John and Jill Phipps. Telephone 01386
442437
email: phipps@abbey-manor.fsnet.co.uk
Bed and Breakfast for discerning guests from £46.00 per person per night.
Family bedroom with king size bed and twin beds with private bathroom and shower.
Family bedroom with double bed and single bed with en-suite bathroom.
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Built in 1817, Abbey Manor is a Gothic Revival Manor House. Enter The West Wing, to be greeted by a parade of medieval gargoyles and stonework from Evesham Abbey and you know this is special. Strong deep colours complement the scale of the hallway, grand staircase, dining room and drawing room (all open for guests). Bedrooms are sumptuously large, bright and inviting and guests are welcome to have a game of snooker on the full size billiard table.
Steeped in history and set in forty acres of beautiful mature park and woodland adjoining the historic site of the Battle of Evesham of 1265, there are extensive views over the river Avon and beyond. The grounds hide various medieval artefacts, as well as an Obelisk, which commemorates the battle and those who fell, and a folly known as the Leicester Tower, erected in memory of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.
Bring wellies in damp weather for a full walk around the grounds with John and Jill. Along the way you will see a small lake of lilies and pass monastic relics including a Saxon Abbots tomb and an intricate seat of medieval stonework. Until recently this was an overgrown and neglected sleeping beauty, now it is a hauntingly beautiful forty acres of woodland, historic relics, mature trees and lush grassland. A hard tennis court is available for the more energetic guests. Also allow a little time to peruse through the before and after photographs and scrap book which they have put together. The whole is a treat not to be missed.
Abbey Manor is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds. It is 100 miles from London, 14 miles from Stratford upon Avon and 12 miles from the M5 motorway.