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MACDONALD
COMPLEAT ANGLER HOTEL - MARLOW
Country Life Luxury and Fine Dining On the River Thames
The “Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation”,
was a tome written in 1653 by Isaak Walton as a guide to the quiet solitude
and contemplative art of fly-fishing, extolling the pleasures of country
life as an escape from the bustle of the city – in the 17th Century!
The author of the Compleat Angler has since been referenced by other
more famous writers like Charles Dickens and Jules Verne. While Walton
wrote of other rivers and steams, the principal focus of his idyllic
picture of riverside beauty and landscape was the Thames River west of
London flowing through the countryside from to Oxford to Marlow.
Life in the city of London has much changed since the days of Walton,
but the romance of the River Thames can still be enjoyed at the award-winning
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel in Marlow, less than an hour from central
London. The hotel has no real connection to the book on fishing, but
inspired by its values and heart of the beauty of the Thames. Located
next to the cascades of Marlow Weir, the Compleat Angler provides a perfect
riverside retreat, close by to the horses of Royal Ascot, tradition river
rowing rivalries of the Henley Regatta (see Henley Rowing), the regal
pageantry of Windsor Castle and the Olympic training centers of Bisham
and Dorney Lake. The MacDonald Compleat Angler Hotel with its two award
winning restaurants, the romantic Bowaters for sophisticated English
food featuring Scottish beef and local produce and contemporary French
cuisine of the riverside Aubergine Restaurant to compliment 64 rooms
of 4 star luxury accomodation has earned a four AA red star rating and
SouthEast Large Hotel of the Year in 2008. The Compleat Angler claims
the unique distinction of being the only public restaurant outside of
London to have hosted Her Majesty, Queeen Elizabeth. The lounge bar at
the Compleat Angler Hotel was once a favorite of writer T.S. Elliot and
F. Scott Fitzgerald for its river views through bow windows or sunshine
on the riverside lawn and terrace. In winter, a roaring log fire warms
as the early sunset light fades over Marlow Bridge.
The Compleat Angler Hotel is surrounded by the activity opportunities
of Buckinghamshire attractions. National Trust historic house and and
royal gardens, championship golf courses, one of south east England’s
most popular family attractions, Legoland, the Roald Dahl Museum, indoor
all year round skiing at the XScape, hot air ballon flights and of course,
river boating. © Bargain
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