North-West Oxfordshire is the beginning of The Cotswolds and has some of the finest Hotels in Oxfordshire. The Mill House at Kingham (voted England’s Favourite Village by Country Life in 2005) sits in its own ten acres of land with a private trout stream.
Nearby The Plough at Kingham has won many plaudits for cuisine. The picture postcard town of Burford has Burford House, an exquisite Restaurant with 10 rooms on the High Street and the 400-year old Bay Tree Hotel in Sheep Street. In picturesque Bledington (frequent winner of the Bledisloe Cup Best Kept Village Award) is one of the most characterful Hotels in Oxfordshire, The Kings Head.
Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, built in 1704 for the first Duke of Marlborough by Vanburgh with grounds laid out by Capability Brown, is one of Britain’s most visited stately homes. The town has two well known Oxfordshire Hotels: The 17th century Feathers and, almost opposite, the contemporarily furnished Kings Arms. Near Witney is the Peter de Savary owned Old Swan & Minster Mill – in effect two buildings – the Old Swan, one of the oldest Hotels in Oxfordshire, and the more modern Mill with fishing rights, a small spa and conference facilities.
In the North of the county, Banbury boasts Wroxton House, a low rise hotel combining 17th century low buildings and modern reception areas.
The Dashwood Hotel & Restaurant in Kirtlington is an interesting conversion – open plan dining and seven modern bedrooms in a neighbouring building. Bignell Park Hotel & Restaurant at Chesterton, near Bicester is the answer to shoppers who want a good Hotel in Oxfordshire near Bicester Village – now ranking as one of the top ten attractions of Britain for overseas visitors.