Pimms Afternoon Tea

Pimms Afternoon Tea

Posted on: May 9 2013

Special Afternoon Tea with Pimms on arrival

Sunday 30th June - 3pm

With music from Richard Roblin

Restaurant Loyalty Card

Dont miss your chance to get a free gift voucher!

Posted on: May 9 2013

Every time you visit Clarkes Restaurant, you can collect a stamp for spending £20! Collect 10 stamps (from 10 seperate visits) and we will reward you with a £40 gift voucher to spend at the Hotel! You can spend your reward on accommodation, afternoon tea or a meal in Clarkes Restaurant. Don't forget to ask on your next visit.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS -

• £20.00 minimum spend to earn one stamp.

• One stamp per table, per customer per day (excluding Sunday Lunch Menu) in either Clarkes Restaurant or the Library.

• Rewards are earned with 10 stamps. Card to be completed and handed to Reception once 10 stamps have been accrued.

• Reward voucher will be sent by post and can be claimed on a subsequent visit. Reward voucher valid for 12 months from date of issue.

• Rewards voucher can be used as part payment for any booking made at the Glen Yr Afon House Hotel.

• Reward stamp not valid in conjunction with any other offer.

• No cash alternative available.

• Not for re-sale.

• Stamps from one Loyalty card cannot be transferred from one card to another.

• Card valid until for stamp collection until 16.11.14.

• Not applicable to wedding bookings or Ballroom functions.
 

Fathers Day

Fathers Day

Posted on: April 11 2013

Dads need spoiling too..!

Join us on Fathers Day - Sunday 16th June 2013
 

Menu

Home made sweet and sour tomato soup, chilli croutons
Spiced pear, stilton and walnut salad, mustard dressing
Smoked bacon, chicken and leek risotto
Peppered beef carpaccio and baby beets, horseradish creme fraiche
Salmon and coriander fishcakes, watercress sauce

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Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
Roast pork, apple and sage topping
Baked halibut, pesto and pinenut topping, balsamic glaze
Roasted vegetable and goats cheese pie

Served with
Carrots and herb butter
Red cabbage
Leek, butternut squash and red onion
New and roast potatoes

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Fresh fruit salad
Double chocolate and cherry terrine
Lemon and ginger syllabubs
Berry fruit meringue roulade
Strawberry cheesecake crunchies

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A selection of cheese and biscuits

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Freshly brewed tea/coffee and mints

£28.50 per person
(including a gift for all father’s attending)

South Wales Wedding Fayre

Wedding Fayre South Wales

Posted on: March 20 2013

The date for our Annual Wedding Fayre has been announced!

The Wedding Fayre will be taking place on Sunday 27th October 2013.

Proud of our award as the Best Wedding Venue in Wales, we invite you to come and see for yourselves this beautiful wedding venue in the heart of Monmouthshire, South Wales.

We have invited a selection of our most trusted suppliers so that you can have confidence in the quality of supplier you select to contribute to your very special day.

The fayre is open between 12 noon and 4pm. Admission is free. Registration is not required.

Exhibitor enquiries to: weddings@glen-yr-afon.co.uk

2014 Wedding Brochure now available

2014 Wedding Brochure

Posted on: February 14 2013

The 2014 Wedding Brochure is now available.  Details of the all-inclusive wedding packages are also available.  Please contact our Wedding Coordinator if you require a hard-copy (expected delivery from the printers mid March).

Charity Donations

Charity Cheques presented

Posted on: December 3 2012

The Glen-Yr-Afon House Hotel held a presentation ceremony recently to donate funds raised at the Usk Show in September to local worthwhile charities.

A beautiful wooden dolls house kindly crafted and donated by Mr and Mrs Drew of Cwmbran was raffled at the Show by staff from both the Glen-Yr-Afon and its sister Hotel, The Three Salmons raising a total of £420.

This years charities of choice were The Jane Hathaway Leukaemia Fund and Ethan’s Wish to Walk who each received a cheque for £210 .

The Jane Hathaway Fund was set up by Tom and Georgina Hathaway after tragically, their daughter Jane, passed away at the age of 10 after losing a two-year battle against leukaemia in 1985. Now, her loving parents are devoted to raising money in her name by helping the LATCH charity that provides care and support to victims of the disease and their relatives. Their motive for raising money for the charity is simple - to help other families going through the agony of seeing their child suffering. Their money has helped fund research, buy new equipment and increase levels of care to give other families more time with their loved ones.

Ethan Jolosa is a 7 year old boy who was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP). He has a type of CP called Spastic Diplegia which affects his legs, making them tight and having to walk on his toes. Ethan’s family and friends are fundraising for him to have a pioneering operation which will hopefully allow Ethan to have flat feet and give him a chance to learn to walk. www.ethanswish2walk.co.uk

Alex Brown who made the presentation on behalf of the Glen-yr-Afon and its sister Hotel, the Three Salmons said ‘we are keen to ensure that we support local charities whenever possible and are delighted to support both of these very worthy causes’.

Best Wedding Venue in Wales 2012

Title retained in the 2012 Welsh National Wedding Awards

Posted on: November 19 2012

At the Welsh National Wedding Awards 2012 held at Brangwyn Hall on Sunday 18th November 2012, the Glen-Yr-Afon House Hotel was again voted as the Best Wedding Venue in Wales for 2012.  

Having received the title at last years awards, we were delighted to have been selected again as the top wedding venue in Wales as voted for by couples that have held their wedding day here with us.   Thank you to all who voted for us and to our super team for their continued hard work.

Tim Strong, General Manager at the Hotel said ‘we are delighted to receive this award for a second year. To be recognised at this level is testament to the hard work of our team who all contribute to provide an exceptional experience for couples who choose the Hotel as the venue for their special day. We are very proud of our enviable reputation in this category and extend our thanks and appreciation to those couples who voted for us.’
 

Welsh National Wedding Awards 2012

Now nominated in two categories!

Posted on: October 5 2012

We are really pleased to have been nominated for Best Wedding Venue in East Wales at the Welsh National Wedding Awards for 2012.

In 2011 we were delighted to win  this award and the title of Best Venue in Wales !  We would love to win again this year to recognise the hard work of all of our team.

To vote please visit http://www.welshnationalweddingawards.co.uk/ - your families can also vote, so spread the word, the more votes, the better!

Thank you so much, your support is really appreciated. The closing date for votes is the 14th October.

Usk Show - Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our Red and Black Competition

Posted on: September 14 2012

Congratulations!

We are pleased to announce the winners of our Red and Black Competition - thanks to all those who entered at the Usk Show on Saturday 8th September.

1st Prize (Dolls House) - David Callow

2nd Prize (£50 Voucher to spend at the Three Salmons House Hotel) - Judith Nash

3rd Prize (£50 Voucher to spend at the Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel) - Dick Coates

Best Wedding Venue Award

GLEN-YR-AFON HOUSE HOTEL VOTED AS BEST WEDDING VENUE IN WALES

Posted on: November 22 2011

We are delighted to announce that the Glen-Yr-Afon House Hotel has been voted as Best wedding venue in Wales in the Welsh National Wedding Awards.

In the first ever Welsh National Awards couples voted in their thousands to recognise the businesses in the wedding industry that made a difference to their special day.

At a presentation evening held at Parc-y-Scarlets in Llanelli on Sunday 20th November, having earlier been awarded the Best Wedding Venue in the South East region category, the Glen-Yr-Afon went on to beat the 24 other short-listed venues to be crowned the best wedding venue in the whole of Wales.

Tim Strong, General Manager at the Hotel said ‘We are absolutely delighted to receive the award. It is particularly special as the votes are cast by our own customers and recognition at this level is a welcome acknowledgment of the hard-work of all of our staff. We are extremely fortunate to have a dedicated team who are passionate about delivering an exceptional level of customer service that has now been formally recognised at a National level’.

Carol Knight, Wedding Co-ordinator said ‘The planning and running of a wedding here means that each and everyone of our team has an important part to play. We have an enviable reputation for service quality and delivery which is in no small way due to excellent teamwork by all of the staff from the chefs and housekeepers to front-of-house and groundsman. It is only right that brides and grooms have a special day delivered in a professional and caring manner and I am pleased that, after many years of hard-work, this high level of service has been acknowledged by receipt of this prestigious award.’

More photographs are available on our Facebook page
 

Welsh National Wedding Awards

Welsh National Wedding Awards

Posted on: September 13 2011

We need your votes!!

We are pleased to inform you that the Glen-Yr-Afon House Hotel has been nominated for a Welsh National Wedding Award in the Best Wedding Venue category.

If you were delighted with the service you received in the lead up to and on the day itself, please show your appreciation by supporting our nomination. Please also circulate to your guests, family and friends!.

Please visit  www.welshnationalweddingawards.co.uk  if you would like to vote for the Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel.

As a thankyou for voting you will be entered into a Prize draw to win a luxury weekend spa break for 2 - there's a prize for every region.

Many thanks for your time.

Usk Show

Usk Show

Posted on: September 12 2011

Thank you to everyone who visited us on our stand at Usk Show yesterday. The sun shone (and the wind blew) but that didn't deter us serving Pimms and biscuits cooked by our Chefs!

Congratulations to Ria Bancherus who is the winner of our Red and Black competition. Ria guessed that there were more black sweets in the jar and her guess was 201 sweets. She was the closest to the count of 205. Well done and £100 worth of Glen-yr-Afon gift vouchers are on their way to her!

We were also delighted to have been awarded third place in the 'Best Trade Stand' category... Good day all round...

Abergavenny Food Festival

Abergavenny Food Festival

Posted on: September 6 2011

Our Chef's were once again in action at this years Abergavenny Food Festival  on Saturday 17 September

If you were unable to see them you can download their recipes here.

Julie Carey heads up the kitchen team at Glen-yr-Afon House Hotel which enjoys an enviable reputation for the dining experience in Clarke’s Restaurant and for the specialist wedding service they have offered for over 30 years.

'we would like to thank your colleagues for an inspiring demonstation today at the Abergavenny Food Festival...which has lead to my partner in the kitchen at the momment preparing the beef casserole and fondant potatoes for tomorrow's lunch... Your chocolate brownies were stunning they were really difficult to share.. a thank you for a lovely experiance ...best regards Alison and Neil'  (17th September 2011)

Refurbishment Update

New Ballroom carpet

Posted on: July 12 2011

Laying of the new Ballroom carpet started on Monday 11th July 2011.  The elegant specially commissioned carpet will be fitted in the Ballroom and surrounding communal areas and is scheduled for completion on Wednesday 13th July.   

Guest Comments

Results from our guest comments cards for the period of the financial year April 2010 to March 2011.

Posted on: May 25 2011

Out of 74 cards( %age score)
 

Some of the comments written on the cards

• A great evening meal, staff excellent.

• A very enjoyable stay and impressed with all aspects of the hotel, especially the staff.

• 1.Restaurant – the jewel in your crown. 2. All the bathroom doors would benefit from being oiled!! – (Room 25)

• We have been coming to the Glen yr Afon for over 30 years – we tell all our friends/family about it. Many of them come now too. Nowhere else like it!! Thank you very much.

• Very relaxing with very attentive & observant staff. Staff keen to help at all times. Best ever staff I have experienced.

• Bathroom needs tidying up a bit. Good value with BAE rate – (Room 10)  -  Update:  Actioned

• Friendliest and most helpful staff we’ve ever encountered in a hotel. – Thank you.

• I was particularly impressed with the range of vegetarian options.

• Perfect. – Other hotels could learn a lot from yourselves.

• The best hotel, most friendly staff I have ever stayed in, you make WEDDINGS WONDERFUL.

• I have been here for a wedding and would like to compliment the staff on the efficient organisation.

• The reception and staff was excellent, the food was excellent, our stay & wedding reception was the greatest.

• A surprise find in the Welsh countryside.

• Loved the refurbished room. Still warm & cosy, but now fresh & modern without being bland & clinical.

• Love the refurb. Feels fresh & modern, but not too corporate or starchy.
 

Dining Club

Your invitation to join our Dining Club..

Posted on: May 20 2011

Now that the Royal wedding has passed the next most important event of the year is your Dining Club Membership renewal. The previous membership period has been extended until 31st May 2011 to allow for your application to be processed and your personalised Dining Club card to be issued.

All 2009/2011 members are being given this preferential opportunity to re-apply for membership prior to the review of our extensive waiting list.

As a regular visitor to the Glen-Yr-Afon you will no doubt be aware that in 2010 The Three Salmons in Usk became our sister hotel and has undergone extensive refurbishment over the last 12 months. We are delighted to announce that 2011 / 2013 Dining Club members will be able to enjoy benefits on each side of the River Usk truly ‘bridging’ the gap between both hotels.

You are cordially invited to apply for membership of the Dining Club to run until 31st May 2013 - for a one off charge of £20.00 for circulation via e-mail or £25.00 if circulated by post. (As frequent clients of the hotel you will appreciate that this charge would be recouped after only one Sunday luncheon visit!)

Find out more.....

Hotel Gift Vouchers

For that gift with a difference

Posted on: March 31 2011

Surprise a loved one with a gift that is completely different!

Treat them to a gift vouchers to redeem at the Glen-Yr-Afon House Hotel located in the heart of Monmouthshire.

Monetary gift vouchers are available in a range of denominations from £5 and can be redeemed against a short stay, a dining experience in our Clarkes restaurant, sumptuous Afternoon Tea or perhaps just a few relaxing drinks!

Gift Vouchers can be personalised with your own unique message, are valid for one year, can be used for multiple purchases and come in a presentation wallet with a covering letter.

You no longer need to struggle to find that perfect gift.............
 

Hotel Refurbishment continues

Our continuous refurbishment progamme has now seen the completion of two more guests bedrooms, the library and the lounge.

Posted on: February 16 2011