Overview

The only reason for 2 stars only, is because of the difficulty to get to the Spa building, but otherwise it is a very lovely place to take advantage of this quiet Spa and pool building. Sadly the Spa is not disabled friendly unless you can manage a longish walk along a path of chippings, as pushing a wheelchair would be very difficult, but we include the review here which may benefit your family members while visiting this lovely old medieval hotel. The Spa is set in its own area, situated in enchanting gardens and delightful pools, and 26 acres of woodland walks and pasture land. With its modern facilities of a large swimming pool, sauna, hot tub, steam room, and modern Gym, it still manages to hold its charm and elegance, and blends in well with the medieval hotel itself, which is surrounded by open spaces and woodland walks, first introduced as a hunting lodge in the 13th century, now with 26 acres for you to wander through, taking along your canine companion in this dog friendly hotel. A delightful well maintained Moat surrounds this hotel (photo 1) and a paved pathway from the car park, (photo 2) leads towards the hotels main entrance, (photo 3) which is on the flat, then a double door awaits you to pull open. This leads you to the hotel reception, and a hallway (photo 4) which will lead to the separate Spa building. The path crosses the moat (photo 5). After going out of the hotel, you have to go down half a dozen steps (photo 6) and there is no ramp available, and a long hard slog would await the carer to pull you over the deep chippings. Sadly, even though the Spa is set in beautiful settings and a lovely old building, (photo 7) we cannot recommend this for disabled people. For an able bodied companion, there is a very attractive large swimming pool available (photo 8) and a hot tub., as well as a sauna. The Gym has a good selection of equipment including weights (photo 9) and treadmills (photo 10). To cool off after your training, there are delightful woodland walks (photo 11) passing many lovely pools, which lead to pasture lands (photo 12). Our final thoughts Sadly, not for a disabled person, as far to difficult to reach the Spa and pool, steep steps, heavy going dragging you across chippings that pass a lovely little pond, nicely laid out area, and wonderful woodland walks. So we cannot in any way recommend the Spa to you. (BUT DO SEE OUR REVIEW OF NEW HALL HOTEL AS THIS IS A DELIGHTFUL HOTEL IN ITSELF)

Transport & Parking

A difficult parking area, having to have wheelchair dragged across an area of deep chippings before reaching paved pathway. After this however, it’s quite easy to get around. Most of the hotel facilities you will need are on the level.

Access

The Spa is of no use to disabled, as there are half a dozen steps to get down, no ramp available as far to steep, then a heavy going drag across chippings to reach the separate Spa building. This means you will have to miss this delightful Spa and pool.

Toilets

We forgot to check on Spa toilets.

Staff

Quiet but friendly staff, offering advice, but no advantage to disabled.

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