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The Retreat at Elcot Park
Newbury, England, United Kingdom · Signet Collection · Accessible Luxury
A 55-room Georgian country house near Newbury, in 16 acres Capability Brown once landscaped, the former home of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley's mother. Hector Ross spent a year restoring it with Taylor & Turner interiors and the 1772 Brasserie; it opened in June 2022 as The Signet Collection's second hotel and took Sunday Times Hotel of the Year in 2023.
- 55 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Elcot
- Interiors: Taylor & Turner
About The Retreat at Elcot Park
- Hector Ross led a year-long restoration before the hotel opened in June 2022 as The Signet Collection's second property.
- The Retreat at Elcot Park was named Sunday Times Hotel of the Year in 2023.
History
Restored over a year by Hector Ross and opened in June 2022 as The Signet Collection's second hotel, named Sunday Times Hotel of the Year 2023.
The setting
At Elcot, about eight miles from Newbury Racecourse, in parkland Capability Brown laid out. Newbury is the market town; this is a Berkshire country house, not a High Street hotel.
Restaurants and bars
- 1772 Brasserie — Restaurant
- Yü Restaurant — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Pet-friendly
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