Historical Hotels USA

HISTORIC Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest Historic Hotels. Historic Hotels of America has more than 300 historic hotels that have all faithfully maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity in the United States of America, including 46 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Hotels range in age from 246 years to 52 years old and the oldest dates back to 1771. Seven of the 20 historic hotels are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and one has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark.

The 20 historic hotels inducted in 2017 represent independent hotels, brands, and collections from across the U.S. from 13 different states:

• Publick House Historic Inn* (1771) Sturbridge, Massachusetts
• Inn at Willow Grove* (1778) Orange, Virginia
• The Cotton Sail Hotel (1852) Savannah, Georgia
• The Sherman (1852) Batesville, Indiana
• Penn Wells Hotel (1869) Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
• Antrim 1844* (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
• Hotel del Coronado** (1888) Coronado, California
• Hyatt at the Bellevue* (1904) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Utica (1912) Utica, New York
• The Virginian Lynchburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Lynchburg, Virginia
• Water’s Edge Resort and Spa (1920s) Westbrook, Connecticut
• Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica (1921) Santa Monica, California
• Hotel Skyler Syracuse, Tapestry Collection by Hilton (1922) Syracuse, New York
• Fairmont Olympic* (1924) Seattle, Washington
• Sofitel Washington D.C. Lafayette Square (1925) Washington, D.C.
• The Queensbury Hotel (1926) Glens Falls, New York
• Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton (1927) Saranac Lake, New York
• The Statler (1956) Dallas, Texas
• Alpenhof Lodge* (1965) Teton Village, Wyoming
• The Graham Georgetown (1965) Washington, D.C.

Six of the historic hotels are adaptive reuse projects that have involved converting some or all of a historic building to a hotel. Originally, these buildings were built for another purpose in their history. Examples include buildings originally built as a historic synagogue, a cotton warehouse, a furniture factory, office building, a manor house and school house.

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Outdoor Theatre at Dunster Castle

DUNSTER Castle is the beautiful setting for two outdoor theatre performances this Summer by the Chapterhouse Theatre Company, so bring a picnic and relax in the gorgeous gardens for the evening.

A Midsummer Nights Dream - Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedy. Let yourself be whisked away on a thrilling journey to the most magical of forests and meet star-crossed lovers, playful fairies and hilarious travelling players. Beautifully designed Elizabethan costumes, a wonderful musical score and enchanting woodland creatures come together to make this an evening of unmissable summer garden theatre.  June 17 gates open at 5.30pm.

Pride and Prejudice - Take a step back in time to meet Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen's most loveable heroine. When Elizabeth meets the rude and abrupt Mr Darcy, she loathes him at first sight. But is there more to him than meets the eye? Brought to life by award winning writer Laura Tuner, this brand-new adaptation celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s death and promises to be the most splendid evening of the summer.  August 19 gates open at 5.30pm

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Proms in the Park Northern Ireland new venue announced for 2017

BBC Proms in the Park 2017 will be live from the National Trust property, Castle Coole in County Fermanagh on Saturday 9 September this is the first time the event will be staged in County Fermanagh, and gives local audiences the opportunity to join in the UK-wide celebrations bringing to a close two months of spectacular music-making at the BBC Proms.

Now in its 16th year, this year’s BBC Proms in the Park Northern Ireland will bring together internationally acclaimed performers from home and around the world. They will be performing alongside the Ulster Orchestra under the baton of David Brophy, in a programme which combines classical and contemporary music and a few surprises.

In previous years BBC Proms in the Park has been staged in Belfast; Hillsborough; Carrickfergus and Bangor.

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Art and the National Trust

THE National Trust’s Petworth in West Sussex is holding an exhibition that explores JMW Turner’s leading role in shaping this uniquely British art form, the exhibition runs from January 7 - March 12 this year.

Petworth contains one of the National Trust’s finest art collections, including permanent works by Turner, and its art exhibition has become a major annual event for visitors.

Entry is by pre-booked, timed tickets only, which are on sale from from www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth and tickets include entry to the gardens, parkland and selected rooms in the house.

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This coast is made for walking

WALKERS can enjoy 66 miles of new and improved National Trail with the launch of the first stretch of the England Coast Path in Kent and East Sussex.

The continuous route between Camber and Ramsgate is the first section of the England Coast Path to open in the south-east of England. It gives unbridled views of coastline, including the White Cliffs and the unique areas of Dungeness and Pegwell Bay, popular for birdwatching, and their landscape and summer flowers.

Natural England is establishing a 2,700-mile path around the entire English coastline by 2020 and work is already under way on 60 percent of the route. When completed, it will be the world’s longest continuous coastal walking route.

Speaking at the National Trust’s White Cliffs centre, the chairman of Natural England, Andrew Sells, said: ‘I am delighted to be here for the formal opening of this 66-mile section of the England Coast Path – the most significant rights of way project for a generation. This beautiful and iconic stretch will allow walkers to enjoy amazing views, fabulous wildlife, and places with significant cultural and historical value – all from a high-quality footpath. It will also connect coastal communities and encourage walkers to visit more of the coast, bringing an added economic boost to the region.’

The route provides a link between communities and towns along the coast including Camber and Lydd, Greatstone and Hythe and Deal and Sandwich. It includes areas and features of heritage, such as the supposed landing site of Caesar at Walmer, embarkation points on the River Stour at Richborough used by soldiers and horses in the First World War, Napoleonic Martello towers, and extensive Second World War defences at Dover.

Three miles of new path have also been created at Sandwich, giving access around the peninsula for the first time.

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Beatrix Potter on show

THE NATIONAL TRUST'S #BeatrixPotter exhibition at Mottisfont in Hampshire runs until September 18. The exhibition – the only one in the south of England – celebrates the 150th anniversary of her birth. 

Beatrix Potter: Play and Childhood features a collection of 30 original watercolours and drawings by perhaps the world's most beloved children's illustrator and author, plus a small selection of vintage Beatrix Potter dolls and figurines.

The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see these artworks which, due to light sensitivity, are not normally shown outside their permanent home in the Lake District.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont

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National Trust hide-aways

THE NATIONAL TRUST has hundreds of places to stay across England, Wales and Northern Ireland this summer. 

From former fishermen's houses on the coast and farmhouses with plenty of space for all the family (and the dog) to stone dwellings in the back and beyond, the trust’s property collection has something to cater for all self-catering tastes.

Here are some new for 2016 …

Ferry Cottage, Brixham, Devon: Thanks to a National Trust restoration project, this Grade 2 Listed detached cottage on Agatha Christie's famous Greenway estate opens for the first time this summer. The two double bedrooms have uninterrupted views across the River Dart towards the village of Dittisham. Guests have free access to Greenway House during opening hours and unlimited access to gardens during their stay.

9 Arlington Row, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Thousands of tourists flock to the Cotswold village of Bibury to photograph the cottages on Arlington Row. Number 9 is the only holiday cottage in this location. The buildings date back to 1380 when their function was a monastic wool store. Sleeps three.

The Old Rectory, Rhossili, Swansea: This house dates from 1850s and is above a wide expanse of sandy beach, with uninterrupted views of the sea and the tidal island of Worm's Head. Dylan Thomas nearly bought this house, but at 15 minutes from the nearest pub it was a walk too far. Rhossili Bay is good for surfing. Sleeps seven.

Rockside Cottage, Northumberland: The cottage is part of a square of fishermen's houses. Sleeps four.

Woodford Cottage, County Fermanagh: A former piggery on the Crom Estate, the cottage has two bedrooms and a well-equipped kitchen. Guests can spend the holiday fishing, biking, kayaking, and walking without ever needing to leave the estate. Sleeps four + a cot.

Triumphal Arch, Leominster, Herefordshire: Designed by Henry Holland, this unusual cottage is situated in one half of the entrance archway to the Berrington Hall Estate. The cottage has a private garden, and guests have access to Berrington's Capability Brown-designed gardens and parkland when the house is closed to the public. Sleeps five.

Greenlands, Studland, Dorset: Newly-renovated by the trust, Greenlands is a farmhouse on the edge of Poole Harbour. The house has views over the harbour across to Brownsea Island (a haven for wildlife, including the rare red squirrel) and inland over Dorset Heathland. Sleeps five.

Watermill Apartment, North Norfolk: A watermill conversion beside the coast road between Wells and Brancaster, with fine views of the stream and surrounding countryside. Sleeps four + two.

East Cottage, White Cliffs of Dover, Kent: This former lighthouse keeper's cottage is in one of the most dramatic places in England. Sleeps four.

Lighthouse Keeper's cottage 1 and 2, Souter Lighthouse, Tyne and Wear: These historic cottages are on the clifftops on the North-East coast. Both cottages sleep four.

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They’re winners!

WINNERS in LandLove magazine’s annual Britain’s Favourites awards included … 

Best:

• Day out... RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 
• Garden ... Trebah Gardens – Cornwall 
• Farm ... Cotswold Farm Park – Kineton, Cheltenham 
• Historic house ... National Trust Powis Castle and Garden – Mid Wales
• Historic town... Stratford-upon-Avon 
• Nature reserve ... Skomer Island – Pembrokeshire 

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Celebrate Beatrix Potter in the Lake District

2016 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of #Beatrix Potter, so the National Trust has organized a year of special events, activities, and exhibitions in England’s #LakeDistrict, where the writer bought a house and farm in 1906.

There will be Potter-themed activities and trails during the Easter holiday, displays of artwork at the Beatrix Potter Gallery and Wordsworth House and Garden, storytelling, art sessions, canoe trips, and birthday picnics in July.

For full details, go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/celebrating-beatrix-potters-anniversary-in-the-lake-district

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Pembrokeshire cottage restoration

THE NATIONAL TRUST (NT) has completed the restoration of Treleddyd Fawr Cottage, a Grade II listed property near St David's, and one of the last surviving examples of a traditional #Pembrokeshirecottage.

The one-bedroom cottage and its outbuildings, which date back to the early 1800s, is now on the market as a NT #self-catering holiday let.

The project was funded by the NT’s Neptune coastline campaign, and included essential building works, from underpinning to re-roofing, along with extensive interior repairs and decoration.

The property's simple two-up, two-down layout has been retained, with the downstairs comprising a parlour and living-dining room, and the upstairs with a double bedroom. 

The former dairy, attached to the back of the cottage, has been turned into a galley kitchen and bathroom. The cottage exterior has been lime-washed in a traditional clean yellow and Pembrokeshire soft blue.

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Fun in the woods

THE importance of native trees and woodlands will be highlighted at a festival this coming weekend on #Anglesey, North Wales.

What is it? The Anglesey Woodland Festival, organized by the Anglesey Outdoor Learning Wales Network Group in conjunction with the National Trust.

When is it? September 27-28, 11am-4pm both days.

Where is it? Dairy Wood, Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwll.

What will be there? Working horses, birds of prey, green wood-working, blacksmithing, a High Ropes taster course, adventure activities, workshops,music, chainsaw carving, face-painting, bushcraft skills and other and traditional crafts.

Is entry free? Yes.

www.visitanglesey.co.uk

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It’s made in North Somerset!

THE MADE IN NORTH SOMERSET FESTIVAL (September 12-October 4) is a three week celebration of local food, drink, art, and craft, the aim being to showcase local producers from the artisan to those exporting worldwide. 

This year’s festival will feature a record number of local producers, with Meet The Maker events taking place at venues across North Somerset.

In the spotlight will be trout fishing, chocolate making, and craft workshops and demonstrations, plus brewery, orchard, and vineyard tours.

The festival finale is a two-day market at National Trust Tyntesfield, with more than 45 local stallholders. All of the products on sale will have been made in North Somerset. There will be tours and talks, food trails, apple pressing, demonstrations, and music. More than 10,000 people attended last year's event.

http://innorthsomerset.co.uk/get-involved/made-in-north-somerset

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Celebrating Christie

MARKING the 125th anniversary of the birth of the queen of the English crime novel, this year’s International #AgathaChristie Festival (September 11-20) has a nine-day programme of events in and around #Torquay, South Devon.

There will be film screenings, talks exploring Christie’s life and times, a professionally led workshop programme for aspiring writers of all ages … plus food, drink, and dancing.

Torre Abbey will be the festival’s hub. The entrance ticket will enable access to the house, gardens, Book Tent, a programme of daily activities, and an exhibition: Agatha Christie … Unfinished Portrait.

Ticketed events will also be held in The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, The Grand Hotel, The Imperial Hotel, the Princess Theatre, the Palace Theatre, The Little Theatre, Torquay Museum, Cockington Court, Greenway (National Trust), Churston Church, and Oddicombe Beach.

Tickets for most of the festival events are available through a dedicated festival online bookings system.

*Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, aged 85. She wrote: 79 crime novels, 19 plays, 22 short story collections, six romantic novels, and two non-fiction works, including her autobiography.

*Christie’s daughter, Rosalind, gifted Greenway, her mother’s summer residence in South Devon, to the National Trust in 1999.
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WW2 tunnels in Dover’s white cliffs open to the public

A NETWORK of forgotten WW2 tunnels inside the #WhiteCliffsofDover has been opened to the public by the #National Trust. 

The Fan Bay Deep Shelter was carved out of chalk in just 100 days in 1940 on Winston Churchill's orders as part of Dover's connected offensive and defensive gun batteries, aimed attacking German shipping in the English Channel.

At 75ft below the Kent coastline, the 3,500 sq feet of interconnecting tunnels, which are reinforced with iron girders and metal sheeting, accommodated 200 men.

The shelter – which was inspected by Churchill in 1941 – was decommissioned in the 1950s and filled in with rubble and soil during the 1970s.

The National Trust say the well-preserved tunnels are a time capsule, giving insights into war-time life, with graffiti-covered walls, discarded ammunition, and even a football pools coupon found in them. 

Tons of rubble and soil were removed by hand from the tunnels in an 18-month project involving more than 50 National Trust volunteers, archaeologists, mine consultants, engineers, and a geologist.

Jon Barker, visitor experience manager at the White Cliffs, said: ‘This re-discovered piece of the country's Second World War heritage is a truly remarkable find. There has been no public access to the tunnels for more than 40 years, and so they remain much as they were when they were abandoned.

‘We've carried out extensive conservation work to preserve both the natural decay and authentic atmosphere of the space."

The shelter was carved out of the chalk by Royal Engineers from the 172nd Tunnelling Company, and had a hospital, secure store and five large chambers providing bomb-proof accommodation.

Tickets are not available at the tunnel entrance. Book a space at the visitor reception centre before walking the 1.5 miles to the tunnel entrance and the 125 steps down into the network.

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Lake District ready to bid for World Heritage status

THE Lake District’s quest for World Heritage status has reached its most significant milestone in more than a year as 25 of the area’s leading organizations formally endorsed its nomination.

Partners including the National Trust, Cumbria Tourism, and Natural England have agreed the documents that make the #LakeDistrict’s case for being globally important and deserving its place on the prestigious World Heritage list.

Once finalized, these will be submitted to the UK government and Historic England ahead of formal submission next year to #UNESCO in the ‘cultural landscape’ category.

Richard Greenwood, head of operations for Cumbria Tourism, said: ‘We believe there will be real benefits for the county’s visitor economy from World Heritage inscription – for example, just a one percent increase in cultural visitors could boost our economy by about £20 million.’

Steve Ratcliffe, director of sustainable development for the Lake District National Park Authority, added: ‘World Heritage is a huge opportunity for global recognition that will finally, and rightly, put the Lake District on the global map. It will raise its cultural profile, showcase the special relationship between farming and this stunning landscape which will continue to evolve, and create a real sense of community pride.’

There are 1,007 UNESCO sites across the world including East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, Bath in Somerset, and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

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National Trust buys Great Orme coastline for £1m

A STRETCH of the Welsh coast rich in wildlife and archaeology has been bought by the #NationalTrust for more than £1 million.

The trust has acquired land on Great Orme in North Wales, the latest acquisition in a 50-year Neptune Coastline Campaign to protect special seaside areas. The purchase includes the 140-acre Parc Farm, with its views of Anglesey and the Welsh coast, and grazing rights to 720 acres of headland, allowing the trust to protect the habitats of unique and rare plants and animals.

#GreatOrme has the world's largest prehistoric mine, dating back 4,000 years to the Bronze Age, while the first-ever book in #Wales was printed in one of its caves.

Justin Albert, director for the trust in Wales, said: ‘The Great Orme is a very special place, loved by the millions of people who visit the seaside town of nearby Llandudno every year. The coastline encapsulates the beating heart of what the National Trust is about: looking after places of natural beauty rich in wildlife. That includes sub-species of silver-studded blue and grayling butterflies and a plant, the wild cotoneaster, which can only be found here.’

The trust looks after 775 miles of coastline in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Ulster mansion re-opens

MOUNT STEWART HOUSE – a National Trust neo-classical 18th century mansion in County Down, Northern Ireland – has re-opened after a three-year, £7 million restoration project.

Visitors will be able to see new rooms, nationally and internationally significant family portraits, silver collections, and other family treasures. 

The gardens are another must see feature of this beautifully restored mansion and have many interesting, curious and humerous aspects to be found within them.

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See Agatha’s holiday home

THE 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birthday is being celebrated this year.

Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages, so fans the world over will be well placed to visit the locations relating to her life and works. One such was her holiday home, Greenway House (above), near Brixham, in Devon.

She spent summer and Christmas holidays at the house, which – managed by the National Trust – www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway - takes visitors back to the 1950s. The house is filled with archaeology, silver, china, and books.

Its walled gardens feature a restored peach house and vinery, as well as an allotment looked after by local school children. There’s also a boathouse, scene of the crime in Dead Man’s Folly.

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Forest guide

THE NATIONAL FOREST and Beyond Tourism partnership has launched its 2015 Visitor Guide at the National Trust's newly-opened Arts and Crafts cottage, Stoneywell, Leicestershire.

Stoneywell and its unique history – it was built as a summer residence in Charnwood, part of The National Forest, by locally born architect-designer Ernest Gimson – is one of the attractions highlighted in the guide. 

John Everitt, chief executive, National Forest Company - www.nationalforest.org, said: ‘The guide captures the essence of the National Forest, with plenty of ideas and inspiration for day trips and short breaks, and the voices of Forest residents and national travel writers make for great reading.’


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