The Legacy Botleigh Grange Hotel is situated in an idyllic location, 1 mile from Junction 7 of the M27 motorway, 1 hours drive from London. This traditional Hotel is set in stunning grounds with two lakes. Approaching the Hotel there are fields on both sides of the driveway where our magnificent Highland cattle freely graze.
For your fine dining experience, our award Winning Restaurant with its glass domed ceiling and views overlooking the gardens was added to the Hotel in 1992 and has been described as “the most attractive in Hampshire”.
Having the largest conference facilities in the South. Our famous Hampshire Millennium Suite offers businesses the very latest technology and conference facilities.
History
Like some Historical English Houses, Botleigh Grange is not without its haunted chamber.A former owner is said to have kept his daughter confined in one of the principle bedrooms owing to the lady having become ‘enamoured of a certain knight’.Marks made by her fingernails on the door, in her frantic efforts to escape before dying of starvation, were visible for many years.Her spirit still walks the landing at the hour of midnight.Nearby, stands a ‘haunted oak’.Her father stood here to gaze upon her confinement and revel in her suffering.
A monument of mystery – with no inscription or name, stands in the grounds.It is believed to mark the position at which a former owner’s daughter fell from her horse and was killed.
Thomas Hellyer Foord, a shipbuilder and contractor of Rochester, purchased the 100-acre estate in 1868. He was responsible for the addition of the Tower over the porch, which housed a clock with Westminster chimes, by Buggins of Clerkenwell.Other additions and decorations were carried out personally by one of the family.The principle addition being the oak paneled walls and a magnificent ornamental ceiling which can be seen in the ‘Cocktail Lounge’.The carved mantelpiece depicting acorns (which is situated in the Lakeside Bar) may have been a reminder of the family business carried out at Acorn Wharf.Mr Foord, being fond of animals, established a herd of 200 deer on the estate, and the occasional deer can still be viewed strolling around the grounds of the Hotel.Thomas Hellyer Foord died, at the age of 93, in 1917.
The Estate was eventually sold in ‘lots’ in 1923.One ‘lot’ being the Mansion House and 25 acres of gardens and lakes.It was converted into a private Hotel in 1932 and continued as such until the Plumpton family purchased it in 1949 and acquired a full licence to run the ’Botleigh Grange Hotel’ as a Licenced Country House Hotel. The Hotel is still owned by the Plumpton family to this day. |
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The Legacy Botleigh Grange Hotel & Spa
Grange Road,
Hedge End,
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2GA
Tel: 0844 411 9050 Fax: 0844 411 9051
International:
Tel: 0330 333 2850 Fax: 0330 333 2851
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What's on in & around this Hotel
| The Sea City Museum opens in April 2012 on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, featuring a climb aboard replica of the world famous liner. A whole host of other events to mark the ‘unsinkable ship’ take place all over the city for the whole of April, including guided walks of the city. |
| PSP Southampton Boat Show – 14th September until 23rd September 2012 – another year for the fantastic family event. |
Following sell-out performances on his last visit, Derren Brown will be making a return to The Mayflower Theatre from 12th – 17th March 2012.
Tickets for McFly at Southampton Guildhall on 21st March 2012 are on sale from 3rd December at 9am |
On 3rd July 2012 all seven ships in the
P&O fleet assemble in the port of Southampton for the first time to celebrate 175 years of P&O and then form a procession in order to sail down Southampton Water. On board, guests can enjoy a 175th Anniversary Gala Dinner, with heritage art display and guest speakers. |
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