Cnapan Hotel

Cnapan Hotel
Location in Pembrokeshire
General information
Location	Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Coordinates	52°1′1″N4°49′50″W / 52.01694°N 4.83056°W / 52.01694; -4.83056
Owner	Michael & Judith Cooper
Other information
Number of rooms	5
Number of restaurants	1

Cnapan, also known variously as Cnapan Country House or Cnapan Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, is a Grade II listed hotel and restaurant in Newport, Pembrokeshire. ^[1] It lies along the main road of the town, East Street, which is part of the A487 road, opposite The Golden Lion. ^[2]

Architecture

It is set in a Grade II listed pink painted Georgian townhouse named Ivy House, ^{[3] [4]} in a small seaside town, ^[5] and takes its name from the medieval Celtic sport of Cnapan, although there is little to connect the two today. ^[6] Dated to the early 19th century, architecturally Ivy House, two-storeys with attic, is described as "painted roughcast, with panelled doorcase and fanlight, the porch with the etiolated, debased classical columns popular all over the region". ^[7] There are three bays on each floor at the front, with a French window on each floor on the western wing, where the restaurant is located. Next door is Sessions House, dated to 1900, but with a stucco front with windows in the late 18th-century style. ^[7] As of 2001 it had five double rooms, a bar, and a restaurant; it is the restaurant for which it has earned its reputation. ^{[1] [8]} The interior consists of traditional Welsh oak furnishings. ^[9] In the hallway is a traditional heavy oak Welsh dresser which contains items belonging to the owners. In the sitting room is a wood-burning stove and books and magazines, and in the dining room is a large stone fireplace, with pictures and pieces of armour on the walls and lace-covered tables. The bedrooms are small, with pine furniture and bright hues, with a "tiny shower". ^[8] The hotel has been run by the Coopers since 1984; Judith Cooper and her daughter are the chief cooks. ^[8] It became a Grade II listed building on 14 April 1992. ^[3]

Reception

It has featured in The Good Hotel Guide and The Good Food Guide . ^{[4] [8]} The Western Mail said that it has a "restaurant that was 'large and well patronised', this hotel had an air of rural France, so generous and cheerful." ^[10] The Christian Science Monitor similarly mentioned its "cozy atmosphere, delicious home cooking." ^[11] In 1997 The Independent noted that the owners "scour the hills, beaches and local markets for herbs and fresh ingredients for their stunning creations." ^[12] The restaurant serves Welsh cuisine and is noted mainly for its fish and meat dishes. ^[13]

References

1. Andrews & Teller 2004, p. 770.
2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
3. "Ivy House (The Cnapan Restaurant), East Street (N Side), Newport". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
4. Balmer, Raphael & Raphael 2005, p. 444.
5. Balmer, Raphael & Raphael 2004, p. 456.
6. Hornby & Inglis 2008, p. 25.
7. Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield 2004, p. 322.
8. Balmer & Raphael 2001, p. 425.
9. Leapman 2011, p. 593.
10. "Where there was brass there's now fashionably chic hotels" . Western Mail. 3 October 2005.^{[ dead link ]}
11. Sloane, Wendy (8 February 1996). "Tips for Travelers Who Plan a Trip to Pembrokeshire". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
12. "Travel: My Rough Guide: Beware the Hitchcockesque hotels". The Independent. 23 March 1997. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012– via HighBeam Research.
13. Dragicevich & Atkinson 2011, p. 158.

Bibliography

• Andrews, Robert; Teller, Matthew (2004). The Rough Guide to Britain. Rough Guides. p. 770. ISBN   978-1-84353-301-6.
• Balmer, Desmond; Raphael, Caroline (2001). The Good Hotel Guide 2002 . Ebury Press London. ISBN   978-0091879679.
• Balmer, Desmond; Raphael, Caroline; Raphael, Adam (2004). Europe's Wonderful Little Hotels and Inns 2004: Great Britain and Ireland. Steerforth Press. ISBN   978-1-58642-073-4.
• Balmer, Desmond; Raphael, Adam; Raphael, Caroline (2005). The Good Hotel Guide 2006: Great Britain & Ireland. Steerforth Press. ISBN   978-1-58642-097-0.
• Dragicevich, Peter; Atkinson, David (2011). Galles (in Italian). EDT srl. ISBN   978-88-6040-749-8.
• Hornby, Hugh; Inglis, Simon (2008). Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain. English Heritage. ISBN   978-1-905624-64-5.
• Leapman, Michael (2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain: Great Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN   978-1-4053-6751-6.
• Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Richard (2004). Pembrokeshire: The Buildings of Wales. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-10178-2.

External links

• Official site