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Coaching inn definition: a building in which a coach is kept Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Main Street, Longforgan,DD2 5EUDundee
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Longforgan Coaching Inn is a converted 17th-century inn is located beside the A90 and located just 9.7 km from Dundee and only 30 minutes from St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Gleneagles Golf Courses.
Longforgan lies 9.7 km from Piperdam Loch, 19.3 km from the River Tay and less than 32.2 km from the open sea, all of which offer the opportunity for fishing. The V&A Dundee is 7.5 mi away from the property.
All rooms feature an private bathroom with a bath and shower. Recently refurbished, the rooms are also equipped with a TV and tea and coffee making facilities and free WiFi.
Rooms: 4
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Facilities of Longforgan Coaching Inn
General
- WiFi in all areas
Activities
- Golf course (within 2 miles)
- Darts
- Hiking
- Cycling
- Live sports events (broadcast)
Food & Drink
Coaching Innovation
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Special diet meals (on request)
- Kids' meals
Transportation
- Airport shuttle
- Car rental
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Front Desk Services
- 24-hour front desk
- Baggage storage
- ATM on site
Common Areas
- Garden
- Shared lounge/TV area
Cleaning Services
- Dry cleaning
- Ironing service
- Daily housekeeping
Business Facilities
- Meeting/Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
Miscellaneous
- Non-smoking rooms
- Soundproof rooms
- Heating
Safety & security
- Security alarm
- Smoke alarms
- CCTV in common areas
- CCTV outside property
- Fire extinguishers
Safety features
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- Shared stationery (e.g. printed menus, magazines, pens, paper) removed
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and common areas
- Process in place to check health of guests
- First aid kits available
- Face masks for guests available
Physical distancing
- Contactless check-in/out
- Cashless payment available
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Mobile app for room service
- Screens or physical barriers between staff and guests in appropriate areas
Cleanliness & disinfection
- Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against coronavirus
- Linens, towels, and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Guest accommodation disinfected between stays
- Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Guests have the option to cancel any cleaning services for their accommodation during their stay
Food & drink safety
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
- All plates, cutlery, glasses, and other tableware sanitized
- Golf course (within 2 miles)
- Darts
- Hiking
- Cycling
- Live sports events (broadcast)
Food & Drink
Coaching Innovation
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Special diet meals (on request)
- Kids' meals
Transportation
- Airport shuttle
- Car rental
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Front Desk Services
- 24-hour front desk
- Baggage storage
- ATM on site
Common Areas
- Garden
- Shared lounge/TV area
Cleaning Services
- Dry cleaning
- Ironing service
- Daily housekeeping
Business Facilities
- Meeting/Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
Miscellaneous
- Non-smoking rooms
- Soundproof rooms
- Heating
Safety & security
- Security alarm
- Smoke alarms
- CCTV in common areas
- CCTV outside property
- Fire extinguishers
Safety features
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- Shared stationery (e.g. printed menus, magazines, pens, paper) removed
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and common areas
- Process in place to check health of guests
- First aid kits available
- Face masks for guests available
Physical distancing
- Contactless check-in/out
- Cashless payment available
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Mobile app for room service
- Screens or physical barriers between staff and guests in appropriate areas
Cleanliness & disinfection
- Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against coronavirus
- Linens, towels, and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Guest accommodation disinfected between stays
- Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Guests have the option to cancel any cleaning services for their accommodation during their stay
Food & drink safety
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
- All plates, cutlery, glasses, and other tableware sanitized
- Delivered food covered securely
Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not possible).
Policies of Longforgan Coaching Inn
These are general hotel policies for Longforgan Coaching Inn. As they may vary per room type, please also check the room conditions.
Check-in
16:00 - 22:00 hours
Check-out
07:00 - 10:00 hours
Cancellation / Prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to property type.
Children and Extra Beds
There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.
The maximum number of total guests in a room is 2.
There is no capacity for cribs in the room.
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Accepted credit cards
Old Stagecoach Routes
- Maestro
- Mastercard
- Visa
The property reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards prior to arrival.
Travel information
By road from the South & West, a90 Edinburgh to Aberdeen (Trunk Route), 25.7 km east of Perth. (2 Miles from Dundee City boundary)
From the North & East follow a90 southbound or a85 westbound to Swallow Roundabout where they merge follow a90 South, exit at Next Village (3.2 km)
Important Information
Please note that only guests from the same household can be accommodated in the same room until further notice.
Please note prices quoted are for room only.
B&B and dinner quotes can be supplied, email direct for details. A credit card is required as a guarantee.
Bookings for 2 or more rooms for 2 nights or more, require a 25% nonrefundable deposit and a minimum of 10 days notice of cancelation.
If the booking is not canceled within the cancelation notice period, your credit card will be charged with the full amount of the booking.
Well-behaved pets are allowed, provided this is agreed with the management prior to arrival for an additional fee of GBP 10 per night.
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The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point for people and horses. The inn served the needs of travellers, for food, drink, and rest. The attached stables, staffed by hostlers, cared for the horses, including changing a tired team for a fresh one. Coaching inns were used by private travellers in their coaches, the public riding stagecoaches between one town and another, and (in England at least) the mail coach. Just as with roadhouses in other countries, although many survive, and some still offer overnight accommodation, in general coaching inns have lost their original function and now operate as ordinary pubs.
Coaching inns stabled teams of horses for stagecoaches and mail coaches and replaced tired teams with fresh teams. In America, stage stations performed these functions. Traditionally English coaching inns were seven miles apart but this depended very much on the terrain. Some English towns had as many as ten such inns and rivalry between them was intense, not only for the income from the stagecoach operators but for the revenue for food and drink supplied to the passengers. Barnet, Hertfordshire still has an unusually high number of historic pubs along its high street due to its former position on the Great North Road from London to the North of England.
Historic inns[edit]
There were many coaching inns in what is now central London. The only remaining one with the galleries to the bedrooms above is The George Inn, Southwark, owned by the National Trust and still run as a pub. Many have been demolished and plaques mark their location. The Nomura building close to the Museum of London on London Wall commemorates the 'Bull and Mouth' Inn; Golden Cross House, opposite St Martin's in the Fields recalls the Golden Cross, Charing Cross coaching inn.
Historic inns in Oxford include The Bear Inn (originally established in 1242) and the Lamb & Flag.
Those in Wales include the Black Boy Inn (built 1522) and the Groes Inn (1573).[3] The Black Lion in Cardigan (established 1105) is probably the oldest Welsh coaching inn.[4]
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Cock and Bull[edit]
Stage Coach Routes
A pair of coaching inns on Watling Street are said to have given rise to the term 'cock and bull stories.' Coaches stopped in Stony Stratford as they made their way along the old Roman road from London to the North, and many a traveller's tall tale would be further embellished as it passed between the two hostelries, 'The Cock' and 'The Bull', fuelled by ale and an interested audience. Hence any suspiciously elaborate tale would become a cock and bull story.
This is a cock and bull story in itself, however; as there is no evidence to suggest that this is where the phrase originated.[5] The phrase, first recorded in 1621, may instead be an allusion to Aesop's fables, with their incredible talking animals.[6] As this slightly predates coaching inns, the names of the two inns could have been a reference to 'Cock and Bull stories' as to encourage the passing of such anecdotes within their doors.
References[edit]
- ^Charles Harper (1922), The Brighton Road, Cecil Palmer, pp. 158–159
- ^'pubs.com - pubs Resources and Information'. Pubs.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^'Hotels in North Wales - Dog Friendly Conwy Hotels - The Groes Inn'. The Groes Inn. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^[1]Archived April 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^'World Wide Words: Cock and bull story'. World Wide Words. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^'Online Etymology Dictionary'. Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
Bibliography[edit]
- Coaching Era, The: Stage and Mail Coach Travel in and Around Bath, Bristol and Somerset, Roy Gallop, Fiducia (2003), ISBN1-85026-019-2
'The English Urban Inn 1560-1750', Alan Everitt, in Perspectives in English Urban History, ed. By Alan Everitt, Palgrave Macmillan (1973), ISBN978-1-349-00577-2 I
External links[edit]
- Coaching inns. By Anne Woodley.
- Stagecoaches and Coaching Inns. Cottontown.
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