The newly renovated Priory Court Hotel and Tea Rooms, in Pevensey, being heralded as ‘instrumental’ in a re-invigoration of the local visitor economy, today (May 1) told Bay Life that one of the additions to the bill of fayre will be talks in the tea room.
As weddings and event co-ordinator, Vicky Manners and conference co-ordinator, Peter Lowton, showed us some of the delights being prepared for a major booking in June, we saw the results of the renovation process, which we can report are fabulous.
Along with the tea rooms and an events suite, with views right over the newly lain lawns to the rear of the historic property, other rooms are in preparation for special bookings.
To come is the completion of carefully themed hotel suites in the next few weeks which promise to finalise a two year labour of love update which has excited interest across Sussex.
The business is to provide a large and small function room for events such as wedding receptions and conferences and accommodation from June.
Talking to the local press, in October 2013, Peter Lowton said; “We want to work alongside the pubs here and complement each other. One of the lovely things is it’s steeped in history. We’re feeling very positive about it.”
From what we have seen today, there is every reason to believe that this positivity has been translated into the kind of joined-up business development that will unveil a sustainable future for everyone concerned.
All this positivity is also something from which the locality can benefit.
The kinds of plaudits that have been offered the local family for their endeavours are not misplaced.
The opportunity to talk to Vicky Manners about her plans with weddings and events co-ordination conveyed from her a sense of natural confidence, experience and excitement. Her approach could become infectious to anyone planning a major family event in the locality.
With the history, legends, myth and magic of Pevensey Castle literally on the hotel doorstep, it looks very much like we have in the new enterprise, a unique venue that will once again become a cornerstone in the community.
Liz Terry, who runs the Tea Rooms element of the new venture told us; ‘we are very excited about plans for events such as talks to be held in the tea rooms and we will be advertising and promoting these events in the next few weeks’.
Bay Life will be offering a ‘Priory Court Hotel Tea Rooms Events Box’ to our platform homepage to advertise and promote these events to local people.
Simon Montgomery
editor, Bay Life
