HOTEL ACCOMMODATION for your group visit The Arden Hotel Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6BA www.theardenhotelstratford.com T: 01789 298682 Located in the heart of historic Stratford-upon-Avon, directly opposite the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company Theatres, The Arden Hotel is an elegant and sophisticated 45 bedroom boutique hotel in the birthplace of William Shakespeare. The star of Stratford-upon- Avon’s hotel scene, The Arden's sophisticated and contemporary take on a boutique hotel has won her admirers from across the globe. With the RSC for a neighbour what theatre goer could ask for more?

Barnsley House Barnsley, GL7 5EE www.barnsleyhouse.com T: 01285 740000 Barnsley House is your private country house retreat in the graced by Rosemary Verey’s world famous gardens. The hotel has a dedicated spa, private cinema and 18 luxurious bedrooms. From the moment you arrive, you’ll find that we’ve designed everything to make you feel perfectly at home. The Potager restaurant looks out to the gardens where sprigs of rosemary and linen napkins dress the tables with menus inspired from the garden, seasonal crops and local produce. If you tire of the daily home baked bread and crumbly shortbread biscuits with your afternoon tea, you can always nip across the road to our village pub.

The Bay Tree Hotel Burford, OX18 4LW www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-bay-tree-hotel T: 01993 822791 Nestled away on a quaint side street in Burford is the Bay Tree Hotel. The hotel has 21 stylish bedrooms and endless character with flag stoned floors, roaring log fires and a secret walled garden. This dog-friendly property is perfectly located for exploring Burford and its surrounding Cotswold villages.

The Bear of Rodborough Hotel Rodborough Common, GL5 5DE www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-bear-of-rodborough T: 01453 878522 Set within 300 acres of National Trust land with views over the Cotswolds; The Bear of Rodborough has 46 classic country bedrooms, a lively bar, restaurant and plenty of places to sit back and relax. The hotel is dog-friendly and ideally situated for visiting the beautiful towns of .

The Broadway Hotel Broadway, WR12 7AA www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-broadway-hotel T: 01386 852401 Located in the heart of Broadway, overlooking the quaint village green; The Broadway Hotel has 19 individually styled bedrooms, a lively bar, cosy lounge and award-winning brasserie. The hotel is dog-friendly and ideally located for exploring not only Broadway, but surrounding Cotswold villages and attractions including Broadway Tower. Calcot Manor Near , GL8 8YJ www.calcot.co T: 01666 890391 Set in a picturesque hamlet in the South of the Cotswolds, Calcot Manor & Spa has an indoor pool, secluded (lavender-lined) courtyard, hot tub and log fire, all within a 220-acre meadowland that has lots to do (or not – that’s up to you). Tennis courts, climbing frames, outdoor pool, running routes, cycle tracks, a disc golf course and a woodland gymnasium and multiple treatment rooms stocked with the best therapists and the best products, Calcot is renowned as one of the most luxurious spa hotels in the Cotswolds. The estate is home to 35 gorgeous bedrooms – including family rooms and suites. There is a Conservatory restaurant in the main house overlooking the grounds and The Gumstool Inn, a village-style pub adjacent to the main house, complete with open fire, fireside grill, stone floors and a proper British pub food menu.

The Close Hotel Tetbury, GL8 8AQ www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-close-hotel T: 01666 502272 Located in the heart of Tetbury, alongside antique shops, boutiques and the Royal Highgrove shop, lies The Close. This dog-friendly hotel is home to 18 stylish and characterful bedrooms as well as a lively bar, relaxed brasserie and 2 Rosette dining room, which looks out onto the beautifully-manicured garden.

Corinium Hotel & Restaurant Cirencester, GL7 2DG www.coriniumhotel.com T: 01285 659711 This delightful 16th century independent hotel is quietly situated, though just five minute walk into the town of Cirencester. The Corinium makes an ideal base to explore the Cotswolds. Facilities include fifteen character bedrooms, a locally renowned restaurant, cosy bar and lounge, secluded garden for alfresco dining, free wifi and ample on-site parking.

Cotswold House Hotel Chipping Campden, GL55 6AN www.bespokehotels.com/cotswoldhouse T: 01386 840330 This award-winning luxury hotel and spa in the heart of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, which has recently benefitted from a substantial refurbishment, will appeal to discerning travellers visiting the Cotswolds, looking for tranquillity, sublime comfort, exceptional food and a stunning spa. The contemporary style makes Cotswold House and Spa one of the most admired boutique hotels in the Cotswolds. With its idyllic location, flexible mix of accommodation and dining spaces it stands out as a perfect venue for groups.

Ellenborough Park Cheltenham, GL52 3NJ www.ellenboroughpark.com T: 01242 808992 Ellenborough Park is a sumptuous manor house hotel in The Cotswolds, situated on the outskirts of Cheltenham Spa. Steeped in layers of history, the main house of the estate dates back to the 15th Century. With 61 luxury bedrooms and suites, a dual-level spa and casual and contemporary restaurants, Ellenborough Park has become synonymous with country retreats, romantic breaks, unforgettable weddings and expertly-executed conferences. The Greenway Hotel & Spa Cheltenham, GL51 4UG www.thegreenwayhotelandspa.com T: 01242 862352 Our luxury country manor house hotel and spa offers an indulgent break away of fresh country air, luxurious accommodation in 21 beautifully designed rooms and gorgeous gardens. The Greenway Hotel & Spa is happily situated in the beautiful countryside surrounding the popular Regency town of Cheltenham, less than a hundred miles from London and a perfect base for touring Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath.

Hallmark Hotel , GL4 6EA www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk search Gloucester T: 0330 0283408 We can offer a welcome drink to all guests on a group booking via Cotswolds Tourism Our rates would be from £38 per person sharing a twin or double room, single supplements apply. Located 5 minutes from the M5. Enjoy a delicious meal in the brasserie, bar and lounge. Free super-fast wifi throughout the hotel, 95 bedrooms including 6 family rooms, health club with squash court and beauty treatment area, swimming pool and children’s pool.

Hatton Court Upton St Leonards, GL4 8DE www.hatton-court.co.uk T: 01452 617412 Gloucester's premier 4 star country house hotel with a rosette award for culinary excellence. Traditionally decorated, spacious and elegant bedrooms and suites (most with countryside or garden views) all feature ensuite bathrooms, desks, free wifi, TVs and tea and coffee making facilities. The hotel has a restaurant serving locally sourced a la carte and brasserie dishes which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The traditional afternoon tea experience is a particular delight for guests, served from 12 - 5pm daily. The Garden Marquee offers the best value all- inclusive wedding in Gloucester, with no catches. From fantastic views to great food and the very important attentive service, we are Gloucester's favourite wedding venue.

The Hare and Hounds Hotel Tetbury, GL8 8QL www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/hare-and-hounds-hotel T: 01666 881000 Located in Westonbirt, with Highgrove House and the National Arboretum for neighbours; The Hare and Hounds Hotel has 42 cosy yet contemporary bedrooms, a lively bar, cosy lounges and award-winning restaurant. The hotel is dog-friendly and ideally situated for visiting Tetbury and the beautiful surrounding Cotswolds countryside.

The Kings Hotel Chipping Campden, GL55 6AW www.kingscampden.co.uk T: 01386 840256 The Kings Hotel is a charming 18th century town house and wedding venue boasting distinctive and stylish accommodation. Sympathetic and careful renovation means you can enjoy all the modern day comforts you need, yet still soak up the character and history of a Cotswold stone building. Nestled in the heart of picturesque Chipping Campden, with our own private carpark, this is the perfect location to experience the beauty of the Cotswolds. The Lamb Inn Burford, OX18 4LR www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-lamb-inn T: 01993 823155 Located on Sheep Street, in the heart of Burford; The Lamb Inn boasts 17 classic Cotswold bedrooms, with history around every corner. This dog-friendly hotel is also home to a traditional bar and comfy lounges, a beautifully manicured garden and a 3 Rosette awarded brasserie.

The Manor House Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0LJ www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-manor-house-hotel T: 01608 650501 Winner of the Condé Nast Johansens ‘Best Luxury Value’ Award 2017; The Manor House is perfectly located on Moreton-in-Marsh High Street alongside traditional tea rooms and boutiques. The Hotel has 35 beautifully designed bedrooms, a cosy bar and library, a relaxed Brasserie overlooking the gardens, and an award-winning restaurant.

Number Four at Stow Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1JX www.hotelnumberfour.co.uk T: 01451 830297 18 rooms (Twin/double x 13, suite x 4, family room x 1) Large car park with space for coaches. Rates include full English breakfast and VAT. 50 cover restaurant. Menus for groups can be arranged for lunch and dinner. Large garden for team games. Meeting room for 20 boardroom.

The Painswick Painswick, GL6 6YB www.thepainswick.co.uk T: 01452 813688 The Painswick is home to a restaurant that flaunts the very best of consummate cooking, sixteen bedrooms that whisper peaceful slumber and the most perfect pair of tranquil treatment rooms prepped and ready for retreat. At the very heart of the house, is our food. Setting the pulse of and steered by Michael ‘Chef’ Bedford, we are all about breaking the rules… plating up a sort of ‘contemporary-contradiction’ of fresh, punchy and accurate cooking. Take your pick from a pew in ‘The Hearth’ where Smorgasbord style is every day the special. A spot in ‘The Painswick Restaurant’ – tasting or feasting – you decide, or go alfresco out on our terrace with afternoon tea sweet and savoury.

Royal Agricultural University Cirencester, GL7 6JS www.rau.ac.uk – click on venue hire T: 01285 652531 The Royal Agricultural University is located a mile from the historic Roman town of Cirencester and within an hour of , Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham. It’s the ideal base for touring, staying in magnificent Victorian Gothic buildings for breakfast and dining, with accommodation in modern residences around the campus, many with views over open countryside. There are a range of 330 en-suite bedrooms. The Snooty Fox Tetbury, GL8 8DD www.snooty-fox.co.uk T: 01666 502436 The Snooty Fox is all that a quintessential English inn should be. Located in the Cotswolds, the hotel has 12 intimate and stylish bedrooms with traditional décor all featuring ensuite bathrooms, desks, free wifi, TVs and tea and coffee making facilities. The ground floor boasts a busy bar serving local ales and fine wines. The restaurant serves local produce, cooked creatively. Great food and attentive service is what makes the Snooty Fox Tetbury's busiest place to be. All guests have access to free wifi throughout.

The Swan Hotel Bibury, GL7 5NW www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-swan-hotel T: 01285 740695 Located in the heart of Bibury, often known as the prettiest village in ; the dog-friendly Swan Hotel has 22 bedrooms, including 4 stunning cottage suites, a lively bar, cosy writing room and stylish brasserie. The hotel is ideally located for exploring not only Bibury but surrounding countryside too.

Tewkesbury Park Tewkesbury, GL20 7DN www.tewkesburypark.co.uk T: 01684 272300 Tewkesbury Park, set in 163 acres of undulating parkland and commanding an enviable position, has recently completed an extensive renovation, with the brand new additions of nine luxury suites; two meeting rooms; two spa rooms; an Orangery and a Cocktail Lounge. Plus, a soon-to- be unveiled Events Suite will be completed summer ‘17. Architecturally stunning, the new suite, with its floor-to-ceiling glass façade, commanding magnificent views of the Gloucestershire countryside, will accommodate small-to-large size groups perfectly. Tewkesbury Park has an 18- hole par 73 parkland golf course, along with an extensive leisure club.

Thyme Southrop Manor Estate, GL7 3NX www.thyme.co.uk T: 01367 850174 Thyme is a family owned, English country destination, celebrating all that it means to be quintessentially British. Located in the Cotswolds, in one of Britain’s most spectacular natural landscapes, Thyme is an elegant boutique hotel; comprising eight bedroom suites, three cottage suites and two beautifully restored cottages; a spectacular private dining space within an authentic, medieval tithe barn; and a state-of-the-art cookery school. Renowned for “telling the complete story of food,” Thyme’s culinary offerings include The Swan, a 17th century English village pub at the heart of Southrop. All produce served at Thyme is hand-harvested from Thyme’s own Kitchen Garden and Farm from which The Baa, their elegant guest drawing room and cocktail bar, draws inspiration for its botanical cocktail collection and selection of English wines.

The Wheatsheaf Northleach, GL54 3EZ www.theluckyonion.com T: 01451 860244 A seventeenth century coaching inn nestled in the Cotswold hills. Beautifully designed bedrooms, stunning tiered cottage gardens, a cosy snug and a treatment room make for a perfect stay. The restaurant & bar welcomes a group for lunch and the private dining room is ideal for a get together over a delicious supper. The White Hart Inn Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ www.whitehartwinchcombe.co.uk T: 01242 602359 The White Hart Inn, located in the picturesque village of Winchcombe, is the town's busiest venue for walkers and hikers from the Cotswolds Way. This busy town centre pub boasts a great atmosphere and is full of charm with its open fires and original features. The pub serves local ale, cider and fine wines. There are 11 intimate and stylish bedrooms with traditional décor feature ensuite bathrooms (there are 3 rooms with sharing facilities), desks, free wifi, TVs and tea and coffee making facilities. The restaurant serves local produce with daily menu cooked creatively. Great food and attentive service is what makes The White Hart Winchcombe's busiest place to be.

No.131 Cheltenham, GL50 1NW www.theluckyonion.com T: 01242 822939 Classic on the outside, contemporary British on the inside with beautifully designed bedrooms in the heart of Cheltenham. Traditional classics & modern European dishes showcase the best seasonal ingredients in the restaurant. Choose from the private dining rooms or the inside courtyard, we have plenty of individual spaces to suite all occasions.

No.38 The Park Cheltenham Cheltenham, GL52 2AH www.theluckyonion.com T: 01242 822929 No.38 The Park is our Georgian town house in the heart of Cheltenham. With beautiful interiors, an open kitchen restaurant to seat up to 50 and spacious drawing rooms, a courtyard and meeting spaces. For the ultimate House Party, family gathering or group stay hire the house exclusively.

Best Western Mayfield House Hotel Crudwell, SN16 9EW www.mayfieldhousehotel.co.uk T: 01666 577409 A family owned and operated 3 star Country Hotel with a reputation for great local food and service with a real ‘taste of the Cotswolds’. The Mayfield offers a 60 cover restaurant and private dining facilities, lounge, bar and snug with 28 delightfully furnished rooms some of which are ground floor. You can even play croquet on the lawn or take tea in the gardens.

De Vere Cotswold Water Park South Cerney, GL7 5FP www.phcompany.com/de-vere/cotswold-water-park-hotel T: 01285 864000 De Vere Cotswold Water Park is a contemporary luxury Cotswolds hotel set in a wonderland of over 100 lakes, rivers, and acres of open countryside just outside of Cirencester. The hotel offers a range of rooms and apartments, as well as several satisfying dining options from alfresco style to a casual pub. And if you’re looking to hold an unforgettable event, wedding, or conference, the hotel has everything you need including 21 flexible meeting rooms and can cater for up to 800 people. As one of the largest hotels in the Cotswolds the hotel looks forward to welcoming your group. Fire Service College Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0RH www.phoenixetc.co.uk T: 01608 812167 Located in the North Cotswolds countryside near Moreton-in-Marsh, the Fire Service College is now able to offer domestic and international group organisers an easy and convenient accommodation option in one of the country’s most celebrated regions. Dining facilities available and 300 en-suite bedrooms, with both twin and double options.

Three Ways House Hotel Mickleton, GL55 6SB www.threewayshousehotel.com T: 01386 438429 Three Ways House Hotel is a privately owned hotel set in the Cotswold village of Mickleton, 10 minutes from Stratford upon Avon and 5 minutes from Chipping Campden close to local attractions. The Hotel has 48 bedrooms, an AA Rosette award restaurant, a private function room ideal for group lunches and a car park easily accessible by coach. The hotel is also home to the famous Pudding Club – a great idea to add to your itinerary.

SMALLER but perfectly formed accommodation

The Howard Arms Ilmington, CV36 4LT www.howardarms.com T: 01608 682226 In the timeless village of Ilmington, only a few miles from Stratford-upon-Avon, The Howard Arms lies in easy distance of many famous Cotswold towns, gardens and must-see sights. It has 8 luxury bedrooms, (4 can be twins) and award-winning food. Contact Rob the Manager for special group deals.

Whitminster House Self-Catering Cottages Whitminster, GL2 7PN www.whitminsterhousecottages.co.uk T: 01452 740204 7 characterful cottages, one with level access, accommodating 2-49 guests. Children and pets welcome. Separate parking and garden area for each property. Ideal for celebrations, reunions, hen/stag parties. Free party room available with some combinations. A beautiful wedding venue to personalise your own special day across an entire weekend. Facilities: 7 cottages, 1 with disabled access, and an apartment in an historic manor house.

The Ebrington Arms Ebrington, GL55 6NH www.theebringtonarms.co.uk T: 01386 593 223 There is no more stunning location from which to explore the glorious Cotswold countryside than The Ebrington Arms. Overlooking the village green and chocolate box thatched cottages, this 17th century inn has been lovingly restored over the years and it’s like stepping back in time with roaring open fires, Cotswold stone, beans and flagstone floors. Five upstairs luxurious ensuite bedrooms offer all the modern comforts with glorious countryside views. This is a real foodies pub, having held 2 AA Rosettes for the past 6 years and is three times North Cotswold Pub of the Year and they also brew their own craft beers. The Killingworth Castle Wootton near Woodstock, OX20 1EJ www.thekillingworthcastle.com T: 01993 811 401 Once frequented by Winston Churchill himself, The Killingworth Castle is a glorious coaching inn dating back to 1637 just a stones’ throw from Blenheim Palace and Woodstock. With eight new ensuite bedrooms in the adjoining stable block, the pub is the perfect base to explore the Oxfordshire countryside in its position at ‘the gateway to the Cotswolds’. Many rooms have beamed ceilings, sofas, hand crafted oak beds and roll top baths. The interior has recently gone under a transformation and received high praise from The Telegraph.