Fawley Court offers excellent facilities for all kind of activitiesat moderate charges, it is perfect location for: school retreats, workshops and trainings, craft fairs or team-building events. We also welcome individual guests who want to spend Easter or Christmas in a religious atmosphere. The annual feast of Pentecost gathers about 3,000 faithful. The Triduum, which is conducted in English, takes place the first weekend after Easter, and the National Conference, also in English on the last Saturday in September. Both are dedicated to propagation of devotion to Divine Mercy. The Centre offers accommodation for up to 170 guests. 11 of our bedrooms are en-suite and all of them are equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, ironing facilities and TV. The rest of the accommodation is ...
THE HISTORY OF THE RED LION. The town of Henley has been standing beside the River Thames since long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. No one knows exactly when the Red Lion Hotel came into existence, but it is believed that it was originally built in 1531 to accommodate the craftsmen and their apprentices who constructed the 16th Century Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin. Saint Catherine appears to have been a favourite Saint of Henley and a chapel was dedicated to her in the church. The 14th Century Chantry House can be seen in the courtyard of the hotel. It was originally the home of the chantry Priests, built early in the 14th Century. In 1664, it was used as a school room, the Grammar School being the upper half and Lady Purim’s Bluecoats using the lower half. Later it formed par...