Skindles was a hotel in Maidenhead, England, on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames by Maidenhead Bridge. It was formerly the Orkney Arms, built in 1743, but was turned from a coaching inn into a fashionable hotel by William Skindle in 1833.[1] In the 20th century, it became notorious as a place for adulterous assignations.[2] Its guests included Winston Churchill and Princess Margaret while musicians who performed there included the Rolling Stones and The Strawbs.[3]
During World War I, a popular café in Poperinghe was nicknamed Skindles, after the hotel, by the British officers who patronised it.[4]
A racehorse was named after Skindles Hotel.[5]