A 15th-century former coaching inn, offering bed and breakfast accommodation, The Marlborough Arms is set in the heart of beautiful Woodstock overlooking the town's historic streets and near Oxford...
Caroline
United Kingdom
Historic building, central location, friendly helpful staff, lounge area
The Duke of Marlborough is a quaint building just outside Woodstock and Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. It offers free parking and hearty, locally-sourced food.
Hilary
United Kingdom
Lovely room, staff, bar, restaurant and breakfast x thank you
Dating back to 1637, this coaching inn is situated on the ancient Worcester to London road (B4027), on the edge of picturesque Wootton village, just 2 miles from Woodstock.
Lisa
United Kingdom
Breakfast was great
Bedding was good quality
Bed was comfy
In picturesque Woodstock, just 20 minutes’ drive from Oxford centre, Macdonald Bear Hotel offers a restaurant. Set in a 13th-century inn, the rooms have period features.
Stephen
United Kingdom
Very little and my note below provides sufficient information for your company to investigate further if you have the desire to found out why the Bear Hotel in my view is extremely poor value for money.
Detached annex in centre of Woodstock, Cotswolds is set in Woodstock, 14 km from University of Oxford, 36 km from Notley Abbey, and 50 km from Walton Hall. The property features garden views.
Dilly
United Kingdom
Quiet location. Light airy room. Very comfortable large bed. Short walk to shops, cafés and pubs.
Set in Woodstock in the Oxfordshire region, Stylish Country Townhouse in popular Woodstock has a terrace and inner courtyard views. This holiday home offers accommodation with a patio.
Georgina
United Kingdom
The property has been beautifully renovated and cared for. The location is perfect for strolling into Woodstock.
The Punchbowl Inn is located in Woodstock. The property has a restaurant, a sun terrace and offers free Wi-Fi throughout. All units in the inn are fitted with a kettle.
Daniel
United Kingdom
The room was very clean. The staff were lovely and the food was great.
Lovely place to wander, very middle England, very...
Lovely place to wander, very middle England, very picturesque. Not many shops, plenty of places to eat, or have a drink outside one of the many hotels & bars people watching.
Very close to Blenheim Palace, leave your car and walk through the park
Robert
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
We enjoyed walking around Woodstock as well as visiting...
We enjoyed walking around Woodstock as well as visiting Blenheim Palace and park. The Star Inn pub was a favourite for a pint of beer as well as a couple of meals. Public transit from Oxford and to Chipping Norton is very easy.
Jane K.
Canada
10
Scored 10
A beautiful country town with quaint shops and a good...
A beautiful country town with quaint shops and a good selection of restaurants. We visited the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum for family reasons and found it very interesting with pleasant and friendly staff. The cafe within the grounds of the Museum is excellent.
We ate at the Punchbowl Inn both evenings and enjoyed our meals there very much. The staff were very friendly and helpful, would definitely recommend - not cheap but worth the money.
We also visited Blenheim, not the Palace but the park and gardens, just glorious!
Gillian
United Kingdom
8.0
Scored 8.0
A pleasant market town with pretty buildings, a range of...
A pleasant market town with pretty buildings, a range of shops including antiques. art and interior designs, as well as a butchers, a co-op and several pubs, restaurants and cafes. There were also 2 small museums.
Blenheim Palace was only a 10 minute walk from Woodstock. We spent 2 days visiting the Palace and its grounds, and felt we could have spent longer.
There was a frequent bus service into Oxford. Buses ran every half hour from about 5.30am to 11.30pm, cost £2, and the journey took about 40 minutes. We spent 2 days visiting Oxford and felt we could have spent longer.
The only downside about Woodstock was car parking, which was restricted to pay and display between 8.00am and 6.00pm every day.
There was a free car park near the fire station which allowed upto 12 hours stay in any 24 hour period.
For longer stays, 24 hour car parking permits could be purchased from the Council for £10 per day.
Nicholas
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Beautiful small town.
Beautiful small town. Plentiful accommodation and restaurants, most of which were dog friendly. Ideal for visiting beautiful Blenheim Palace and nearby Oxford. We ate at Punchbowl pub , good friendly service, very dog friendly, food and drink good. Would not stay at Macdonald Bear next time but probably at one of the many pubs that had rooms.
Pamela
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Woodstock is a delightful historic village full of character...
Woodstock is a delightful historic village full of character and charm.
Everything is in walking distance and lots of parking in the main square., especially at the end near the church
Lots of independent shops, so perfect for browsing
A large choice of excellent places for breakfast, coffee, lunch or dinner
We love Blenheim Buttery and also The King's Arms
The walk around the lake at Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill's childhood home is absolutely stunning, whatever the weather
This hotel is right in the centre of beautiful Woodstock with plenty of free overnight parking just outside the door. Rooms are spacious and extremely comfortable. Breakfast was deliciously made with all local produce and plenty of choice. Staff were very welcoming and all in all it was a perfect little break away from it all. Oxford can easily be reached by park and ride service and Blenheim palace, with its beautiful grounds and interesting history, is a short walk away. We will definitely return.
We loved the atmosphere in the public rooms. The staff were exceptionally friendly and efficient. The breakfast was excellent. The location was ideal for us at it was right in the centre of Woodstock. Woodstock is a delightful little town with lots of interesting and independent shops. The Crown is also within walking distance of Blenheim Palace, as well as many other local attractions.
Warm welcome to the Punchbowl which is located in the centre of Woodstock, where we were allocated a lovely spacious front room.
We enjoyed a tasty dinner and again the service from staff was impeccable.
Would love to stay again soon.
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