Mallory Court

A country house built in 1914 in Lutyensesque romantic vernacular style, in ‘breathtakingly lovely’ pleasure grounds and parkland, is today part of the Eden Hotel Collection (see also Brockencote Hall in Chaddesley Corbett) with Relais & Châteaux kudos. Bedrooms suit different purposes and pockets. Knight’s Suite doubles, adjacent to the main house, are simple and straightforward – ideal for the business traveller. More romantic are the ‘spacious, atmospheric period bedrooms’ in the main house, with leaded, mullioned windows and, perhaps best of all, the more contemporary ‘new rooms above the spa in the Orchard House’. All have a coffee machine and luxury toiletries. There are comfy lounges, a terrace on which to take tea in the sunshine. You can eat simply from the terrace and supper menu: fishcakes, pasta, charcuterie (sandwiches only from 2.30 to 5 pm). In the dining room, an ‘adventurous but not too ambitious’ set price Taste of the Season menu might bring Cotswold lamb with home-grown vegetables. ‘The gardens are a delight, the breakfast a splendid feast, all you could wish for.’ (Anna Brewer, Ian Walsh, CB)