carol&mark.get.married

Welcome to the website celebrating the culmination of 15 years of Carol's hard work and persistence. Mark is 100% with me on this.

Accommodation (the.night.after)

Many of us will be staying locally on the Friday night, and most of us will stay Saturday night.

There are several local small B&B's and some standard hotel offerings, including a Travelodge and Best Western within easy reach by taxi. However, after doing some research (and sampling the service and breakfast) we're recommending the Cathedral Lodge Hotel, which is a short walk from Lichfield Cathedral, and the Cedar Tree Hotel in Rugeley.

I will be staying at Cathedral Lodge on the Friday night, and Mark will stay at Cedar Tree; we'll both be staying at Cathedral Lodge on the Saturday night.

Although the Cedar Tree in Rugeley is closer, the Cathedral Lodge is a little more comfortable and Lichfield has more to offer early arrivers on Friday or Saturday, and for anyone who doesn't need to rush off on Sunday morning.

Room Rates (bed&breakfast)

The Cathedral Lodge is offering at least 10% off standard room rates if you mention the Rogers wedding when booking. The rates (including breakfast) are as follows (standard rates crossed out):

  • Single Room = £64.50 £53.55
  • Double Room (Double Bed) = £69.50 £62.55
  • Twin Room (Double Bed and Single Bed) = £74.50 £67.05
  • Family Room (various, can accommodate 2 adults, 2 children or 4 Adults) = £95.00 £85.50

There should be no problem getting these discounted rates but let me know if you have any trouble.

Evening meals are available from both hotels for anyone planning on arriving on Friday (we will be). We have sampled the food at Cathedral Lodge where there are a good selection of starters and mains available on a 2-courses-for-£9.99 deal. We sampled the steaks (around £15 for the main course) and they were very good, cooked to our taste (rare!), and served with perfectly home-cooked chips and veg. We definitely recommend the food here! Note that the restaurant is fairly small and the hotel will have the number of staff on that it expects to need for the evening, so we would recommend booking in advance. Evening meals are served 6:30pm - 9:30pm.

Breakfast is served from 7am, ideal for anyone playing golf on the Saturday morning.

The Cedar Tree was previously part of the same group of hotels as the Cathedral Lodge, but has changed hands since we visited it. Their prices are slightly different, but the new manager of the hotel has kindly offered to maintain the 10% discount offered by the outgoing owners. I do not have confirmation of the new prices but they should be very similar to those above. Just mention the Rogers/Dickinson wedding when speaking to them to get the discounted rate.

Although we have not sampled the food at Cedar Tree we have no reason to believe it will not be a similar price and quality to the Cathedral Lodge. Breakfast is served from 7:30am, just early enough for golfers.

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