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some of which have four-poster beds. Try to get a room overlooking the terraced
gardens at the rear of the house. The house has oak-paneled rooms with stone fire-
places throughout, and a high-beamed hall with a minstrel's gallery. The elegant
restaurant is open daily for modern English food, while lighter meals and drinks can
be enjoyed in the Woolsack Bar.
12-14 Sheep St., Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4LW. www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk. & 01993/822791.
Fax [phone] units. £170-£180 double; £220-£255 suite. Rates include English breakfast. AE,
DC, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; babysitting; room service. In room: TV, hair dryer,
Wi-Fi (£9.99 for 24 hr.).
Burford House Just eight immaculate and beautifully furnished rooms
occupy this gorgeous 17th-century inn. Each comes adorned with antiques, spacious
bathrooms, and huge tubs. Fresh cookies, water, tea, and coffee are supplied daily.
Even if you don't stay here, come to eat. Lunch (Mon-Sat) and dinner (Thurs-Sat)
feature the best of contemporary English cooking, with fresh organic vegetables,
meats, and poultry sourced as locally as possible. Failing that, stop by for morning
coffee with toasted crumpets (savory griddle cakes made from flour and yeast, a bit
like a thick pancake), or the decadent afternoon teas with homemade scones, cakes,
and pastries.
99 High St., Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4QA. www.burford-house.co.uk. & 01993/823151. Fax 01993/
823240. 8 units. £179 double; £279 suite. Rates include English breakfast. Free street parking available
nearby. AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; bar. In room: TV, DVD, CD, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
Lamb Inn A meal in this pretty wisteria-clad restaurant and hotel is the perfect
way to cap off a visit to Burford. Good set pub lunches dominate the restaurant at
midday; set dinners are more formal, candlelit affairs. Expect dishes such as filet of
Cotswold beef with horseradish mash, grilled trout with almond and vanilla sauce and
roasted hake with saffron (two-course lunch £20, three-course lunch £25; two-course
dinner £30; three-course dinner £35). The pub has a mellow atmosphere with cheaper
meals and a carefully chosen selection of ales on tap. Built in 1420 as weavers' cottages
and littered with fine antique furnishings, the Lamb is also an enticing place to spend
the night, with bedrooms blending modern comforts and original fittings.
Sheep St., Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4LR. www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk. & 01993/823155. Fax
01993/822228. 15 units. £155-£180 double. Rates include English breakfast. MC, V. Free parking at the
nearby Bay Tree Hotel (see above). Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service. In room: TV, hair dryer,
Wi-Fi (£6 per 90 min.; £10 per 24 hr.).

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The Cotswold Way

The Cotswold Way (www.nationaltrail.
co.uk/cotswold) meanders for just over
100 miles from Chipping Campden to
Bath (p. 335), taking in the best of the
area's landscapes and traditional vil-
lages. You can hike the trail easily in a
week or so, staying in country pubs or
cozy B&Bs along the way. Several com-
panies can arrange all the details. Cots-
wold Walking Holidays ( & 01242/
518888; www.cotswoldwalks.com) is a

dependable choice, offering 7-night
self-guided tours (including B&B, route
instructions/map, and luggage trans-
portation) for £395 per person. They
also offer 3-night tours from £190
per person. Alternatively, the Sherpa
Van Project ( & 0871/5200124; www.
sherpavan.com) will just transfer your
luggage between accommodations
from £7 per bag per day. Check also
www.cotswold-way.co.uk.