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Hotel Indigo Exeter
pays tribute to Sylvia Plath
Hotel Indigo Exeter has paid tribute to Sylvia Plath by
displaying a commemorative plaque in the hotel within
Colson’s restaurant. Sylvia Plath (1932 – 1963) was an
American poet who lived in Exeter in 1961/1962. During
this time, she wrote the Ariel poems for which she is best
known.
Hotel Indigo Exeter opened its doors to guests in
December 2022 after a multi-million-pound major
restoration project. As well as offering 104 bedrooms, the
hotel also features ‘Colson’s’ Bar and Restaurant, a rooftop
bar called ‘Becketts’ with views across Exeter Cathedral,
The Dugout Sports bar, and The Retreat Spa with four
treatment rooms, two hydrotherapy pools, gym, sauna,
steam room, nail bar and lounge serving Champagne.
The building which houses Hotel Indigo Exeter dates
back to 1792 and was once Colson's department store.
Sylvia often visited the town for shopping, seeing her
dentist, visiting the library as well as Colson’s which
housed her favourite retailer in Devon. Tragically Plath,
who had suffered from depression, committed suicide at
the age of just 30.
The hotel is situated at 3 Catherine Street, Exeter, EX1
1EU, telephone 01392 301801 or
enquiries@exeter.hotelindigo.com,
https://exeter.hotelindigo.com.
For more information on Colson’s please visit
https://colsonsrestaurant.co.uk/
Simon Hall, Castlebridge Hospitality’s Managing
Director, said: “We are delighted to unveil this special
commemorative plaque to honour Sylvia Plath and her
connections to Colson’s and Exeter”.
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