The Slaughters Manor House

Date of visit: July 2022

I am a disabled person and a carer or friend of a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: moving around

Overall Rating

The hotel is a very nice place to visit, ideally placed in Lower Slaughter, but sadly, it is not at all wheelchair friendy, as there are by far to many steps to face, and that’s a shame, because it really is a small beautiful 17th century pleasant Manor House, sitting in 5 acres of landscaped gardens, with a country charm of its own, and this is a quiet Cotswold retreat, with 19 luxury styled bedrooms, designed with comfort in mind. The estate is owned by the Andrew Brownsword Hotel Group, of which they have 13 properties around the country, and in Lower Slaughter they have two properties, this the Manor House, and just yards away, the delightful Slaughters Country Inn, and this we would recommend the disabled traveller using, as it is wheelchair friendly. PLEASE READ OUR REVIEW FOR THE SLAUGHTERS COUNTRY INN. A few miles away, they have another outstanding Manor, with beautiful landscaped gardens, BUCKLAND MANOR. PLEASE READ OUR REVIEW FOR BUCKLAND MANOR HOTEL. If you feel you could manage these steps, then let us show you around the Manor. There is ample parking, we choose the car park by the church (photo 1) which is close to the Manor (photo 2) and walked up to the steps,and I mean steps (photo 3) There are grab rails to be used, and by using them, and my arm, my husband did very slowly and carefully manage to get up, you need to decide if you can manage them though. You enter a small but pleasant reception room, very clean and inviting (photo 4) with doorways leading off to various other rooms (photo 5) and we entered the Bar area, highly polished counters with leather chairs and a good selection of drinks nicely placed above our heads (photo 6) and we were escorted into the lounge. Here they serve a truly delightful Afternoon Tea (photo 7) a bit expensive compared to others, but a treat worth while. Departing now through the bar area (photo 8) we found the toilets to be downstairs (photo 9) and I had to make the effort, but boy, did it knock the breath away. Ladies and gents are available, the ladies being nice, clean with basic facilities, and then that haul to get up again. My husband did not even think about it. On our way out we passed another small but nicely furnished lounge (photo 10) and the billiards room beyond reception desk (photo 11) Now we faced the steps again to get us down to the terrace gardens and the line of ash wood seating and brollies, but again steps need to be used (photo 12) so my husband decided to just view the grounds on his own. There is nice well maintained green area of hedge and shrubs (photo 13) worth looking over, and the low row of hedging at the corner of the Manor had a delightful fragrance as passing by (photo 14) along the chippings that cover the estate, not to bad for wheelchair, although a bit hard work on the arms after a while. This led to a panelled courtyard (photo 15) and a small ramp which is the only way a disabled person can reach the restaurant, which although plainly decorated is nonetheless a lovely room available for disabled to enjoy Afternoon tea with them, with prior booking to let them know you are disabled, but mainly of course to enjoy dinner later on, which promised to be very inviting, with white linen table cloths and sparkling glasses (photo 16) Just beyond you will find a Tennis court (photo 17) continuing over to the left (photo 18) the croquet lawn. It is a nice enough garden area, but limited with any show of shrub or flower beds (photo 18). Turn the corner then, and a path will get you back to the car park, but steps again (photo 19). OUR FINAL THOUGHTS Personally, I thought it a lovely hotel, it’s just a shame that disabled cannot enjoy the hotel. Nicely decorated, the highly polished parquet flooring made the hotel look very inviting. Comfortable seating in all areas, surrounded by plain but tasteful decor. Sadly, this is not at all wheelchair friendly, far to many steps to contend with, the worst we have yet reviewed for you, and difficult even for those who have limited movement, so we cannot recommend this hotel to any disabled ( for the able bodied, you will enjoy this small intimate plush Manor House hotel ) So use their other property, The Slaughters country Inn, just round the corner, which is disabled friendly.

Disabled Access In and Around

Sadly, the hotel cannot be recommended for disabled people, there are far to many steps needed to let us see any part of the hotel, and that’s a shame, as it is a very nice small Manor House.

Parking & Transport

Very handy for visiting Lower Slaughter village, a very scenic journey to get here, and car park bays close to hotels entrance.

Accessible Toilets

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Impossible to use, as down to many steps to get to the ladies and gents.

Staff

Very pleasant staff members, quiet but respectable.

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