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Cnapan, also known variously as Cnapan Country House or Cnapan Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, is a Grade II listed hotel and restaurant in Newport, Pembrokeshire.[1] It lies along the main road of the town, East Street, which is part of the A487 road, opposite The Golden Lion.[2]
| Cnapan Hotel | |
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  Location in Pembrokeshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°1′1″N 4°49′50″W |
| Owner | Michael & Judith Cooper |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 5 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
It is set in a Grade II listed pink painted Georgian townhouse named Ivy House,[3][4] in a small seaside town,[5] and takes its name from the medieval Celtic sport of Cnapan, although there is little to connect the two today.[6] Dated to the early 19th century, architecturally Ivy House, two-storeys with attic, is described as "painted roughcast, with panelled doorcase and fanlight, the porch with the etiolated, debased classical columns popular all over the region".[7] There are three bays on each floor at the front, with a French window on each floor on the western wing, where the restaurant is located. Next door is Sessions House, dated to 1900, but with a stucco front with windows in the late 18th-century style.[7] As of 2001 it had five double rooms, a bar, and a restaurant; it is the restaurant for which it has earned its reputation.[1][8] The interior consists of traditional Welsh oak furnishings.[9] In the hallway is a traditional heavy oak Welsh dresser which contains items belonging to the owners. In the sitting room is a wood-burning stove and books and magazines, and in the dining room is a large stone fireplace, with pictures and pieces of armour on the walls and lace-covered tables. The bedrooms are small, with pine furniture and bright hues, with a "tiny shower".[8] The hotel has been run by the Coopers since 1984; Judith Cooper and her daughter are the chief cooks.[8] It became a Grade II listed building on 14 April 1992.[3]
It has featured in The Good Hotel Guide and The Good Food Guide.[4][8] The Western Mail said that it has a "restaurant that was 'large and well patronised', this hotel had an air of rural France, so generous and cheerful."[10] The Christian Science Monitor similarly mentioned its "cozy atmosphere, delicious home cooking."[11] In 1997 The Independent noted that the owners "scour the hills, beaches and local markets for herbs and fresh ingredients for their stunning creations."[12] The restaurant serves Welsh cuisine and is noted mainly for its fish and meat dishes.[13]
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