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Hillbark Hotel

The Mersey Partnership Annual Tourism Award Winner: Small Hotel of the Year 2006/07

Nestling in the heart of the beautiful Wirral peninsula, just 15 minutes yet a million miles away from vibrant Liverpool, Capital of Culture 2008, this magnificent hotel provides the finest luxury in the region, coupled with discreet yet friendly service from the resident owners and their team. Set in 250 acres of parkland, Hillbark is an oasis of tranquillity and understated elegance.

It is the perfect choice for business gathering and conferences, with a selection of meeting rooms and full facilities available. The nature of the building means that full flexibility is possible for any event, be it board meeting, product launch or conference; we also have available a luxury hard walled marquee which accommodates up to 800 theatre-style.

Owners Count and Countess Baker have painstakingly restored the Grade II-listed building to its original glory with lavish and luxurious enhancements. Nineteen superb bedrooms have been created, each sumptuously and individually furnished: the magnificent Haddon Hall Suite, Five Suites, seven Junior Suites and Classic Rooms.

Hillbark boasts gourmet fine dining in the Yellow Room restaurant with its treasured wine list (one of the largest in the North West) and more contemporary dining in the Hillbark Grill.

Rolls-Royce & Bentley motor cars are available to collect guests from airports and rail stations.

Hillbark's character appearance hides a fascinating history. The house was originally built in 1891 (on Bidston Hill in Birkenhead) for the soap manufacturer Robert William Hudson. Germany's Crown Prinz Wilhelm was so impressed with the house that in 1913 he built a copy for himself in Potsdam; Agreement at the end of World War 2 was signed there. Hillbark was sold in 1921 to Sir Ernest Royden and in 1928 was moved to its present site, brick by brick, finally being completed in 1931.

The house contains a variety of interesting features: the Great Hall has a 1527 Jacobean fireplace from Sir Walter Raleigh's house, a set of William Morris stained glass window and a pair of 13th century church screen doors; the library was originally in a stately home in Gloucestershire; and the Yellow Room Restaurant contains a magnificent 1795 Robert Adam fire surround.

Exclusive use available:
On-site parking
Private Dining facilities
Syndicate Rooms
Secretarial Services
Translation Services
Dedicated Fax
Blackout Facility
Staging
DVD Player
Sound System
Data Projector
Video Conferencing
Broadband Internet Access
Wireless LAN capability

Road Directions

From the M6:
Leave M6 at junction 20 towards Chester on M56; leave M56 at Junction 15 towards Birkenhead; leave M53 at junction 3 towards Arrowe Park Hospital on A552; at juction bear right on A551; pass a hospital, then turn left into Arrowe Brook Road; at dip turn left into Arrowe Brook Lane; at roundabout go straight on, on Hillbark Road; after half a mile turn sharp left through Royden Park gateway. Hillbark is at the end of the driveway.

From Liverpool:
Take Kingsway Tunnel under River Mersey; after toll booths take M53; leave M53 at junction 2; at roundabout go straight on, on A5027; at next roundabout turn right on B5139 towards Frankby; at Frankby village turn left before cemetery gates into Hillbark road; after Farmers' Arms pub stay to the right through Royden Park gateway. Hillbark is at the end of the driveway.

From Chester:
Take A540 towards Heswall; continue on through Thurstaston; at roundabout turn right on B5140; at T-junction opposite Farmers' Arms pub turn right, then right through Royden Park gateway. Hillbark is at the end of the driveway.