Old Church Farm
Bristol, England
Good Hotel Guide Review
You know it’s going to be grand when you hear that this 16th-century manor, ‘an attractive and characterful house’, was formerly a hospitality venue for Rolls-Royce. Today, under owners Christopher Trim and Kathryn Warner, it has become ‘five-star hotel meets the very best of British B&Bs’. In the grounds there is a conference centre, a skittle alley, the tower of ruined St Helen’s church, rose gardens, a fishpond with fountain, croquet lawn and walled kitchen garden. Our inspectors’ bedroom was ‘spacious’, and ‘handsomely furnished’, with some antiques and a king-size bed with Hypnos mattress, although lighting was ‘slightly too dim for comfortable reading’. Music is provided courtesy of Alexa devices. Public rooms have a wealth of original features, including ‘remarkable plaster ceilings’. One depicts a pelican, a Christian symbol of self-sacrifice, but there is no need to tighten your belt as you sit down at the same table with fellow guests for a breakfast or dinner cooked by Cordon Bleu-trained Kathryn, in which local, seasonal and home-grown ingredients shine. (Emma Hooper, and others)
Hotel details
Address
Church Road
Rudgeway
Bristol
BS35 3SQ
England
Telephone
01454 418212
Bedrooms
7.
Open
all year.
Facilities
snug, drawing room, breakfast room, dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), conference facilities, civil wedding licence, croquet, table tennis, terrace, 8-acre gardens, only conference centre wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
classical or guests' own choice, in drawing room, dining room.
Children
not under 12.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
room only, single £130–£240, double £150–£240. Breakfast £15, set dinner £32.50. 1-night bookings refused weekends May–Sept.
Special offers
10% discount voucher
This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. To take advantage of this offer, you must present the voucher at the time of booking.
Guide Book Vouchers
This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 25% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. Each printed copy of the Guide contains six vouchers worth in total about £150.
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