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You can check in anytime at the Macdonald Alveston Manor, however bedrooms will be available from 14.00pm on the day of arrival. the Hotel can store your luggage for early arrivals.
We ask that you check out by 11.00am on the day of departure. We can offer late check out on request, subject to availablity (fees may apply).
Under 12s stay and eat a delicious breakfast for free on family breaks at all Macdonald Hotels when sharing a room with two adults.
Children are welcome throughout the Alveston Manor Hotel when accompanied by an adult. In our restaurants, highchairs can be provided on request and special children's menus are available.
To avoid unnecessary cancellation fees, please see our booking Terms & Conditions.
The Alveston Manor Hotel welcomes well-behaved pets - a fee of £25 per pet per night applies. Pets are not permitted in the Restaurant, Lounge, Bar or other public areas.
Your safety, security and comfort are our priority at the Alveston Manor Hotel. Security cameras operate throughout the building and grounds, bedrooms are fitted with spyholes and deadlocks for extra security, Reception is manned 24 hours and our private grounds offer a safe playing zone for children.
There are up to 150 free parking spaces at the Alveston Manor Hotel. Eight fully accessible spaces are dedicated to guests and visitors with a disability. The Alveston Manor Hotel can arrange to provide chauffeur driven cars, taxis and car hire for guests.
At the Alveston Manor Hotel we care for the environment. We operate a company-wide Environmental and Sustainability Policy so you can choose our hotels with a clear conscience. As part of our commitment, we operate sustainable purchasing arrangements with the suppliers of our food, consumables, equipment, energy and chemicals. We actively minimise waste through the recovery and recycling of materials, effective energy efficiency measures, a comprehensive pollution prevention policy and responsible use of transport; and we consistently review our standards in alignment with environmental guidelines.
The Alveston Manor Hotel offers accessible rooms and parking spaces for guests with a disability. Our most accessible room includes pull-cord alarms and handrails, and is easily accessible via a ramp.
To avoid unnecessary cancellation fees, please see our booking | Terms & Conditions.
Please advise us when booking if you suffer from allergies so that we can make your stay at the Alveston Manor Hotel as comfortable as possible.
History of the Macdonald Alveston Manor, Stratford Upon Avon
The Macdonald Alveston Manor has a long and interesting history dating back from before the Norman Conquest. The name "Alveston" is derived from "Aeuulfes" a Saxon man's name and "Tun" meaning town.
The first building on the site is thought to have been an Anchorite cell, circa 960, and later a small monastery was built by monks from Worcester who erected the first wooden bridge on the site of the original ford. The Monks Walk also dates from this period and it is said that the front lawn is the same width as the nave of Worcester Cathedral, while the gardens themselves cover the same area of ground as the Cathedral.
Alveston Manor was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book and in 1086 it was seized from Wultan, Bishop of Worcester, but was bought back in 1090 for £15. In 1100, Henry I excused all taxes on five out of fifteen hides of ground for the good of his soul and that of his wife, Queen Maud. In 1392, John Green, Prior of Worcester granted the Manor to
John Att Hall de Alveston at a rent which included 10 quarters of wheat, 30 quarters of barley, 8 hogs (value 24s), 20 geese (value 6s 8d), 20 hens (value 3s 4d), and 200 eggs (value 10d)In 1542, Alveston Manor was granted by Henry VIII, at the dissolution of the monasteries, to the Dean and Canons of the new Church of England at Worcester, who gave it back to the Crown in 1545, in return for being released from the obligation of maintaining 12 divinity students at Oxford which cost £6 7s 41/2d each per year.
In 1562, during the reign of Elizabeth I, it was sold to Sir Ambrose Cave for £1007 3s 6d who then sold it to Ludovic Greville. His son sold it in 1603 to Richard Lane whose father's effigy is affixed to the walls of the remains of the old Saxon church at Alveston. It passed into the Brown family and then in 1767, into the Knottsford family. At one time, the grounds were famous for bowling alleys and in fact both the Nut Walk, in the orchard, and the Monks Walk are thought to have been bowling alleys at one time.
The Present building has been erected at different periods. For instance, the bar contains 16th century panelling; the centre of the house is Elizabethan; the gable nearest the road is William and Mary; and the windows in the centre of the building are Queen Anne. The Elizabethan Gazebo facing the bridge is of considerable interest.
Underneath the lounge is an interesting vaulted cellar leading to an underground passage that was at one time used by the monks.
The first performance of "A midsummer Night's Dream" is said to have been given on the Cedar Lawn and in fact the original stage directions relate to the garden as it was before it was altered at the beginning of this century.
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