Emma Brealey the Petwood's Managing Director has been named ‘Business Woman of the Year’ at the latest Enterprising Women awards. The awards coincided with International Women’s Day and celebrated the entrepreneurial successes of women in business across the East Midlands region. Emma Brealey has led the transformation of the Petwood Hotel from an underperforming provincial hotel...

Due to popular demand we have added an extra date for the Only Fools, the (custhy) Dining Experience at the hotel on Friday 29th March 2019 Meet the pride of Peckham in a night of eating, wheeling and dealing. The fun starts from the moment audiences join the Trotters and their friends for a knees-up. Meanwhile, of course, they try to drum up some cash and make a cheeky saving on the side. So why...

With Christmas fast approaching we wanted to make all visitors to the Petwood aware of our opening hours across the festive season: Christmas Eve – Monday 24th December The Terrace Bar and Squadron Bar will be available to non-residents until 5pm The Drawing Room will be closed to non residents (except those who have booked to attend) A limited Terrace Bar Menu will be served between...

During Remembrance week, we’ll be posting about people connected to the Petwood and their wartime stories. Today we are featuring a short story about Lady Grace Weigall, the original owner of the Petwood. During WWI Lady Weigall and her husband Sir Archibald (pictured above), himself a serving soldier in the Northamptonshire Regiment who fought in the Boer War, offered Petwood...

It is now over 75 years since the audacious efforts of Squadron 617, aka the Dam Busters, made history in WW2. Many of us will have heard about their bravery and perhaps seen the classic movie. But what was the experience really like for the squadron? How did their plans come to fruition and what was the true significance of the famous “Operation Chastise”? Here at Petwood, we have an...