A local hotel has been named as one of the country’s top vineyard stays by a national paper.
The Times has named Teffont House in the Nadder Valley, south of the A303, as the 12th -best spot to book for those seeking a domestic wine experience, with only weeks to go until it is open to the public.
The national paper’s Nina Caplan, wine, arts, and travel journalist, included the Wiltshire site on a list of 25 of the best vineyard stays in the UK , which was compiled as a way to highlight the transformation of the country’s wine offering over the past two decades.
With many vineyards recognising the need to offer a full package of attractions, some are opening “good restaurants…and creating bedrooms with décor that matches the natural loveliness that the waking guest sees through the window.”
Many wineries have, however, teamed up with local hotels. For those in or looking to visit Wiltshire, soon-to-open Teffont House features prominently, and is described as a “luxurious hotel” near Stonehenge.
The hotel is currently closed, but will reopen in mid-June under the new ownership of the Beckford Group, which owns a number of highly-rated pubs and shops across the south west.
In full, the brief on Teffont House reads: “Just west of Salisbury, in the beautiful Nadder Valley, a luxurious hotel is opening a 15-minute drive from the austere ancient monoliths of Stonehenge.
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“Teffont House, which opens on June 15, is a 17th-century dower house in a Wiltshire village surrounded by woodland.
“The 1920s owner planted the lovely gardens and his successors invited glamorous theatreland guests — Laurence Olivier is supposed to have swum naked in the pool. Today there’s a cold plunge pool and sauna, but swimsuits are usually worn.
“In addition to 17 tastefully furnished bedrooms there’s a restaurant focusing on West Country produce (mains from £18) and carefully chosen wines from the owning group’s Beckford Bottle Shop in Bath.
“For those who want something really local to drink, down the road is Domaine Hugo, one of the smallest and most perfectly formed sparkling wine producers in England, where the owner, Hugo Stewart, is welcoming visitors by appointment, which the hotel will be happy to organise.”
At number one on the list was Denbies Wine Estate and Vineyard Hotel in Surrey, 265 acres of land which produces white, rosé, sparkling, and even red and orange wines, and features three restaurants.
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