A NOVEL SETTING
Beautiful surrounds prove inspirational for NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). If your writing shed or home office aren’t providing you with enough inspiration, check out some of these beautiful settings and destinations to get the words flowing. We love…
Follow the creative greats to Richmond at The Petersham
Richmond has been home to some creative greats including Virginia Woolf, Henry Fielding, John Thomson, Walter de la Mare and Sir Noel Coward. For Novel Writing Month follow in their footsteps and stay at The Petersham Richmond. With views of the Petersham Meadows and a sweeping bend in the river, that inspired Turner to paint ‘View of the Thames from Richmond Hill’, the luxurious and peaceful Petersham Hotel provides the perfect retreat to get that novel underway.
Let the sea air bring inspiration at The Grand from £83pp
There is nothing like a bracing walk along the promenade to help clear the head for a productive writing session. For National Novel Writing Month why not treat yourself to an overnight stay in a luxurious sea view room at the iconic Grand in Eastbourne? Once frequented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this 19th century building, also known as ‘The White Palace’ affords fabulous seascapes and gourmet dining.
Channel your inner Austen at Tylney Hall
Tylney Hall Hotel, in Jane Austen’s home county of Hampshire, is the perfect setting for Novel Writing Month this November. Explore the stunning hotel grounds or Jane Austen’s home and grave to draw on the great novelist for your own creative inspiration. The stunning Grade II Tylney Hall provides the perfect setting both for budding historical novelists and those just wanting a quiet, luxurious retreat in which to write.
Picture-book perfect at Whitbarrow Village, Luxury Lodges
Explore the rolling fells and characterful villages of Cumbria, settings that inspired beloved childhood favourites such as John Cunliffe’s Postman Pat and Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit. Find similar charm at Whitbarrow Village near Keswick, where quaint cottages overlook a duck pond and provide the perfect place to cosy up by the feature fireplace and put pen to paper.
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Get inspired for Novel Writing Month at Ashdown Park
Every writer needs inspiration and where better to find it than at Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club in the heart of the Ashdown Forest, best known as A. A. Milne’s 100 Acre Wood, where tales of Winnie the Pooh and his friends were born. Ashdown Park is a luxurious country house hotel and provides the perfect base to settle down and write. With cosy fireside lounges and bedrooms with fabulous views, you’re sure to be inspired and hit your daily word count.
Cornish creativity at Clowance Estate, Luxury Lodges
Book a novel-writing getaway to Clowance Estate equidistant from Falmouth, St Ives and Penzance, with both the rugged coastline and verdant countryside nearby. Gain inspiration from the ancient 97-acre estate during a complimentary Segway tour exploring the magical woods and landscaped parkland or simply go for a relaxing row across the lake.
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Follow in the footsteps of literary greats at the Cottage in The Wood
Nestled in the serene Malvern Hills, The Cottage in the Wood offers blossoming novelists a tranquil retreat to kickstart creative thinking. Literally step out of the hotel into the hills and follow in the footsteps of literary greats J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, who used to stride the hills together. Or relax your mind to make way for new ideas as you soak up the panoramic views from the hotel’s beautifully refurbished restaurant over the Severn Valley.