 Beckfords B&B59 Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LB
Telephone: 01225 334959
AAand Visit Britain 4 Diamonds
| * SPACIOUS ROOMS * OPEN VIEWS * QUIET LEAFY LOCATION * SHORT WALK TOWN CENTRE * OFF STREET PARKING * ATTENTIVE SERVICE * FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE * |  |
Some bed and breakfasts like to call themselves hotels or guest houses, and Fodor, in its UK guide, Affordable Britain, refers to 'the Bed and Breakfast and their snooty cousin, the guest house'. Beckford's Hotel or Beckford's Guest House, we are not. What we are is a Bed and Breakfast in a Victorian residence and what we try to offer is a good service.
Richard Stirling, the AA Hotel Inspector, described the rooms as spacious, and, I think, this describes the house too, with its wide hall and landing and high ornate ceilings.
Once you register at Beckford's, you have a set of keys, which gives you the freedom to come and go when you want. There is visitor information in each room. However, if you have questions about what to do or where to eat, please, please ask. | | Beckford's Facilities
- Non smoking
- Televisions
- Tea and coffee making
- Hairdryer
- Radio
- Central heating
- Ironing facilities
- Discounts on stays over 4 days
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 | The French Windows of the Breakfast Room overlook a small, walled garden, frequented by one or two squirrels and presided over by a statue of Pan |
| For breakfast, we offer cinnamon muesli, cereals, yoghurt, fruit in season, filter coffee, a selection of teas, including herbals (brewed in filtered water - this is a 'hard' water area), and a traditional English Breakfast, using fresh mushrooms and tomatoes, organic eggs and farm bacon.As far as possible, we use local organic produce, and breakfasts are prepared to order, not cooked in advance. Lots of toast is offered and a range of jams and spreads, some homemade. |
| TV and radio, tea and coffee in the bedrooms; of binoculars with which to admire the view; a window thermometer to check the weather outside (not a feature in many B&Bs ); books and magazines, and board games are also available. |  |
| And for pre-prandial browsing, restaurant menus and restaurant maps. Plus selected tourist information. |
 | The beds are King-size and the showers are twice the usual size. The rooms face east and catch the morning sun. To catch the sunrise at this latitude, you need to have your eyes wide open at 4.42am in mid summer and, less demanding, at 8.22am in mid winter. |
| Beckford's enjoys an open view over roof tops to a wooded hillside, fields and villas. A very English view, in the words of one guest who stayed. Part of the beauty of Bath is its natural surrounding. In winter, the tower of the Abbey, which is lit up at night, is visible from the rooms; in summer, however, this view is blocked by a chestnut tree in full leaf. |  |
| Prices | | | High | Low | | Double | £95 | £70 | | Single | £65 | £55 |
All prices are for the room (NOT per person), based on a maximum of two sharing.
Prices include a full English breakfast, freshly cooked to order.
Special diets can be catered for, if we are given advance notice of your individual requirements.
For self catering in central Bath, visit Bath Heritage Holidaysatwww.bath-self-catering.co.uk? |
Location
Beckford's is off the A36 (Bristol - Warminster road, which is signposted).
(1) Turn opposite the Renault showroom (the Green Park Tavern is on the corner).
(2) Then take the third on the left - follow the hedge into Upper Oldfield Park.
(3) We are the second entrance on the right: drive in and park. |
| The redwood tree in the above photo is a landmark in front of the house. |
A taxi from the coach and railway stations costs about £3.00 and a bus (the stop is by the Royal Hotel) costs 75p. The bus route 419, the Bright Orange bus, runs between the two universities and passes the end of the road (the Bath Spa University College direction).The other route is 12 (or 12a or 712) from the stop in Dorchester Street (Whiteway direction). Ask for the Lower Oldfield Park stop.
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