Decorated with imagination, flair and a sense of theatre far from the 'look-but-don't touch' attitude of many country houses, Charlton exudes an ambience of comfortable, informal splendour, where relaxation comes easily.

Charlton House is the atmospheric country house hotel privately owned by Roger and Monty Saul, founders of the luxury design label, Mulberry. Set in Shepton Mallet amongst the rolling hills of Somerset, the property dates from c1630 and was first mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Guests to the house are given the warmest of welcomes and the most memorable of stays. The house is relaxing and tranquil with a richly designed theatrical interior, twenty-five individually designed bedrooms, a celebrated award-winning restaurant and a new opulent spa offering a range of restorative treatments and therapies for the mind body and spirit.

From arrival the welcome is personal, the attention thereafter is one to one. Rich burgundy and rolled-gold hall features create an interesting and eclectic mix with antiques, curios, family photographs and racing memorabilia collected on Roger and Monty’s journeys around the globe.

The stylish, comfortable drawing rooms are the perfect place to unwind, filled with inviting sofas and armchairs upholstered in an interesting mix of tweeds, silks, tapestries, leathers and suede. The rooms overlook the fountain at the front of the house and the gardens and lawns at the rear. A dramatic red and gilt opera box frames the entrance to The Sharpham Park Restaurant.