The Hopton Crown
Pub with rooms in Hopton Wafers, Shropshire
From £70 per night
Curator's notes:
- Timbered 16th-century inn below Clee Hill
- Restored to former glory in 2019
- Contemporary rooms & cottages
- Menus combine classics & modern dishes
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Rooms from:
12 doubles: £70; two cottages: £160 & £200
Good to know
All major credit cards accepted (not Amex)
Disabled access
Alfresco & private dining
Parking available
Dog stay: £15
Dog friendly
Your canine chum is welcome in the bar (biscuits) and overnight in the Garden Rooms where they will find a comfortable dog bed, water bowl and biscuits. Poo bags and bins are also available on the patio and there's plenty of green space to exercise your dog.
Walking
Drive up the steep hill towards Ludlow to reach lofty Clee Hill for magnificent vistas towards the Malvern Hills and the Welsh hills, and plenty of waymarmed paths and trails to explore.
Rooms
Bedrooms above the bar in the original 16th-century inn ooze period charm with exposed rafters and timbers, sloping corridors and creaky floorboards. Smaller doubles and the two spacious family rooms (sleeping 3) are located in the converted wing.
Expect a good degree of comfort as all rooms have been refurbished to a high standard in simple, contemporary style with crisp linen and down on wooden beds, upholstered easy chairs, attractive painted furnishings, Nespresso machines, and good bathrooms with walk-in showers or baths and posh Temple Spa toiletries.
Clee Hill Cottage and Duck Pond Cottage are located by the babbling stream and duck pond. Each have two en suite bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and a private garden, with Clee Hill Cottage having a hot tub too. They are perfect boltholes for exploring the area and both are child- and dog-friendly.
Restaurant & bar
The kitchen team delivers a short classic evening menu that reflects the rich larder of ingredients to be found in the Welsh Borders, including seasonal game from estate shoots and top-notch produce sourced from local artisan suppliers.
Food on the seasonal menus combines well-cooked pub classics with more adventurous dishes. Try, perhaps, the black pudding scotch egg with apple puree or a warming squash, carrot and coriander soup for starters. For main course, there's always tempura haddock with chunky chips, or you may opt for cod with chorizo and butterbean cassoulet, wild mushroom risotto with salsa verde, or slow-cooked beef brisket with mash and onion jus. Leave room for dark chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream.
Tip-top local ales come from Wye Valley Brewery just down the road in Bromyard, Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer and the Ludlow Brewery. Heady ciders are sourced from Tenbury Wells and from Herefordshire, and there's a real local theme to the choice of spirits - the back bar groans with the gins and vodkas produced by Chase Distillery (tours & tastings), and a few Chase cocktails are also available.
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