Three Ways House Hotel
| Three Ways House Hotel | |
|---|---|
 Three Ways House Hotel in 2009 | |
  Location within England | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°5′28.33″N 1°46′1.36″W / 52.0912028°N 1.7670444°WCoordinates: 52°5′28.33″N 1°46′1.36″W / 52.0912028°N 1.7670444°W |
| Owner | Shepherd Cox |
| Management | Best Western |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 48 |
| Number of suites | 7 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 + 1 bar |
| Website | |
| www | |
| [1] | |
Three Ways House Hotel is a hotel in Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England. Built in 1871 as a house for a doctor, the now hotel features a weekly dining event, called the Pudding Club, that celebrates British desserts.
History[]
The main building was built in 1871 by a local doctor.[1] The property was operating as a hotel by 1985. It was owned by Jean and Keith Turner.[2] It was bought, in 1995, by Jill and Simon Coombe.[1] As of 2016, the hotel had 45 staff members and an AA silver star rating.[3] In 2018, the property was sold to Shepherd Cox upon retirement by the Coombe's.[4]
Architecture and design[]
The public areas of the interior are designed with green and brown shades and feature fireplaces and tile floors. There are 48 hotel rooms. Rooms blankets made by the . Seven of the rooms are dessert-themed suites, aligning with the hotel's weekly Pudding Club event.[1] The suites include the "Spotted Dick Room" "Sticky Toffee Room" the "Chocolate Suite" and the "Oriental Ginger Syrup Sponge Room."[2]
Dining[]
The Three Ways House Hotel has one restaurant, Randalls Bar and Brasserie. The restaurant serves Modern British cuisine using locally sourced ingredients. They offer breakfast and dinner, with a breakfast buffet complimentary for hotel guests. Dinner entrees include steaks, pasta, and slow-cooked breast of lamb with minted spring greens and smoked chicken ballotine with a Parmesan salad.[1]
The Pudding Club[]
The Pudding Club was started in 1985 by then owners Jean and Keith Turner. The formation of the "club" served two goals: to popularize the British pudding and as a snarky protest against nouvelle cuisine.[2] Every Friday, up to sixty diners gather to eat pudding and other British desserts in a designated Pudding Club room at Randalls.[2][5] The event is hosted by the Pudding Master, a staff member who creates the weekly menu. The Pudding Master serves as master of ceremonies and may even make the desserts themselves.[2] As of 2021, the Pudding Master is Lucy Williams.[5]
Guests are offered a small non-dessert meal before the event.[2] The menu comprises seven different types of puddings presented as a buffet.[5] Puddings are paraded around the room in a ceremony before being served.[2] Diners may request multiple portions of their favorites to eat. Pudding Club rules dictate that diners can only eat one portion of pudding at a time and that they cannot order another portion until they finish their current portion. Guests are not allowed to hide or sneak away with pudding, either.[2] Guests who eat all seven of their puddings by the end of the experience receive a certificate.[5] As of 2010, the record for the amount of puddings eaten by one individual was 24.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e O'Brien, Harriet (3 October 2017). "Three Ways House Hotel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Barton, Laura (30 January 2010). "Life is sweet at the Pudding Club". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Mason, Vivien (5 January 2016). "Four decades of sterling service recognised by Three Ways House Hotel". Cotswold Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Monk, Zoe (11 September 2018). "Shepherd Cox expands portfolio with Cotswold hotel addition". Boutique Hotelier. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wong, Cecily; Thuras, Dylan (2021). Gastro obscura : a food adventurer's guide. New York. p. 2. ISBN 1523502193.
External links[]
- Hotels in Gloucestershire
- Houses completed in 1871
- British puddings
- Cotswold District