William Wolfe’s 100 best British hotels
The best hotels in Cotswolds & Heart of England
The 12 hotels in Cotswolds & Heart of England that made Mr Wolfe’s hundred: privately owned where possible, historic, beautifully placed and properly run.
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Cirencester, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonBarnsley HouseA dream-like manor house set in gardens designed by former owner Rosemary Verey. Relaxed and peaceful, it caters exclusively for grown-ups.…T
Southrop, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonThymeA whole Cotswold village of honeyed stone, run by one family with exquisite taste. Rooms are scattered among old farm buildings, the Ox…L
Broadway, WorcestershireThe Lygon ArmsA 16th-century coaching inn on the high street of Broadway, where Cromwell and Charles I both stayed, though not, I imagine, at the same…D
Broadway, WorcestershireDormy HouseA 17th-century farmhouse on the escarpment above Broadway, with views across the Vale of Evesham that improve with every glass.…C
Tetbury, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonCalcotA 14th-century farmhouse and its barns, now one of the best family hotels in England. Children are entertained, adults are left in peace…W
Kingham, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonThe Wild RabbitLady Bamford’s Cotswold inn, all limewash, oak and beautiful knitwear. The Wild Rabbit is a country pub as imagined by a person of very…E
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonEstelle ManorAn Instagram hotel, and a very accomplished one. Estelle Manor makes up for a certain lack of soul with ample photo opportunities: the…S
Great Tew, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonSoho FarmhouseA village of cabins on a farm in Oxfordshire, populated by television executives in matching bobble hats. It ought to be dreadful. It is…L
Great Milton, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonLe Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsRaymond Blanc’s manor house, where the gardens are as celebrated as the cooking and the cooking has been celebrated since 1984. A…H
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · within 90 minutes of LondonHartwell House & SpaAbout as authentic as English country house hotels get, this magnificently appointed pile boasts a world-class spa.H
Oakham, RutlandHambleton HallA Victorian hunting lodge on a peninsula in Rutland Water, run by the same family for more than forty years. Hambleton is the…E
Cheltenham, GloucestershireEllenborough ParkA 15th-century manor house overlooking Cheltenham Racecourse, which makes it the only sensible place to stay during the Festival. One can…
Cirencester, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonBarnsley HouseA dream-like manor house set in gardens designed by former owner Rosemary Verey. Relaxed and peaceful, it caters exclusively for grown-ups.…T
Southrop, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonThymeA whole Cotswold village of honeyed stone, run by one family with exquisite taste. Rooms are scattered among old farm buildings, the Ox…L
Broadway, WorcestershireThe Lygon ArmsA 16th-century coaching inn on the high street of Broadway, where Cromwell and Charles I both stayed, though not, I imagine, at the same…D
Broadway, WorcestershireDormy HouseA 17th-century farmhouse on the escarpment above Broadway, with views across the Vale of Evesham that improve with every glass.…C
Tetbury, Gloucestershire · within 90 minutes of LondonCalcotA 14th-century farmhouse and its barns, now one of the best family hotels in England. Children are entertained, adults are left in peace…W
Kingham, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonThe Wild RabbitLady Bamford’s Cotswold inn, all limewash, oak and beautiful knitwear. The Wild Rabbit is a country pub as imagined by a person of very…E
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonEstelle ManorAn Instagram hotel, and a very accomplished one. Estelle Manor makes up for a certain lack of soul with ample photo opportunities: the…S
Great Tew, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonSoho FarmhouseA village of cabins on a farm in Oxfordshire, populated by television executives in matching bobble hats. It ought to be dreadful. It is…L
Great Milton, Oxfordshire · within 90 minutes of LondonLe Manoir aux Quat’SaisonsRaymond Blanc’s manor house, where the gardens are as celebrated as the cooking and the cooking has been celebrated since 1984. A…H
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · within 90 minutes of LondonHartwell House & SpaAbout as authentic as English country house hotels get, this magnificently appointed pile boasts a world-class spa.H
Oakham, RutlandHambleton HallA Victorian hunting lodge on a peninsula in Rutland Water, run by the same family for more than forty years. Hambleton is the…E
Cheltenham, GloucestershireEllenborough ParkA 15th-century manor house overlooking Cheltenham Racecourse, which makes it the only sensible place to stay during the Festival. One can…