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Edging ever closer to its limit of 50 hotels, Pride of Britain Hotels, the consortium of 48 privately-owned independent British hotels and spas, is delighted to announce the election to its membership of Gravetye Manor.
Gravetye Manor has recently been named AA Hotel of the Year and is located near the pretty village of West Hoathly in West Sussex. It is a Grade I listed Elizabethan stone mansion with 17 bedrooms named after its gardens’ tree species and furnished with fine antiques, rich fabrics and modern essentials including iPod docking stations and flat screen TVs.
The gardens are much revered, having once been the home of the innovative 19th century gardener William Robinson and his influences are still visible in the garden today with its mix of naturalised bulbs and wildflower meadows contrasting with the more formal areas of the garden, now tended by head gardener Tom Coward.
Dining at the hotel is overseen by executive chef Rupert Gleadow who serves up a seasonal à la carte menu (including inventive menus for vegetarians and vegans) and 95 per cent of the hotel’s summer fruit and vegetables are grown in the one-acre kitchen garden.
Written by Alexandra Holt
