Five star 'Restaurant with Rooms'
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Chapel House is tucked away in the corner of the market square in historic Atherstone, Warwickshire, near Tamworth and Nuneaton. Set in a pretty walled garden, this mostly Georgian building offers warm, comfortably elegant rooms, good food and fine wines and the feeling of being welcomed as a guest in a gracious family home.
Award-winning Restaurant
Lunch: Any day - parties of 6 or more only, booked in advance
Evening: Monday - Saturday from 7pm (9pm last orders)
Quality Rooms
Chapel House has ten rooms, each with its own style and character and all with en-suite power shower bathrooms. Click here to see more details.
Business Travellers
If you're travelling on business we are ideally located for the Birch Coppice Business Park, Triumph, TNT, Aldi, 3M, Bhs, Rare, UK Coal and many other companies located in and around Atherstone. Chapel House is conveniently situated for Birmingham, the NEC, Birmingham International Airport, Coventry Airport, East Midlands Airport and within a short distance of the M1, M6, M69, M42, and M40 motorways. Tamworth and Nuneaton are only 6 miles away.
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Things to do during your visit
For a leisure break, there are lots of interesting attractions including Shakespeare's Birthplace, Castles, Cathedrals, Twycross Zoo, Bosworth Battlefield, several Golf courses and plenty of invigorating walks. Coventry Canal is within easy walking distance for those who are travelling at a more sedate pace.
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History
Chapel House was built in 1728 as the dower house to Atherstone Hall (demolished in 1964) home of the Bracebridge family. Florence Nightingale stayed here when visiting her friend and benefactor, Selina Bracebridge who, with husband Charles Holte Bracebridge, financed and accompanied Miss Nightingale on her famous visit to Scutari.
Chapel House remained a private home until the early 1980s when the owners at the time opened a restaurant. In 1985 they were awarded the honour of hosting a luncheon reception for TRH the Prince and Princess of Wales who were attending the Atherstone Festival in celebration of the 300th Anniversary of St. Mary's Church, and the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth.
An expansion of bedrooms in 1987 heralded the Hotel age, although many original features have been preserved and others carefully restored so that the place retains the elegance of an earlier age whilst providing for all the requirements of the modern traveller. The current owners, Richard and Siobhan Napper, bought Chapel House in 2003 and under their stewardship the business continues to thrive as an award-winning 'Restaurant with Rooms'.
The walled gardens are a particularly attractive feature and offer a tranquil and colourful setting, adding to the beauty of the house.
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