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GREAT SNORING HOLKHAM

T The Manor House The sleepy village lives up to Victoria at Holkham Named after the Empress
its name, and this low-key hotel, hidden behind of India, the Victoria is an eclectic but stylish
high stone walls beside the church, is easy to blend of the colonial and the local. Many of the
miss. It’s a quiet, restrained, relaxing sort of place, furnishings have been flown in from Rajasthan, so
of mixed vintage, with a hotch-potch of squashy there’s a strong sense of the exotic. Seriously
armchairs in the sitting room, comfortable comfy beds, big, warm duvets and deep baths for
bedrooms and a traditional English menu. a serious soak. Good food, long wine list.
N Barsham Rd, Great Snoring, Norfolk NR21 0HP. N Park Road, Holkham, Norfolk NR23 1RG.
Map p75 F2. § (01328) 820597. ` (01328) 820048. Map p75 F2. § (01328) 711008. ` (01328) 711009.
$ gtsnoringmanorho@aol.com 0 b,d. Rooms 6. ∂ $ victoria@holkham.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 11.
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HAMBLETON KEMERTON

Hambleton Hall For a sybaritic break in the Upper Court The lovely grounds of this well-
grandest sort of country hotel, this is a prime loved family home (open to the public under
contender. A former Victorian shooting lodge, it the National Garden Scheme) include a ruined
stands isolated on Rutland Water. It is decorated watermill, a lake and a tennis court. The
in glamorous, yet intimate fashion, with stylish Georgian manor, furnished in country house
bedrooms and a formal dining room serving style, is popular for self-catering house parties;
excellent food. Terrace with views of the lake. single bookings no longer accepted.
N Hambleton, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8TH. Map p75 E2. N Kemerton, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 7HY.
§ (01572) 756991. ` (01572) 724721. $ hotel@ Map p74 A2. § (01386) 725351. ` (01386) 725472.
hambletonhall.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 17. S∂¢ Never. $ diana@uppercourt.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 6. S ∂
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DIDDLEBURY EAST BARKWITH
Delbury Hall In lovely countryside and grounds, Bodkin Lodge Walk the wildlife trails on the
this gracious Georgian mansion overlooking a owners’ conservation farm; stay in their light, airy
lake is also a friendly family home. home, with views to Lincoln Cathedral.
N Diddlebury, Shropshire SY7 9DH. Map p74 C3. N Grange Farm, Torrington Lane, East Barkwith, Market
§ (01584) 841267. ` (01584) 841441. $ wrigley@ Rasen, Lincolnshire LN8 5RY. Map p75 E2. § (01673)
delbury.com 0 b,d. Rooms 4. ]] 858249. ` (01673) 868249. 0 b,d. Rooms 2. ]
DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES GLOSSOP
George A spruce 15th-century coaching inn (old Wind in the Willows Welcoming, family-run
beams, open fires), one of the country’s oldest, establishment. Thoughtful touches in the
opposite the abbey in a delightful village. bedrooms. Peace, quiet and total relaxation.
N Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire OX10 7HH. N Derbyshire Level, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 7PT.
Map p75 D4. § (01865) 340404. ` (01865) 341620. Map p75 D2. § (01457) 868001. ` (01457) 853354. $
$ thegeorgehotel@fsmail.net 0 b,l,d. Rooms 18. ]] info@windinthewillows.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 12. ]]]