Sawcliffe Manor Country House & Cottages: Hen Party House with Natural Spa - Scunthorpe

Sarah M

I booked an overnight stay in the library and use of the spa for my husband's birthday and we had such a special time! The staff were very accommodating for husband’s dietary requirements, communications were super easy. We booked the evening meal which was lovely and there was no light pollution so we were able to go stargazing afterwards. We walked on the nature reserve in the morning and had the afternoon tea followed by the spa treatment and we left feeling SO relaxed. Thank you so much to Emily and the team for such a special trip and we will definitely be back! Sarah

Tamsin Humphrey

Tried to contact Sawcliffe manor but no reply. Visited with a group of friends all in our 40s. We booked the 3 bedroom cottage but had to rearrange the date. We were told we had a free up grade. When we arrived the ‘upgrade’ meant there were only 2 bedrooms. 2 of us has to sleep on sofa beds in the lounge. When we complained, we were told this cottage had more space. Emily couldn’t seem to grasp that sleeping in a sofa bed in the lounge was not what ladies of our age enjoy for a luxury break!! It also meant we couldn’t use the lounge as it was essentially a bedroom, so had to spend social time in thr kitchen.
Added to this, the lounge had ants, the pillows were mouldy, and the cottage next door was playing loud music until the early hours.
The on site staff listened and tried to help but ultimately the owner lives in Spain so they had no ability to apologise it arrange a solution.
I have to say that the spa was amazing and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.
I tried to contact Emily because my friend who organised it was so upset all weekend she felt she’d let us all down. I really only wanted a refund for that friends stay, or at least a bunch of flowers for her. We all felt very disappointed in Emily’s response, which was not ‘I’m so sorry, how can I make it right?’ but ‘it is an upgrade, you have more space’. Really poor customer service.

Melanie D

Totally fabulous place!|I booked this for my husbands birthday, staying in the Lord of the Manor suite and the Cleopatra spa experince.|Communications were excellent, the staff were incredible and the facilities perfect. I ordered the breakfast hamper and this also came with cake and candles and we had a birthday banner in the spa.|The milk and flower bath was so relaxing and the products left for us to try were incredible. |They also reccommended the Hope and Anchor for a meal where we were given complimentary prosecco for being guests at Sawcliffe! whats not to love?|Venturing out, we had a lovely afternoon at the bowling alley where you can also play crazy golf and Shufl ( turns out i was great at this, who knew!)|We will definitely be back and would love for the spa to expand to massages etc!

lucia pisapia

I celebrated my 30th Birthday at Sawcliffe Manor in September and would just love to thank the staff for EVERYTHING they did to make it to most memorable experience for my friends and I.. everyone has been talking about it ever since!! The house itself is absolutely gorgeous, and the yurt is made for dancing. Staff were super responsive and helpful - thanks for accommodating us with the spa, that was an extra special touch that really added to the luxury. Will happily recommend to anyone and would love to come again!

Gala P

We stayed in Rose Cottage, which was a beautiful and rustic environment to relax in. The log burner in particular was impressive - so big, and so much heat! Make sure you’ve got plenty of logs to keep it fed.||We went for a walk on the nature reserve too, which was picturesque, and seeing the exmoor ponies was a delight.||We also opted into a spa experience, which was extraordinary; the milk bath was wonderfully decadent and relaxing, and the staff provided plenty of products to sample and enjoy, making the whole experience feel very all-inclusive. I’d recommend the the sauna and ice bucket pairing in particular!||The staff were extremely attentive and responsive, and communicative throughout the stay, whether checking how we were, recommending activities, making offers, or dealing with a small issue with the wifi. It’s hard to think of anything more they could have done to make our short stay any better!

Tiger W

Sawcliffe manor is where the best memories are made! WOW. I feel very fortunate to have stumbled across this beautiful place on airbnb in 2020. This is our third year coming back to celebrate my birthday and have a big friends reunion. The memories this place holds! Em and team are extremely accommodating and have made everything so smooth & easy for us. The house is beautiful, colourful and full of character. This year we were lucky enough to have rose cottage too which was so stunning. The yurt in the garden is incredible for dancing all night long & fun activities. The garden is wonderful - we held sports day here and yoga & dance classes! WE LOVE YOU SAWCLIFFE !! thank you for being such a wonderful place that holds a lifetime of memories for all of us. PS we all travelled from London, Brighton, Devon and Ibiza to come to this special place. Worth all the travelling in the world! || Love Tiger and Basil xxx

Miles Aaron

We had a lovely two night stay. We stayed in rose cottage and found it very accommodating for what we needed and would stay again.

The only thing I wasn’t too keen on was the Aga, I understand they need to kept lit 24/7 but we found the kitchen to be very warm to the point we had the window a jar our entire stay. We also noticed a lack of ovenware, we managed ok but a few oven dishes would have been nice as there was only one.

We also booked the spa which was great. For the money we really couldn’t fault it so definitely worth doing.

We also went to a restaurant locally that was recommended to us via the manor which was amazing so we would definitely recommend that. Not only was the food great but we also got a free drink on arrival, the restaurant was called the hope and anchor.

Jacob W

Had a comfortable stay. Stayed in the Lord of the manor suite. All as advertised pretty much. check in and out very easy. Staff very friendly and easy to communicate with before and during stay. Mattress very firm (not for me, but I understand that’s personal). I did find it a bit misleading it being advertised as a B+B, but you have to pay extra for breakfast. Also found it a little bit irritating that you can’t use the communal kitchen unless you purchase their own food.