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Article: A tale of two manors: the much-loved Chewton Glen and the new Four Seasons are situated in Hampshire some fifty miles apart, but each offers a distinct experience. How to pick the hotel for you.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
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- October 1, 2006
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THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE, to the southwest of London, has borne witness to some famous rivalries. From Portsmouth, Nelson set sail to fight Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar; at Chawton, Jane Austen wrote of Anne Elliot and Louisa Musgrave vying for Captain Wentworth's affections in Persuasion; at Winchester, the Round Table fancifully attributed to King Arthur commemorates his ever-competitive knights. But the latest contest--happily for visitors--is between two of Britain's finest hotels: the long-revered Chewton Glen and the new Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire.
The pair have certain things in common. Both were developed from fine classical manor houses of mellow red ...
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Article: Chewton Glen. (New Milton, Hampshire, England)
Los Angeles Magazine;
December 1, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... Nowhere is the new reality more effectively realized than at Chewton Glen, an 18th-century Palladian house near the New Forest ... rate at press time: One British pound equals $1.50.) Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire (0425-275341). Rooms start ...
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