The King's Arms (Sad Cypress)

In the novel Sad Cypress, The King's Arms is an inn in Maidensford near the estate of Laura Welman at Hunterbury. Elinor Carlisle stayed there when she came to Maidensford after the death of her aunt Laura. Mrs Bishop, the housekeeper at Hunterbury did not think much of the inn. The food was fair and the place was clean but she thought it was hardly the type of lodging Elinor would have been used to.

Portrayals
In the ITV's 2003 adaptation of the novel, Dorney Court in Buckinghamshire is used as the filming location of an equivalent hotel, the "Hunterbury Arms". Far from the opinion of Mrs Bishop, a sign at the hotel entrance shows it is AA and RAC recommended with three stars. Hercule Poirot found the place quite comfortable and stayed there on at least two occasions.