Gorgeous grounds within stunning Cotswolds countryside...

The Manor House is one of Wiltshire's most beautiful country house hotels, and guests can enjoy acres of the local Cotswolds countryside during their stay.

In fact, the hotel is surrounded by over 365 acres of woodland, parkland and gardens which are passionately tended by a team of gardeners and groundsmen, blissful to work, play or ‘just be’ in!

A collection of country house garden styles

Overseeing the extensive grounds, golf course and the wide array of beautiful gardens that have been established here has been Paul Bishop, our Estate Manager for The Manor House Hotel in Wiltshire for over the past 13 years.

‘The gardens combine Italian, Classical and medieval Gothic styles, created originally in the mid 19th Century by George Poulett Scrope. The Italian Garden is the most striking feature with its ornate Garden Steps leading to the Gothic style Summerhouse which has fantastic views of the river Bybrook and the valley beyond’.

‘The Kitchen Garden and Orchards also dates from the mid 19th Century and today produces an array of fruits and vegetables including the little known Scorzonera, looks like a carrot/parsnip, apparently tasting slightly like Oyster!'

Games on the Hotel Lawns

As well as the gardens there are the Manor House Hotel's lawns along with the Putting Green, Croquet Lawn, Over-sized Chess and the Championship Golf Course... surely enough to keep you entertained on those sunny days

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Wedding Gazebo at the Manor

Manicured lawns sitting infront of a 14th century manor house while the river Bybrook meandering on by, it is hard to imagine a more tanquil and romantic setting than the Manor House. Now you can enjoy it in all its splendour thanks to our new wedding gazebo allowing you and your guests to share a special wedding ceremony outside on the breathtaking lawns of the Manor House

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Manor House Farm

The Manor House takes home grown produce very seriously which is why on the grounds of the Manor you will find 40 chickens used to supply the kitchen with fresh eggs, 3 bee hives that polinate the grounds and provide honey, a kitchen garden providing fruit, veg, herbs and spices and with more additions arriving soon, watch this space!

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The Manor House Golf Club

Set in acres of outstanding natural beauty this course offers a diverse range of wildlife and habitats. In amongst magnificent mature oaks and field maples you will find Woodpeckers along with Tree Creepers and Wrens.

If you tee off early in the morning you will regularly encounter Roe and Muntjack Deer along with Foxes, Badgers and Bats. The river Bybrook meanders its way through the Course and is often home to the Dipper, Heron and Kingfisher whilst if you look to the skies you regularly see Buzzards, Kestrels and Sparrowhawks.

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Wild flowers within the hotel grounds...

Vast areas of the Manor House are covered by limestone grassland - perfect for over 100 species of wild flowers and grasses including purple orchids, cowslips, ox-eye daisy, horseshoe vetch and if you are lucky a Chalkhill or Adonis Blue.