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The Cottage in the Wood Hotel
Holywell Road, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, WR14 4LG
Summary
Gazing across the English countryside from the Malvern Hills, The Cottage in the Wood offers sweeping, panoramic views across the Cotswolds, Vale of Evesham and Severn Valley. Enjoy a unique experience. Stay in individually styled rooms in the traditional English cottage, the Georgian stately home or The Coach House.
What makes a stay at The Cottage in the Wood unique?
Relax at The Cottage in the Wood where the birds sing, the air is fresh and the views go on forever. The Cottage in the Wood is tucked away in the tranquility of the Malvern Hills. Recognised and protected as an area of outstanding natural beauty the nine miles of beautiful hills rise dramatically from the flats of the Severn Valley and form a natural border between Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
What can guests enjoy when staying in the Malvern Wells area?
Step out the front door of the hotel and you are on the Malvern Hills. The highest point: Worcester Beacon is a 4-mile walk north over the hills and the famous Iron Age hill fort British Camp is a 3-mile walk south. Collect your picnic from the Hotel before you set off and enjoy the views!
Where can guests enjoy food and drink?
Savour a drink on the terrace, put your feet up by the fire or dine on delicious modern British cuisine at the 2 AA rosette award winning restaurant 1919.
The Cottage in the Wood also has a Restaurant:
1919 Restaurant (Restaurant Section)
Inspirations
The Cottage in the Wood is part of the following Inspirations:
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The Cottage in the Woods clings to the east flank of a forested ridge, its white façade peaking out from the dense trees. The hotel’s lofty position affords it excellent views over the Severn Vale and the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is Elgar country, with concerts galore at the Festival Theatre in Malvern and surrounding venues, while six miles east is the riverside Upton-upon-Severn, which hosts the annual Jazz, Folk and Blues Festival. A huddle of three buildings includes the Main House, with a bar and two-AA-rosette-awarded restaurant; the four-room Beech Cottage; and, 150 yards away, The Coach House with 19 more bedrooms."
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"1919 is the name of the restaurant at the Cottage in the Woods. This was the year that a Georgian dower house, high on the side of the Malvern Hills, opened as a hotel and public tea room. Up until then, this small stately building standing on seven acres of woodland had been part of the massive 3,226 acre Blackmore Park Estate. Blackmore Park, before World War I stretched as far as the eye could see across the Severn Valley. In 1921 the main Victorian mansion in the park later burned down, but the view over its estate can still be enjoyed from the hotel’s terrace and dining room, all the way to the Cotswolds and Vale of Evesham.
Today guests at The Cottage in the Woods stay in the old dower house itself - which has seven bedrooms - or in the modern Coach House where there are 19 rooms with individual patios and balconies. There’s also Beech Cottage which was built as a woodman’s abode in the 1700s and was later a scrumpy house for making cider. Beech Cottage has just four rooms and is the actual cottage from which the hotel took its name in 1919.
The Cottage in the Woods has two AA Rosettes for its dining room and describes the menu at 1919 as offering the best from “Forest and Coast” so you will find plenty of local Hereford rib-eye steak and braised pig head as well as roast Cornish cod in a shellfish sauce and Zarzuela Spiced Spanish fish stew. Vegetarians are also well catered for: ask for the roast cauliflower with confit egg purée or the goat's curd mousse with salt baked heritage beetroot. Not surprisingly 1919 also offers its own Cottage Pie featuring black treacle braised oxtail and beef shin, celeriac crumb and truffle mash.
The hotel is popular with walkers come to enjoy the Malvern Hills and its menu sufficiently inviting for many to book in on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis."
Information on The Cottage in the Wood hotel , Holywell Road , Malvern Wells
| No. of bedrooms: |
Total: 30 Types of room: 13 Deluxe, 6 Studio, 6 Quintessential, 4 Cosy |
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| Room rates guide: |
Single: £89.00-£129.00 Double/Twin: £119.00-£199.00 Room with Breakfast |
| General info: |
Credit Cards Accepted: Amex, Delta, Mastercard, Maestro/Switch, Solo, Visa When Closed: Open all year Child Friendly: Children of all ages welcome (Child are welcome in the hotel and should be accompanied by an adult) Dog Friendly: Dogs Permitted (6 Dog friendly rooms on groundfloor of Coach House) Romantic Details: Picturesque setting, panoramic views, woodland setting Smoking Permitted: No Wheelchair Access: Yes Wheelchair Access Details: One wheel chair access and wheel chair access facilities in the public areas Accreditation: 3 Star AA, 2 AA Rosettes |
| Room facilities: |
Four Posters in selected rooms, Freeview, Room Service, Bathroom & Laundry Service, Free Wi-Fi, 32 inch LCD TV |
| General facilities: |
Garden and Terrace,Woodlands, 2 AA Rosette, Bar and lounge area, Conference Facilities - Two rooms available, Number of Delegates 40, Free Wi-fi throughout hotel |
| Outdoor activities on site: |
Bicycling and Mountian Biking, Jogging trails, Other Activities, Walking, Hiking and Trekking |
| Activities nearby: |
Archery, Cricket, Football, Golf Course, Tennis Club |
| Local directions: | Directions from the South e.g. Stroud, Bristol, Bath Head north on M5, at junction 8, take the M50 exit to Ross/S. Wales At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto M50 heading to South Wales/Ross At junction 1, take the A38 exit to Malvern, continue onto A38 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A38 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A38 Turn left onto A4104 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hanley Rd / B4211 Turn left onto B4209 Turn right onto Wells Rd/A449 Turn HARD left onto Holywell Rd Turn right for The Cottage in the Wood Directions from the North e.g. Birmingham, Manchester Head south on M5, at junction 7, take the A44 exit to Worcester (S) At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Whittington Rd At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Crookbarrow Way / A4440 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Broomhall Way / A4440 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Temeside Way / A4440 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Malvern Rd / A449 Slight right; stay on Malvern Rd / A449 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Worcester Rd / A449 Keep right; continue on Wells Rd/A449 Turn right onto Holywell Rd Turn right for The Cottage in the Wood |
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Nearest major city: Nearest major airport: Nearest railway stn: |
Birmingham (40 miles) (1 hour, 14 mins) Birmingham Airport (45 miles) (1 hour, 10 mins) , Heathrow (119 miles) (2 hours, 6 mins) Great Malvern (2.5 miles) (8 mins) |
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