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Samantha Herbert

Bingham Riverhouse, Richmond: A luxury countryside retreat without leaving London

Cosy rooms with roll-top copper baths at Bingham Riverhouse

(Picture: Bingham Riverhouse)

A cosy yet stylish riverside oasis, Bingham Riverhouse transports guests from the bustling city to the countryside in moments. Run by mother and daughter Ruth and Samantha Trinder, it is one of the only black female-owned hotels in the UK and the pair work hard to champion women at every turn. Over a century ago the Riverhouse was home to Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper who wrote under the  pseudonym Michael Field. The couple made the house a hub for artists and writers, visited by W.B. Yeats, John Ruskin and Browning.

Continuing that quest for a creative social space, Bingham Riverhouse now boasts a lively private member’s club, a renowned restaurant and 15 wonderful rooms, with many rooms and corridors still pleasingly filled with books.

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