a174 I was more interested in the cosy bar to the right and
traditionally decorated lounge to the left.
Rooms and rates
Before I could get too comfortable, owner Laura Penman
appeared and showed us to our room while fielding rapid-fire Thereare15luxuriousbedroomsanddesignerbathroomstochoose
questions from Mrs H about the renovations: I’ve always said from,allindividuallystyled.Bedandbreakfastratesvaryfrom£90
the old girl would have made a first class interrogator. to£340perroom,andcheckthewebsiteforspecialdeals:
www.fishmorehall.co.uk
Party people
Fishmore Hall was originally built for a woman with a passion
for parties – a girl after my own heart, as I love a good shindig. and simple but that the period features such as the cornicing
Laura first viewed it three years ago and by that time the place gave the room character and the large sash window flooded the
was virtually derelict: water running down the walls, the interior room with light.
blackened, the viewing done by torchlight and accompanied by I liked the look of the bed – huge thing, bigger than king-size
the burglar alarm. and, as it turned out, extremely comfortable. But Mrs H was still
Despite this, Laura could see in full flow about the deep
the potential and the hotel was double-ended bath and large
renovated in a truly remarkable ...I liked the look of the bed wet room-style shower, all
22 weeks: a battalion of sappers
couldn’t have done a better job.
– huge thing, bigger than king-size
done in a modern, open-plan
design. Apparently.
Quick it may well have been,
but attention to detail has not
and, as it turned out,
The lovely Laura escaped
and, after unpacking, Mrs H
been overlooked. As Laura
opened the door to Room 7, Mrs
extremely comfortable...
announced that she was going
to soak in the bath with a cup of
H nipped in like a V-2 rocket Earl Grey, so I made a swift exit
and was soon ‘oooing’ and ‘ahhing’ at the rather fine to explore the grounds with the order not to drink too much before
curtains, cushions and furniture. dinner ringing in my ears. Instead, I drank in the view: well-tended
Sounding like one of those floppy haired, floppy sleeved fellows gardens, countryside as far as the eye could see and the towers of
on a makeover show, Mrs H informed me that the décor was clean Ludlow Castle peeping out from between the trees.
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