Hotel · Lower Slaughter
The Slaughters Manor House
A 17th-century manor house hotel with 19 bedrooms on Copsehill Road, Lower Slaughter, home of the Whitmore family until 1964, with dog rooms booked by phone.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Wedding venues
A manor house hotel in Lower Slaughter with five acres of grounds and a formal restaurant. Dogs can come, in rooms booked by phone, though not into the main restaurant, which closes on Sundays and Mondays.
- Good: Afternoon tea in the lounges or on the lawn, Tuesday to Saturday
- Good: Free private car park
- Worth knowing: Restaurant closed on Sundays and Mondays
- Worth knowing: Dogs £20 a night each, not in the main restaurant; no giant breeds
- Worth knowing: Smart casual: no jeans or trainers at dinner
About
The Slaughters Manor House is a 17th-century manor on Copsehill Road in Lower Slaughter, in five acres of gardens beside the church. A manor stood here before the Conquest, and in the fifteenth century it passed to the nuns of Syon Abbey. The hotel tells it as a convent from 1443, with the two-storey dovecote in the grounds feeding the nuns; the Victoria County History records the manor as an estate of the abbey and the dovecote as sixteenth-century. The Crown granted the manor to the Whitmores in 1611, and the mason Valentine Strong built the present house for Richard Whitmore in 1656. The family held it until 1964, when it became a hotel, and Andrew Brownsword Hotels bought it in 2011.
The restaurant serves an à la carte dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, with mains around £32 to £44, and the lounges serve a lighter menu from 12.30pm and afternoon tea from £29.50. Dress is smart casual, with no jeans or trainers. There is a cocktail bar, a billiards room, a tennis court and a croquet lawn.
There are 19 bedrooms, including suites that take a family of four. Children of all ages are welcome: children up to two stay free, and those from 3 to 16 pay the adult rate. Dogs stay in particular rooms, booked by phone, for £20 a dog a night, and are not allowed in the main restaurant. The walk to Upper Slaughter starts in the village, which makes this a comfortable base for a walking weekend that ends with a formal dinner.
Opening hours and season
Breakfast
| Monday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 10:30 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 10:30 |
Restaurant
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 18:30 to 21:30 |
| Saturday | 18:30 to 21:30 |
| Sunday | Closed |
À la carte dinner. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Bar
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:30 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:30 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:30 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:30 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 12:30 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Lounge menu hours; afternoon tea 12.30pm to 4.30pm.
Hampers all day, every day. Breakfast is served to residents on Sundays and Mondays when the restaurant is closed.
The details
- Food
- Fine dining · Modern British
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Afternoon tea · Dinner
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 19
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Garden or terrace · Dogs in rooms · Accessible rooms · Parking · Events and meetings
- History
- 17th-century manor house; a hotel since 1964
- Parking
- Free private car park for guests, level with a gravel surface.
Photos
Croquet on the lawn 
The Valentine garden suite 
The drawing room 
Lobster from the restaurant
Location
Accessibility
- Step-free access
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
Step-free from the level gravel car park through the Coach House door to the Coach House and restaurant; nine steps to main reception. Magnolia, a ground-floor Coach House room, is accessible (760mm door, shower with seat and grab rail). Accessible cloakroom by the dining room.
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Slaughters Country Inn 0.3 km away
- Holly House 1.1 km away
- Lords of the Manor 1.3 km away
- The Mousetrap Inn 1.6 km away
Sights nearby
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Manor House, Upper Slaughter
Sight · Historic building · Upper Slaughter
Upper Slaughter's Elizabethan manor house, Grade I, home of the Slaughter family until 1741: gabled Cotswold stone over a fifteenth-century vaulted basement, with a two-storey porch of the early seventeenth century covered in fretwork. A private house, seen from the lane.
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St Mary's Church, Lower Slaughter
Sight · Church · Lower Slaughter
Lower Slaughter's church, almost entirely rebuilt in 1867 for the Whitmore family, lords of the manor, but keeping a north arcade of around 1200, with a broad spire behind a pierced parapet. Grade II*; open, with a ramp.
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The Old Mill, Lower Slaughter
Sight · Historic building · Lower Slaughter
The red-brick mill with its tall chimney and iron water wheel at the top of Lower Slaughter, on the River Eye: early nineteenth century, on a site milled since at least 1502. Grade II. The museum and shop closed in 2023, when the mill was sold; check before visiting.
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Upper Slaughter castle mound
Sight · Castle or ruin · Upper Slaughter
The motte of a small Norman castle in the middle of Upper Slaughter, on a low hill in a bend of the River Eye below St Peter's church: a flat-topped mound about 22m across, its ditch and bailey still traceable. A scheduled monument, seen from the lanes.