The Lygon Arms
An impressive list of famous guests, including both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, have stayed at this rambling Tudor coaching inn with beams and inglenooks, panelled walls and leaded windows. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
An impressive list of famous guests, including both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, have stayed at this rambling Tudor coaching inn with beams and inglenooks, panelled walls and leaded windows. Edward VII motored down in 1905. Evelyn Waugh visited, and no doubt revisited. It was in the doldrums when Iconic Luxury Hotels (see also Chewton Glen, New Milton, and Cliveden House, Taplow) came to the rescue in 2017. Today it offers a wide choice of accommodation, from doubles furnished with antiques and paintings to four-poster suites. Modern, airy courtyard suites open on to landscaped terraced gardens. Despite refurbishment and redesign of the ‘wonderful building’, adding a spa and a 13-metre indoor pool, a reader noted a chipped bath, and reported that ‘the air con sounded like Concorde’. The ambience is family-friendly. You can take tea by the fire or alfresco, order panini and pizzette in the wine bar, or dine on such classics as fish and chips or beef Wellington in the Grill, its walls crammed with historic portraits. ‘Our meal was fine. Italian friends were astonished by the natural beauty of the surroundings and loved the place.’ (Jonathan Rose, and others)
Hotel details
Address
High Street
Broadway
Worcestershire
WR12 7DU
England
Telephone
01386 852255
Bedrooms
86. 26 on ground floor, some in cottages, some courtyard suites, 2 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year.
Facilities
7 lounge areas, wine bar/restaurant, bar/grill, cocktail bar, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, 3-acre garden, indoor pool, spa, public areas (not spa) wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
in lounges.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
in some bedrooms, all lounges (£25 per dog per night).
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £195–£465. À la carte £40. 1-night bookings sometimes refused Sat, always at Christmas/New Year.
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