The Newt, Hadspen, Bruton/Castle Cary, Somerset; The Botanical Rooms

From The Sunday Telegraph, Fiona Duncan

"It’s on the edge of Bruton, that hotbed of trendy urban escapism, and, with its pleasure grounds, it feels like balm. Whether you decide that The Newt is an earthly horticultural paradise or Disneyland for gardeners, it delights both eye and palate. While our country continues to be buffeted by Brexit, it made me want to hunker down: I would be very happy there. Incorporating Palladian-fronted Hadspen House, first built in 1687, and its surrounding working estate, The Newt offers many unusual elements, all revealed only when its new gardens opened to the public last May".

Update, Sunday Times Magazine, October 27, 2019

Marina O'Loughlin visits the Botanical Rooms at the Newt in Somerset: "The hotel of the moment-but its restaurant fails to thrill"

"The Newt is catch-your-breath gorgeous. There are rumours that extra first-class train carriages are being arranged to ferry a certain demographic to the place, and I'm not surprised...Rumours have also been flying about that they have, in fact, bought nearby Castle Cary station".

Marina O'Loughlin tweet:

https://twitter.com/MarinaOLoughlin/status/1188379221455978496?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Update: Sitwell Stirs It Up, Daily Telegraph Magazine