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Established since the 1930s, the Clovelly Guesthouse offers comfortable accommodation and a superb breakfast. The seasonal selection includes fruit, home-made natural yoghurt and cereals followed by a freshly-cooked hot Wiltshire breakfast or kippers. Where possible, organic local ingredients are used.
Rowena & Hadyn Ingram and staff extend a warm welcome to all guests. The following information may be of help during your stay at the Clovelly Hotel: Disabled accommodation There is a fully adapted twin disabled bedroom with its own entrance as well as two other ground floor bedrooms. No Smoking Policy The Clovelly operates a statutory no-smoking policy throughout the building. We ask that guests please observe it. Internet access Wireless broadband internet is available and is free for residents. please ask at Reception for the access code. Keys The Guesthouse employs a "triple-key" system designed to keep you and your belongings safe during your stay.  
Hospitality The dining room, situated on the ground floor, offers a buffet and a freshly cooked English breakfast: Monday- Friday 7.30-9.00am Saturday - Sunday 8.00-9.30am The lounge situated on the ground floor, next to the dining room, is available for guests to use at any time. Tourism Rowena, being a qualified "Blue-Badge" guide, is always willing to advise guests on the history of Salisbury and its surrounding area, and, can offer guidance on some of the best places to visit. After she cooks your breakfast she will give you any advice you need. Check-out Time Guests are asked to vacate their rooms by 10.00am on the day of departure. 
Luggage On departure days, guests are welcome to leave their luggage in the Hotel uintil they are ready to leave Salisbury. We hope this will enable guests to do a little more sight-seeing before moving on. Hair Dryers / Irons / etc The above can be obtained by asking at the Reception Desk Car Parking Our Guests are welcome to leave their vehicles in the Hotel Car Park during the day of their departure.  The History of the Hotel and the area The Clovelly Hotel is situated in Fisherton Anger. The ancient parish of Fisherton Anger lay to the west and north of New Salisbury and separated from it by the River Avon. First references to the Manor of Fisherton were in the time of King Edward and by 1086 it passed to Hugh of Avranches, Earl of Chester. About 1194, the Manor was claimed by the Earl of Salisbury. Some tenants of the Manor include the Aucher family (1350), Henry Popham (1976) Thomas Hampden (1470) and William Hayter who died in 1794 an intestate lunatic. Perhaps the most celebrated lady of the Manor was Frances, Dowager Countess Nelson who died in 1878. Henry Edward Joseph Horatio, 7th Earl Nelson. In ancient times, the village of Fisherton lived up to the meaning of its name because, in the thirteenth century, it supported professional fisherman. Early maps show that in 1286 there were 6 shops and in 1421, Fisherton was the seat of the county gaol. In 1568, the Sheriff refused to pay rent to the Hampden family so that in 1568, a proper gaol was built on the banks of the Avon where the clock tower stands to-day. In 1631 a ‘house of correction' was built adjacent to the gaol which, in 1712 was claimed to be ‘the most commodious..in England'. The gaol housed debtors, felons and women in separate accommodation. In 1776 a society bought some houses between the Bull Hotel and the gaol and erected an infirmary. The infirmary was designed by John Wood and extended regularly up to the 1930s. In 1845 Florence Nightingale wanted to train there as a nurse, but her family was horrified as it was considered unsuitable for women to enter the profession of nursing. In 1994 it closed to be converted to residential accommodation. A map of 1611 marks a ‘stake' or gallows near St. Paul's Church and in 1773 the site became known as Gallows Gate. It was here that the Protestant martyrs John Maundrel, William Coberly and John Spicer suffered death burning on 23 march 1556. In 1856, the Great Western Railway (GWR) built its terminus in Salisbury which is a typical example of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's ‘all-over roofed stations'. Industry in Fisherton included milling, malting, clothwork, timber and brick-making. There was a mill in Fisherton dating back to 1080, when its recorded value was 10 shillings. The present mill house dates back to the eighteenth century and is a three-story building of brick. History records that there was a brewery and malt-house on the northern side of Fisherton Street (now the Maltings shopping centre). Some famous Fishertonians include Simon Forman (1552-1611), an astrologer and quack who occupied Fisherton parsonage. Fisherton was the home of two witches; Agnes Mills who was hanged in 1564 and Anne Bodenham, a poor teacher, who was executed in 1649. Please contact Rowena if you would like any further information about the walks and tours that can help make your stay more enjoyable. |
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| Clovelly Guesthouse, 17-19 Mill Road, Salisbury, SP2 7RT
Tel: +44 (0)1722 322055 : info@clovelly-guesthouse.com |