Mention Sopwell House to residents of north London or Hertfordshire and chances are there will be a flicker of recognition, with most people probably having been to a function, special occasion or a spa day at this much-loved hotel on the edge of St Albans at some point.
It’s wider known than just there of course, and it had been on my radar for ages too, as we had to-ed and fro-ed for such a long time trying to arrange a stay in between lockdowns and enforced closures of the hotel. Sopwell was keen to finally really show off the fruits of its £14-million labour of love in creating Cottonmill, a massive spa expansion completed in August 2019 – and I was keen to be shown.
