Ston Easton Park

Classic Georgian manor house in sweeping parkland setting.

You can almost picture the carriages from bygone days bowling along the drive of Ston Easton Park, set in 36 acres of parkland. This Palladian mansion is one of the most romantic estates in the West Country.

Know It All

Hit the spot
A beautiful parkland estate 11 miles from Bath.

Come here for...
• High living in grandest Somerset. • Peaceful country weekends with crackling log fires. • Golfing and outdoor pursuits.

Amenities
Over 35 acres of beautiful parkland along the River Norr – the head gardener often gives guided tours. There's also a billiard room, tennis court, croquet lawn and helipad, plus a resident pooch ready for walkies with guests. In-suite beauty treatments by arrangement. There are some magnificent State rooms in the manor, a Victorian kitchen garden and a private cottage in the grounds. Farrington golf club is next door.

Good to know
It's grand but never intimidating.

Bedtime...

Bedrooms
22 rooms and suites

Special features
Antique furniture, rich drapery, a DVD/CD player and complimentary newspapers. Some bedrooms have carved four poster or coronet beds.

Pillow Talk
Grandly decorated rooms have an aristocratic English feel and enticing views of the lovely grounds. Splash out in the fabulous Master Bedroom, with its panoramic views and original Chippendale four poster bed, or the opulent Chinese room. Or get wrapped up in each other in the top floor Terrace room, with its private patio, or the secluded Gardener’s Cottage.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
You’ll want to dress up to enjoy the best of head chef Daniel Moon’s inventive English inspired cuisine in Ston Easton’s Sorrel Restaurant. Start with Lyme Bay King Scallop, followed perhaps by locally sourced saddle of venison with red onion tarte tatin. Valrhona chocolate brownie with salted caramel to follow is simply delicious. There’s also an outstanding wine list.

Breakfast
Breakfast is served until 10am. Specialities include smoke haddock and poached egg in a herb sauce, or grilled kippers.

Room service
Available 24 hours.

Activities

See & Do
You’re nicely close to Bath here without being city-centre, so spend a day discovering its famous Georgian terraces and Thermae Spa. The pint-size city of Wells is close by, with its pretty cathedral green and tea rooms, while Cheddar and its famous gorge and caves are a short drive away.

Play croquet or tennis at the hotel, book a morning’s clay pigeon shooting or play a round of golf at nearby Farringdon Golf and Country club. Hot air balloon rides can also be arranged.

Spa pampering
A range of in-room beauty and wellbeing treatments can be booked through reception.

Diary Dates
June
Britain’s biggest outdoor music festival kicks off at Glastonbury.

September
Weird and wonderful creations take to the air in the Bristol Balloon Festival.