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Brandon Hall Hotel Blog: Experience the magic of Christmas with the Brandon Hall Hotel

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Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa winter scenery
Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa winter scenery

It’s been a wonderfully warm Summer and although we’re not ready for the warm weather to be over quite just yet, we must admit to being a tad excited as Autumn approaches and the festive season draws ever closer.

Christmas and the New Year is always the most magical time of the year at the Brandon Hall Hotel. Right now we’re excitedly putting the finishing touches on a host of fun and fabulous events guaranteed to bring you the festive feels and help you fall in love with Christmas all over again.

Not to wish time away, but we’re counting down the days until our Christmas tree light switch on in November. Seeing our 86ft Christmas tree lit up in the hotel grounds is quite the sight to behold and a special moment that signals the start of the festivities. Inside our hotel will be transformed into a cosy Christmas haven, complete with beautiful decorations and roaring log fires.

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Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa

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Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa

Hotel, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Client

The Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa is a 4-star hotel set in a beautiful rural setting, not far from Coventry in Warwickshire. Part of the Mercure group, the hotel has its own health club (the Brandon Health Club) and spa. Brandon Hall, a former 17th century shooting lodge, is also a popular wedding venue.

Scope of work

The Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa approached me to write blog content for several of their websites, including their main website as well as their health and leisure website (Brandon Health Club) and wedding website (Brandon Weddings). For the health club I will be providing a series of ongoing blogs related to health, fitness and exercise. Content for the wedding website is to showcase the wedding venue, while the main Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa website will focus on the hotel facilities to encourage more business through spa breaks and staycations.

Brandon Hall Hotel Weddings Blog: 5 Reasons Why the Brandon Hall is the Perfect Wedding Venue

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5 Reasons Why the Brandon Hall is the Perfect Wedding Venue

When you’re getting married, finding the perfect wedding venue to host your big day is probably the most important box to tick on your wedding planning to do list. After you’ve worked out your budget, picked a theme, chosen your wedding party and sorted the guest list.

That’s right, it’s all about planning. And one aspect that deserves more than its fair share of your attention is the venue. Wedding venues come in all different shapes and sizes, with budgets to match. With so many different options to choose between, picking somewhere that will play such a pivotal role in making your wedding day as special as it’s supposed to be might seem like a daunting task. But it’s the most important day of your life and you want to get it right.

Dating back to the 17th century and set in a peaceful rural location, Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa could be everything you’re looking for in a wedding venue – and more. As one of Warwickshire’s finest wedding venues, the hotel is a fabulous place to celebrate in style as you take the first step in your exciting journey into married life.

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The Hotel Collection Blog: Christmas and New Year at The Billesley Manor Hotel

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Final blog for The Hotel Collection, on the subject of celebrating Christmas and the New Year at The Billesley Manor Hotel.

Christmas may seem like a long way off right now. But short of putting up the Christmas tree and decking the halls (hotel) with holly, preparations for that most wonderful time of year are in full swing at The Billesley Manor Hotel near picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon.

Whether it’s reminiscing with family, celebrating with work colleagues or catching up with friends, The Billesley Manor Hotel has everything you could possibly need for a fun-filled Christmas to remember, including fabulous Christmas parties, delicious festive lunches, relaxing spa days and romantic winter breaks.

Christmas is a truly magical time, and with a range of festive events guaranteed to make your Christmas sparkle, you’ll be spoilt for choice celebrating at this charming 4 star 16th century manor house hotel.

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The Hotel Collection Blog: The History of Afternoon Tea

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A blog commissioned by The Hotel Collection and The Billesley Manor Hotel about the history of afternoon tea.

With dainty finger sandwiches, delicate little cakes and delicious scones with lashings of jam and cream, there’s nothing quite so quintessentially British as afternoon tea. As a nation, afternoon tea has been one of our favourite pastimes since the early 19th century. But the popularity of TV shows like The Great British Bake Off in recent years has given this great British culinary tradition a whole new lease of life.

The British aristocracy is said to have introduced the tradition of afternoon tea. In 1840 Anna Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford started to dine on bread, butter and tea in the afternoon, as a bridge between breakfast and supper. The Duchess began to invite her friends to join her, and before long afternoon tea was established as a private social function across fashionable society.

Today, afternoon tea is enjoyed throughout the world. From traditional afternoon tea to champagne afternoon tea and cream tea, this treasured tradition has never been more popular.

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The Hotel Collection Blog: The History of the Sunday Roast

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The Hotel Collection commissioned me to write a series of blogs for The Billesley Manor Hotel. This is the second of four blogs, and the theme for this one was the history of the Sunday roast.

Our long-standing love affair with the great British roast can be traced back to 1485 and the reign of King Henry VII. His royal bodyguards would tuck into a hearty roast beef dinner every Sunday after church.

The tradition of eating roast beef on a Sunday eventually spread to the rest of the general population. Back in those days, a Sunday roast was the best meal of the week. The leftovers would be used to make stews and pies, or eaten cold, providing families with enough food for an entire week.

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