Holme Lacy House Overview

A heady sense of the histories of Church, Monarchy and Parliament pervade Holme Lacy House, a magnificent Grade I listed mansion just 20 minutes from the handsome riverside town of Ross-on-Wye.

Until 1909 Holme Lacy was the family seat of the Earls of Chesterfield. It is believed it stands on the site of an abbey dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St Thomas à Becket.

Mentioned in the Domesday Book and owned by a courtier of William the Conqueror, an earlier house lent a bed to King Charles I and the present mansion was co-opted for cabinet meetings by prime minister Pitt the Elder.

The broader cultural heritage of this beautiful part of Herefordshire is within easy reach. Within 45 minutes you can be enjoying the glorious gardens of Leominster’s Hampton Court, while Holme Lacy is perfectly situated for the Hay Literature Festival and the world famous Cheltenham races.

Free Wi-Fi internet access is available in selected public areas around the hotel.

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Things to Do

Enjoy a bubble pool, swimming pool, sauna, steam room and fitness suite, plus freshwater angling (seasonal, rod licence required), Decléor therapies*, croquet, tennis, boules and other indoor and outdoor facilities.

Grounds & Gardens

Holme Lacy is has a lakeside setting amid 20 acres of mature landscaped parkland, with a walled garden, a pond, topiary and hedges all intricately laid out with the eye of a draughtsman – typical of the eighteenth century style the house exemplifies.