Riverside manor estate
Riverbank lawns roll down to the Thames, giving guests thirty acres of country grounds just south of Oxford.
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Classical indoor pool
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Riverside grounds
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Medieval barn dining
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Dry heat sauna
Where it shines
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Sandford-on-Thames sits right outside, and a quick bus ride up Abingdon Road drops you among Oxford's colleges.
The rooms
Bedrooms are straightforward and modern, fitted with duvets and pillows filled with recycled materials.
The indoor pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Classical columns and stone urns line the heated pool beneath a pitched ceiling, with loungers set along the water.
The spa
A wooden dry heat sauna and steam room sit near the pool. Dedicated rooms host massages and facials.
Dogs stay too.
Restaurant
Napier's Kitchen & Bar
Dinner is served under the vaulted timber trusses of a medieval barn, with British dishes driven by Oxfordshire produce.
Crusaders Bar & Lounge
Wrought-iron chandeliers hang from high timber rafters above stone walls, and the bar opens onto an adjoining courtyard.
How it began
The grounds served as a twelfth-century Knights Templar preceptory before later passing to the Duke of Marlborough.
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