Posts Tagged ‘Petwood Hotel’

The Petwood Hotel

In the footsteps of Guy Gibson .. the fascinating history of The Petwood Hotel

If you’re looking for the perfect antidote to life’s stresses and strains then look no further than the Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa. In terms of location it offers thirty acres of beautiful gardens and woodlands … And its background surely rivals many an historic house when you learn that it served as the officer’s [...]

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Squadron Leader Ian Smith

Smithy at two o’clock: Taking tea with the RAF’s flying ace

Meeting the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Officer Commanding (OC) is impressive enough, but talking to him as I did in the very place frequented during WWII by the notorious 617 “Dambusters” Squadron adds more than just extra cachet to the proceedings … The Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa could only be described as [...]

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