I’ve never considered myself a particularly posh person. Most of my clothes are secondhand, my table manners leave a little to be desired, and although I did take a gap year, it was spent working 50 hours a week in the local cafe, not travelling to Africa. However, last weekend, I got the chance to live how the other half does when I was invited to stay at Warner's newest hotel, The Runnymede on Thames, near Windsor.
This newly renovated hotel sits on the banks of the river, around two hours from central London on the train. The hotel is largely patronised by an older crowd, so when my partner and I turned up on Friday morning, our entrance felt somewhat like an old-timey western. I may have imagined it but it did feel somewhat as if a hush fell over the room.
I think I even saw a tumbleweed blow past our feet as the room of retirees stared at us. Despite the initial awkwardness, we swiftly settled in. The staff were charming and helpful - and plus, we had an archery class to get to so there was no time to waste on feeling like the odd ones out.
One of the benefits of The Runnymede is it offers all you would want from a destination holiday right in the hotel. As well as its recently refurbished Live Lounge, there are boat trips, a spa, wine, tea and gin tastings, archery, rifle shooting and much more. Our first item on the agenda was archery, which I was extremely excited about.
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