The Captain's Suite
Welcome to the Captain's Suite – a sailor's love letter set within the attic of our Grade II* Tudor hotel. Perfect for couples or solo voyagers, this handsome hideaway is deceptively spacious and unabashedly luxurious. Make it yours – or hire it alongside the adjoining Beckeye Suite to create a free-roaming party space for a very special occasion.
The inspiration
The Captain's Suite is stuffed to the gills with maritime mementoes – and for good reason. It was inspired by a real-life naval captain who lived at the Lodge in the 18th century.
Frederick Cornewall was an interesting man with a career that can best be described as 'inconsistent'. During 1774's Battle of Toulon, he bravely took command of HMS Namur after her skipper fell – but lost his right arm in the process. And on earning his promotion to Captain soon after, he ran his ship aground on her maiden voyage.
Today, echoes of the Captain's adventures live on in the suite that bears his name. You'll sense them in every detail – from the billowing 'sail' above the bed to the attic beams that resemble the hull of a mighty ship.
The design
You'll sense echoes of the Captains' seafaring adventures throughout their suite. Note the billowing 'sail' above the bed – and the attic beams resembling the hull of a mighty ship.
But this is less a love letter to the sea and more a globetrotting tour through the heights of 18th- and 19th-century excess. Think plush Georgian fabrics and Regency furniture, including an original bed
frame from the 1800s. The suite is also scattered with souvenirs – the kind a tourist of the time might have displayed as evidence of their cultural caché.
The effect is at once elegant, evocative and just a little showy. Just the thing, we think, for a wealthy captain with a headful of memories and a heart full of pride.
The crowning feature
You don't have to look far to find secrets in the Captain's Suite. Whose portrait is that in the bathroom? And is that a bona fide treasure chest?
We won't give them all away here. But we simply have to mention the grotto – a corner hideaway furnished with a lavish freestanding bath and bedecked with hundreds of delicate seashells. Who needs a night on the town when night-ins can be this special?
