Beechfield House
Beanacre, Wiltshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
With ‘a great setting in large grounds’ and the ‘huge plus’ of an outdoor heated pool, this ornate Italianate Victorian house in woodland and gardens impressed our inspectors, who found it a ‘very relaxed place’. It is ‘well set back’ from the A350, though ‘faint traffic noise’ might travel on the breeze. Bedrooms range from the smallest, in a coach house, to a master room with a handsome four-poster. They hold ‘everything one might need’ although ‘some of the furniture was a little dated’. A ‘good-sized’ mid-price room had a super-king half-tester bed with dazzling white linen; dual-aspect windows made it ‘airy and light’. You can enjoy a lunchtime sandwich or afternoon tea on the terrace, in the bar, or by the fire in a ‘spacious sitting room’. The pool also has a bar. In a low-lit blue dining room, ‘the fish was excellent, a thick fillet, perfectly cooked; the large portion of samphire such a treat’. Generous servings included ‘heaps of veg and salad’ from the kitchen garden. Breakfast on local free-range eggs, Wiltshire bacon, grilled kippers and freshly baked pastries, before visiting the lions at Longleat.
Hotel details
Address
Beanacre
Melksham
Wiltshire
SN12 7PU
England
Telephone
01225 703700
Bedrooms
24. 8 in coach house, 4 on ground floor suitable for disabled.
Open
all year (New Year exclusive use only).
Facilities
morning room, bar, 4 dining rooms, in-room TV (Freeview), 8-acre grounds (12 by 6 metre heated pool, end Mar to early Nov), pool bar, EV charging, bar, reception rooms, dining rooms all wheelchair accessible.
Background music
light music in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £25, children's menu.
Dogs
allowed by prior arrangement in bedrooms (£20 per night), public rooms.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £149. À la carte £51.
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