Country house hotels in Oxfordshire
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- The "dreaming spires" of Oxford
Luxury short and weekend breaks
We've hand-picked the finest country house hotels in Oxfordshire - to view please click on LIST HOTELS. All our country house hotels in Oxfordshire can be booked online at great rates.
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Look out for our special offers for short or weekend breaks - click on the "View hotel details" link for each hotel shown for details and to check availability. Many of the country house hotels in Oxfordshire are steeped in history and some are truly ancient.
Former mill turned country house hotel
Like the three star Mill House Hotel at Kingham dates back to 1086 and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally a mill house the stone building has been beautifully refurbished and offers luxurious accommodation. Looking out from one of the bedrooms over the extensive gardens, with the Cornwell Brook and the Cotswold Hills beyond, its easy to see why this area with designated as Englands's first Area of Outstanding Beauty.
Welcoming travellers since the 13th century
By comparison the four star Macdonald Bear Hotel in Woodstock is a youngster, but has been accommodating travellers since the thirteenth century as one of England's first coaching inns. Although not strictly a country house hotel, it is located in the lovely town of Woodstock, the gateway to the Cotswolds and close to both Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, where art galleries, antique and other specialist shops fill the historic streets. The cosy beamed interior is full of character with open fires, an award-winning restaurant and luxurious bedrooms, many of which have four poster beds.
Historic country house hotel
The Oxford Thames Four Pillars is another historic country house, parts of which are medieval. Luxury is the order of the day at this four star establishment that nestles in thirty acres of parkland just three miles from Oxford. The Four Pillars also has a good restaurant and leisure facilities that include outdoor tennis courts and a leisure club.
Oozing character
The three star Feathers Hotel is also in Woodstock and oozes character. In the colder months you can relax in the bar on in the drawing room in front of a log fire before dining in the renowned restaurant. In Summer you can eat light meals in the courtyard garden. At any time of year you'll rest well in the elegant antique furnished bedrooms.
Tranquil wooded gardens
If you would like a country setting for your short break, but with easy access to Oxford, Hawkwell House Hotel is worth considering. This is a three star country house hotel set in a tranquil setting of wooded gardens, that is located close to the dreaming spires of the university city.
Also a three star country house hotel, the magnificent eighteenth century Heythrop Park sits in over four hundred acres of parkland, and is a good base for exploring Blenheim, Oxford, Bicester Village, Stratford and the Cotswolds. The comfortable bedrooms are not in the main house but in the more recent additions to the building. Facilities here are excellent and include a large pool, a fitness room, squash and tennis courts and a golf course. Riverside in one of England's prettiest villages
The riverside Swan Classic country house hotel is located in Bibury, declared to be one of England's loveliest villages by William Morris. The three star hotel is a restful retreat, whether you're relaxing in your room, in front of the fire in the lounges or being pampered in the in the from the beauty therapy rooms.
Crackling log fires
Another historic hotel with charm and character the is the three star Bay Tree Classic Hotel in the country town of Burford. Dating from 1584 the hotel has that winning combination of crackling fires, stone floors, beamed ceilings and excellent food makes. An excellent choice for a short or weekend break at the gateway to the Cotswolds.
What's it famous for?
• Oxford's "dreaming spires"
• Silverstone motor racing circuit
• Banbury Cakes
• Henley Royal Regatta
• The Great British Cheese Festival in the grounds of the truly magnificent Blenheim Palace. What's it like?
• Lovely thatched houses and pretty villages set in quintessentially English countryside.
Oxford
• The colleges, punting on the river, historic taverns (like The Eagle and Child), the Covered Market, tea at the Randolph Hotel.
• Candlelit choir music at a college chapel evening song.
• Spooky ghost tours
• Excellent restaurants and good theatres - the Oxford Playhouse to the intimate Burton Taylor Theatre in Gloucester Street.
