Eynsham Baths
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Estelle Manor
Estelle Manor, a members’ club with 108 hotel rooms on an 85-acre estate near Witney, in Oxfordshire, opens its Roman-style Eynsham Baths to hotel guests at £155 a person.
For a country weekend with the dog, falconry and archery on the estate, Estelle Manor starts at £595 for one night, 2 adults, in January 2027: the lowest seller’s price on Google. A working trip suits it less: laptops are welcome by day, but from 6pm they are not allowed in the Manor House.
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The room with a terrace
I would ask for a Stable Room with private terrace: 35 m² with views over the southern lawn and gardens, its own terrace with comfy seating, 4 minutes’ walk from the Manor House, and dogs are welcome.
The January nights
From 4 to 7 January and from 17 to 21 January 2027, single nights for 2 adults were £595 on Google, read 15 October 2026. The dearest night shown, 20 December 2026, was £1,050.
The charges beyond the room
Every non-member booking carries a discretionary 5% accommodation service charge. A dog costs hotel guests £100 a night each, with a welcome pack and a bed, and may stay in any room outside the Manor House.
Weekend breakfast in the Glasshouse
On Saturday and Sunday the Glasshouse, the greenhouse restaurant in the Walled Garden, also serves breakfast and welcomes families and dogs; the Brasserie serves breakfast every day.
What Estelle Manor is
The house was Eynsham Hall, a neo-Jacobean mansion remodelled in 1908, later a wartime hospital and a police training college, as The Times recalls; since 2023 it has been Estelle Manor, the country sibling of 2 London clubs. The oak drive leads to a house that feels private: log fires at every turn, a living room, a library and a reception you have to look for. Outside are 85 acres of estate, ponies, sheep and pygmy goats, and Pashley bicycles to borrow free of charge.
The Eynsham Baths are the reason to come: 3,000 m² in the woods, a tepidarium at 36°C, a frigidarium at 10°C, a sauna scented with hay from the neighbouring farm and a hammam. For hotel guests it costs £155 a person for 180 minutes, from 18; the Estate Suites and Estelle Suites include it. For dinner there is dim sum in the Billiards Room, Japanese food at The Armoury, the Brasserie and the Glasshouse’s pizzas in the Walled Garden.
The rules matter. No photographs in the house, the restaurants, the Baths or by the pool; no laptops in the Manor House after 6pm; children under 13 sleep only outside the main house and swim from 9am to 11am and 4pm to 5pm. On Google guests give it 4.3 out of 5 and praise the estate and the Baths; the disappointed mention slow service and extras on the bill, service charges among them.
In the Lumina Guide
Lumina Guide 2027
Estelle Manor, a members’ club with 108 hotel rooms on an 85-acre estate near Witney, in Oxfordshire, opens its Roman-style Eynsham Baths to hotel guests at £155 a person.
Distinctions
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
85 acres at North Leigh, near Witney: Hanborough or Oxford Parkway by train from London
Character
The former Eynsham Hall, Grade II-listed, now a private club with hotel rooms
Rooms
20 categories, from the 21 m² Cosy Room to Bluebell House for 12
Food and social life
4 restaurants: the Brasserie, the Chinese Billiards Room, the Japanese Armoury and the Glasshouse
Wellness
Eynsham Baths at £155 for non-members, a gym with 48 classes a week, a 25-metre pool
The stay as a whole
From £595 for 4 January 2027 on Google Hotels; the Baths and service charges come on top
The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do Estelle Manor’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The parkland, the lawns where sheep graze and the house at the end of the long drive: those who write about the estate find it kept immaculately.
Room
6 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The Manor House rooms and the suites win praise for their space and period furniture; at that price some find the smaller rooms cramped, and mention the showers and missing hangers.
Staff and service
6 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Many remember by name a waiter, a sommelier or whoever greeted them on arrival; others describe waits at the bar and at table, and calls to reception that went unanswered.
Breakfast
Those who praise it describe a generous buffet and the Brasserie’s cooked dishes; others mention a thin choice and chasing staff to order.
Price
The extras on top of the room weigh on the bill: paid access to the Baths, service added to bills, children’s activities and drinks by the pool.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 8.2 | 71 | 92% |
| Room | 6.3 | 86 | 64% |
| Staff and service | 6.5 | 262 | 61% |
| Breakfast | 5.5 | 40 | 42% |
| Price | – | 88 | 11% |
The scores come from 364 Google reviews with text, left from 22 March 2023 to 14 October 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in the countryside between Oxford and the Cotswolds: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 15 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in the countryside between Oxford and the Cotswolds:
- Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
- Thyme
- Whatley Manor
- Ellenborough Park
- Cowley Manor Experimental
Price: for two on the night of 4 January 2027, from £595 (seen on Google Hotels on 15 October 2026).
The pool, the Stables and the gardens
The South Terrace in sun, a Stable Suite at dusk, breakfast in the Brasserie and the Walled Garden.
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What to expect
The Tea Lounge
Under the bathhouse dome, a Breccia Medicea marble bar and a long tea list; a tea is part of the Thermal Journey.
The Billiards Room
Dim sum and roast duck among malachite-green velvet banquettes; dinner Tuesday to Saturday, children from 8 until 8pm. Hours.
The Brasserie
Breakfast, lunch and dinner every day: Oxford cheddar soufflé at £22, beef Wellington for 2 at £142.
The Glasshouse
In the Walled Garden, with wood-fired pizzas and Indian dishes; children and dogs welcome whenever it is open. Lunch and dinner Friday to Monday.
Falconry
An hour with Harris hawks, kites and owls, from £135 a person for at least 2; archery from £70. Pursuits.
Good to know before you book
The Baths are not in the room rate: the Thermal Journey costs £155 a person and is for adults only; the Estate and Estelle Suites include it. There are no day passes: only members and hotel guests can book, and members may bring guests at £95.
Children under 13 do not sleep in the Manor House rooms, and swim only from 9am to 11am and 4pm to 5pm (official FAQ). Up to 4 they stay free; from 5 to 12, £50 a night with breakfast.
No photographs or filming in the Manor House, the 4 restaurants, the Clubhouse, the Baths or on the South Terrace; from 6pm no laptops in the house (house rules).
On non-member bookings the room bill carries a discretionary 5% service charge (small print); the Billiards Room, Armoury and Glasshouse menus add 15%. Payment is by card only.
Hotel guests may bring friends from outside only for a restaurant booking; otherwise the estate is open only to members, their guests and hotel guests (FAQ).
A dog costs £100 a night and is welcome in every room except those in the Manor House; not in the Baths or the Billiards Room (FAQ).
Stable Rooms and Walled Garden Rooms are upstairs with no lift, 4 minutes’ walk from the house (bedrooms).
From the 21 m² Cosy Room to houses with 6 bedrooms
Getting there
By train from London in just over an hour to Hanborough or Oxford Parkway, then 9 or 21 minutes by car; parking is free.
| Address | Eynsham Park, North Leigh, Witney OX29 6PN |
|---|---|
| By train | Hanborough, 5.1 km and 9 minutes by car on OpenStreetMap’s roads; Oxford Parkway 17 km, 21 minutes. |
| From the airports | Heathrow 1 hour 15 minutes by car and Oxford airport 15 minutes, by the hotel’s count; it arranges transfers on request. |
| Times | Check-in from 3pm (4pm in the houses), check-out by midday (11am in the houses). |
Hotel times from its FAQ; drives from the Manor House measured on OpenStreetMap’s roads. Sources read on 15 October 2026.
Beyond the estate
North Leigh Roman Villa
The ruins that inspired the Baths, 3 km as the crow flies; the mosaic is covered and shown only on English Heritage’s open days.
Blenheim Palace
Its 100-acre lake is 10 minutes away by the hotel’s count; the hotel runs boat tours, fishing and dinners on the jetty there.
Minster Lovell Hall
The ruined hall and its dovecote, in English Heritage’s care, 10 km and 18 minutes by car.
Burford
Stone houses and shops along the High Street, 20 km and 20 minutes by car.
From Estelle Manor to Blenheim, Burford and the stations
The house, the Roman villa behind the Baths, Blenheim, Minster Lovell, Burford, Witney and the 2 stations for London. Tap a place for details.
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A day at Estelle Manor
The morning
Eggs in the Brasserie
Start with local Mayfield eggs in the Brasserie, where the Orangery and the terrace look south over the grounds.
Late morning
Join a gym class
Walk over to the Clubhouse gym and book a class with the team on the day, anything from HIIT to Pilates.
3pm
Enter Eynsham Baths
Take the 3pm Thermal Journey, one of the daily sessions, through the tepidarium bathing hall with its carved marble.
After the Baths
Tea under the dome
Climb to the Tea Lounge, a domed room overlooking the tepidarium hall, for tea and light bites; it is for guests aged 18 and over.
Dinner
Dim sum in the Billiards Room
From Tuesday to Saturday, the Billiards Room serves traditional Chinese dinners, dim sum and a whole roast duck among them, beneath Murano glass chandeliers.
Estelle Manor reviews
Scores read on 15 October 2026; 364 of the 587 Google ratings carry a written review.
Guest voices
GoogleCandles in the evening
In August 2026 a guest who stayed 2 nights describes the house at night with candles lit everywhere, a room over the long drive and an unhurried dinner of pizza and burgers at the Glasshouse, made with vegetables from the garden.
Google · August 2026Read the review
GoogleThe thermal sequence
Writing in September 2026 after a birthday weekend, a guest calls the bathhouse a real highlight: the guest could happily have spent the whole day working through the hot and cold sequence, and singles out an outstanding massage.
Google · September 2026Read the review
GoogleWith children
In August 2026 a guest finds the estate beautiful but wants the hotel to choose between families and adults: with children, the guest writes, the facilities closed to them at certain times and the ban on sleeping in the main house weigh on the stay.
Google · August 2026Read the review
Questions about Estelle Manor
Do you need to be a member to stay at Estelle Manor?
No. Anyone can book a room, and a room gives you the 4 restaurants, the Clubhouse gym with classes booked on the day, the heated pool on the South Terrace, the estate’s pursuits at their own prices and Eynsham Baths at £155 a person. The Clubhouse workspace and the Members’ Study are for members, who also get free padel, 2 hours a day at The Nook kids’ club and 20% off food and drink; the official pages read on 15 October 2026 give no hotel-guest price for padel or The Nook. Membership costs £4,250 a year plus a £1,000 joining fee.
How much does a night at Estelle Manor cost?
Google Hotels, read on 15 October 2026, for 2 adults: £750 for 16 November 2026, £650 for 8 December 2026, £595 for 4 January 2027 and £1,000 for Friday 12 February 2027. On 16 November the £750 was the hotel’s own listing on Google: a Cosy Room, the smallest, with breakfast.
On top come the Baths (£155 a person), a discretionary 5% service charge on the room for non-member bookings and 15% service at the Billiards Room, the Armoury and the Glasshouse. Sunday to Thursday, Weekday Wanderlust takes up to 20% off selected rooms for stays of 2 nights or more, with breakfast.
Is Eynsham Baths included, and can you visit for the day?
The 180-minute Thermal Journey is free for members, £95 for members’ guests and £155 a person for hotel guests; the Estate Suites and Estelle Suites include it. Sessions start at 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm, from age 18. There are no day passes: the Baths are bookable only by members and guests staying on the estate, and a booking cancelled within 24 hours is charged in full.
What is Eynsham Baths like?
A 3,000 m² bathhouse in the woods, inspired by the Roman villa found nearby: a tepidarium at 36°C, a caldarium at 40°C, frigidaria at 15°C and 10°C, Scottish buckets at 8°C, a hay sauna from 70 to 100°C, a botanical steam room, a hammam with 3 marble basins, an outdoor breathwork pool and the open-air Hideaway with a waterfall. There are 10 treatment rooms; the 60-minute Eynsham Baths Facial costs £195 (April 2026 brochure). Phones are stickered on arrival and stay in the locker.
What are the rooms and suites like at Estelle Manor?
108 rooms across the estate, in the Manor House, the Walled Garden, the Stables, the Woodland Cabins and 3 private houses. Bedrooms run from the 21 m² Cosy Room to 44 m²; suites from 45 m² to the Estelle Suite’s 70 to 87 m²; a Woodland Cabin is 90 m² with 2 bedrooms; the houses have 3 to 6 bedrooms and a butler. For 16 November 2026 the official site’s bed-and-breakfast rates read on Google ran from £750 for a Cosy Room to £3,250 for an Estelle Suite with balcony.
Which room suits a family?
Families sleep in the Walled Garden, the Stables, the Woodland Cabins or the houses: children under 13 cannot stay in Manor House rooms. A Walled Garden Suite or Stable Suite takes 2 adults and 2 children, a Woodland Cabin 4 adults and 2 children; 2 Walled Garden Rooms can be booked side by side. Children up to 4 are free, from 5 to 12 £50 a night with breakfast (family rooms). The Nook, the members’ kids’ club, takes ages 3 to 8, and babysitters can be booked at a charge.
Is there a swimming pool at Estelle Manor?
Yes: a heated outdoor pool, 25 metres long, on the South Terrace below the house, open every day (wellness page). Children may swim from 9am to 11am and from 4pm to 5pm. The thermal pools of Eynsham Baths are for adults only.
Where do you eat, and is breakfast included?
The official rates on Google were bed-and-breakfast, served in the Brasserie. The 4 restaurants take bookings from members and hotel guests only: the Brasserie every day; the Billiards Room, Chinese, for dinner Tuesday to Saturday; The Armoury, Japanese, for dinner Wednesday to Sunday and lunch at weekends; the Glasshouse, family and dog friendly, Friday to Monday. The Potting Shed Café needs no booking. The Billiards Room, Armoury and Glasshouse menus add 15% discretionary service.
Where is Estelle Manor, and how do you get there from London?
At Eynsham Park, North Leigh, near Witney (OX29 6PN). Trains from London reach Hanborough or Oxford Parkway in just over an hour; Hanborough is 5.1 km from the house, 9 minutes by car on OpenStreetMap’s roads. By the hotel’s count Heathrow is 1 hour 15 minutes by car and Oxford airport 15 minutes (FAQ).
Is parking free at Estelle Manor?
Yes, for members and hotel guests. Airport transfers are arranged by the team on request; the FAQ publishes no fare.
Is Estelle Manor dog friendly?
Yes, in every room except those in the Manor House, at £100 a dog a night for hotel guests, with a bed, bowls and mats. Dogs stay on the lead in the buildings, on the South Terrace and around outdoor dining, and may run free on the south lawn and in the gardens north of the house; they may use the South Terrace, the Glasshouse and most of the house until 8pm, and stay out of the Baths and the Billiards Room (FAQ).
Can you take photographs at Estelle Manor?
Only outdoors, briefly. The house rules ban photographs and filming in the Manor House, the 4 restaurants, the Clubhouse, Eynsham Baths and on the South Terrace by the pool. From 6pm laptops are not allowed in the Manor House.
Can you get married at Estelle Manor?
Yes: Oxfordshire County Council lists it as an approved venue for marriages and civil ceremonies. The hotel’s event spaces run from the Billiards Private Dining Room for 10 to Fallow House, 540 m² for 100 standing. No wedding price is published.
What happens at Christmas and New Year?
Christmas is a 3-night stay from 24 to 27 December 2026, from £7,950 in a Stable Bedroom, with every dinner, Christmas lunch and Champagne breakfasts. New Year is 2 nights from 31 December to 2 January, from £6,060, with both dinners and the party (festive page).
Are there offers at Estelle Manor?
Weekday Wanderlust: up to 20% off selected rooms, suites and Woodland Cabins for 2 nights or more between Sunday and Thursday, with breakfast, until April 2027. The Eynsham Baths Experience: Sunday to Thursday stays with the Thermal Journey, from £975 a night.
Is Estelle Manor open all year?
No seasonal closure is published. Google Hotels, read on 15 October 2026, priced nights from 16 October 2026 to 11 April 2027; a few nights had no price, such as 22 to 24 October 2026.
What do guests say about Estelle Manor, and is it worth it?
Google gives 4.3 out of 5 from 587 ratings and Tripadvisor 3.3 from 170 reviews, both read on 15 October 2026. Guests write warmly about the estate, the interiors and the Baths; the recurring complaints are service that does not match the price, extras added to the bill and the rules for children.
What is there to do on the estate?
Falconry from £135 a person, archery and axe throwing at £70, air rifles, tree-top ropes and zip lines, ponies and miniature Land Rovers for children, plus boat tours and fishing on Blenheim’s lake. Pashley bicycles and the 1 km Woodland Loop are free (pursuits).
What kind of hotel is Estelle Manor?
A private members’ club with 108 hotel rooms in the Grade II-listed former Eynsham Hall, on an 85-acre estate. It opened in 2023 as the country sibling of Maison Estelle in Mayfair and Celeste in Notting Hill; the estate is open only to members, their guests and hotel guests.
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