Weekend at Le Manoir 2009
By: Tania Swasbrook
If you are ever in London and want to get away for the weekend, or want to experience phenomenal food and service, a weekend at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saison is the place for you.About an hour North West from London, we drove up with our 2 dogs as they are dog friendly.
Created by celebrated chef Raymond Blanc OBE, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons (Belmond is the new name for Orient Express...which it changed in 2014) is renowned for offering one of Britain's finest gastronomic experiences.
Situated in the picturesque Oxfordshire village of Great Milton, it is also one of the country's most intimate and original hotels, with 32 individually designed guest rooms and suites. The hotel was awarded two Michelin stars in 1985, just a year after opening, and, remarkably, has held them ever since. Surrounded by lawns, flower borders and orchards, the luxury hotel enjoys an idyllic, typically English setting.
But beyond the eye-catching displays are vegetable and herb gardens that provide the kitchen—and its acclaimed Cookery School—with ultra-fresh, organic produce, ensuring the Michelin-star restaurant remains at the cutting edge of culinary excellence.
It's a beautiful hotel and you could even go from London for the day.
