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The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport

The Celtic Manor Resort

Newport, United Kingdom. Located on Christchurch Hill in eastern Newport, overlooking the Usk Valley, on an estate of some 2,000 acres.

The Celtic Manor ResortNewport, United Kingdom

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Opened
1982
City
NewportUnited Kingdom
Setting
Mountains & natureEurope

Practical information

Address
Celtic Manor Resort
Coldra Woods
Newport NP18 1HQ
Wales, United Kingdom
Official website
www.celtic-manor.com
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At a glance

  • Four hotels, including the Resort Hotel (330 rooms added in 1999) and the 70-room Manor House, plus luxury lodges.
  • Restaurants including Steak on Six, Rafters and SONA, and Merlins Bar.
  • Forum Spa and health club, three championship golf courses including the Twenty Ten, and the International Convention Centre Wales.
  • Located on Christchurch Hill in eastern Newport, overlooking the Usk Valley, on an estate of some 2,000 acres.

History

11 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

  1. Coal baron Thomas Powell builds the manor house, first called Coldra House.

  2. Powell’s son, his wife and their child are murdered on a journey to Abyssinia; the house is then let to tenants.

  3. Sir John Beynon, a coal and shipping businessman, buys the hall and adds a wing.

  4. The house is the Lydia Beynon Maternity Hospital, where more than 60,000 babies are born, among them Terry Matthews.

  5. Matthews buys the manor house for about £290,000 and begins its redevelopment.

  6. The Celtic Manor Hotel opens; it is named best hotel in Wales by the Egon Ronay Guide each year from 1983 to 1987.

  7. The new Resort Hotel opens with 330 rooms; the original building is renamed The Manor House.

  8. The resort wins the bid to host the 2010 Ryder Cup and builds the Twenty Ten Course, the first designed specifically for the event.

  9. The Ryder Cup is played at Celtic Manor; Europe wins by 14½ to 13½.

  10. The resort hosts the NATO summit.

  11. The International Convention Centre Wales, a joint venture with the Welsh Government, opens on the site.

Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Celtic Manor Resort” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website · Newport City Council, “The Manor House”. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.

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