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In the third part of her four-part series on Barnet’s views of the Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion, Maya Sall investigates the impact on local businesses. Read the full article

Expansion is now complete at Saxmundham boutique retreat, The Bell Hotel. That means three extra rooms, stunning terrace space, and private dining is now available to guests, alongside key accessibility features – just in time for Coastal Suffolk’s tourist season. Read the full article

The Bell Hotel Saxmundham, known for its elegance and warm hospitality, continues its ongoing renovations as a testament to its commitment to excellence. With the dedicated efforts of Beales Hotels, the hotel’s owners, the aim is to establish a remarkable boutique hotel experience in Suffolk. Read the full article

A newly reopened Suffolk hotel has been named as one of the hottest places to stay in the UK by a national newspaper. Read the full article

Having now invested over £ 1million in the major refurbishment of The Bell Hotel Saxmundham, new owners Beales Hotels are happy to announce they’re well on track for the grand reopening in Autumn 2022. Read the full article

A family firm going back nine generations is celebrating 250 years in business. The Beales family owns two four-star Hertfordshire hotels, West Lodge Park, a former hunting lodge in Hadley Wood and the contemporary Beales Hotel in Hatfield.

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In 1769 John Beale, a master baker from Royston in Hertfordshire, set up shop in Oxford Street. Four generations later, William Beale moved into a 5-storey building in the Holloway Road to accommodate a bakery, groceries, banqueting and a restaurant, the largest such enterprise in North London. In 1945 his grandson, Edward Beale, took the lease on West Lodge Park from Enfield Council and gradually turned the unlicensed premises with permanent residents from the war years into a modern hotel. He started planting fine specimen.

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In these fast-changing times, it is comforting to find a great British business which still offers exceptional service after two and a half centuries. Celebrating 250 years of continuous service is the Beales Hotels family business which owns the beautiful West Lodge Park Hotel in Hadley Wood and the contemporary-chic Beales Hotel in Hatfield. Both are highly rated four-star establishments, benefitting from generations of hospitality experience.

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The Beale family have been serving Hadley Wood and the surrounding area for 76 years since March 1945 when my father moved to West Lodge Park with his parents. There have been economic ups and downs of course, but nothing could have prepared us for the shock of the last 12 months.

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In these fast-changing times, it is comforting to find a great British business which still offers exceptional service after two and a half centuries.

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