Pennyhill

Walking through the corridors of Pennyhill Park, the five-star hotel the England men's rugby team use to prepare for matches at Twickenham, Maggie Alphonsi – considered by many to be the best women's rugby player in the world – is in awe.

Maggie Alphonsi the ambassador changing attitudes to women's game 2011

Pennyhill Park near Bagshot certainly has its attractions, but putting the England caravan on the road is no bad thing.

Northern exposure will prepare England for the Murrayfield storm ahead | Shaun Edwards 2012

For a start Murrayfield at the start of February is more likely to share meteorological similarities with Leeds than Surrey, while the many pitches at West Park Leeds RUFC are certain to be better than the playing area at Pennyhill Park, which back in 2009 the Lions found far too narrow.

Northern exposure will prepare England for the Murrayfield storm ahead | Shaun Edwards 2012

Overall, the NFL said it had booked over 400 rooms at the Grove in Hertfordshire, and the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey.

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We have known about the pregnancy since June, when I was on the first week off from our World Cup training camp at Pennyhill Park.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

The 22-year-old was subsequently discharged and will undergo further assessment by the England medical team when the squad gather back at Pennyhill Park on Sunday evening.

Evening Standard - Home 2011

The 22-year-old was subsequently discharged and will undergo further assessment by the England medical team when the squad gather back at Pennyhill Park on Sunday evening.

WalesOnline - Home 2011

We are at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, less than half an hour's drive from Twickenham.

Evening Standard - Home Mihir Bose 2011

England will train at an indoor football academy by the O2 Arena on Tuesday if the pitch at their Pennyhill Park base fails to defrost.

Evening Standard - Home 2012

The England players have been in camp for eight weeks and Monye describes the atmosphere as "super humble" with egos left at the gates to the Pennyhill Park hotel complex that has been their home for the four days of training before they are given three days off and the chance to head home each week.

Evening Standard - Home Chris Jones 2011