BROADWAY HOTEL
Tudor Cotswolds coaching inn with indulgent rooms
RELIVE 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.
Bedtime
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
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.
Bedtime
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.
Dining out
Try the Mulberry Restaurant at The Manor House Hotel in Moreton in Marsh
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.
Shop
Broadway village is great for browsing and present-buying – you’ll find plenty of little galleries and craft shops, as well as antique shops to rummage through. Stock up with picnic goodies at Broadway Deli.
After dark
Relax by the open fire and stroll through Broadway village.
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.
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.
Dining out
Try the Mulberry Restaurant at The Manor House Hotel in Moreton in Marsh
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.
Shop
Broadway village is great for browsing and present-buying – you’ll find plenty of little galleries and craft shops, as well as antique shops to rummage through. Stock up with picnic goodies at Broadway Deli.
After dark
Relax by the open fire and stroll through Broadway village.
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 140 - 200
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
2.30pm
Check-out
11am
Minimum night stay?
Two nights at weekends.
Breakfast
Cooked breakfast is served until 10am on Sunday and 9.30am every other day.
Room service
Available morning and evening.
Children
No restrictions
Pets
Dogs are permitted in certain rooms
Air conditioning
No
Languages
English
Wedding license?
Yes – up to 40 guests accommodated. Weddings are based on exclusive hire of the property.
Your contact
Anne Carver – general manager
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 140 - 200
Open/closed
Open all year
Check-in
2.30pm
Check-out
11am
Minimum night stay?
Two nights at weekends.
Breakfast
Cooked breakfast is served until 10am on Sunday and 9.30am every other day.
Room service
Available morning and evening.
Children
No restrictions
Pets
Dogs are permitted in certain rooms
Air conditioning
No
Languages
English
Wedding license?
Yes – up to 40 guests accommodated. Weddings are based on exclusive hire of the property.
Your contact
Anne Carver – general manager