Alfoxton Park Hotel [Bridgwater, ]- Hotel Reviews

Alfoxton Park is a lovely Queen Anne period house. Once the Somerset home of Poet William Wordsworth. Perfectly set in a hollow on the lower slopes of the Quantock Hills, the present house was rebuilt in 1710 after the previous building was destroyed in a fire. It has kept much of the style of the period with elegant exterior and classically styled rooms with some fine plasterwork and panelling. Set in 50 tranquil acres of it's own grounds with easy access to the lovely Quantock Hills it provides excellent walking opportunities, fantastic views over the Channel to the Welsh Coast and a huge wealth and diversity of wildlife including Wild Red Deer which roam in our park. The most recorded period in Alfoxton's history was the time William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy lived here and their great friend and fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived in a village nearby. Inspired by the surrounding countryside William Wordworth wrote some of his finest works,including the Lyrical Ballads, while living here and also inspired on their walks Coleridge composed his now famous Rime of the Ancient Mariner the first reading of which he gave in the room that is now the Bar. Today Alfoxton Park is a comfortable hotel retaining much of the original charachter and charm, and offering good food and wine in a peaceful, relaxed friendly atmosphere with the vegetables and fruit used in the cooking and flowers for the house coming from our own Kitchen Garden. We also bake our own bread and the soups, pates, puddings, jam and marmalade are all made here adding to the enjoyment of the meals. Although only half an hour from the motorway, Alfoxton provides a haven away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.[less]

User Reviews for Alfoxton Park Hotel, Bridgwater

Average User Rating: 9.5

Cleanliness:[10.0] • Staff:[10.0] •
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Oct 1, 2004 by valerie from deal, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] •

Peaceful, secluded, comfortable, welcoming, ample parking, superb food grown in the kitchen garden or sourced locally

“This hotel has the most beautiful atmosphere of any I have stayed in, the building is almost 300 years old and was once the home of poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy. Walking through the doors you enter a quiet home of faded elegance rather than a stuffy hotel.Not signposted from the village this hotel must be sought out but is well worth the effort, an oasis of calm that wraps itself around you. I would recommend the Dinner, bed and breakfast option.
Muddy boots in the porch lay testament to the adjacent walks across the Quantock Hills. The nearby shore at Kilve is a haven for fossil hunters with dramatic rock formations reaching skywards and views across the bristol Channel to Wales. Within easy reach are Minehead with plenty of shops open on a Sunday, Street in Somerset with a large Factory Outlet shopping centre,Glastonbury, or the Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre near Taunton (closed Sundays) where you may watch craftsmen fashion willow, walk through the withy beds, or visit the shop and tearoom. Ilfracombe offers excellent sea
fishing from the pier (no charge).
The hotel has a wealth of leaflets on places to see and visit and is a good centre to visit North devon or West Somerset.”

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Aug 20, 2004 by Paul from Faversham, United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 9
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Friendly and helpful staff; excellent breakfast and restaurant; beautiful location; interesting building.
It's difficult to find, but worth it.

“In a beautiful location, the hotel has great character and elegance, and a peaceful old-world charm. There is a friendly, relaxed and personal touch to the service provided, which you would not find at one of the hotel chains. I would look forward to staying there again.”

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