Lincolnshire Hotel Named Best in East of England
Washingborough Hall near Lincoln was at the prestigious Best Loved Hotel Awards in Gloucestershire recently to receive the trophy for Hotel of the Year in the East of England region.
The Best Loved Hotel Awards are designed to celebrate and showcase excellence across Best Loved properties throughout Britain and Ireland.
Nominations opened in June 2017 and Best Loved customers were invited to nominate hotels where they had stayed and experienced ‘best in class’ stays.
This latest achievement marks a particularly successful year for Washingborough Hall. As well as winning a hat trick of awards, owners Edward and Lucy Herring opened a £150,000 extension in July taking the number of bedrooms from 14 to 20.
Edward Herring, owner of Washingborough Hall, said: “2017 has been an important year for us as we have significantly increased in size and stature and to be voted the best hotel in the whole of the East of England should stand us in good stead for the future.
“Lincolnshire is a beautiful part of the world and anything we can do to attract more visitors is not only good for us but also for the county and the local economy which we are very keen to support.
“Earlier this month we also reaffirmed our standing as the top wedding venue in the county, having won Wedding Venue of the Year for the third consecutive time in the Taste of Excellence Food and Drink Awards.
“It’s pretty extraordinary to win any award for three consecutive years and Head Chef Mark Cheseldine being named Chef of the Year on the same night was really the icing on the cake.
“Thank you to Mark and the rest of team at Washingborough Hall who have gone above and beyond to ensure visitors to the hotel and restaurant have a truly first-class experience.”
Notes for editors:
- Set in three acres of mature gardens, Washingborough Hall is a Georgian manor house set in the heart of Washingborough village, just two miles east of the historic city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire.
- Dating back to around 1730, it has a rich and varied history and was once the home of the Ingilby family, which at the time, was one of the richest families in Lincolnshire. Present owners Lucy and Edward Herring took over the hotel in 2008.
- The hotel features a 2AA Rosette award-winning restaurant run by joint Head Chefs Mark Cheseldine and Anthony Smith.
- In 2015 Edward and Lucy extended the hotel by adding the Winston Room orangery which provides a stunning backdrop for weddings, conferences and events for up to 110 people.
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