The Hay Festival has begun!

by gemmaw on May 23, 2013

Stay at Belmont for the Hay Festival

Bringing together writers and thinkers from around the world to debate and share stories, Hay Festival is delighted to announce its programme for 2013, welcoming a roster of international writers, thinkers and entertainers from 42 countries around the world. The Telegraph Hay Festival 2013, set in the beauty of the Welsh Borders, will host over 600 events in a packed programme of debates and conversations on subjects from literature to politics; music to comedy; environment to history; science to philosophy and everything in between.

The festival opens with The Hay Library Lecture given by Quentin Blake; John McCarthy and Sandi Toksvig explore Palestine and Israel; Rowan Williams and Neil MacGregor discuss imagery and faith; Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus will analyse micro-finance and sustainability with Nick Stern. John le Carré will appear for the first time at Hay in an extended interview, discussing his career and writing with Philippe Sands, and actors and writers Miranda Hart, Rupert Everett and Robert Lindsay will tell magical stories as they are interviewed.

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Great news… we have started our day with a smile as we have been awarded TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence!

This prestigious award has been awarded to Belmont Lodge Hotel as it has been placed in the top-performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor and is given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travellers.

A big thank you to all our reviewers and the great team at Belmont for their continued efforts.

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Peg 10 - Silver Birch photo 1 Peg 10 - Silver Birch photo 2

The deep water from peg nine continues round the corner going downstream and with a metre of water on, the large nearside eddy is swirling back upstream.

100 yards below Warham Steps is where the water starts to move steadily on downstream. There is a silver birch tree marking the swim and just about every species in the river has been caught from here.

It is an excellent spot for trotting a stick float for roach and this is where you will see roach topping all season long.

(Danger from golf balls if fishing between pegs 9 and 10)

Find out more about fishing at Belmont here

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Peg 9 - Warham Bridge photo 1

Opposite and just above Warham Steps bridge is a deep hole.

Although the current pushes through on the far side where the water is shallow it is the near bank where we catch excellent pike and perch. Barbel and chub are here too.

Sometimes the perch can be seen chasing bleak on the surface. Last year a visitor had a 2lb perch on halibut pellet whilst ledgering for barbel.

Peg 9 - Warham Bridge photo 2

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Real Ale is back!

May 19, 2013

  Real Ales are now back on the menu at Belmont! So why not after fishing or a round of golf just pop in and enjoy a pint at Belmont and if the weather is fine – overlooking the golden valley and River Wye on our terrace.

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Saturday Special | Ham, egg and chips £5

May 17, 2013

This Saturday why not end your round of golf at Belmont with a plate full of Ham, egg and chips for the Saturday special price of just £5! This special offer is open to ALL not just club members! Don’t fancy playing golf – that’s ok too, just rock up and fill your boots with [...]

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Claim your free bottle of wine here…

May 17, 2013

Fancy a half term get away? We have a few rooms left over the bank holiday and half term week and we are even throwing in (gently) a free bottle of plonk! There are a limited number of rooms left for £59pp which include dinner, bed & breakfast and 2 rounds of golf and don’t [...]

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Fishing at Belmont: Peg 8 – Bathers Bank

May 16, 2013

Some 150 yards below the 13th green is the gravels swim. Streamy well oxygenated water in summer is just the job for link ledgering across and down for the barbel and chub. We prefer to hold the rod and fish a large bait such as a whole lobworm on a size six hook. Hold on tight to [...]

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Fishing at Belmont: Peg 7 – Rivers Crossing

May 15, 2013

  Immediately opposite the far bank footbridge, there is a super trotting swim at summer level with beds of streamer weed containing good shoals of roach and dace. We fish with a 4BB Avon float and when redworms are the bait, it is not uncommon to land a brace of beautiful grayling. They run to [...]

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Conferences at Belmont

May 14, 2013

We have a range of meeting rooms available at Belmont to suit your companies business needs and requirements whether it be a small meeting with some coffee to a large conference, lunch and a stay in our Lodge Hotel. For more information on hiring a function room at Belmont visit our website

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