Detailed Review
Buckland Manor Country House Hotel, set in 10 acres of glorious grounds with immaculate gardens, a running stream and small waterfalls. The Manor house dates back to the 13th century.
Guests can relax before warming log fires in the sitting rooms and enjoy the antiques reflecting the tastes of several centuries.
There are 14 bedrooms in the manor house, several with four poster beds and working fireplaces. All rooms with satellite television, direct dial telephones and hair dryer. All the bathrooms use water drawn from the Manor's own spring.
The superb cuisine at Buckland Manor has been awarded many accolades over the years including AA three red star rating with three rosettes, awarded recognition from Michelin in the 2002 guide, RAC Award for Excellence, Gold Ribbon 2004, and the Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator.
The hotel is open every day for morning coffee, light snacks, lunch, afternoon cream teas and dinner.
Buckland Manor is in the heart of England and is ideally situated for discovering the delights of Shakespeare's Stratford and touring the Cotswolds countryside. The historic castles of Sudeley, Warwick and Blenheim Palace are all within easy driving distance.
But above all, the Manor provides the peace and tranquillity, combined with international standards of comfort, that the discerning guest has a right to expect.
Press Quotes
“A classically bucolic setting on 10 acres with gardens, streams, waterfalls, and fountains; impeccable service.” Travel + Leisure
Independent Reviews
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"Sophisticated, traditional medieval manor house in idyllic surrounds"
Unapologetically traditional and refined, with no spa or corporate meeting space. For a formal country house weekend, the real deal.
Buckland Manor
By Angela Moore
A tawny Cotswold stone manor house in idyllic surrounds, Buckland Manor is the real thing. There are no spas, no corporate facilities, no day visitors to ruin your experience of the country house hotel as a traditional, grand weekend retreat. This is perhaps why it has flown below the radar of the mainstream press – it feels like a real discovery.
The house itself is a dream. Parts of it date back to the 13th century, much of it is fine Jacobean. It was in private hands until 1982 and much of the furniture and many paintings came with the house when it became a hotel, so there are some beautiful things. It’s traditional, with its fair share of chintz, but it’s all so elegantly and discreetly done. There are only 13 bedrooms, all large, with four-posters and lovely sweeping views. There are flagstone floors, Axminster carpets, lots of open fires and a three-Rosette restaurant that serves three meals a day. Staff appear to be omniscient. The grounds are out of this world – 12 idyllic acres, much of it planted.
Admittedly, Buckland Manor is good for retired colonels, but it’s also for anyone seeking a serious country house experience. And through it all it still manages to be very warm, very welcoming, very unstuffy. We fervently hope that it remains a well-kept secret.
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