The devils punchbowl hotel was originally built as a country residence for the hon rollo russell whose father lord john russell was englands first liberal prime minister sometime during the early 1900s the house known then as thorshill was leased to a part time minister of the local congregational church he and his wife ran torshill as a private guesthouse up until 1949 the building has been a hotel ever since the devils punchbowl hotel has 32 spacious bedrooms which have been ca