The Lygon Arms
Broadway, Worcestershire, England.
Parish records for the small Cotswold town of Broadway suggest that the building we know today as The Lygon Arms stood here as early as 1532.
Though it initially appears to have been constructed in one single process, the hotel is, in fact, the result of several developments. In his book England’s Thousand Best Houses, Simon Jenkins suggests that there “appear to be early medieval walls to the rear”, and that “fragments of a 14th-century house are visible inside.” Whatever the architectural truth behind what was once known as The White Hart, it is its connection with the two main protagonists of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I, for which it is most historically famous.
It was here that Cromwell spent the night of 2nd September 1651 before the Battle of Worcester (his room is still available to guests), while King Charles had previously used the building to meet and rally his royalist supporters - the particular room is now called the Charles I Suite.
The current name of the hotel is connected to one of the Duke of Wellington’s Generals, William Lygon, who acquired the house circa 1820 - he had previously been victorious at the Battle of Waterloo.
We recommend specifically requesting a room or suite in the older parts of the hotel, as a few rooms are located in a more contemporary annexe.
Visit the Lygon Arms website.
See the Historic Hotels in Worcestershire index
Though it initially appears to have been constructed in one single process, the hotel is, in fact, the result of several developments. In his book England’s Thousand Best Houses, Simon Jenkins suggests that there “appear to be early medieval walls to the rear”, and that “fragments of a 14th-century house are visible inside.” Whatever the architectural truth behind what was once known as The White Hart, it is its connection with the two main protagonists of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I, for which it is most historically famous.
It was here that Cromwell spent the night of 2nd September 1651 before the Battle of Worcester (his room is still available to guests), while King Charles had previously used the building to meet and rally his royalist supporters - the particular room is now called the Charles I Suite.
The current name of the hotel is connected to one of the Duke of Wellington’s Generals, William Lygon, who acquired the house circa 1820 - he had previously been victorious at the Battle of Waterloo.
We recommend specifically requesting a room or suite in the older parts of the hotel, as a few rooms are located in a more contemporary annexe.
Visit the Lygon Arms website.
See the Historic Hotels in Worcestershire index
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