Some excerpts from the website of Lancasters that might be useful
Lancasters Guest House is conveniently situated just 3 miles from junction 8 of the M11 and 6 miles from Stansted
Airport, which is accessible by train, bus or
taxi. We are located in the
centre of Bishops Stortford and within walking distance of the train station for London and Cambridge. Hockerill European School and Bishops Stortford College are both just a few minutes walk away. The building of Lancaster;s dates back to 1600 with an 18th Century addition, some of the large wooden beams used throughout are thought to be of 12th Century origin. The property started life as a hall house and would have been a large open barn type construction. It has also been a public house called The Castle, and a hairdresser;s which was known as Putticks and Hucklebys. Now completely renovated the
restaurant is open 09:00am; 5:30pm Monday to Saturday with the accommodation located above on the first floor. The heavily beamed
rooms, some with inglenook fireplaces have colour
televisions,
fridges,
tea and
coffee making facilities,
radio alarm clocks and
hairdryers. Lancasters Guest House, Castle House, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 3UU
Telephone: +44 (0)1279 501307 Email:
linda@lancastersguesthouse.com
The old market town of Bishops Stortford is located 6 miles west of Stansted
Airport, 35 miles north of London city
centre and 25 miles south of Cambridge city. A
taxi to Stansted
airport takes 10 minutes. Trains from Bishops Stortford station into London Liver
pool Street takes approximately 35 minutes. The town has many
restaurants to choose from offering such delights as Indian, Thai, Chinese and Italian. Located nearby is the new multiplex cinema and bowling alley along with a state of the art gymnasium and
swimming pool. There are many
shops and
pubs just a few minutes stroll away. Click here for an showing our location.
Twin Room (en-
suite).
Double Room (non-ensuite).
Twin Room (non-ensuite).
1 Bedroom Apartment -
double bedroom with en-
suite,
lounge and fully equipped
kitchen. All prices include a continental
breakfast. A full English
Breakfast is available in our adjacent
restaurant during opening times at an additional cost.