Cnapan_Hotel

Cnapan Hotel

Cnapan Hotel

Building in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Cnapan, also known variously as Cnapan Country House or Cnapan Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, is a Grade II listed hotel and restaurant in Newport, Pembrokeshire.[1] It lies along the main road of the town, East Street, which is part of the A487 road, opposite The Golden Lion.[2]

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Architecture

It is set in a Grade II listed pink painted Georgian townhouse named Ivy House,[3][4] in a small seaside town,[5] and takes its name from the medieval Celtic sport of Cnapan, although there is little to connect the two today.[6] Dated to the early 19th century, architecturally Ivy House, two-storeys with attic, is described as "painted roughcast, with panelled doorcase and fanlight, the porch with the etiolated, debased classical columns popular all over the region".[7] There are three bays on each floor at the front, with a French window on each floor on the western wing, where the restaurant is located. Next door is Sessions House, dated to 1900, but with a stucco front with windows in the late 18th-century style.[7] As of 2001 it had five double rooms, a bar, and a restaurant; it is the restaurant for which it has earned its reputation.[1][8] The interior consists of traditional Welsh oak furnishings.[9] In the hallway is a traditional heavy oak Welsh dresser which contains items belonging to the owners. In the sitting room is a wood-burning stove and books and magazines, and in the dining room is a large stone fireplace, with pictures and pieces of armour on the walls and lace-covered tables. The bedrooms are small, with pine furniture and bright hues, with a "tiny shower".[8] The hotel has been run by the Coopers since 1984; Judith Cooper and her daughter are the chief cooks.[8] It became a Grade II listed building on 14 April 1992.[3]

Reception

It has featured in The Good Hotel Guide and The Good Food Guide.[4][8] The Western Mail said that it has a "restaurant that was 'large and well patronised', this hotel had an air of rural France, so generous and cheerful."[10] The Christian Science Monitor similarly mentioned its "cozy atmosphere, delicious home cooking."[11] In 1997 The Independent noted that the owners "scour the hills, beaches and local markets for herbs and fresh ingredients for their stunning creations."[12] The restaurant serves Welsh cuisine and is noted mainly for its fish and meat dishes.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    Andrews & Teller 2004, p. 770.
  2. [2]
    Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. [3]
    "Ivy House (The Cnapan Restaurant), East Street (N Side), Newport". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    Balmer, Raphael & Raphael 2005, p. 444.
  5. [5]
    Balmer, Raphael & Raphael 2004, p. 456.
  6. [6]
    Hornby & Inglis 2008, p. 25.
  7. [7]
    Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield 2004, p. 322.
  8. [8]
    Balmer & Raphael 2001, p. 425.
  9. [9]
    Leapman 2011, p. 593.
  10. [10]
    "Where there was brass there's now fashionably chic hotels". Western Mail. 3 October 2005.[dead link]
  11. [11]
    Sloane, Wendy (8 February 1996). "Tips for Travelers Who Plan a Trip to Pembrokeshire". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Travel: My Rough Guide: Beware the Hitchcockesque hotels". The Independent. 23 March 1997. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  13. [13]
    Dragicevich & Atkinson 2011, p. 158.

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