Wedding exhibition presented by renowned restaurant with rooms

1st September, 2010 - One of Lincolnshire\'s top restaurants with rooms is presenting a luxurious wedding exhibition for brides-to-be on 12th September.

The Winteringham Fields restaurant\'s 16th century manor house will be transforming its bedrooms and inviting lounges into a hub of the finest local and London based bridal

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Repair work carried out on fire-damaged hotel

1st September, 2010 - The site of a historic hotel in Cambridgeshire is undergoing repairs following a fire that gutted the structure in April.

Parts of the Phoenix Hotel, in the town of Wisbech, had to be demolished following the fire, but now repair work is hoping

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Historic building in Dundee to be transformed into a hotel

31st August, 2010 - Dundee's historic Customs House is set to receive a £6m developement to turn the building into a four-star hotel.

The hotel chain that is to acquire the building is said to be a well known name, and will shortly be announcing its

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Luxury hotel in York forced to recruit after staff departures

31st August, 2010 - A luxury hotel in York is recruiting new staff members after several senior level staff have left the business.

The Cedar Court Grand has lost five members of staff despite only opening in May.

It was first reported that the hotel's general manager, Andrew

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Monthly Jazz lunches launched at Bowood Hotel

31st August, 2010 - The Bowood Hotel, Chippenham, has launched monthly Sunday Jazz lunches at its Shelbourne Restaurant.

Starting on Sunday 5th September, Jazz band the Steve Williams' Jazz Trio will perform a series of songs based around The Great American Songbook.

Playing a piano, double bass

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Special winter wedding packages from Ballathie House, Perth

27th August, 2010 - Historic retreat, Ballathie House hotel, Perth, is offering special wedding rates for couples tying the knot during the winter months.

The exclusive use package, which costs £2,700.00, includes the use of 25 of the hotel's bedrooms on a bed and breakfast basis, sleeping 45 people,

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Luxury castle in Cheshire celebrates launch of new £1.7m facilities

27th August, 2010 - Peckforton Castle, Tarporley, is celebrating the launch of its brand new facilities following a £1.7m refurbishment of an unused part of the building.

The Grade I listed building now offers 10 new stunningly decorated bedrooms, the 2010 Brasserie and Tranquility, a luxury

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Drug find leads to historic hotel losing its license

27th August, 2010 - The Golden Cross Hotel in Preston has had its alcohol license revoked after the owner's son was found to be growing cannabis in one of the rooms.

The plants were smuggled onto the premises by Stephen Duxbury Jnr without his father's knowledge

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Lancashire hotel to be given £2.5m restoration

26th August, 2010 - The historic Castle Hotel in Hornby, Lanarkshire, is to be redeveloped into housing and a restaurant with rooms.

The building has been disused for several years refurbishment project will cost in the region of £2.5m.

Developers Applethwaite Ltd are behind the planned development

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East Sussex hotel offers stylish winter weddings for free

19th Aug, 2010- The Star Alfriston in East Sussex is offering couples tying the knot at the beginning of 2011 free weddings.

The hotel is offering couples the chance to hose a spectacular wedding for 50 guests for absolutely nothing providing they book out 20 rooms at

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New owners to transform Durker Roods Hotel

The Durker Roods hotel in West Yorkshire has been taken over by new owners and will be extensively refurbished to give the hotel a new lease of life.

Having been in administration for several months the future of the Durker Hotel, Huddersfield , was being questioned until it was

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Derelict historic hotel in Clevedon to be transformed into flats

The Royal Pier Hotel in Clevedon, which has stood derelict since its closure in 2001, is due to be renovated into flats.

The structure is in a prime location on the seafront and was built in the 19th century. It is now a Grade II listed building.

The hotel was sold at auction in 2009 and

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Historic hotel teams up with parish church to offer wedding package in Southend

St John's Church and the Park Inn Palace hotel in Southend are have joined together in order to offer couples  tying the not a wedding package.

The two venues are linked with a red carpet for the bride and groom and the first couple to experience

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Black Lion hotel is back on the market after a year

The Black Lion Hotel, Cardigan, has been put back on the market despite only being purchased over a year ago.

Peter and Anne Phillips bought the property from owners Marston's Brewery in April of 2009. The property had been put on the market in January 2008

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Fire damamged hotel in Clitheroe set to re-open after £800,000 refurbishment

A historic hotel which was damaged in a blaze is due to re-open in September a year after closing.

The Swan and Royal hotel in Clitheroe was damaged in September 2009 after a fire broke out. The building has since undergone a major refurbishment at a cost of

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Terwin Bury Farm awarded second AA rosette

The historic and luxurious Tewin Bury Farm Hotel has won a second AA rosette for its restaurant.

The award was given to the restaurant after a surprise visit from the AA's south of England area manager. The 29-bedroom hotel also has four stars awarded from the

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Four Seasons in Marylebone for sale at £9 million

The Four Seasons hotel in upmarket Marylebone has been put on the market for £9 million.

The hotel, which has recently been refurbished, has 42 bedrooms, split over two sites in three mid-terraced properties. The buildings are Grade II listed and date back to the early 19th century.

One site comprises of

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Beckford Arms pub to close due to fire

The Beckford Arms in Wiltshire is set to be closed for six months following a fire after being re-opened less than a year ago.

The fire, which was found by guest in the early hours of July 16th, caused major damage to most of the building.

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Gravetye Manor to undergo major refurbishments

Gravetye Manor, which was saved from going into administration this year, is to receive a mulit-million pound refurbishment courtesy of its new investor.

The company that now owns the Elizabethan manor, Saphos, was set up by Jeremy Hoskings, who is a private investor in the hotel.

The refurbishment will aim to

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Historic hotel in Wrexham to be given a £1m refurbishment

The Wynnstay Arms Hotel, a historic and well recognised landmark in Wrexham, is being given a £1m refurbishment after being bought by local businesswoman Stephanie Booth

The building has an interesting history and is much loved by the locals, who, in the 1960s campaigned against demolition

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Langham Hotel Top for Tea

The Tea Guild has voted the Langham hotel's Palm Court tea room in London as the top spot for afternoon tea in the United Kingdom.

The guild spent months visiting tea rooms across the nation to find the best spot to sip a brew and enjoy a slice

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Gravetye Manor Sold Out of Administration

After going into administration in January of this year historic Gravetye Manor in West Sussex has found a new owner. The hotel was previously owned by Andrew Russel, who was the hotel's general manager, and Mark Raffan, the hotel's head chef.

Karen Dukes and Mark Shires, who were joint administators

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Stay Historic join Twitter and Facebook

Stay Historic have recently joined the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook. The pages will be updated regularly with news and comments as well as showcasing any new members to the association or any last minute deals.

To follow us on Twitter go to www.twitter.com/stayhistoric and

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Major Refurbishment at St Andrews Hotel

The Best Western Scores Hotel, overlooking St Andrews' world-famous Old Course, has appointed a new general manager to oversee a £200,000 refurbishment ahead of the 150th anniversary Open Championship next year.

Eric Brown, well-known Scottish hotelier, took over the reins at the hotel in July and

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Historic Maternity Home

As Britain marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War a luxury hotel in North Yorkshire is remembering its own wartime role in providing a safe sanctuary for expectant mothers.

Hazelwood Castle

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Green Tourism Award for The Pear Tree at Purton

The Pear Tree at Purton is once again the greenest hotel in Wiltshire. Two years ago The Pear Tree was given a silver award under the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Since then the standards have got tougher with many hotels around

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GB Rally returns to Ston Easton Park Hotel

Following last year's great success, the GB Rally will again depart from Goodwood House on 8th October after breakfast and laps of the famous circuit.

A few places are left

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Stay Historic launches

Stay Historic – the Miller’s Association of historic hotels, inns and hideaways – was founded in order to unite and to distinguish historic hotels and cottages from the mass. Most importantly it was created in order to provide you - the guest – with easy

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