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MORSTON OXFORD

Morston Hall Dominating the ground floor of Old Bank Metropolitan chic has arrived amongst
this brick and flint Norfolk house is the strikingly the dreaming spires in the guise of this classy
decorated restaurant, the establishment’s main new hotel done out in cool creams and caramels.
attraction and holder of a Michelin star. Enjoy Bathrooms are luxurious. The hotel’s centrepiece
a seasonal dinner (included in price of room) is the former banking hall – now a buzzing bar
before retiring to one of the (mostly) spacious and brasserie, The Quod. Sitting room, bar,
bedrooms; one is small. terrace and private parking.
N Morston, Holt, Norfolk NR25 7AA. Map p75 F2. N 92-94 High Street, Oxford OX1 4BN. Map p75 D4.
§ (01263) 741041. ` (01263) 740419. § (01865) 799599. ` (01865) 799598. $ info@
$ reception@morstonhall.com 0 b,d. Rooms 7. oldbank-hotel.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 42. ¢ Christmas.
∂ ¢ Jan. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]]] / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]]]
MOULSFORD OXFORD

Beetle and Wedge A delight in summer when the Old Parsonage No themed ‘olde worlde’ charm
Thames-side setting comes into its own – Jerome here, despite the great age of the building. The
K. Jerome wrote Three Men in a Boat here. To rather small bedrooms are prettily decorated with
eat, choose from the brasserie-style Boathouse or pale panelling and unfussy chintz, with marble
the more formal Dining Room; in fine weather bathrooms (with telephone). The bar/restaurant
the Watergarden is open. Bedrooms are spacious, has a clubby, cosmopolitan feel. A welcoming,
interesting, and individually furnished. laid-back, well-run hotel.
N Ferry Lane, Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire N 1 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6NN. Map p75 D4.
OX10 9JF. Map p75 D4. § (01491) 651381. ` (01491) § (01865) 310210. ` (01865) 311262.
651376. $ kate@beetleandwedge.co.uk 0 b,l,d. $ info@oldparsonage-hotel.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 30.
Rooms 11. ∂¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]] ∂¢ Christmas. / AE, DC,MC,V. ]]]

MALVERN WELLS MATLOCK BATH
Cottage in the Wood Three buildings, at whose Hodgkinson’s The dull exterior belies a kitsch,
heart is a Georgian dower house. Setting is all. amusing interior, filled with eye-catching objects.
N Holywell Rd, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire WR14 4LG. N 150 South Parade, Matlock Bath, Matlock,
Map p74 A2. § (01684) 575859. ` (01684) 560662. Derbyshire DE4 3NR. Map p75 D2. § (01629) 582170.
$ reception@cottageinthewood.co.uk 0 b,l,d. ` (01629) 584891. $ enquiries@hodgkinsons-
Rooms 31. ]] hotel.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 7. ]]
MANCHESTER NEEDHAM MARKET
11 Didsbury Park Luxurious city chic 15 minutes Pipps Ford Country guesthouse at its best: home
from the centre of Manchester. produced bread, honey, vegetables and more in a
N 11 Didsbury Park, Didsbury Village, Manchester M20 lovely Tudor house with flowery gardens.
5LH. Map p75 D1. § (0161) 448 7711. ` (0161) 448 N Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 8LJ.
8282. $ elevendidsburypark.com 0 b,d. Rooms 14. Map p75 F3. § (01449) 760208. ` (01449) 760561.
]]] $ b+b@pippsford.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 9. ]]
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p71