Cliveden House from the lawn with clipped hedges
The story
A house above the Thames.
The first house at Cliveden was built in 1666 for the 2nd Duke of Buckingham. After fire destroyed the earlier houses, the present Grade I listed mansion was built in 1851 by Charles Barry.
The Astor family bought Cliveden in 1893, and in 1942 gave it to the National Trust, which still owns it. The hotel is run by Iconic Luxury Hotels under a long lease from the National Trust, set in formal gardens and parkland above the River Thames.
“A five star country house hotel with 350 years of stories.”Cliveden House
Each room and suite is named after a figure from the house’s past, and Spring Cottage sits on the bank of the Thames. Guests dine in The Cliveden Dining Room or The Astor Grill, set in the old stable block, and The Cliveden Spa, with its indoor heated pool, reopened in 2017 after restoration.
