From £229.50
Rates provided by Booking.com
1
0
1
THE HIGHLIGHTS
An upmarket country-house hotel just outside Winchester. Go for the fine dining, period-style bedrooms and country pursuits. Don a pair of wellies to explore the 63 acres of grounds.

Check availability
Rooms available from £229.50 per night

1
0
1
Powered by

Your expert guides

Antonia Windsor
Travel writer and presenter
Antonia is an award-winning travel writer for major publications, including the Times, the Telegraph, the Independent, National Geographic Traveller and Condé Nast Traveller. A hotel expert, she reviews for the Telegraph, Independent and Hearst magazines and spends half the year in hotels, either with her three children or enjoying a room of her own.

MORE INFORMATION

Location

You're in tranquil surroundings just beyond the peaceful village of Sparsholt in Hampshire,yet just a ten-minute drive from the lively city of Winchester. Discover the charming St Stephen's Church in Sparsholt (secure a key from the post office), have a pint at the characterful Plough Inn or stroll along the longest avenue of limes in the UK.

Located outside Winchester, London is one and a half hours away.

By car: around 1 hour 45 minutes from Bristol, 2 hours from London and 4 hours from Manchester. There is free parking on site.

By train: there are direct trains to Winchester station from Southampton Central (20 minutes) London Waterloo (1 hour) and Manchester Picadilly (4 hours). The hotel is a 10-minute taxi ride from Winchester station. Book trains to Winchester.

View in Google Maps

Style

From the flawless red-brick, gabled, William and Mary facade to the reception's polished flagstone floors and roaring fire, this historic country-house hotel offers everything one desires. The Cedar bar showcases stunning wood panelling, meticulously carved from a single cedar tree that succumbed to the storm of 1930 on the grounds.

Service & Facilities

Arrange a falconry experience with the in-house falconer or join a cookery class with Seasons cookery school. Guests can freely use bikes and wellies. Service is generally cheerful but amenities like turndown service and a doorman, expected in a hotel of this calibre, are absent.

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Cookery school
  • Gym
  • In-house falconer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi

Bedrooms

For a touch of period opulence and potential garden views, choose a room in the main house, which features original elements. Alternatively, for a sleek and contemporary atmosphere, opt for one of the modern rooms in the adjacent Chudleigh Court.

Room types: Cosy, Smart, Plush bedrooms; Traditional, Family, Four-Poster junior suites; Garden, Chapel, Wolvesey, Delft suites

Key amenities: ensuite bathroom, king or queen-size bed, seating area, underfloor heating, tea and coffee facilities

Restaurants & Bars

Indulge in a sublime dining experience at the Avenue restaurant, where Chef Phil Yeomans' exquisite six-course tasting menu awaits. The Avenue starter of chicken wing with slow-cooked hen egg, sweetcorn and truffle was a cornucopia of flavour. The bar offers bistro-style dishes, featuring a rare whiskey collection and an extensive "library" of gins.

The Avenue: elegant fine dining, modern British cuisine. Open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Two courses £48, three courses £60, six course tasting menu £80.

Share this trip

Brought to you by

Booking.com
This tour is operated solely by Booking.com
Enjoy big savings on hotels in 120,000 destinations worldwide.

To view Booking.com’s supplier’s terms and conditions click here.