| set in a black-and-white-timbered building, this quaint 16th-century tudor coaching inn with a 19th-century annexe is on the main street of ledbury and 5. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. contemporary rooms with refined furnishings offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemaking equipment, and en suite bathrooms. full english breakfast is complimentary. upgraded rooms add 4-poster beds. other amenities include an indoor heated pool, a steam room, a hot tub and an exercise room. there's an upmarket restaurant, and a warm brasserie with seasonal garden seating. 2 miles from malvern hills
Birmingham Airport 1 hr 6
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