‘The Gift of Winter’
Stay in Lincoln’s finest country house hotel
Enjoy the magical lead up to Christmas this year, with a cosy two-night winter stay
at Washingborough Hall, a 12-bedroom boutique, Georgian country house. Combine
the best of town and country ~ the hotel’s location only three miles from Lincoln,
offers easy access to Lincoln’s shops, markets and heritage sites, yet with your own
country house retreat only minutes away!
Enjoy a warm winter’s welcome with a delicious cream tea and mince pies in front
of a roaring fire. The ‘Gift of Winter’ package also includes a private car transfer to
the city; three-course fine dining in the hotel’s acclaimed 2 AA rosette restaurant
on both evenings and full English breakfast with fresh, local farm produce. A
beautifully festive bone china mug, by leading designer Sophie Allport, is our gift to
you - a lovely reminder of your stay.
Make Christmas shopping a joy, take the time to explore Lincoln’s many retail
outlets, including the city’s famous markets, leading high street stores in the
Waterside Shopping Centre, and individual designer and artisan boutiques, book
shops and galleries clustered around the famous Steep Hill (voted ‘Britain’s Best
Street 2012’), The Strait and historic Bailgate area. There are plenty of lovely cafés,
tearooms and restaurants to revive you. Soak up the seasonal atmosphere, with
festivals to enjoy and activities to share, such as the ice skating at City Square (from
29th November to 31st December).
If you can make time, world-class heritage sites include the Gothic Cathedral,
Lincoln Castle (currently undergoing a two-year £22m renovation project), The
Collection Museum and Usher Art Gallery.
Just a short drive home from the hustle and bustle of city life, tranquility beckons,
along with deep cosy sofas, roaring log fires, delicious dishes, fine wines and frosty
morning walks, all to be savoured.
This break is available throughout November and until 19th December for just £90
per person per night, subject to availability. For full details and terms and
conditions, please see hotel website.
The relaxed and intimate ambience of Washingborough Hall appeals to a variety of
guests; foodies, romantics, city tourists, families, nature lovers, heritage buffs and
cyclists, all of whom appreciate the qualities of the hotel and its wonderful location.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome here. Reviews are consistently excellent and in
2014, the hotel was awarded a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ from Trip Advisor, placing
them in the top 10% of all businesses listed on the site.
www.washingboroughhall.com
01522 790340
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Editor’s notes
Washingborough Hall is a Grade II listed Georgian house, originally built around 1700 as
a Rectory for the local Rector of neighboring St John’s Church, he was the son of a local
wealthy landowner.
It has been run as a hotel since the late 1960s and Edward & Lucy Herring bought the
property and took over the business in 2008.
The Herrings inherited Head Chef, Dan Wallis, who has served the hotel since 1999. In
2014 Dan won the accolade of ‘No1 Food Hero’ as voted by local diners in the Lincolnshire
area, presented by local magazine, All About Food published by ‘Bailgate Independent’.
Dining is a particular emphasis at this hotel, with Lucy Herring having trained at the
Tante Marie Culinary Academy to gain a classical ‘Cordon Bleu’ training, and both
owners’ families are farmers in Lincolnshire, so as you may expect quality local
ingredients are essential.
A project is underway to build a new extension to the hotel in complementary heritage
style, which will be the first major adaptation of the property for 150 years. The new
space will be a purpose built banqueting suite, to be known as ‘The Winston Room’, and
will be ideal for the hotel’s popular wedding venue business. To the first floor another
superior master suite will be created bringing the total number of bedrooms to thirteen.
Private car transfers are available from the hotel giving guests wishing to visit Lincoln a
convenient, more personal alternative to a taxi to journey into the nearby city.
Some famous tourism attractions in the city include:
Lincoln Cathedral – Dating back 1000 years this Gothic masterpiece dominates the city
skyline and is renowned as being one of Europe’s finest examples of Gothic architecture.
It has long been a place of worship and pilgrimage. Most revered was the saintly Bishop of
Lincoln 1186-1200 (St.Hugh of Avalon) he worked tirelessly to rebuild the Cathedral
following an earthquake. Until 1584, it had held the status of the Tallest Building in
Europe for 300 years. Children will love looking out for stone carvings including an Imp
and the resident Peregrines, who have adopted the spires as their home.
(lincolncathedral.com)
Lincoln Castle – The March 2015 re-opening ‘Lincoln Castle Revealed’ is much anticipated
will make William the Conqueror’s Norman Keep, a world-class heritage centre. It will
host the Lincoln Magna Carta in its 800th anniversary year in a special vault alongside the
associated Charter of the Forest. There will be a cinema-in-the-round for information on
these fascinating original documents to be shown. During the restoration the castle
remains open, although naturally works will mean closure of certain areas during the
process. (Lincolnshire.gov.uk)
The Collection Museum and The Usher Gallery – a free of charge entry museum which is
an award winning collection of regional archeology as well as a most prized collection of
original art from the area. Tours, special events, exhibitions and courses are a regular
feature here. (thecollectionmuseum.com)