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Castle Hotel and Restaurant

For further information, please click this link to see our dedicated website at www.thecastlehotelbishopscastle.co.uk/

 

The Castle Hotel, pub & restaurant , in Bishops Castle has been recently extensively refurbished, by new owners Henry & Bex, who both have a good local pedigree, growing up and helping run their family hotel on the North Shropshire borders. Passionate hoteliers they offer warm hospitality, helped by a good scattering of Laura Ashley furnishings, alongside original artifacts, and local bric-a-brac.

Warm roaring fires in the winter, and stunning secluded rear gardens in the Summer with views of Shropshire & Wales. Cosy bar, snug, restaurant, and games room offers something for everyone. Popular overnight and weekend break for Bishops Castle events and local attractions. Watch out for the welcome lick by 'guard dog' Millie....See the photo to the right of this page!

The Castle Hotel stands on land which in Saxon times was owned by Edmund Shakehead – who got his name from the violent tremors induced by Palsy. When he was miraculously cured of this disease, Edmund expressed his gratitude by giving this land to the Bishop of Hereford, twenty years after the Norman Conquest in 1066 the Bishop of Hereford built a castle here to defend the church and village from the treat of marauding Welsh.

 

In the early 18th century The Castle began to deteriorate and in 1719 – the fifth year of the reign of George 1st The Castle Hotel was constructed over the site of the old Baille of the ancient Castle by orders of the 1st Duke of Chandos, James Brydges, a local landowner and a man of vast wealth that was gained in an age of unabashed corruption.

The 1st Duke of Candos sold The Castle Hotel to John Walcot who in turn sold it to Robert Clive (1725 – 1774), known more famously as “Clive of India”, who amassed such wealth during his escapades to India that it was said “you will be frightened by the dearness of everything.”

There have been people living and working on the site of the hotel for over a 1000 years and we hope we continue to add to that history every day.

 

Find the Castle Hotel on Facebook HERE


 

  • Set in a quiet square well away from passing traffic
  • Close to Powis Castle, Ludlow, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury and Wales
  • All bedrooms en-suite, TV, tea and coffee making facilities etc.
  • Three bars and an oak panelled restaurant serving local produce
  • Recommended by The Good Pub Guide for fifteen years continuously
  • Fabulous beer garden with panoramic views of the Shropshire Hills
  • Three crackling log fires in the cooler months
  • Children and well behaved dogs welcome

 

Visit The Castle Hotel Website HERE

 

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