The Hermitage Hotel is a historic hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The hotel is located in the town centre near other landmarks including the Pavilion Theatre, the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Pier, the Royal Exeter Hotel and the Royal Bath Hotel.
| The Hermitage Hotel | |
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 The hotel pictured in 2008 | |
 Interactive map of the The Hermitage Hotel area | |
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Architectural style | Italianate architecture |
| Location | Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
| Year built | circa 1850 |
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History
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The Hermitage Hotel dates from the 19th century. One part of the hotel, historically known as Brookside, is a Grade II listed building.[1] Historic England, now lists it as Brookside and Brookside Cottage, and describes the building as an Italianate stucco villa with Moorish type windows and overhanging eaves with views of Bournemouth Gardens.[1] The four-storey tower is capped by a pyramidical roof.[2] On 29 March 1866, the priest and poet John Keble died at the hotel.[3] By 1934 the hotel had installed a passenger lift to all floors and central heating in every bedroom.[4]
In 2006, the owner of the hotel was in dispute with Bournemouth Borough Council in a row over approximately one metre of land.[5] In 2016, the rotunda restaurant reopened after a decade of disuse.[6] The same year planning permission was applied for to build an extra storey for eight holiday flats.[7] Today the hotel has two restaurants.[8]
References
edit- 1 2 "Brookside and Brookside Cottage, Non Civil Parish - 1324736 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Listed Building: BROOKSIDE AND BROOKSIDE COTTAGE (101743)". Dorset Council.
- ↑ "hymntime.com". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ↑ Horsfield, Michaela (12 April 2017). "Here's what the building was in the old postcard of Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Council losing out on rates in hotel dispute". Bournemouth Echo. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Restaurant built 10 years ago will finally open this month". Bournemouth Echo. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Hermitage Hotel wants to add an extra floor to make holiday flats". Bournemouth Echo. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ Faull, Tom. "Hermitage Hotel". Visit Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 March 2026.