The hotel enjoys an ideal setting two miles outside the historic market town of Leek beside Blackshaw Moor. It offers spectacular views of the rolling Staffordshire Moorlands and the dramatic rock formations known as 'The Roaches'.
Three Horseshoes Inn and Country Hotel Close to Staffordshire Attractions
Guests who manage to take their eyes off the magnificent scenery find themselves within easy driving distance of many of Staffordshire's tourist sites including the ever popular Alton Towers Theme Park, the Wedgwood Museum and Visitor Centre and Trentham Gardens and Monkey Forest.
The hotel is situated on the edge of the Peak National Park and is only 10 miles from the beautiful Spa town of Buxton with its famous Opera House and immaculate Pavilion Gardens.
Bedrooms at The Three Horseshoes Inn And Country Hotel
Guests can choose between standard rooms, executive rooms and luxury rooms. All are very comfortable, tastefully decorated in either a traditional or modern style and spotlessly clean with tea and coffee making facilities, direct dial telephones, television and in most cases free internet broadband access.
In addition executive rooms offers massage showers while top of the range luxury rooms have four poster beds, whirlpool baths and the best views available in the area. Once daylight fades and the beautiful countryside can no longer be seen all guests can enjoy watching television. Those in luxury rooms have the added bonus of large LCD TV's.
Breakfast is served in the brasserie with huge windows providing uninterrupted views of The Roaches which are magnificent at any time of year. Guests have a wide choice of cereals, fresh juices, toast, croissants, fruit and yoghurts in addition to traditional cooked breakfasts, egg dishes and kippers.
Brasserie at Three Horseshoes Inn And Country Hotel
The brasserie's evening menu offers a wide choice of dishes and an eclectic choice of wines with which to wash the food down. The ham hock terrine is a tasty starter with cod baked in banana leaves proving a popular main course choice. The dessert list is very interesting and having flambeed bananas prepared at the table is a mouthwatering experience.
Pub And Carvery at Three Horseshoes
Alternatively, guests can choose to eat in the hotel's pub and carvery with traditional roasts and other home cooked food served in a friendly pub atmosphere. This area of The Three Horseshoes has wooden oak beams and log fireplaces which make it very cosy in winter.
The hotel's beautiful gardens are the ideal place to relax with a drink or snack during the summer months when brasserie diners have the option of eating al-fresco while enjoying the view from the terrace outside the restaurant.
Country Wheels of Leek Will Transport Guests to Attractions
The hotel's setting is rural but it is certainly not impossible for non-drivers to stay there. Local private hire taxi company Country Wheels will collect visitors from Stoke on Trent Railway Station and transport them to attractions they wish to visit during their stay. The company's drivers will also provide transfers to and from Manchester, Birmingham or East Midlands Airports.
The Three Horseshoes Inn and Country Hotel can be contacted by phone on 01538 300296; by fax on 01538 300320 or by e-mail at enquiries@threeshoesinn.co.uk
Country Wheels whose vehicles are wheelchair accessible can be contacted on 01538 260012. The company's e-mail address is countrywheelz@aol.com
Neil Greenlees - Neil Greenlees (www.greenleesjournalism.com) originally intended to pursue a career in the travel industry but decided to change direction ...
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