Dinner and tee
– with all the modern conveniences one would expect of a five-star hotel.
A man with my hairline wouldn’t make much use of the Dyson hairdryer, but the quality espresso machine and decadent truffles were appreciated.
The huge bathroom had dual basins, a truly magnificent shower and a large bath that even had a built-in television.
As well as the Michelin-starred Bybrook restaurant the Manor House also owns the Castle Inn, a twominute walk away in the village.
The quality of the food is excellent – I enjoyed some fabulous Wiltshire venison after a very fine black pudding terrine starter.
And – Covid restrictions permitting – the pub atmosphere may be what many groups of golfing friends are after rather than the refinement of the Bybrook.
At breakfast in the latter the following morning, it was clear that the Manor House attracts as many golfing couples as single-sex groups.
Perhaps not surprising, it is one thing to persuade the other half that you are off for a weekend of golf without them, it is another thing altogether to do so when the surroundings are quite so plush.
With the quality of the hotel and dining options available, the Manor House is certainly a clear cut above many of the typical golf weekend destinations. As indeed was the breakfast in the Bybrook – a full English from a Michelin-starred kitchen was every bit as good as one could hope for.
If only it was possible to say the same about one’s own golf...
Several jaw-dropping holes make full use of the Bybrook stream