A 15th-century former coaching inn, offering bed and breakfast accommodations, The Marlborough Arms is set in the heart of beautiful Woodstock overlooking the town's historic streets and near Oxford...
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.
Lindsay
United States of America
This was a great little place with a great location near Blenheim palace. Comfy bed, lovely breakfast, friendly staff
Dating back to 1637, this coaching inn is located on the ancient Worcester to London road (B4027), on the edge of picturesque Wootton village, just 2 miles from Woodstock.
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Laura
United Kingdom
The room was excellent. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Location was great.
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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
Sarah
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Just a quiet ‘market’ town, mostly individual shops where...
Just a quiet ‘market’ town, mostly individual shops where all the staff working in them were genuinely interested in serving you and making conversation as to why you were visiting and where you’d come from.
Karen
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Our trip was fundamentally to view the lights and the house...
Our trip was fundamentally to view the lights and the house at Blenheim Palace; the theme was Sleeping Beauty.
We arrived at about 3pm. Just right as dusk was setting in. We toured the house which was utterly incredible - How a person or company could put together such a phenomental piece of design, unchanging in its beauty, throughout the rooms that had been decorated to continue the theme - I do not know. To continue outside and see the light display was nothing short of sensational - it lit up the whole of the 1.5 miles of the walking tour and the evening sky. An unforgettable experience. The next day we shopped through the village enjoying its ancient buildings and some of the shops filled with objects d`art , clothes, furniture and lighting. An experience that cannot be better but can be changed...........in summer.
Location was perfect for our needs, as we wanted to catch the bus into Oxford centre, and to visit Blenheim Palace, which was only a short walk away.
Plenty of options to eat out in Woodstock, but we chose to cook in each night.
TV had Netflix available and also terestial channels, which was a nice touch.
Always used to stay at The Bear Hotel opposite, but pleased that we chose to stay in this apartment on this occasion, and will definitely stay in the future.
The room was very pleasant and comfortable. There was a very attractive en-suite, all very clean and well kept.
The breakfasts were super, an excellent buffet selection and a good menu of cooked dishes. Breakfast is taken in a beautiful room at the rear of the hotel, very calm and peaceful, just a delight! The staff at the Marlborough are very friendly and engaging, also very helpful with suggestions of where to eat, directions etc.
The room was clean and comfortable and serviced daily. The breakfast was very good. The location was excellent for the restaurants in the centre of Woodstock and for exploring Blenheim Palace which was only a 10 minute walk away. Buses into Oxford ran every half hour, cost £2, the journey took 40 minutes and the bus stop was a 5 minute walk away.
The interiors have been modernised without impacting the hotels character which we loved, protecting that Cotswold country feel. The room was very clean and comfortable and was the perfect hideaway for a night in Woodstock. The bed is also super comfy and there is an air conditioner/heater if you need it. It’s very close to Blenheim place.
Location, location, location! Lovely to have been able to stay so centrally. House was comfortable and just right for a short stay in Woodstock with Blenheim park virtually on the doorstep (if you know where the town gate is!) and plenty of shops to poke around and superb restaurants and pubs.
Very clean apartment and very well located. The hosts Olivia and George were so lovely, we had a little issue and needed to contact them and they came out immediately.
Very nicely presented and a very good base for exploring Woodstock, only minutes from Diddly Squat and Oxford central.
Actually outside of Woodstock a bit, but good parking and if you have a car it is very good for visiting Oxford, Woodstock/Blenheim Palace and/or spending a day in the Costwolds. Very good breakfast made to order. Small but clean room. Will return this June!
The location was fab, just down the road from Blenheim Palace, right in Woodstock, the room called William was stunning, lovely,clean,modern.Staff so friendly and managed to get a restricted space right outside the hotel.Food was fab.
Location was perfect, bang in the center of Woodstock and enough free parking in front of the hotel. Dinner was very nice. We were only disappointed that the cider was finished and wasn't refilled during our 2 day-stay.
Nice location hotel is a little run down had problem with heating in room so had too upgraded to a suite stain on carpet and the curtain would not close
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