Royal Victoria And Bull
 16 - 18 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1PX
Phone: +44 (0)1634 846266, Fax: +44 (0)1634 832312
| Strategically situated in the City of Rochester, The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel is located within easy reach of Rochester Castle and The Cathederal, ideally placed for access to The Bluewater Shopping Centre, Chatham The Historic Dockyard and Rochesters Main Line Train Station. |
| Built in 1605, The Bull Hotel as it was originally named boasts many fine original features including the Grand Staircase, The Ballroom with its original Minstrels Gallery and many fine Fireplaces. Origianally a Coaching Inn it would provide refreshments and board to travellers on the London to Dover Rd, Charles Dickens who lived locally at the time frequented the Hotel on many occassions and we are honoured to be mentioned on several occassions in his books The Pickwick Papers and Great Expectations. The Hotel changed its name to its new form after the then Princess Victoria stayed in the Hotel on the 29th November 1836, permission was later granted for us to add 'Royal Victoria' to our title. In keeping with this our honeymoon suite which is believed to be the room the Princess stayed in is known as The Queen Victoria Suite in her honour. We offer a further 27 rooms all with modern facilites such as Telephone, Colour TV, Hairdryer, Trouser Press and Tea & Coffee Facilities. Most are En-suite. We also have facilities to hold conferences and banqueting in our Grand Ballroom and Medway Room with a capacity for up to 65 sitdown for a Wedding Breakfast or Dinner and 100 Theatre style for a conference or meeting. Our highly skilled conference & banqueting team will ensure all of your requirements are met and that your special event runs smoothly. The Hotel also has a fine Restaurant (currently under refurbishment) and a bar area with nightly events and pool tables, we can also provide special offers for The Casino Rooms and The Amedaus Nightclubs for those wishing to party the night away. |
 
| Aswell as the historical Sites within Rochester such as The Guildhall Museum and The Dickens Centre, we also boasts a fine selection of Restaurants and Bars catering for a wide variety of tastes and culture. Many of the buildings in Rochester maintain their period features making it the perfect location for many festivals throughout the year including the highly acclaimed Dickens Festivals in the first weekend of June and December, celebrating the life of Charles Dickens and the era in which he lived, Rochester is transformed and a Victorian High Street is created, visitors from far a wide travel to this event in costume or not, this truly is a spectacular weekend not to be missed. Other festivals include The Sweeps Festival which celebrates the one day a year holiday that Chimney Sweeps took. We also hold The Medway Summer Concerts in July boasting acts such as Status Quo, Blondie and Jules Holland as well as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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