Secrets
On the front lawn of the hotel sits the
largest single rhododendron in England. The Rhododendron ‘Cornish’
Arboreum is over 150 years old and standing at 25 feet tall, it
produces a mass of cerise flowers in late April and early May,
which is truly a sight to behold.
South Lodge was used as a hospital during World War
II.
Winston Churchill
used to be a guest at the house and today a
door in the Billiard Room marks the place where the lift used to be
that took him up to the Elizabeth Le Bay room.
The Camellia Restaurant (3 AA Rosettes)
The Camellia Restaurant is named after the Camellia
‘Donckelarii’ that grows on the south terrace which was in
existence when Frederick Du Cane Godman built South Lodge in
1883.