The Manor House Raises The Bar For Sustainable Luxury

Exclusive Collection continues to lead the way in sustainable hospitality, with The Manor House Golf Club achieving the prestigious GEO certification® for sustainable golf operations and the wider group recording a B Corp Certification score of 94.4, up from its initial 80.3 with a 17.5 per cent uplift.

The dual recognition underscores Exclusive Collection’s commitment to balancing people, planet and profit while redefining what responsible luxury looks like in the UK hospitality and leisure sector.

At The Manor House, the GEO Certification recognised the club’s long-term dedication to integrating environmental responsibility into every aspect of its operations.

Working closely with the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, the team has introduced 18 habitat parcels across the estate to monitor and protect biodiversity. Species reports and management plans ensure local wildlife continue to thrive.

Otters have been spotted while coppicing of hazel woodland is encouraging the elusive hazel dormouse. Enhanced patches of calcareous grassland are being developed to tempt rare orchids and wildflowers into bloom. Such actions are part of creating a habitat mosaic – a patchwork of different ecosystems that allows wildlife to forage, nest and breed.

A major bunker renovation project is transforming play and sustainability on the 18-hole, par-72 course. New technology is improving sand retention and drainage, while all sprinklers at The Manor House Golf Club have been upgraded and their location pinpointed on GPS linked to an app, a move that has helped save 330m3 over the past year.

The installation of 66 monocrystalline solar panels on the clubhouse and maintenance buildings is further cutting carbon emissions, generating over 15,000kWh of clean energy in their first four months. Further steps to cut carbon emissions as part of the goal to be carbon neutral by 2026 have included reducing food waste with 450kg of food, equating to 1,057 meals, saved and 1,889kg CO2e cut.

Andy Ryan, director of golf at The Manor House, said:

“The whole team at The Manor House are committed to playing our part with responsible course management. Working with partners such as the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and being awarded GEO Certification has allowed us to better understand our habitats and ensure golf and nature thrive side by side.”

The wider Exclusive Collection has strengthened its sustainability framework through the B Corp movement, increasing its overall certification score by 17.5 per cent. The business has advanced its governance, community and environmental practices, reflecting tangible progress in areas such as transparent leadership, employee wellbeing, biodiversity and resource efficiency.

Danny Pecorelli, managing director at Exclusive Collection, said:

“Our B Corp journey is a constant cycle of learning and improvement. Achieving a score of 94.4 demonstrates how deeply sustainability runs through our culture - from our kitchens and courses to our communities. At The Manor House, this ethos comes to life in the way we manage the land, protect wildlife and deliver a more meaningful guest experience.”

Exclusive Collection’s sustainability strategy is built around clear goals: reducing water consumption, becoming carbon generative, enhancing biodiversity, and championing community and people initiatives. These priorities continue to shape decisions across the group, from energy reduction and habitat creation to partnerships with like-minded B Corps, where over £2.1million was spent in the last year alone.

About The Manor House

Let us sweep you off your feet, in our idyllic countryside retreat like no other at The Manor House. Offering a fairy-tale setting for romance and escapism in the historic manor or mews cottages, with fine dining and gastro fare, as well as a championship golf course, all set in the picture-perfect village of Castle Combe.

The hotel offers a choice of 50 luxurious rooms, suites, and cottages, all individually designed and full of historic character. Refined palates will appreciate the tasting menu offering British modern classics that never fail to delight at the Michelin starred Bybrook restaurant. For relaxed dining, local charm meets exceptional experience at The Castle Inn, an attractive 12th Century and top 50 gastropub.

Offering golf on another level, the 18-hole, par-72, parkland course was designed by Peter Alliss and Clive Clark, and opened for play in 1992. The championship course measures 6,500 yards and is set within 365 acres of picturesque rolling countryside on the southern edge of the Cotswolds. More here.

The Manor House is part of Exclusive Collection, a B Corp certified independent group which includes: Ansty Hall, Fanhams Hall, Lainston House with Season Cookery School, The Manor House with golf club and The Castle Inn, Pennyhill Park with spa, Royal Berkshire, South Lodge with spa.