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Church Road, Great Milton, Oxford


Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons  

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom [view map]

Style
Gourmet grandeur
Setting
Classic Chilterns manor

This charming boutique hotel in a sleepy Oxfordshire village sits among beautiful vegetable gardens, which feature on Raymond Blanc's magnificent menu. The hotel is family-friendly, too.

Need to know

Oxfordshire hotels: Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, need to know
Rooms
32, each individually designed.
Rates
Midweek, £395–£1,050; weekend, £435–£1,200, (this usually includes breakfast, but check when booking).
Check-out
11am (any later depends on availability).
Facilities
Helipad, croquet lawn, bikes, 26 acres of grounds.
Children
Actively welcomed. Cots are free, extra beds: £45 (not available in deluxe or standard rooms). There is a special menu, and a day’s cooking course for children (£225), La Petite Ecole de Cuisine. Babysitting and nanny services available.
Also
Kennels for pets. In-room spa treatments available.

In the know

Our favourite rooms
Among the many contemporary rooms, we preferred the courtyard rooms. Provence and Opium have private terraces. Rouge et Noir is sultry and atmospheric. The Dovecote is very romantic, private and split-level. Anais is also very romantic.
Packing tips
Loose-fitting trousers/skirt.
Also
You can de-stress in the Japanese Tea Garden. Le Manoir can also provide you with decadent picnic hampers for two to take into the surrounding countryside.

Food & drink

Oxfordshire hotels: Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, food and drink
Hotel restaurant
With two Michelin stars, the food is as spectacular as you might expect: try the 10-course menu Decouverte. Relax over breakfast from 7.30am to 10am.
Dress code
Très élégant.
Top table
By the windows overlooking the garden. For lunch, in the conservatory.
Last orders
Dinner: 9.45pm; 9pm for the menu Decouverte. Bar: open all night.
Room service
24 hours.

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Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons

Church Road, Great Milton, Oxford

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Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons  

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom [view map]

Local restaurants

The Leatherne Bottel in Goring (+44 (0)1491 872667) serves fantastic food on the river. In Oxford: Gee’s (+44 (0)1865 553540) for Mediterranean cuisine. Branca (+44 (0)1865 556111) for Italian food. The original Brown’s (+44 (0)1865 511995) for Sunday lunch. Le Petit Blanc (+44 (0)1865 510999) serves Modern French brasserie food. Crazy Bear (+44 (0)1865 890714) has an exceptional traditional English and a Thai restaurant.

Local bars

In Oxford: the bar at the Old Bank Hotel (+44 (0)1865 799599) on the main street gets lively. Freud’s (+44 (0)1865 311171) is in a converted church and has live music at weekends. The Bull (+44 (0)1844 279726) for a pint. In Oxford: the Turf (+44 (0)1865 243235), a trad pub on a cobbled backstreet, for mulled wine on a winter evening. The Perch (+44 (0)1865 728891) is by the river.

Worth getting out of bed for

The Raymond Blanc Cookery School is the only school in the world where you can watch and learn in a two-Michelin-star kitchen. Shooting, horse-riding, fishing and golf can also be arranged by the hotel, as can a chauffeur for a trip to Blenheim Palace or Warwick Castle.

Diary

June Henley Royal Regatta (+44 (0)1491 572153; www.hrr.co.uk). July Garsington Opera at Garsington Manor (+44 (0)1865 361636; www.garsingtonopera.org). October The hotel stages Le Festival aux Quat'Saisons. December Christmas carol concerts at the hotel.

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Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons  

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons hotel Oxfordshire
Number of people
2-50
Licensed for weddings
Yes

Wow factor

Raymond Blanc's food surpasses superlatives.

Need to know

Food is always served indoors at Le Manoir. For couples who wish to take exclusive use of the premises, this would include all 32 bedrooms and the main hotel restaurant. The private-dining manager can put together a quote on request.

Inspiration

The Manoir team and the private-dining manager can help with every detail of your wedding, from flowers to photography.

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Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons  

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons hotel Oxfordshire
Best for
Babies and up – children of all ages are welcome.

Recommended rooms

The ground-floor rooms in the main part of this child-friendly hotel have private courtyard gardens. All rooms (except Superior and Deluxe) are large enough for at least one extra bed or cot (£45 a night extra, plus meals).

Activities

There's a croquet lawn, and a huge garden to run around in. During school holidays, children aged eight and up are let loose in the kitchen at La Petite Ecole, where they can learn to make the perfect soufflé and take part in a chocolate tasting on a one-day children's cookery course (£225). You can re-join them after a day to yourselves for a celebratory tea party, when your clever little chefs will be presented with course certificates.

Meals

Children are welcome in the restaurant at all times, and there's a dedicated kid's menu. Baby food and milk can be heated up for you, and purées prepared on request.

Babysitting

Costly but worthwhile, babysitting can be organised for £50 for the first three hours, and £10 for any additional hour; you'll need to put in a request when you make your hotel booking.

No need to pack

Cots and high chairs are both provided, plus a Maman et Bébé set of mild toiletries. A small fridge is available on request to use in rooms.

Also

You'll find a toy box full of games prefectly suited to the age of the child already in your room when you arrive.

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