Warner Hotels - Studley Castle

Lovely, large enough to support almost all chairs and scooters With a place to store your machine out of the way. Our advice would be to book your break on the phone with the hotel, be patient, our experience with Warner hotels is that it can be frustrating at times to get through, they are always busy, and explain what you need in your room. Make sure it’s an accessible room, with walk in shower, the room is large enough for whatever aid you use, would you like a balcony, and is it near enough to a lift, some of there corridors have turns to get along, and usually the carpets are nice and new, with thick underlays, very nice, but not always easy for your wheelchair or for your carer to push across. But what a pleasant moan we can have when things look good. You may wish to look up and check the plans of rooms at the hotel and sort out for yourself an idea of where in the castle you would like to be, but then, still book it with them. If you want a specific room, you may pre-book that room, at an extra charge of about £30.00, but do so at the time of booking. So far, we have done it this way with any hotel group as well as Warners, and we have always been pleased with their support, sometimes finding we have been upgraded to far better rooms, and we can assure you that at Warners, they will do the best they can for you.

A very nicely prepared and presented full breakfast is provided at Studley, very enjoyable, and what is good, is that you have the same seat you use each time you visit Market Kitchen restaurant and showroom, so there is no need to be waiting around after you let your name be known at the restaurants reception. PHOTOS 1 to 4 ================ The early morning dawn awoke us to a cold brisk frosty scene of the April morning, enchanting scenery across the estate towards Studley village overlooked by a full “pink moon” as it is known at this time of year in 2025. PHOTOS 5 and 6 ================= Leaving your room, you again need to walk to the Bar lounge, and through to enter the showroom and its restaurant “Market Kitchen” Let yourself be known at the desk, and be taken to your reserved table PHOTO 7 ================= You will always be seated at the table allocated to you when first visiting the showroom, and this will be yours every time you use the showroom PHOTOS 8 to 10 ================== Pick up a plate from the first counter, and then help yourself to the very generous breakfast dishes on offer. The queue is generally not to long, but we recommend you selecting the same time each morning to eat, as they then allocate so many tables for that time, otherwise if you don’t pick your time and just arrive then you may have to join a queue. PHOTOS 11 to 16 ================== There is a very nice breakfast on offer, and you just select whatever takes your fancy. All the breakfast menu is part of your inclusive dinning experience for your whole stay.

A pleasure to wander around the well kept gardens and landscaped park in this 28 acres of rather pleasantly kept countryside in Warwickshire. The castle grounds offer various activities you can enjoy, many free of charge, including outdoor games on various lawns, such as the French game of Boules, and you can book a free lesson on Archery, crossbow, or shooting. Many take a day out together to walk the 26 mile circular Arden walking trail. You may also hire bikes and ride off into the scenic lanes of Warwickshire. Or as we get older, the gentle sport of gin and tonics on the Arden terrace may be more appealing. PHOTO 1 ============ Just a few feet away from the Bar lounge and toilets you can find a map of Studley castle and its grounds, worth looking over for ideas on what to plan during your stay. PHOTO 2 ============ The modern day 19th century grade 11 listed Studley castle, built in 1834-47 surrounded by 28 acres of land on the Warwickshire countryside. PHOTOS 3 to 8 ============ Nowadays, there is a pathway available that allows for short easy walks around part of the grounds and woodland areas, some along easy enough pathways, ideal for wheelchair users and their carers. However, very little remains of what it was used for from the late 1903 period up to the mid 1969 years, when it was operated as the Studley Horticultural an Agricultural college for women. In 1903, Lady Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, bought the house and estate for some £25.000, and in December 1903 staff and students moved into the castle, which then became known as Lady Warwick college, before being changed to and converted to be used by the Studley agriculture college for women so that the daughters of local gentry could be trained here. During 1908 however, Lady Warwick ceased to be responsible for its upkeep then followed years of financial hardship, but in 1912 the Ministry of Agriculture offered a grant of £1,000 to help support the college, under the condition that Lord Warwick leased the castle to trustees. In 1916 a company was formed under licence of the Board of Trade. When the licence expired after 25 years it became the freehold of the college, at a cost of £12,000. All these years it remained an all-women collage, but Sadly, in August 1969, the college had to close. Very little can be seen today of those years, and the grounds of the estate have very much changed, but it’s nice to sit on one of the balconies around the estate, and reflect on those historical years. PHOTOS 9 to 11 ============ Views from the balconies of Studley castle. PHOTOS 12 and 13 ============ On a warm sunny day, sitting at the Terrace and its comfortable seating would be pleasant enough, but if rather chilly or wet then indoors would be more appropriate PHOTOS 14 to 19 ============ Join us as we relax together in the Arden lounge and enjoy a drink or two with us, before we head off for an afternoon lunch at the Brasserie32 restaurant