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Historic Accommodation In South East England
Historic Accommodation In South East England
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As InfoBritain is a site for historical tourism we have created a special list of hotels with particular historic interest. Each hotel has been selected for its quality, and for the historic nature of its buildings, or for events that took place in or near the hotels. Stay in a 14th century Kentish hall - the Crown Inn, Petworth - or on the grand country estate where Richard Plantagenet once lived - Eastwell Manor.
Alternatively use our general list for a complete range of accommodation.
Featured Hotels
Chilston Park in Kent is an elegant 17th century, grade 1 listed country house set in two hundred and fifty acres of countryside and dense woodland. The hotel is carefully furnished with antiques and fine paintings.
Chilston Park has been rated in the top 200 hotels in the country and has been awarded four red stars by the AA for exceptional quality of accommodation and service. The hotel has fifty three rooms each with its own individual character. The gardens surrounding the hotel have been carefully landscaped, and offer lovely walks.
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The Crown Inn, Petworth in Sussex dates from the 14th century, when it is thought to have been built as an inn for monks travelling between Salisbury and Canterbury. The building is an excellent example of a Kentish hall, and is now a five star hotel, voted Britain's Most Excellent Inn in 2010 by Conde Nast Johansens.
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Burford Bridge Hotel is a sixteenth century hotel. In 1805 Nelson broke his journey at the Burford Bridge Hotel the night before he joined HMS Victory at Portsmouth. The next day Victory sailed for Trafalgar. Queen Victoria, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Richard Sheridan, and Robert Louis Stevenson have all spent time here. John Keats stayed here in November 1817 when he was finishing his poem Endymion.
The hotel is situated in a beautiful position at the foot of Box Hill in one of the most attractive parts of Surrey. Accommodation is of a high standard.
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The House of St Agnes in Canterbury, Kent has been an inn since the 13th century, serving pilgrims, who were the first tourists. This historic building now houses a hotel with modern facilities to a high standard
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Eastwell Manor in Kent, has a history that extends back to the 16th century. Richard Plantagenet, son of Richard III is supposed to have lived on the estate. Since then Eastwell Manor has continued its royal connection with Queen Victoria and Edward VII staying here. The Manor has many interesting features - carved panelled rooms, and massive baronial stone fireplaces. There are twenty three tastefully decorated and furnished en-suite rooms and suites, each one named after a former owner of Eastwell Manor. The old 18th century stables have been turned into nineteen self catering apartments, offering one, two or three bedroom accommodation.
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The Mermaid in Rye's Mermaid Street is one of England's most famous old inns, originally built in 1156, and rebuilt in 1420. The cellars still date back to the original Norman building in 1156. Many of the rich and famous have stayed here, seeking peace and tranquility. The writer Henry James had a house just around the corner.
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