Report - Bush Hall Hotel - Welwyn Garden City, Herts - May 2017

[Underground_Jazz]

Hi

Thanks to @dragginmenut for this one. I've driven past several times and not noticed this Grade II listed building hidden away. Despite this, there's little history or information out there.

Bush Hall Hotel closed late 2009/early 2010. For reasons unknown, they just decided one day to stop taking bookings and close for what they said would be two years, the staff arrived at work to be made redundant. Despite a planning application being made (And later withdrawn) nothing has happened since. No reason has ever been given for it's closure.

Visited with @dragginmenut (I'm sure he'll post a report soon) over two days. Entry was fairly straight forward and for once no sensors, alarms or pesky security guards. People do live on site so you do need to keep an eye out as we discovered on our second visit. A local seemed to enter and help himself to a plate of some description, weird...I suspect they have keys for an easy entry. Onto the photos...

Thanks

 

[Lady Pandora]

Love this ☺️ Not too far from me and was completely unaware it was empty.
Great report.

 

[theoriginalbarrett]

My mum and dad met there in 1971, my mum was a receptionist and my dad had gone in with some friends....

 

[SyCore]

Is this place still here or have they started working on it now

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Is this place still here or have they started working on it now

A simple internet search will tell you prob not!

First look at Hatfield’s Bush Hall Hotel proposals in public exhibition

Developers behind Hatfield’s Bush Hall will be holding a public exhibition of their plans for the long-dormant hotel.

www.whtimes.co.uk