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St. Catherine Tea Pavilion
Bath,
Bath & N.E. Somerset
Self-catering
+44 (0)7774 658296
£95 - £275
per night
£925 - £1520
per week
In the beautiful Somerset hamlet of St Catherine, a cosy wooden cabin surrounded by fields and woods. Wonderful walks from the front door...
1 bedroom
Sleeps 3
Children welcome
Babies welcome
Your dates are available!
2 Guests 12 Dec 24 - 12 Dec 24
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£95 - £275 per night
£925 - £1520 per week
The Experience
A gorgeous wooden cabin with a babbling brook at the bottom of the garden. Up a private track and surrounded by fields and woodland, this is an enchanting rural escape where you can pick apples from the orchard and get the wood-burner blazing with logs from the garden. Inside you’ll find sheepskins, reclaimed floorboards, floral sofas and an artist’s easel if you are inspired.
A kitchen is equipped with all the essentials and some treats; you can eat in the open-plan living space or out on the veranda. Sleep peacefully in a cosy bedroom with a super-king cabin bed, and there’s a day bed and a cot for children. In the garden willow, hazel, ash and field maple give shade, while spring bulbs and wildflowers burst with colour and scent; here wooden benches are scattered with colourful cushions and you can immerse yourself in birdsong and peace.
Walks along the river are sublime, or head deep into the valley to find St Catherine’s Court.
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We think you'll love
- The utter peace and the hot outdoor shower after a long walk
- Sitting on the veranda listening to birds
- The Starlink WiFi and being so near buzzing Bath – perfect for writers
You should know
- Mobile signal can be patchy, depending on your network
- Sorry, no dogs
- It's a short drive to shops for stocking up
Essentials
- EV charger
- Self check-in
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Barbecue
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Electricity included
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Pricing
- Nightly price
- from £95
- Weekly price
- from £925
- Damage deposit
- £200
- Surcharges
- Extra bed/sofabed available £12 per person per week.
- 1 Cabin for 3
- From £951 bedroom
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- Flexible
- Check out
- Flexible
- Other details
- Short breaks available.
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Meals
- Pubs/restaurants 2 miles.
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Reviews
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Thank you for another wonderful stay here in your little piece of brookside heaven. To wake up to a (truly deafening) dawn chorus and then have a shower amidst the birds while the first rays of the sun peak over the hill was truly magical. We loved staying here again!
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A truly special place and another wonderful stay! Thank you for sharing such a magical hideaway with us.
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Thank you again! This is truly our happy place. This year, we’ve loved seeing the children explore together. The orchard was a big hit - thank you for sharing the apples. The freshness + smells this morning after the rain - is something we wish we could bottle. Hope to see you next year!
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The tea pavilion was wonderful. Such a beautiful and peaceful setting. I told Rowan we were coming for my partner's birthday and we arrived to some delicious cupcakes! It is the perfect escape from the city. So lovely to put the wood burner on and just relax all weekend. Would definitely recommend!
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We had such a fantastic stay at the tea pavilion. We had the perfect mix of being only 15-20 minutes drive to Bath but being completely isolated in a beautiful peaceful setting. We loved our walk to Bath and the great Christmas market, the outdoor shower and the comfort of a great wood burning stove and little WiFi reception meant it’s the perfect place to relax, switch off and just enjoy the setting. Rowan gave such helpful advice and made our stay so lovely. We have a 10 month old daughter and Rowan made sure a travel cot and high chair were in place when we arrived. Just wonderful x
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Lovely building in a lovely setting, and so close to Bath.
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A beautiful and peaceful setting that is very private offering the perfect location to relax with family and friends.
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Such a special place- beautiful, calm and restful inside and out. Located in a very attractive area close to Bath. It is well and thoughtfully equipped for the perfect relaxing stay. Just what we needed!
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The Tea Pavillion is a truly enchanting place - it feels a million miles from the hustle and stress of normal life and everything is designed to make your time there perfectly relaxing. From the gorgeous tea (naturally!) and cake provided by Rowan, to the beautiful bed linens and indulgent bathroom - all striking the perfect balance between luxury and back-to-nature rustic. We can’t wait to go back!
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A haven for relaxation. Green all around you, birdsong. fresh air and a running stream in front of the pavilion make a very private, healing, intimate retreat. I want to return again and again.
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We had a wonderful stay at the Tea Pavilion - magical place, so pretty and comfortable and as if we were a million miles from the rest of the world. But in reality we walked to Bath and it was easy access from the M4. Despite the snow in March, the wood burner kept us cosy. We'd love to return in summer for the full year round experience! Rowen was also a wonderful host.
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Oh my goodness!! We had our wedding reception here on 30th August 1986 - so it is our 30th wedding anniversary this Tuesday!! It was delightful, enchanting and will remain one of the most wonderful days of my life - a truly wonderful setting and made for a totally perfect d. I'm so delighted it's opened again - I hope many others will experience the magical setting The Mead offers!!
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A wonderful place to stay - the best of both worlds. The buzz and culture of Bath nearby and the peace and tranquil setting of the Tea Pavilion itself to savour. One of the best places I've stayed - simply beautiful.
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We chose this as the location for our 10th Wedding anniversary getaway. If you want to get away from modern life connectivity but keep all the creature comforts this is the place to come ! It's simply beautiful, from the welcome to the surroundings, it is impossible to not totally switch off here and it all makes it very hard to leave. Brilliantly equipped for when you're in and on the doorstep of so much to make you want to go out . We absolutely cannot wait to return.
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A beautiful and tranquil location with an outside shower, an amazing experience night or day. Rowan and Mikey have an eye for detail inside the cottage and outside. Beautifully decorated, all the utensils you need and an amazing log fire. We spent our first breakfast on veranda watching nature enjoying the peace and quiet. The beautiful city of Bath is just 4 miles away- you can walk to it along the river in 45 minutes.
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Location
The neighbourhood
It's a delightful spot. From the house you can walk to St Catherine's Court where Lady Jane Seymour lived and see the chapel. Heading the other way you can find the Gather Café at Northend, keep going and you can get all they way along the river to the Holburne Museum and Bath's Sydney Gardens – hop in a river taxi to get home! It's 20 minutes to Castle Combe, a bit further to Westonbirt.
Local points of interest from Rowan Suenson-Luke
- Stroll along the lane into the village to fill a basket with produce from the Rich's market garden farm shop in pretty Northend or meander into the secluded valley to view the Tudor estate of St Catherine's Court, tithe barn and chapel.
- For the authentic Bath experience take a few hours at the Thermae Spa to immerse in the healing waters and spend an evening star gazing from the warm roof top pool.
- Explore the footpaths that lace the valley; the Limestone Link brushes the doorstep and if you'd like a watering hole along the way, follow the brook, the river, and the canal into Bath, stop at Gather organic cafe,The Bathhampton Mill or Cafe on The Barge
- For a lazy mooch around Bath's cool shops and markets try Walcot, Green Park or Broad Street for unique independents, start with a delicious Boston Tea Party breakfast, pop in to indulge in specialist coffee shop Society or recharge with juice from Cascara
- For some hearty days out Dyrham Park, The Holbourne Museum, The American Museum, The Jane Austen Centre, The Fashion Museum are all a short drive away and Westonbirt and Longleat only a little further,
- There's no need to go anywhere at all; if you'd like to wind down, this is the most pleasant bolt hole to burrow down and chill in!
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Introducing
Rowan Suenson-Luke
Rowan and Mickey live in the main house but you can't see them and they can't see you. They moved here many years ago with their three children and have an orchard, vegetable garden and chickens. The history of the tea pavilion is fascinating so do ask them about it.
We saw the Tea Pavilion and we thought it might be rather jolly to have a go at staying there; reader, it was. It was very excellent to remove ourselves to a rural idyll and yet be so close to such a beautiful city as Bath. We fooled ourselves that we were roughing it in the countryside while lounging sybaritically on the outdoor divans, sipping champagne...how awful! The Tea Pavilion is very splendid and Rowan a perfect host, attentive to our needs while leaving us in privacy. Playing my guitar sitting in a rocking chair on a veranda convinced me I had been transported to Nashville.