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Thornbury Castle Hotel. Stay in an authentic Tudor Castle near Bristol.

11/03/2024 by .
Thornbury Castle Hotel

Michael Edwards steps into Tudor Times at Thornbury Castle Hotel where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn were also guests.

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Opened in the early part of the 20th century, the Waterhead Hotel, south of Ambleside, was one of a new ‘breed’ of hotels purpose-built to accommodate the rising tide of affluent tourists to the Lake District.

Waterhead Hotel, Cumbria

The discerning hotel visitor will know that there are few pleasures in life more agreeable than time devoted to the ritual of Afternoon Tea

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Rupert Parker enjoys a stay at the Radisson Blu Forest Manor Hotel in Shanghai

Radisson Blu Forest Manor Shanghai Hongqiao. Relax away from the centre.

The great joy of Shanghai is that it has not only the world’s biggest metro network but also one of the best.

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Boston Harbour Hotel. A perfect view of an Iconic harbour.

The extensive buffet brunch at weekends is another enticement, popular for local family gatherings as well as with resident and non-resident visitors to Boston.

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Lygon Arms, Broadway, Cotswolds 

The celebrity quotient is not surprising given the Lygon is the epitome of an English country hotel as viewed through a movie director’s lens

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The May Fair Hotel. Stay in a hotel immersed in wonderful cinematic history

The May Fair Hotel upholds the magic of London’s well-heeled enclave as the grande dame of Mayfair. A stone’s throw from Green Park and Hyde Park and the glitzy boutiques of Bond Street.

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Hard Rock Hotel, London

It turns out the maiden aunt of Marble Arch has serious rock’n’roll credentials – Jimi Hendrix made it his London pied a terre and the great Buddy Holly stayed here before the day the music died.

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