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Gay Friendly Traditional Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast and Restaurant,
Mitcheldean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire The Farmers Boy Inn, Ross Road, near Mitcheldean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire  www.thefarmersboyinn.co.uk We were made up to chance upon the Farmers Boy Inn at Longhope one lunchtime in October, all four of us being in desperate need of a “livener” and something to eat following the hectic party we had attended the previous evening in Cheltenham. Justin who doesn’t drink alcohol was our driver as usual. We were greeted with a crackling log fire and a friendly welcome from Phil (who we later found out owns and runs The Farmers Boy aided by his energetic and friendly young team of staff) who served us our drinks and took our food order. The menu is a treat with good old English favourites together with a comprehensive and an imaginative selection on the á la carte menu. We all chose their famous 2 in 1 Pie (half steak & Guinness and half cauliflower cheese) which was simply to die for. After our meal and a few more drinks we asked Phil if the Farmers Boy provided accommodation and without any hesitation we were shown their guest bedrooms which are located in a newly built annexe behind the inn. The bedrooms are all en-suite, beautifully presented and well equipped. It was nearly 5pm when we reluctantly had to leave this fabulously friendly and beautiful inn. There is something more here than the exposed beams, log fires, exceptionally good food and superb accommodation: it is quite simply the wonderful friendly greeting, atmosphere and the gentle Irish humour from a very special landlord called Phil and his amazing friendly team of staff. The only downside here at The Farmers Boy was dragging ourselves away for our return journey to Wales and work. |
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Gay Friendly Inn, Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, Lyndey, Forest of Dean The George Inn Restaurant and Millingbrook Lodge Bed and Breakfast, Aylburton, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire  www.millingbrooklodge.com The George Inn Restaurant and Millingbrook Lodge Bed and Breakfast nestles in the small village of Aylburton in the Royal Forest of Dean near Lydney. Millingbrook Lodge provides hotel style accommodation in fourteen modern en-suite comfortable bedrooms including a romantic four-poster. All of the bedrooms are well presented and equipped with TV and generous hospitality tray. Millingbrook Lodge, although a recent addition, was sympathetically designed and built to reflect the Victorian architecture of both The George Inn and the adjacent Church. Staying here at the Lodge you can enjoy the best of both worlds, with great accommodation and a traditional English country inn that serves a selection of bar snacks and restaurant meals. What makes The George Inn and Millingbrook special enough to be listed, apart from the comfortable accommodation good food and excellent bar that serves award winning real ale for all you roaming beer aficionados, it is without doubt the friendly hard working owners Jacki Collie and Keith Colvill who are two of the nicest people you are ever likely to meet and together with their friendly team of staff go that extra mile to ensure that you are well looked after and made welcome. That together with the laid back and welcoming atmosphere makes for a great stay and if you are planning on touring the Forest of Dean it’s a good location with all the places of interest within easy reach. |
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Gay Friendly Self Catering
Holiday Cottage
Apartments Forest of Dean Highbury Coach House Holiday Apartments Bream Road, Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire  www.highburycoachhouse.co.uk The Coach House is a beautiful 1850 listed building that sits on the southern edge of the Royal Forest of Dean close to the Welsh border, overlooking the Severn Valley, the Cotswold Hills and the flowing features of the Wye Valley. The Coach House is home to three self-catering apartments which can accommodate from two to five guests. The apartments are beautiful presented and fully equipped with everything you need when on a self-catering holiday including the important little things that you so rarely find. Each apartment has excellent views over the Forest of Dean and the Severn Valley and use of the stunning two acre garden that is fabulous for a relaxing and soaking up the sun and taking a glass or two of something special; again panoramic views are afforded over the Royal Forest of Dean, the Severn Valley and the Cotswold Hills. There is a games room with snooker table, a laundry room and a secure bicycle store together with courtyard parking. Anthony and Inez the friendly hosts really do pull out all the stops to make your stay with them at their private corner of The Forest of Dean so very special.
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Gay Friendly Hotel and Restaurant, Licensed for Gay Civil
Wedding Ceremonies Corse Lawn Corse Lawn House Hotel and Restaurant Corse Lawn, Gloucester  www.corselawn.com Corse Lawn House Hotel is an elegant Queen Anne Grade II listed building, set back from the village green and fronted by an unusual ornamental pond (originally built as a coach wash into which you could drive and turn a stage and four horses) and is surrounded by twelve acres of its own gardens and fields. The house has belonged to the Hine family (of Cognac fame) since 1978, and during that time has been carefully extended, refurbished and restored to create a stunningly attractive Country House Hotel with nineteen beautiful bedrooms, all individually furnished, many with antiques, and all with private bathrooms, TV, telephone, hairdryer and trouser press. The hotel still revolves around the restaurant but Baba Hine, who has been chef-proprietor here for nearly thirty years, has handed over her kitchen to Andrew Poole who has worked beside her for over ten years and is keeping the food flag flying for Corse Lawn. Meanwhile Baba is running the Front of House with Gilles, David and Vikki, all of whom have been at Corse Lawn for over twelve years and are therefore familiar faces to the many regulars. There is a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, which together with superb food and wine make the hotel a perfect place to unwind and relax. Apart from the obvious comfort, elegant style and the amazingly good food, it is without doubt the honesty and passion for everything good that is lavished on Corse Lawn House Hotel daily by Baba Hine and her loyal team of staff that makes Corse Lawn House Hotel so special. |
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