Fully air conditioned throughout many bedrooms have views overlooking the Thames ... more
extensive health and fitness spa facilities perfect for Weekend Breaks Our hotel is an entirely non smoking property Free car parking is available on site Just 7 miles ...
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Advantages: It's in Egham Disadvantages: Terrible food, surly staff, no ale selection
Wow. I can honestly say I have never, ever paid for poorer food and service in my life. But I am getting ahead of myself.
Appearance
From the outside, this looks a charming, village centre real ale pub in so-called 'Historic Egham". How wrong that impression is. The decor looks to be around 20 years old. Despite boards advertising a number of real ales, there was but one session ale (at 3.8%) on, and nothing else. When I asked, no apology was given. The ale was in decent condition, but was nothing special. They also served lager, and some wines, though not a huge selection, from what I could tell.
Before ordering food, I should have looked around. There was a grand total of one table occupied with diners. This was at 1.00pm on a weekday - surely a prime time to attract a lunchtime crowd. Sadly, I ignored the little warning ...
Advantages: access all areas by car, aircraft, bus or train Disadvantages: heavy rush hour traffic, aircraft noise
an airplane come down on Staines common land. Soon the skies here will be void of an historic aircraft, Concorde, which is seen daily.
There are quite a few Hotels in the area. The major one being the Runnymede hotel.
Then you have the Thames lodge, which originally started out as the Packhorse inn, and over the years has expanded superbly. Just over Staines bridge there is the Swan and the Anne Boleyn hotels.
Following Dick Turpins route south-west slightly, going through Egham onto the A30 you can visit the world famous Wentworth golf club. But please visit Virginia waters and Windsor great park. This outstanding area of countryside is a pleasure any time of the year. Most of Viriginia waters is man made and the lake is self regulating in its construction.
After spending many a year here and seeing so many changes, I do not know if I ...
Advantages: Royal town, Hstory. Culture. Great Tea Rooms, Disadvantages: Very touristy. Gets Crowded in the Peak Season
seeing and doing include watching pageantry enacted through the Changing of the Guard which takes daily at 11.00 am from April to October.You will see a lot more if you go into the castle grounds. Mind you you wont be alone since thousands of North American tourists will be aahing and ohhing at the site of the Coldstream or Irish Guards performing their duties. Also head for the river and enjoy a boat trip along the Thames,if you have time,visit Legoland, and go to Runnymede where King John sealed the Magna Carta in 1215.
To gt to Windsor by rail from London there are services to Windsor & Eton Riverside by SW Trains with a journey time of around 50 minutes from Waterloo or a shorter 35 minute ride by Thames Trains from Paddington to Windsor Central.It is a lovely little town and well worth a visit. ...
ashford 30.04.2001 (28.04.2001)
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