Fawsley Hall

Plush Tudor manor in rolling Northamptonshire

Standing in 2,000 acres of rolling Northamptonshire countryside, Fawsley Hall oozes baronial pedigree. This historic house could have come straight from the lavish set of a Merchant Ivory film.

Know It All

Hit the  spot
A rolling Northamptonshire estate near Banbury.

Come here for...
● Regal living in the Midshires. ● Trendy touches with traditional Tudor. ● Capability Brown designed gardens. 

Amenities
There’s a full Spa with indoor pool and treatment menu, a gym, all-weather tennis court and jogging trail, plus a DVD library. Should you plan to arrive in style, the helipad awaits.

Good to know
It's a great setting for tying the knot – so a favourite with brides and grooms.

Bedtime...

Bedrooms 
58 rooms and suites

Special features
You’ll find big beds with Frette linen sheets, a flatscreen TV and DVD/CD player, minibar and wi-fi. Trendy bathrooms come with robes and power showers. Velvety sofas, oil paintings, old beams and antiques add a special vibe to the signature rooms.

Pillow Talk
Fawsley Hall's popular Club rooms are smart classic-contemporary, while Superior and Luxury rooms have more period features and added space. Splash out on the four postered 1575 suite (plush, plush, plus) if it's a very special occasion.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Traditional Tudor surroundings are matched by modern pistachio green fabrics and well chosen prints in Equilibrium, Fawsley Hall’s high-end restaurant. Linen-dressed tables are nicely spaced for intimacy.

There’s a continental touch to head chef Nigel Godwin’s inventive British dishes – he loves the cooking at Santi Santamaria at Can Fabes, near Barcelona. Try his signature pigeon served in its broth with apple, celeriac and hazelnuts, or slow roasted pig’s cheek with rhubarb and chicory. For informal dining, you can opt for Bess’s Brasserie. 

Breakfast
Full breakfast is served until 10am.

Room service
Available 24 hours.

Activities

See & Do
Northamptonshire’s crop of stately homes includes Althorp Park, home of the Spencer family and Princess Diana’s final resting place. There’s an exhibition here full of memorabilia from her life, and extensive grounds to stroll through.  Other famous houses within easy reach are fabulous Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle, Woburn Abbey and Sulgrave Manor. Coton Manor’s ten acre gardens include a bluebell wood and plant nursery. 

Head to Silverstone racetrack for some Formula 1 excitement, strike out for the golf course at nearby Hellidon Lakes, or go punting on the river in Oxford. If you still have energy to burn off, head for Fawsley Hall’s all weather tennis court or fully fitted gym. Borrow a croquet set or follow one of the walkways through the grounds, with their arbours and secluded benches.

Spa
Fawsley Hall's swish Grayshott Spa boasts a 17m pool, saunarium and steam room, an outdoor all-ozone hydropool, private garden, Nautilus gym, chillout area and six treatment rooms. Choose from an array of treatments and pamper packages, from a menu including full-body massage, hot stone therapy, rose hydrating cocoon body wrap and Carita firming facials.  

Diary Dates
July
Head to Silverstone for thrills and spills on the tarmac at the British Grand Prix.

December
Get all shopped out at Althorp’s Christmas craft fair.