400-Year-Old Manor on the Edge of the Cotswolds Listed for £12,500,000
A rare blend of architectural majesty and seclusion, just five miles from Bath.
Dating back to 1591, St. Catherine’s Court is a Grade I-listed manor house tucked above a hidden valley near Bath, surrounded by 14 acres of protected gardens, meadows, and woodlands. Once home to the monks of Bath Abbey, the estate was later restored by Bond actress Jane Seymour in the 1980s.
The manor offers nearly 19,000 square feet of living space across 11 bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Interiors feature Jacobean wood paneling, oak floors worn by centuries of use, intricate plasterwork ceilings, and grand stone fireplaces. Highlights include a formal dining room with a carved frieze, a home-theater drawing room, a wine room, and a handsome library.
The estate also includes a three-bedroom cottage, a five-bedroom lodge, and a 15th-century tithe barn. Additional features span a 20th-century orangery, a tennis court, and two stabling blocks.
St. Catherine’s Court balances privacy and accessibility—secluded yet just five miles from the city of Bath, with swift rail connections to London via Bath Spa and Chippenham, and easy access to the M4.
“Both charming and imposing, St. Catherine’s Court and its gardens are set within a stunningly beautiful hidden valley that leaves one spellbound,” says Ed Sugden of Savills Country Department. “Offering the chance to own a fascinating slice of history, this creative and truly exceptional manor house provides a sense of privacy, peace, and seclusion that belies its location within such easy reach of Bath.”
Renowned landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll once praised the property’s gardens, writing:
“Many are the beautiful houses, but there is hardly one...whose charm of ancient beauty and of lovely, restful pleasure-ground can rival that of this delightful place.”
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