Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The Feathers Hotel

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Rare bird

Setting

Right by Blenheim

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A nattily dressed country nest, the Feathers Hotel is an all-welcome abode in the picturesque Oxfordshire town of Woodstock. Inside, a boutique clutch of rooms impresses with calming interiors and offbeat original features (some with wonky corridors, others with snug, loveseat-lined nooks). But it’s the fare that really rules this roost: chefs source seasonal Cotswolds’ crops for artfully elevated English dishes, and a locally curated bar is only steps away. Pluming lovely.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

23, including six suites.

Check–Out

11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include a daily breakfast spread of baked goods, as well as cooked options.

Also

Two ground-floor rooms have been adapted for guests with limited mobility, and all the communal spaces are wheelchair-friendly.

Please note

The hotel’s restaurant and bar are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

At the hotel

Charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, radio, climate control, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, free bottled water, hairdryer and Urban Apothecary bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Wherever you decide to sleep, there’ll be quirky secret corridors, sun-streaming sash windows and snug nooks. But if you’re looking to elevate your all-English stay, snag one of the Suites for their freestanding soaking tubs and snuggle-ready loveseats. One of the Feature Suites also has the only remaining original wardrobe, that was lovingly conserved during renovations.

Packing tips

Bring your wellies and wax jackets to roam Woodstock’s regal spots in style.

Also

Look out for the statue of Virgin Mary that sits outside the hotel’s restaurant — it’s rumoured to have been hidden in one of the building’s exterior walls during the Civil War.

Children

Little Smiths are welcome, although there aren’t any special facilities to keep them entertained.

Sustainability efforts

During renovations, the hotel’s owners worked closely with B-Corp-certified designers to ensure decor was sustainably sourced from Woodstock’s artisans and vintage furnishings reupholstered with locally made fabrics. The restaurant’s produce is also all seasonal and supplied by neighbouring farmers to help support Cotswolds-based brands.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

At the first sight of sun, secure a table in the light-welcoming courtyard; and when winter rolls in, wood-burning fireplaces keep indoor seats snug.

Dress Code

When you’re mere minutes from Blenheim Palace it’s only right you bring out your finest threads.

Hotel restaurant

Rich mahogany panelling sets a cosy, brasserie-like tone at the Nest — the hotel’s locally loved restaurant, helmed by head chef Luke Rawicki. Every ingredient that goes into the soul-warming comfort food here has been sourced from Cotswolds farmers. Start with the flat bread-paired roasted aubergine dip before moving on to Luke’s storied, melt-in-the-mouth leg of South West lamb, dished with a minty salsa verde and butter-dosed potatoes.

Hotel bar

The only tough calls to be made at the Aviary Bar is picking which cocktails tickle your tipple-craving fancy most. Stick to local staples and have resident barkeepers stir your tonic with a Cotswold Gin, or take a Dorset-sourced Black Cow Vodka Martini shaken, not stirred. The 100-bottle wine list is a page turner, too.

Last orders

Breakfast is served 7.30am to 10am daily. The restaurant and bar are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but otherwise they’re open for lunch between noon and 2.30pm (3pm on Sundays), and dinner from 6pm till 9.30pm.

Room service

A limited menu is available during the restaurant’s opening hours.

Location

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Address
The Feathers Hotel
16-20 Market Street
Woodstock
OX20 1SX
United Kingdom

The Feathers Hotel is set in a 17th-century townhouse in Oxfordshire’s Woodstock.

Planes

Most international flights will touch down in London Heathrow, which is just over an hour’s drive from the hotel. London Luton and Birmingham International are each 90 minutes away by road, and if you’re arriving into Gatwick or Stansted, it’s a slightly further two hours. Private transfers can be arranged from all airports for an additional charge.

Trains

Oxford Parkway is a 15-minute drive away (staff can organise private transfers) and has direct trains to London Marylebone, Banbury, Leamington Spa, High Wycombe and Aylesbury. You can also catch a 25-minute train straight to Bicester Village.

Automobiles

Public transport is reliable around Oxfordshire, but if you do bring your car, the hotel has a private car park on Hensington Road, a five-minute walk away, that you’re welcome to use for £10 a day.

Other

There’s a private airport in Oxford for anyone arriving on their own charter.

Worth getting out of bed for

Acquaint yourself with the hotel’s all-English co-ords with a trip around Blenheim Palace. The Baroque-style estate still belongs to the Duke of Marlborough, but you’re welcome to tour its interiors and spend the day exploring its acres of gardens (home to a butterfly house and hedge maze), rivers and meadows. During the summer, live concerts and events take up the social calendar, and come Christmas, light shows draw bundled-up crowds. Shoppers can beeline for designer-outlet Bicester Village, a 25-minute train ride away, or stick to your local surroundings and roam Woodstock’s trad tea rooms, morning markets and artisan boutiques. 

Oxford is less than half an hour away, and has enough to keep you entertained for days: mooch down the High Street, marvel at the grandeur of University architecture, or ditch the formality for a pint or two at one of Holywell Street’s storied pubs. Warm weather may be a gamble around here, but if you find yourself a slither of sun, taking a punt along the river is the true way to see this city.

Local restaurants

Pub grub is given an elevated makeover at the award-winning Black Lane Tavern, a cosy spot down Park Lane where small sharing plates are tastefully paired with local wines. Brothertons Brasserie is another Woodstock institution, serving modern Italian fare cooked with seasonal ingredients sourced daily from the town’s local markets. If you’re busy roaming around Blenheim Palace, stop off for lunch and afternoon tea at the onsite Orangery.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this Cotswolds crashpad in Woodstock and unpacked their Barbours and flat caps, a full account of their quaint break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside the Feathers Hotel in Oxfordshire…

Take to English village life like a duck to water at the Feathers Hotel — a restored 17th-century townhouse on the Cotswolds’ eastern edge. This storied boutique stay has perfected the costume change, morphing from 1800s sanitarium to early 20th-century draper’s shop, plus a butcher's (rumoured to have supplied the royals their prime cuts). In the 1960s, several buildings were knocked through to create its current hotel layout, and now an appealing 21st-century overhaul has brought it to Smith’s attention.

Rooms retain the traditional charm that you’d hope for from a typical Cotswolds inn — muted, nature-inspired hues, rustic furnishings and cosy textiles — but are dressed with suitable polish (top-notch minibars, climate control, and underfloor heating in your modern ensuite). And an in-house restaurant puts an amped-up, seasonal spin on traditional countryside fare (miso-marinated duck breast, and brown crab risotto topped with a lemon-dill dressing, for instance). Blenheim Palace is also a beat away, for anyone seeking their fix of regal rendezvous, and night owls will have their pick of local spirits and on-tap ales once back at this romantic roost.

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