Hotels Weddings

Hambleton Hall, HAMBLETON

'Nothing much changes here, thank goodness,' say trusted Guide reporters returning this year to Tim and Stefa Hart's 'splendid' country house hotel (Relais & Châteaux). The setting is 'memorable', on a peninsula jutting into Rutland Water...

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The Star Inn, HAROME

A 'proud' Yorkshireman (he grew up in Whitby), Andrew Pern 'pays homage to his roots' at this thatched medieval longhouse in a village near Helmsley. He runs it as a restaurant-with-rooms (Michelin-starred) with his wife, Jacquie (front-of-house)...

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The Pier at Harwich, HARWICH

'A stylish hotel in a wonderful position overlooking the water, by the pier in this forgotten corner of Essex.' A returning visitor this year watched passing ferries and container ships from Paul Milsom's hotel/restaurant on the quayside of old Harwich (Nick Chambers is the manager)...

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The George Hotel, HATHERSAGE

In the Peak District village that inspired Charlotte Brontë when she wrote Jane Eyre, this 'welcoming' 600-year-old grey stone inn is owned by Eric Marsh, who also runs The Cavendish at nearby Baslow (qv), and managed by Philip Joseph: he and some of the 'helpful' staff work at both. The large lounge and bar have a 'rich brown carpet, dramatic fabrics, modern tables; seating in hospitable groups', one couple wrote...

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The Angel Inn, HETTON

One of the first inns in England to break away from the traditional 'chips with everything' approach to food, this old drovers' inn in the Yorkshire Dales has been run as a fine-dining pub since 1983. It is owned by Juliet Watkins; Bruce Elsworth is the chef director, Simon Farrimond the manager...

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