Tewkesbury Park Hotel & Spa

Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

This elegant former Victorian Manor House is situated on the site of the 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury and is set high above the historic town of Tewkesbury, with views of the Abbey, Malvern and Cotswold Hills.

Enjoying a suntrap position, guests come from far and wide to enjoy Tewkesbury Park's superb location, great hospitality, good food, comfortable accommodation and of course the excellent 18 hole par 73 championship golf course and leisure facilities. Guests can enjoy complimentary use of the: indoor pool, sauna, full equipped gymnasium, spa pool, steam room, squash and tennis courts.

With both the Garden Restaurant for fine dining or Greens Brasserie for a more informal drink or light meal, the hotel can offer great eating variety, to suit an occasion or daily preference.

Just five minutes from Junction 9 of the M5 the hotel is ideal for golf breaks and corporate golf events, or 'turn business into pleasure' with good road accessTewkesbury Park is centrally located for meetings, with 11 great rooms to choose from.

For more information about the hotel please visit their web site

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Saturday 14th September 2024

Event type: Murder Mystery Evening
Plot: Romance Is Dead
Dinner & 1 Night Stay: From £160 per person

Saturday 26th October 2024

Event type: Murder Mystery Evening
Plot: (New Autumn Evening)
Dinner only: £75 per person
Dinner & 1 Night Stay: From £160 per person

These prices are based on two people sharing a standard double or twin bedroom

History

Tewkesbury Park was opened in July 1976 and the course was designed by the famous golfer and course designer, Frank Pennick. The Hotel stands at the summit of a small hill on a site where Romano-British Glevum ware has been found.

The present building is believed to have been erected by John and Mary Brilliana Wall in the late 18th century, but there has been a house here at least as early at the 14th century, when Edward le Despenser was Lord of Tewkesbury manor, and the Clares used it as a hunting lodge. In 1553 Queen Mary leased it to the Jermingham family for 20s per annum and they later bought it. They leased it to John Nanfan of Birtsmorton, who employed Cardinal Wolsey as a family chaplin when he was a young man. It was eventually bought by Sir John Popham, and was then passed by marriage to the Wall family, and in 1871 Rev Joseph Shapland, a distant relative, bought it and built two galleries for his picture collection, but on his death in 1837 the pictures were sold and the galleries pulled down. He left the estate to his daughter Fanny who married James Primatt Sargeaunt; her daughter Violet inherited in 1933 and lived there until her death in 1973.

Mrs Violet Salmon's life was quite eventful at Tewkesbury Park believing as she did that her ancestral home was haunted by a poltergeist. Poltergeists, as many people know, are said to be malevolent manifestations which "haunt" in a rather violent manner - often throwing things around, smashing and breaking crockery, and generally making a nuisance of themselves and must be a pretty traumatic experience. The trouble began when she was a child, with reports of crashes and noises in the house. Doors were said to have been seen to open unaided and a mysterious organ playing gave the people in the house frightening moments, and other typical poltergeist pranks went on in the house according to Mrs Salmon. Nor was she the only one to complain of the antics of the alleged poltergeist, her husband, servants, and many other people were involved in these experiences at Tewkesbury Park...

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Just a note to say how good the evening was. The cast were excellent and even had a word with us after it had finished. The amount of work and effort they put in is amazing. Will thoroughly recommend.
I just wanted to send you a note to say how much my mum enjoyed the event this weekend. We had a lovely room with a great view and she thoroughly enjoyed the murder mystery - even though we got the murderer wrong!! Thank you for helping with all our special requests and we hope to do it again sometime.
I just wanted to say that we had an amazing time on Saturday...it was amazing and so much fun. Me and my husband will be booking again and thank you for a great night!
Just wanted to say that we attended the Tewkesbury Park Hotel event this weekend and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The actors were brilliant and there was just the right level of humour. We would definitely recommend the evening to others and we are hoping to attend again next year. Thanks for entertaining us. ...we've been talking about it this morning and it's brought a smile to our faces.
I just wanted to email to say what a brilliant time we had on Saturday night. The plot was very good and the actors were all brilliant. It was a really good evening, and we can't wait to come on one again!