Description:
Overlooking Ryde Esplanade and Harbour with views across the Solent, this majestic building is claimed to have been commissioned by Henry VIII to defend the Spithead, Southampton Water and the Solent from the invasion by the Spanish Armada during his daughter's reign. During World War I the building was used as a wartime hospital and during World War II it was an Army HQ. Rumours say there is a friendly spirit, although playful moving of objects is all we can offer with any certainty. Delicious bar meals and snacks as well as a full ? la carte menu from the Brasserie are available.
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