Relaunched this summer, the hotel has stand-out features that set it apart from its country-house competitors
It’s elegantly informal, and you won’t feel out of place shuffling through the Georgian house in your spa robe and slippers, or hurling discs across the huge lawn as you attempt a game of disc-golf, ideally avoiding the onlooking flock of sheep.We loved seeking out the hidden tunnel to the water garden on the banks of the serene River Wylye, where we chatted to gardener Darren Stephens as he cast aside an enormous squash and collected produce for that night’s dinner service.
Five courtyard rooms are ground-floor with wider doors, but while bathrooms have walk-in showers, they are not specifically adapted for wheelchair users.The food and drink The farm-to-fork focus means that the purple-sprouting broccoli accompanying the truffled polenta and chestnut mushroom ragu will have been picked that morning, while grilled chalk stream trout with sautéed snap peas will be just as fresh.
The Garden Grill dinner menu is divided into sea, soil, land and fire, much of it local and all of it tempting. The afternoon tea similarly showcases local highlights, from strawberries to smoked salmon.Plenty of guests come here for the spa, with its indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs. There are also bikes to borrow.However, the hotel is also an ideal base for exploring all that this part of the South-West has to offer.
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