'Have dinner on us,' that’s the generous invitation from The Lake Vyrnwy Hotel,just over the Shropshire border in Powys – for autumn and winter breaks until end of January. Valid for all midweek stays (excluding Christmas and New Year) in a lake view room, this special offer means guests paying for B&B will also receive a fabulous five-course complimentary dinner each evening, which usually costs £33.50 (US$65). Room prices start from just £80 (US$155) per person per night, based on two sharing.
The Lake Vyrnwy Hotel is a Victorian country house hotel that sits in the 24,000 acre Vyrnwy estate, which is filled with wildlife. Bird watchers will be especially pleased as 16,000 acres of that estate is a protected reserve managed by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). The hotel provides free maps and marked nature trails to enable guests to fully enjoy the birds and other wildlife.
Other activities on offer include tennis (if it's not too cold!), fishing, cycling, canoeing, rock climbing and archery, amongst many other things. Falconry, white-water rafting and 4-wheel driving are also available, but only for groups of eight people or more.
The Lake Vyrnwy has views of Snowdonia, and isn't far from attractions such as Powis Castle and the Hanging Gardens, Welshpool and the Centre for Alternative Technology. Sounds like there's plenty to do to help you work up an appetite for that free dinner when you get back to the Lake Vyrnwy.
To check out the hotel's website and some sample menus, click here.