Fox Inn at Lower Oddington

3 miles east of Stow-on-the-Wold is a 16th Century Inn with a good reputation for food and wine in a quiet and charming Cotswold Village: This Virginia creeper clad, Cotswold stone Inn, with flagstone floor, beams, open fireplaces and collection of antiques is the perfect setting for either a romantic, family meal or indeed, a relaxing [...] [...]

Kings Arms Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold

The Kings Arms Hotel at Stow-on-the-Wold is a charming 500 year old coaching inn retaining a wealth of original features.  Past guests have included King Charles 1 and it was also used for the location of the BBC’s 1970’s TV adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s ‘Mayor of Casterbridge’. The hotel has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which to [...] [...]

Compton Verney near Stratford

Compton Verney is Warwickshire’s award-winning art gallery. Since its opening in 2004, it has continued to deliver an exciting international programme of exhibitions and events, alongside a diverse collection of art from around the world. It offers visitors the unique opportunity to view art in the setting of a Grade 1 listed Robert Adam mansion located [...] [...]

Number Four, Stow-on-the-Wold

Recently opened and re-styled, Number Four Hotel & Restaurant  is  on the Fosse Way between Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water and ideally placed for both. Number Four is a contemporary and stylish boutique hotel offering luxury and comfort as well as an unique personal service from owners Caroline and Patricia and their dedicated team, who promise to make [...] [...]

Wheatsheaf Inn at Northleach

The Wheatsheaf Inn in the quiet Cotswold village of Northleach has recently upgraded its accommodation and outside spaces- The Wheatsheaf is a coaching inn, where in years come by weary travellers would rest and recuperate by having a good meal and a few drops of beer or ‘wine’. Today our focus remains the same. We aim to [...] [...]

Oeno wine merchant in Cirencester

A new arrival takes the form of Oeno – an online merchant with a shop Cirencester, Gloucestershire. This is no traditional, stuffy winemerchant, but a stylish and informative way of presenting a smallish range of well-chosen and very interesting wines. Whilst there are some good classics available, there are many less well-known wines and regions [...] [...]

The Royalist – Oldest Inn in England – Stow on the Wold

The Royalist Hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold claims to be the oldest Inn in England: The Royalist Hotel dates back to 947AD and was built by a Cornish Saxon Duke named Aethelmar, as a refuge on the Fosse Way. A Grade II listed building, which ranks it amongst the top 4% of protected buildings in the country, and [...] [...]

Farncombe Estate courses on Whisky, Music, Arts……

[ January 17, 2009; ] Farncombe Estate is situated in the North of the Cotswolds just outside the picturesque village of Broadway. The Estate offers weekend leisure breaks, day courses and other events all year round in 300-acres of privately owned Cotswold parkland. e.g. a Whisky Appreciation Day on Saturday 17 January 2009. This is but one of many events held at [...] [...]

The Lamb Inn, Shipton-under-Wychwood

Set in the picturesque village of Shipton-under-Wychwood, The Lamb Inn The Lamb Inn is a beautiful Cotswold stone inn, unlike any other! With five unique and luxurious en-suite guest rooms, great food, a delightful restaurant, a varied wine list and a sophisticated bar this inn offers stylish dining and bar food alongside exciting drinks. The bedrooms are themed [...] [...]

The Old Manse Hotel, Bourton-on-the-Water

Recently refurbished, The Old Manse Hotel was built in 1748 for a local Baptist minister Benjamin Beddome.  It is a comfortable and welcoming hotel with a traditional bar serving real ale and a selection of bar food which during the winter months can be taken next to a roaring log fire.  The elegant restaurant offers [...] [...]