Part of the way for a walk from Alvaston Hall into Nantwich is on a road named the 'King's Shilling Way' in commemoration of the men who walked this way on volunteering for service in the First World War.

Nantwich .

St Mary’s in Nantwich  (left) is one of the finest medieval churches in England.

Crowning a rocky crag and boasting spectacular views, Beeston Castle is one of the most dramatically sited medieval castles in England.

Lillecote House, near Hungerford in Berkshire, was built in the mid-1500s, and is a  Grade I listed Tudor manor with a unique story, the location having played host to occupying Romans, and a Civil War army. The grounds contain an ornate Roman mosaic floor and settlement remains. Henry VIII courted Jane Seymour here, and the D-Day landings were planned within the house. The house also has England’s last remaining Cromwellian Chapel in a private residence.

A window of our room on the first floor just below the gable, can be glimpsed through the dense ivy wall covering.

 

 

 

 

 

The Orpheus mosaic is a short stroll from the hotel's formal gardens.

Room 8 (Queen Anne suite)