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H OW T O US E THI S GU ID E 7

THE COUNTRY INTRODUCTIONS
These pages provide an GREA T BRI T AI N 6 9 69
overview of the country’s to be sure of getting a room. often with fresh local produce Thumb tabs Each country
different types of accom- Glasgow and Edinburgh are on the menu. has a different-coloured
Some hotels in this chapter
obvious centres for their art
are Wolsey Lodges – neither
galleries and architecture
(and assured townhouse hotels, nor just guesthouses.
modation, highlight some hotels), as well as the annual A stay at a Wolsey Lodge is thumb tab.
Edinburgh Festival (and
like being at a private house
associated Fringe) in August.
party – except that the host
of the most interesting places The High-lands and Islands presents you with a bill at
the end of your stay.
offer some of the most remote
and peaceful places to stay
in Britain, one such favourite HIGHLIGHTS
to stay, and offer practical Loch Broom (page 115), Hintroductory pages are by
being the Altnaharrie Inn on
OTELS ILLUSTRATED on these
accessible only by boat, and
no means our only highlights.
with perhaps one of the best
information on topics such W West Usk Lighthouse, page 119U k Li h hki h h 119 restaurants in Britain. Other favourites include:
Tresanton at St Mawes in
Wales
Cornwall (page 90) for marry-
of Suffolk and Norfolk also
as tipping and meal times. offer some special places to The walking is superb in the ing sophistication with sea-
Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia
stay, the latter including a
side fun; still in Cornwall,
Trebea Lodge at Tintagel
B&B in a windmill at Cley-
and along Offa’s Dyke. The
next-the-Sea (page 95). Pembrokeshire coastline, (page 91), for an excep-
with its crumbling medieval tionally warm welcome and
Northern England castles, and seaside resorts personal touch; and
Newcastle is home to one of such as Tenby and St David’s Hambleton Hall (page 96), for
the Malmaison chain (page is well worth a detour. offering stylish pampering in
105) – the only hotel chain Potential overnight stops an away-from-it-all location
included in this section – include many family-run on Rutland Water, near
which is noted for its hotels offering good food – Oakham in the Midlands. In
somewhat unconventional
ambience and affordable
prices. In the northwest, the
Lake District is packed out
with tourists in summer, but
it is easy enough to escape
the crowds if you like hill
walking or if you visit in
autumn when the weather
can be clear and warm.
There are many B&Bs which
don’t mind muddy walking
boots, and some special
country house hotels too,
including Old Church at
Watermillock on the edge of
Ullswater (page 108). Other
famous areas of outstanding
beauty in the north include
the Yorkshire Dales and the
Peak District. Nearby are
country hotels such as
Amerdale House at Arncliffe
(page 103), and small hotels
with character, among them Highlights We use this
a former cotton mill.
Scotland
Country hotels in Scotland section to single out a few of
are memorable for location,
character and food: many
occupy imposing positions
on peaceful lochs, and the outstanding places to stay
employ chefs who make full
use of the local specialities
such as seafood and game, in each country.
and have a loyal clientele
who rearrange their itinerary Wykham Arms at Winchester, page 92, the archetypal pub-with-characterkh h h h l b h h
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I INDEPENDENTLY IINSPECTED
This book has been created of the places featured in inspectors. Most inspection
by a team of specialist the book have paid to be visits were anonymous.
hotel writers, most with in the guide. Those hotels For every hotel that
many years’ experience of which we did not already appears in the guide,
inspecting hotels. None know were visited by many were rejected.