Cliveden

At a glance

Location

Cliveden, Taplow, Berkshire, SL6 0JF
SL6 0JF

Taplow, Berkshire, 22 miles NE of Reading, 33 miles SE of Oxford

Spa & Leisure

There are also seven treatment rooms where the spa uses Anne Semonin, Carita, and Jessica products in a range of targeted treatments including facials, wraps, massages, scrubs, pre natal treatments and a selection of finishing touches and holistic options such as reflexology. The spa also has its own dining option in the form of the Conservatory restaurant.

Hotel & Accommodation

Having played host to almost every British monarch since George I, as well as being home to a couple of earls, dukes, and a prince, Cliveden was taken over by hotel scions – the Astors – in 1906, becoming a favourite destination amongst world leaders and literary legends alike. Of course it doesn’t really need that history to recommend it because the five star mansion surrounded by 376 acres of National Trust grounds is a hospitality fairytale by virtue of its own beauty, facilities and service, boasting rooms that have the kind of elegant, textured soft furnishings even the Downton Abbey cast would be envious of.

Speaking of literary legends, George Bernard Shaw was an advocate of Cliveden’s epicurean fare, and without surprise: fine dining in the Terrace Dining Room offers a seasonal menu with a view of the gardens and the Thames, while the seductive den that was once the Duke of Westminster’s personal stables now forms The Club Room, where stools are made of saddles, the table legs are carved into the shape of horse hooves and the afternoon tea comes highly recommended.