Lunchtime Talk with Neil Hanson
Join Neil Hanson as he tells his enthralling stories of his time running Britain's highest inn, including the filming of a famous double-glazing commercial.
Neil Hanson - The Storyteller Supreme
Join Neil Hanson, a hugely engaging storyteller and award-winning speaker, for his enthralling talk 'Inn & Out at the Top'
A laugh-a-minute tour of the quirks and foibles, highs and lows of Neil Hanson’s time running Britain’s highest inn back in the 1970s and 1980s. His account of grappling with tight-fisted farmers, eccentric characters, bizarre local customs, naturist weekends, “lates and lock-ins”, police raids, rats in the attic, close encounters with magistrates and planners, and the shooting of a famous double-glazing commercial, is suitable for all audiences.
Monday 1st June 2026
10:30 Arrive for coffee or tea in the Drawing Room
11:00 Neil Hansen will have you captivated with his stories of running Britain's highest inn.
12:30 Enjoy a two-course luncheon, with a glass of wine and concluding with coffee and fudge.
Price: £55 per person; Bodysgallen Spa Member £46.75
Please advise any dietary requirements or allergies at the time of booking.
About Neil Hanson
Neil Hanson is a successful author with 70 published books to his name. As well as his own, much-acclaimed work, he’s also a “ghost writer”. His clients include household names - an American showbiz legend, England’s most celebrated cricketer, a famous actor, one of Britain’s most decorated soldiers, an England football manager and a man who turned his family’s bakery into Britain’s biggest fast-food chain - but also many less famous men and women who have led extraordinary lives or achieved remarkable things. Among many others, they include SAS men, fast-jet pilots, explorers and adventurers, a treasure diver, a kidnap negotiator, a notorious gangster, the first woman ever to qualify as a gamekeeper and deer-stalker, a leading surgeon and a spy.
Neil has entertained audiences at every type of occasion - corporate events, conferences, festivals, luncheon clubs, dinners and banquets - throughout the UK and right across the USA, Australia and New Zealand.