberry, Elder, Oak, Beech, Cobnut and Hawthorn - each cabin has its own identity. The interiors bring together fabrics from Linwood, Christopher Farr, Nina Campbell and Studio Humbug, alongside bedside tables by British designer Nicola Harding & Co, Ercol coffee tables and lighting by British brand, Corston. Inside, super-king bedrooms lead into a separate sitting room, some with a fold-out bed for kids, alongside record players, books and games to enjoy. Bathrooms are decked with generous drench showers, and two of the cabins have private outdoor baths for bathing under the stars. For the first time, Boys Hall will also welcome dogs to stay, with three dog-friendly cabins now available for guests to bring their four-legged friends along.
Wellness
Outside, each cabin opens onto its own private garden, with a communal fire pit creating a spot for drinks in the evening, while the wild swimming pond sits at the heart of it all, with a timber jetty for morning dips. The old walled garden has been transformed, with KAGU’s design extending into a new treatment room, plunge pool and new sauna, alongside an outdoor pergola for private dining and feasting.
The project has been a true family affair: the stone buildings have been hand-built by Kristie’s father, while Kristie and her mother have tirelessly planted and tended to the gardens at Boys Hall. A true labour of love, the once-derelict walled garden has been painstakingly brought back to life by the family, creating even more space to enjoy Boys Hall - whether relaxing in the garden and sauna or gathering with friends over drinks and a private feast beneath the pergola.
The main house
Beyond the cabins, the Grade II listed manor remains at the heart of Boys Hall, with nine bedrooms, a tiny pub, two private dining rooms and an oak-beamed restaurant, alongside a 4,000-bottle wine cellar hidden beneath the floorboards. Head chef Joe Winston champions the seasons and the best of Kentish produce, with herbs and vegetables from the kitchen garden, and honey from the hotel’s own beehives. Anything that isn’t used fresh is pickled, preserved or otherwise put to good use, and Boys Hall also produces its own English sparkling wine, Seventeen Sovereigns - named after the 17 gold coins discovered beneath the floorboards of the house.
Cabins from £320 per night room only. Doubles from £180 per night B&B in the main house. To book, visit www.boys-hall.com