BROADWAY HOTEL
Tudor Cotswolds coaching inn with indulgent roomsRELIVE THE AGE of Elizabeth and Essex and all those Errol Flynn-style big screen heroes amid the Tudor timbers of the Broadway Hotel in this
famous corner of the Cotswolds.
Of course in Good Queen Bess’s day, bedrooms did not sport contemporary designer touches and almost provençal-style fabrics and colours to set off
antique chests with ornate brass handles and crisp white linens.
Great cartwheel chandeliers hang from the high ceilings in the lounge and dining room, and the roaring fire sets off the tone and texture of the old honey stone walls behind comfy sinkable armchairs. Once upon a time, the abbots of Pershore chose this place as a summer retreat, but today’s guests are more self indulgent, whether propping up the cosy bar downstairs, forgetting to count the calories at teatime in the lounge or remembering to draw the curtains against the
mullioned windows in the bedroom.
Hit the Spot
In the showpiece Cotswold village of Broadway.
Pillow Talk
Blow out the candles at your window before sinking into a half-canopied bed.
Be Savvy
Have a sublime (and great value) Sunday here – newspapers, Sunday roast, bed and brekkie.
Be Smitten
A picture-book English village affair.
Vale of Evesham produce The markets and farms of the Vale of Evesham inspire the chef and fresh flowers from Cotswolds gardens adorn the tables in the Courtyard Restaurant, with its ebony
minstrels’ gallery and wooden beams. The Broadway Hotel was reviewed for Room for Romance by
Laurence Phillips
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Dining in The restaurant serves traditional English cuisine under a high beamed ceiling and minstrels’ gallery. Start off with
grilled field mushrooms topped with smoked bacon and glazed with goat’s cheese. Follow with pan fried breast of duck with thyme sauce and finish with a devilish dessert.
Breakfast Cooked breakfast is served until 10am on Sunday and 9.30am every other day.
Room service Available morning and evening.
Where? The Courtyard Restaurant
What’s cooking? Try fresh locally grown asparagus and roast Cotswold beef
Dress the part On the smart side – no jeans or trainers
Top table? Table seven is intimate and subtly lit
See & Do You’re right at the heart of England’s largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty here. Broadway Tower, Hidcote Manor Gardens and Sudeley Castle are all well worth a visit. And with Cheltenham racecourse just a gallop away, you can always have a flutter on the gee-gees.
Spa Get pampered at The Lygon Arms opposite the hotel.
Diary Dates March Get racing fever and get your gladrags out for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
July Enjoy plenty of watery fun at Evesham River Festival.
GETTING THERE
Location
The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7AA
Parking Free guest parking
Trains Evesham Station – five miles
Taxis GBP 15 from Evesham
Airport Birmingham International – 39 miles
Rooms and suites 20 rooms and 20 suites
Special features Some rooms have four poster or canopy beds
Also… All have radios and luxury toiletries, while some have in-room safes.
ESSENTIAL INFO
Rates guide GBP 150 - 210
Open/closed Open all year
Check-in 2.30pm
Check-out 11am
Minimum night stay? Two nights at weekends.
Children No restrictions
Pets Dogs are permitted in certain rooms
Air conditioning No
Wedding license? Yes – up to 40 guests accommodated. Weddings are based on exclusive hire of the property.