Staying in Period Style – The Inns, Hotels, and Country Manor Homes of South West England
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa (Photo credit – Lucknam Park)
If your idea of an overnight stay in England is a country house situated on acres of land in a parklike setting, then make your way to Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa. This award-winning Relais & Chateau property will evoke images of English countryside grandeur and updated elegance from its 1,000-year-old history, starting with the Saxons. The hotel is in Colerne, Cippenham, Wiltshire, very close to Bath. The primary building was erected in the 18th century. Purchased by the Lucknam Park Hotels in 1987 and under private ownership since 1994, the property has undergone significant renovation and expansion. It has won many awards, including Hotel & Spa of the year in 2016.
The bedrooms are stunning (Photo credit – Lucknam Park)
And so are the luxurious bathrooms
Be sure to walk the gardens and stroll the tree-lined drive that leads to the entrance of the hotel. Better yet, visit their equestrian center to ride through the stunning property and afterwards, relax at their spa. If you still think of British food as heavy and less refined, you are in for a surprising change of mind when you visit their Michelin star restaurant. The elegant dining room (The Park) and The Brasserie are Chef Hywel Jones’ culinary playground where he serves up beautifully prepared and plated dishes of locally sourced ingredients. If you’d like to learn more about the culinary arts, the hotel offers a Cookery School with Chef Benjamin Taylor, who is the head chef of The Brasserie.
Enjoy champagne by the fire before dinner
The Park Restaurant (Photo credit – Lucknam Park)
