Driving up a beautiful winding road, stopping just below the site of an old Norman Castle, you'll find the rolling, sprawling grounds of The Manor House hotel. With hills, gardens, a championship 18-hole golf course and many, many more impressive features, this stunning heritage building is the epitome of luxury, tradition and comfort.
In a village that has stayed unchanged - at least as far as the façades of the buildings are concerned - since the late 16th century, this Wiltshire hotel has still managed to keep its finger on the pulse and knows how to provide an experience worthy of an impressive yet relaxing getaway amongst the woodlands, wildflowers and the babbling Bybrook River.
Within this magical haven in the Cotswolds, The Full Glass Bar provides food and drink of top-class quality. Open from 11am 'till late, it is made up of a fully stocked bar, cocktail menu and dinner menu. If you’re here to eat, you’ll find dishes such as spiced pig fritters with celeriac quince and endive for starters, and braised Belmont Estate beef with creamed potato, cavelo nero and braising juices for mains. The drinks menu includes classic cocktails, house specials, non-alcoholic serves and an impressive selection of spirits, beers, wines and ciders.
The interiors of its oak-panelled walls ooze classic, comfortable luxury that impart an atmosphere of calm. Here you'll find a relaxing arrangement of sofas and leather chairs that make the whole thing feel like you could happily spend hours in the surrounds. If it's good enough for the likes of Margaret Thatcher, who, rumour has it, wrote her memoirs while sitting in this very bar, then it must be doing something right. Though walk-ins are welcome, due to high demand, events, and weddings regularly taking place in The Manor House, be sure to call and book in advance to guarantee a table in The Full Glass Bar.