First, what a venue! Designed by Georgian architect Robert Adam for the 3rd Earl of Bute, this stately manor house has been redone as a fabulous hotel, conference center, golf course, and spa (yes...I said spa).
"Hoo" is a Saxon word meaning "spur of a hill", which accurately reflects how the estate is situated on the land. Norman records a "Hoo" family living locally for centuries, but it was in 1601 that the manor of Luton Ho was sold to Robert Napier, later knighted by King James 1. The property today was built in 1763 following a fire (is that not always the case?) as well as when Luton Hoo was sold to John, 3rd Earl of Bute and Prime Minister to King George III.
Other famous visitors to the estate have included (1) Countess Anastasia (related to the last Tsar of Russia) - she was actually an owner, (2) Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip who spent part of the honeymoon here in 1947, (3) Sir Winston Churchill, when 1948 when he addressed a crowd of 110,000 on the front lawn, and (4) of course, the Budman and Hachie Gal.
The former stables, now the spa, restaurants, etc. Think hot stone massages....
View of the pool from our room.
More win party pics...
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