Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire
Grade I listed, this is one of the largest mansions in Herefordshire and full of original features. It’s set within a conservation area and offers 20 acres of beautiful listed gardens. Charles II was once a visitor and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, reportedly held cabinet meetings in the gardens.
The Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the cathedral city of Hereford, are on the doorstep. in between days of sightseeing, activities in the hotel grounds range from putting and fishing by the lake, to archery and gardener-led tours of the grounds.
Fact sheet
Location: Holme Lacy House, Bridge Rd, Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, HR2 6LP
Total no of rooms: 181 (7 Contemporary Royale Rooms, 86 Signature Rooms, 21 Historic Rooms, 10 Old House Standard Rooms and 57 Standard Rooms)
Hotel: Holme Lacy House is a Grade I listed hotel in a conservation area with 20 acres of Grade I listed gardens. It is one of the largest mansions in Herefordshire, close to the cathedral city of Hereford and the Wye Valley. Accommodation includes historic rooms in the original old house plus contemporary rooms. There are two restaurants, a show lounge, indoor pool, spa, sauna, and tennis courts.
Garden space: 20 acres of Grade I listed gardens and landscaped parklands including a 300-year-old apple orchid and a fishing lake.
The Bremner Scott Restaurant: The restaurant serves breakfast and three-course evening meals with assisted buffet and à la carte waiter service from the Market Kitchen. Caters for up to 160 guests.
Courtyard Bistro: Serving dishes from the Market Kitchen menu. Caters for up to 90 guests.
The Terrace Coffee Shop: Open for afternoon tea, hot and cold drinks, lunch, and cake throughout the day.
The Blue Room: A beautiful lounge in the old house with 30-foot ceilings.
The Pavilion: The main entertainment venue of the hotel, boasting a grand stage and dance floor.
Interesting facts:
- King Charles I stayed at Holme Lacy in 1645
- William Pitt the Elder conducted cabinet meetings in its grounds, perhaps not far from the spot where Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Beatrice marked a memorable visit by planting a tree
- The mansion in its current form originated in 1674
- 99 Indian elephants are carved into the hedges
- By the early 20th century, the estate had no heirs. It was gifted to Herefordshire Council and turned into an agricultural college, then a hospital
- It was the first house in Herefordshire to have electricity installed
- Much of the interior design work was created by Grinling Gibbons, one of the great wood carvers of the 1700s and also by Italian craftsmen who then went to work on the Titanic.
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