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LONDON MELKSHAM

One Aldwych High-profile contemporary hotel Shurnhold House This beautifully proportioned
whose dramatic lobby has a bar rather than stone-built Jacobean house sits close to a main
reception desk centre-stage. The best of the road on the outskirts of the unremarkable town
soothing bedrooms is the circular suite of Melksham, but is well screened by trees.
overlooking Waterloo Bridge. All are filled with Inside you will find flagstones, beams, floral
state-of-the-art equipment – and flowers – though fabrics, a room full of books, and spacious
the vacuum plumbing can be anything but restful. bedrooms. Licensed bar. Well placed for touring
N 1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4RH. Map p73 F2. in several directions.
§ (020) 7300 1000. ` (020) 7300 1001. N Shurnhold, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8DG.
$ reservations@onealdwych.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 105. Map p75 D4. § (01225) 790555. ` (01225) 793143.
z S÷ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]]] 0 b. Rooms 6. ∂¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ]]
LONDON NEW MILTON

Portobello The stylish Notting Hill base appeals Chewton Glen Once inside this superbly run
to people who appreciate its laid-back approach, hotel you are enveloped in an exceptional degree
eclectic Victoriana furnishings, and airy, 24-hour of luxury (with a price tag to match). Rooms and
restaurant/bar. Rooms vary from tiny ‘cabins’ to suites are correspondingly faultless, and both
sybaritic suites (bath in bedroom, mirrors above service and cuisine are of the highest quality.
bed). The best have antique beds and baths – Many guests come for the golf and the superb,
others have showers only. sybaritic health club.
N 22 Stanley Gardens, London W11 2NG. Map p72 A2. N Christchurch Road, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6QS.
§ (020) 7727 2777. ` (020) 7792 9641. $ Map p75 D5. § (01425) 282212. ` (01425) 272310.
info@portobello-hotel.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 24. z $ reservations@chewtonglen.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 59.
¢ 28 Dec to 2 Jan. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]] z S÷ ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]]]

LONDON MEMBURY
Winchester Hotel Stands out among budget Lea Hill This superior B&B hotel consists of a
options for its neat rooms, excellent house- dreamy thatched Devon longhouse in an isolated
keeping and en suite facilities (shower only). position amidst rolling countryside.
N 17 Belgrave Road, London SW1 1RB. N Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13 7AQ. Map p74 C5.
Map p72 C4. § (020) 7828 2972. § (01404) 881881. ` (01404) 881890.
` (020) 7828 5191. 0 b. Rooms 22. ]] 0 b,d. Rooms 4. ]]
LYMINGTON MIDHURST
Stanwell House Decorated with great flair. Angel Coaching inn with Georgian façade and
Attractive bistro and courtyard. plush, warmly decorated Tudor interior. Many
N 14-15 High St, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9AA. rooms have beams.
Map p75 D5. § (01590) 677123. ` (01590) 677756. N North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9DN.
$ sales@stanwellhousehotel. co.uk 0 b,l,d. Map p75 E5. § (01730) 812421. ` (01730) 815928.
Rooms 29. ]] $ info@theangelmidhurst.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 28. ]]
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p71