Burford Bridge Hotel
Near Dorking, Surrey, England.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
The epic poem Endymion is widely regarded as one of English literature’s finest. And its author, John Keats, completed the verse in November 1817 in a room overlooking the gardens at the Fox & Hounds in Mickleham, Surrey. Today it is known as the Burford Bridge Hotel.
While parts of the structure date back to the 1500‘s, the first recorded hostelry was founded in the mid-thirteenth century. It wasn’t until the 1800‘s, however, that it became a popular escape for many of society’s notable figures. Robert Louis Stevenson is known to have been a visitor on numerous occasions, and both William Wordsworth and Jane Austen are known to have each stayed at least once. Queen Victoria was also a guest at the hotel as a young girl. The most romantic connection, though, is that to Lord Nelson, as it was here that he spent his last night ashore with Lady Hamilton before leaving for Portsmouth and his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Visit the Burford Bridge website
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Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
The epic poem Endymion is widely regarded as one of English literature’s finest. And its author, John Keats, completed the verse in November 1817 in a room overlooking the gardens at the Fox & Hounds in Mickleham, Surrey. Today it is known as the Burford Bridge Hotel.
While parts of the structure date back to the 1500‘s, the first recorded hostelry was founded in the mid-thirteenth century. It wasn’t until the 1800‘s, however, that it became a popular escape for many of society’s notable figures. Robert Louis Stevenson is known to have been a visitor on numerous occasions, and both William Wordsworth and Jane Austen are known to have each stayed at least once. Queen Victoria was also a guest at the hotel as a young girl. The most romantic connection, though, is that to Lord Nelson, as it was here that he spent his last night ashore with Lady Hamilton before leaving for Portsmouth and his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Visit the Burford Bridge website
See the Historic Hotels in Surrey index
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