Cowley Manor - At A Glance

Know It All

Hit the spot
Five miles from Cheltenham.

Be savvy
It’s no place for chintz lovers.

Be smitten
Hip retreat for stressed urbanites.

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Rooms and suites
30 rooms – named from Good to Best to suit most budgets.

Special features
Spacious rooms have vibrant colours, custom-made contemporary furniture, iPod docks, plasma TV, a CD and DVD player, plus a well stocked minibar.

Also…
The Best room is a giant terrace suite, while Exceptional rooms have a sitting room and private balcony. You can cool off in the indoor/outdoor pools, work out in the gym and arrive in style on the helipad.

Pillow Talk
The Best room really is the best – a four-poster bed, double bath and private terrace with views. We also loved the split-level rooms in the stable block, and the balconied Exceptional rooms.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Fusing traditional style with contemporary cool, Cowley Manor's oak panelled restaurant is the epitome of stately chic – just the setting for culinary treats with a decidedly British slant. Critically acclaimed chef and restaurateur (of The Ivy and Le Caprice fame) Mark Hix has joined forces with Cowley's head chef Robin Smith to create the ultimate British menus.

Dishes aim to celebrate the best of the season's produce, with winners such as fried duck egg with brown shrimps and samphire, beef flank and oyster pie, whole Cornish John Dory and Perry jelly with elderflower icecream.

Breakfast
Full English breakfast is served until 11am.

Room service
Available 24 hours a day.

See & Do

See & Do
Hang out poolside or in the spa, stroll through the 55 acres of grounds (just borrow a pair of wellington boots) or soak up the views on the suntrap terrace. Cheltenham has plenty of cafes and shops to explore, and you can escape the bustle in leafy Montpellier Gardens.

Have a wander through the trees of Westonbirt Arboretum (magical in autumn, or in winter with the Christmas lights), or walk through the rolling grounds of Dyrham Park.

Spa
De-stress, de-tox and relax in Cowley Manor’s award-winning C-Side spa, where holistic treatments range from massages and wraps to facials using Cowley’s own range of aromatherapy products. Try the utterly spoiling Cloud 9 signature treatment – aromatherapy, massage, reflexology and Qi energy balancing that’s designed to leave you blissed out.

Splash and swim in the outdoor and indoor pools, or work up a sweat in the sauna, steam room and gym.

Diary Dates
October
The glitterati of literati pitch up in force for the Cheltenham Literature festival.

November – March
Back a winner at the Cheltenham races. – just be sure to book months ahead for the Festival and Gold Cup week in March.

April
See the stars take to the stage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.