Harden's says
A "village within a village", Thyme is a collection of restored historic buildings with a hotel and restaurant (Ox Barn) as well as a cookery school, village pub, events centre in a tithe barn and a spa.
Harden's survey result
Summary
This five-year-old venue set in a huge stone-built former barn – part of a sprawling family-run project in the Cotswolds also incorporating a spa retreat, a pub and a beauty business – serves “reliably good food. Nothing fancy, just great local ingredients cooked to perfection. Yum”. Chef Charlie Hibbert trained under Jeremy Lee at Quo Vadis; his mother Caryn led the redevelopment of the estate. Top Tip – “if you have a meal here, make time to walk around the grounds and take in the great views”.
Summary
Opened in 2020 after a lavish conversion, the Hibbert family’s “stunning” former barn is “one of the most stylish and delicious places to eat in the Cotswolds”, serving “interesting and top-quality ingredients, beautifully presented” by Ballymaloe-trained chef Charlie, whose mother Caryn led the 18-year-long development project which also includes a cookery school, pub and beauty business.
Summary
“What a room! – a delightful space – where everything is satisfyingly well thought out and pleasing to the eye” (“reflecting the large amounts of money spent on them!”), at Caryn & Jerry Hibbert’s barn-conversion, which sits within a chocolate-box-pretty Cotswolds development, incorporating bar, pub, cookery school, spa and shopping. The food, in an easygoing vein, is “flavoursome” too – “we’d stay… if we didn't live around the corner”.
Summary
Caryn & Jerry Hibbert's “super-stylish and modern” barn-conversion is “surely one of the best restaurants in the Cotswolds” right now, and not only in terms of aesthetics… oldest son Charlie’s “tasty and light food focusing on interesting seasonal ingredients” is more than a match for the “great room and atmosphere”. The restaurant is a recent addition (c. 2020) to what amounts to Thyme's absurdly picturesque “village within a village” now spanning 31 bedrooms, a bar, pub, cookery school, spa and boutiques.
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Southrop Manor Estate, Southrop, GL7 3NX
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £24.50 | £29.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £14.00 | £32.00 | £6.00 | £0.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Southrop Manor Estate, Southrop, GL7 3NX
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
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