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June 14, 2003
English countryside
Back. And glad to be. After Woking it was Hamsphire. For a work-related conference. A day and a night at a place called Tylney Hall. What a beautiful place it was! To be honest I don't really like places like this - being a city boy - but this place was really cute. It's the sort of place that you just don't know exists until you go there - if that makes sense. The sunshine also made a difference. As did the hayfever. Reasons why I didn't enjoy this place as a hotel: * My bedroom was like a little chalet all of it's own - an external outhouse with a downstairs and an upstairs. Very cute - and spacious - but a long-ish walk from the hotel reception. * The upstairs was the bathroom - with two sinks right next to each other (Why?) and a corner bath. Again - cute - but the shower was simply an ornate golden-finish attachment which didn't have anywhere to hookup the thing and no shower curtain - so couldn't have a proper shower - and when I tried to hold the thing up above my head - the pressure was so low that hardly any water came out. Also - the taps on the basin sinks were separate hot and cold - no mixer taps - which mean that you have 30 seconds to use the hot water until it gets so hot you have to switch to the cold water to finish washing. * The towels were so heavily starched - it was very unpleasant using them. * The soap was designer label Molton Brown's Pure Vegetable Soap - but I just couldn't get rid of that greasy feeling after rinsing my hands for ages after using this soap. Why can't hotels simply supply ordinary soap like Imperial Leather or Palmolive or Dove? * There was a wooden box-like fixture with a lid on the outside of the room next to the door - which if you leave your shoes in when you go to bed - you will find that they have been magically polished when you take them out of the box the next day. Once again - this is really cute - but does anybody actually use it? I doubt it - but guests end up paying the premium for facilities like this. Anyway - here are a few pictures taken from my stay there. Hover your mouse dead still over the pictures to read a description.Posted by jag at June 14, 2003 12:43 PM
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Hi,
I attended this school back in the 70s i like your photos, would it be possible to e/mail me them as i have tried very hard writing to the local council for any photos they may have but as of yet have not recieved any replies.
Regards,
Mr John Walford.
Posted by: john walford at January 16, 2005 10:43 AM