Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Pentillie Castle, Cornwall, celebrates Gold win as it prepares to launch a new corporate retreats and conference space
Pentillie Castle, Cornwall, celebrates Gold win as it prepares to launch a new corporate retreats and conference space Details Category: Hotel Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2016 10:15 The Coryton Family, were just putting the finishing touches to their new luxury conference and meeting rooms, when they heard they had won the top Visit Cornwall Award. “We were … Continue reading
Prestigious Mowing from Major | Pitchcare Magazine
The spectacular Sherborne Castle in Dorset has been the Wingfield Digby family home since 1617. This historic house was built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and reflects a glorious variety of decorative styles from over 400 years of English History. The castle is nestled amongst 42 acres of beautiful Capability Brown designed gardens, grounds … Continue reading
| News | Oxted County Border News
Hever Castle & Gardens has reported its best 12-month visitor figures since 1997 and the first time in almost 20 years that the historic Castle welcomed over 300,000 visitors annually. The attraction reports its annual visitor intake from 1 October – 30 September, and experienced a year on year increase of 7%, welcoming 319,308 visitors … Continue reading
Crossbasket Castle Hotel named best newcomer at leading industry awards – Daily Record
A luxury Scottish castle transformed into a five-star luxury hotel is celebrating a successful opening year adding a top industry award to its string of accolades for 2016. Crossbasket Castle, near Glasgow, was awarded the coveted Best Newcomer or Back on the Scene Award at the Condé Nast Johansens Annual Awards for Excellence in London … Continue reading
300,000 walk through doors of Hever Castle as historic Edenbridge site announces best visitor figures since 1997 – Business – Kent News
300,000 walk through doors of Hever Castle as historic Edenbridge site announces best visitor figures since 1997 14:48 09 November 2016 Tom Pyman Hever Castle. Photo by Terence Day, Penshurst Archant The former home of Anne Boleyn enjoyed a rise of seven per cent on the previous year Hever Castle this week announced its best … Continue reading
Sleep Inside David Bowie’s 7-Bedroom Mustique Villa
By Nicolle Monico Nov. 2nd, 2016 Photos Credit: Mustique Company This year we lost one of the greatest musicians and innovators of our time with the passing of David Bowie. While his legacy lives on, we can’t help but miss catching glimpses of his otherworldly life. Thankfully, for fans of the English singer, there is … Continue reading
Rolling on the river: Bike and barge tour reveals romance of Germany’s scenic and historic Rhine river | National Post
Emerging from vineyards after a morning of cycling past castles, fields and forests along Germany’s Rhine River, we pull into the village of Nierstein. It’s time to refuel, but instead of reaching for stale water from the bottle or a power bar, we’ve settled into a bakery and are tucking into fresh “kaffee” and the … Continue reading
Established but not afraid to shake things up
Newcastle-based Cairn Group, which started life as a single property venture sixty years ago, has grown to become one of the UK’s leading hotel and bar operators – yet remains a family firm at that. So far 2016 has proved particularly productive for the company to say the least and the months ahead still hold … Continue reading
Hinchingbrooke House adds a dash of Lime – Conference News
People Also Read Hinchingbrooke House has become the latest addition to the venue caterer Lime Venue Portfolio. The Cambridgeshire country house venue becomes the 87th member of the portfolio. Originally a Tudor country house, Hinchingbrooke was built around an early 13th Century nunnery. The venue is open for conferences and small meetings and offers manicured … Continue reading
Bison Abroad | London’s Castles, Walls and Gardens – The Spectrum
– Nov 7, 2016, 8:30 AM 40 First Share After a weekend of completing three midterm reports, starting a fourth and studying for a midterm exam, I decided I wanted to get out and explore a part of London I hadn’t before and learn some of the history of the city. A friend of mine … Continue reading