Housel Bay Hotel Restaurant

Housel Bay, The Lizard, England

Britains Most Southerly Mainland Hotellocated in a spectacular position overlooking the ocean where the Western Approaches of the Atlantic meet the English Channel.A secludedsandy beach nestles below adjacent cliffs and the Cornish Coastal Path runs through the hotel gardens.The Lizard is designated an area of Outstandig Natural Beauty and of Special Scientific Interest thanks to one or two unique and many unusual plant species and its characteristic geological formation.There is a stylish restaurant and a less formal bar area.The Beginning Imagine this scene. Just over a hundred years ago a small group of men stand on the cliffs close to Lizard Point top hats silhouetted against the bright sky frock coats fluttering in the light breeze. They gaze down at the Atlantic waves crashing on the rocks below a vista of wild natural beauty. Agreement is reached a decision made. This will be the perfect place for a new hotel. Tourism was just beginning in Cornwall. The first tourists were rich people. There was none of the mass movement of holiday makers that there is today. In Cornwall and Devon a number of hotels were under construction around the coast to accommodate wealthy and discerning guests. The Housel Bay developed by a group of substantial local business people was one of these. Keen to extol the virtues of Cornwall and The Lizard in particular they planned to benefit from the increasing number of tourists who were beginning to come to the county. The Directors commissioned a well known local architect Silvanus Trevail to design the new hotel. In 1894 shortly after the hotel was opened he was to become Mayor of Truro. Trevail designed many of the more modern buildings in Cornwall. He was widely travelled in Europe and the Americas and was celebrated 'as far afield as London Sydney and Paris'. Plans were laid designs approved. The hotel was in the words of the original builder Mr. Carkeek 'positively carved out of the rock - for the stone with which it was built came from the hill on which it stood and was carved and formed upon the spot'. Down the narrow roads of the Lizard were transported Cornish slate wood glass and the many other materials needed to build Housel Bay Hotel.



Hotel directions :
From: LondonGt LondonTo: Housel Bay Hotel The LizardTotal Distance: 315.8 miles  Total Time: 6 hr 15 min -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.20 4.80 M4 Junction 4b (Join from M25)Keep forward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34.90 18.70 M4 Junction 10 (A329M)Forward (signposted South Wales) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43.40 8.50 M4 READING SERVICE AREATravelodge (Reading - M4 West) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56.80 13.40 M4 Junction 13 (A34) CHIEVELEY SERVICE AREATravelodge (Newbury - Chieveley) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68.60 11.80 M4 MEMBURY SERVICE AREA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97.30 28.70 M4 LEIGH DELAMERE SERVICE AREATravelodge (Chippenham Leigh Delamere) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117.00 19.70 M5 Junction 20 (M5)Branch left and follow signs The South West to join M5 TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT - CALL 401 100 from your mobile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124.60 7.60 M5 Avonmouth Bridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125.90 1.30 M5 Junction 19 (A369 and GORDANO SERVICE AREA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 145.40 19.50 M5 SEDGEMOOR SERVICE AREA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 158.40 13.00 M5 Junction 24 (A38)Travelodge (Bridgwater) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 170.10 11.70 M5 TAUNTON DEANE SERVICE AREA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 180.40 10.30 M5 Junction 27 (A38A361)Travelodge (Tiverton) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 196.10 15.70 M5 Junction 30 (A376A379) (EXETER SERVICE AREA)Travelodge (Exeter) Forward (signposted Plymouth) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 199.90 3.80 A30 Junction 31 (A30A38)Branch left to leave Motorway (signposted Okehampton Bodmin) and join A30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 216.20 16.30 A30 Merrymeet RoundaboutTravelodge (Okehampton East) At roundabout take 2nd exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 221.80 5.60 A30 Junction for OkehamptonForward (signposted Launceston) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 227.20 5.40 A30 Sourton Cross JunctionTravelodge (Okehampton West) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 261.00 33.80 A30 Junction with A389Keep forward (signposted Newquay) In 1.6 miles forward (signposted Redruth) TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT - CALL 401 100 from your mobile -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 267.10 6.10 A30 Innis Downs (Junction with A389A391)At roundabout take 2nd exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 270.00 2.90 A30 Victoria (Victoria Inn) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 281.00 11.00 A39 Carland CrossAt roundabout take 2nd exit A39 (signposted Truro) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 285.60 4.60 A39 Penmount Crematorium (on right)In 0.6 miles at roundabout take 1st exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 286.60 1.00 A39 Junction with A390 (Union Hill)At traffic signals turn right -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 287.40 0.80 A39 Junction with B3284 (Truro Police Station)At roundabout take 3rd exit (signposted Falmouth) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 287.70 0.30 A39 Junction for Truro City CentreAt roundabout take 2nd exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 288.40 0.70 A39 Arch Hill (Truro)At mini-roundabouts turn left -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 290.20 1.80 A39 Playing Place (Junction with B3289)At roundabout take 2nd exit and at next roundabout take 2nd exit again In 0.7 mile at roundabout take 2nd exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 293.00 2.80 A39 Perranarworthal (The Norway Inn) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 294.70 1.70 A39 Treluswell (Junction with A393B3292)At mini-roundabouts forward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 295.70 1.00 A394 Treliever (Junction with A394)At roundabout take 2nd exit and at next roundabout take 3rd exit A394 (signposted Helston) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 297.20 1.50 A394 Longdowns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 298.40 1.20 A394 Rame (post office) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 303.00 4.60 A394 Trewennack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 304.10 1.10 A394 Junction with B3297 (edge of Helston)At double mini-roundabout keep forward then turn left (signposted Through Traffic) and shortly at roundabout forward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 305.20 1.10 A3083 Junction with A3083At roundabout take 2nd exit A3083 (signposted Lizard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 306.30 1.10 A3083 R.N.A.S. Culdrose -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 307.40 1.10 A3083 Junction with B3293At roundabout take 2nd exit (signosted The Lizard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 309.50 2.10 A3083 Wheel InnIn 0.2 mile descend (17%) then ascend (no sign) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 314.95 5.45 Uncl. Turn left -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315.17 0.21 Uncl. Continue forwardEntering The Lizard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315.43 0.26 Uncl. Bear right onto Beacon Terrace -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315.51 0.09 Uncl. Turn left onto Housel Bay Road -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315.82 0.31 Uncl. Finish at Housel Bay HotelThe Lizard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - Section time 6:15 Total time 6:15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Housel Bay Hotel Restaurant facilities :
Hotel Non-Smoking ThroughoutCots availableCar parking available onsiteRestaurantVideo/DVD PlayerTVTea/Coffee making facilities in each roomHairdryer in each roomTelephone In Each RoomLimited room service for hot foodLaundry/Valet ServiceWake Up Call AvailableInterconnecting rooms availableLift to all floorsCar Parking Available OffsiteIn-room BroadbandIn-room Modem Hook upPrivate dining servicesLounge MenuBarVideo/DVD Library[Channels] News[Channels] Sky Sports[Channels] Foreign (European)[Channels] Foreign (Other)[Channels] MusicRadio

Other useful Info :
accommodationtype : Hotel
hotelstaraccreditor : AA
hotelcreationdate : 23/03/2006 15:58:02
totalrooms : 21
cancellationdays : 3
cancellationpolicy : First Night Stay Chargeable
cancellationterms :

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