Introduction
Bibury Court is now a well-known country house hotel, standing in 2.5 hectares of ornamental gardens. The site lies alongside the River Coln and commands a view down the river valley.
Terrain
Undulating- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
The site is a hotel, open to guests.
Directions
http://www.biburycourt.com/map-directions-of-bibury-court-hotel.html
Owners
Other Websites
- History
The house is a good example of a late-16th century Tudor mansion of gabled construction. The oldest part of the building is at the north end. The main central portion was built in 1633 by Sir Thomas Sackville, with other additions constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Further conversions and building work took place in the 20th century, especially when the building became a hotel in 1968.
The site is alongside the River Coln and commands a view down the river valley. The remains of a Roman villa are to be found in woodland which covers part of the site. Later the whole area became the property of the Abbey of Osney, which took control of the existing church in 1130.
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Tudor Mansion (featured building)
- Description: Tudor Mansion built in late 16th century. Later additions in 1633, 18th century and 19th centuries.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Specimen Tree
- Orchard
- Riverside Walk
- Description: Walks along the River Coln.
- Earthwork
- Description: The remains of a Roman villa in woodland on the site.
- Dovecote
- Description: Although not strictly part of the site itself, a medieval dovecote can be found opposite the farm gates of Bibury Court.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
2.5
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Bibury
- References
References
- Atkyns, R and others {The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire} (London: W. Bowyer for Robert Gosling, 1712) The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire
- Knyff, L and Kip, J {Britannia Illustrata} (London: Mortier, D., 1707) Britannia Illustrata, Vol. 1
- Kingsley. N., {The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, Volume 1, 1500-1660} (Cheltenham: Phillimore, 1989), p. 55 The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, Vol. I 1500-1660
- Verey, D., {The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1, The Cotswolds} (London: Penguin, 1970) The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds
- Sales, J {West Country gardens : the gardens of Gloucestershire, Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire} (Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1981) West Country gardens : the gardens of Gloucestershire, Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Herbert, N.M. {Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 7} ([n.p.]: Oxford University Press, 1981), pp. 27-8 Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 2
Contributors
Gloucestershire Gardens & Landscape Trust
Mary Blumer