Latest openings: Pensons, Bedford Lodge Mews, London Cocktail Club Old Street and more
Pensons
Pensons restaurant has opened at the Netherwood Estate on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border. The restaurant is overseen by chef Lee Westcott, former head chef at the Typing Room at the Town Hall hotel in London's Bethnal Green. Pensons is housed within former farm buildings dating from the 15th century.
Seasonal produce is largely sourced and foraged from the estate's livestock, crops, orchards, kitchen garden, woodlands and lakes. Westcott is also collaborating with local producers, while fish and shellfish are sourced from the west Cornish coast.
The restaurant is open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and for lunch from Thursday to Sunday, offering three courses à la carte for £50, a tasting menu for £75 or a lunch menu with two courses for £27 or three for £32.
Opened 24 January
Covers 46 plus a 14-cover private dining room
Chef Lee Westcott
Restaurant manager Andrew Phillips
Typical dishes Lamb, turnip, potato and onion; salt-baked celeriac, beetroot and chestnut; and brill, leek, mussels and pine
Website www.pensons.co.uk
Bedford Lodge Mews
The four-red-AA-star Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa in Newmarket, Suffolk, has opened its new expansion, the Mews, which is available to book on an exclusive basis. The development, accommodating up to six guests, comprises one executive suite, two superior rooms and an eight-cover private dining area, as well as dedicated parking. The expansion brings the hotel's total number of rooms up to 80.
Bedrooms Three
Website www.bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk
Cérès
Covers 30
Head chef Camille Tardieu
Typical dishes Monkfish, ‘nduja, persillade; octopus, saffron aïoli and winter vegetables
Website www.cereslondon.co.uk
easyHotel Ipswich
Super-budget hotel chain easyHotel has opened its latest property in Ipswich, Suffolk, offering simple rooms featuring the company's signature orange colour and integrated en suite bathrooms, as well as bedside USB charging points and air conditioning. WiFi and TV are available at an additional cost.
Bedrooms 89
Starting room rate £14.99
Website www.easyhotel.com
London Cocktail Club Old Street
London Cocktail Club has opened a secret garden party-themed bar in London's Old Street. The new site features a Victorian-style veranda with arches of roses, swinging seats, Moroccan-style festival tents with red curtains and lamps, as well as a private conservatory with day beds and a Negroni fountain.
Covers 150
Generalmanager Matt Jonah
Website www.londoncocktailclub.co.uk
Moxy Edinburgh Airport
Marriott International has opened its newest Moxy-branded hotel at Edinburgh Airport, with book-themed decor as a nod to Edinburgh's status as Unesco's City of Literature, including a hanging book installation at the entrance. Moxy's 24/7 B&F self-service concept offers fresh juices, coffee, flatbreads and salads.
Bedrooms 230
Operator Belvar
Starting room rate £79
Website www.moxy-hotels.marriott.com
The Wellington Arms
The Wellington Arms pub in Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire, has unveiled 25 bedrooms, each named after the Duke of Wellington's war battles. Each room features Espa bergamot and jasmine toiletries, chocolates from Hampshire-based Choose and a Mozzo coffee machine. One room is a suite and features a freestanding bath in the bedroom.
Bedrooms 25
Operator Red Mist Leisure
Website www.wellingtonarmshampshire.co.uk
