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Barnsley (4 miles NE of Cirencester), B4425, Gloucestershire GL7 5EE. www.barnsleyhouse.com.
& 01285/740000. Fax [phone] units. £275 double; £295-£495 suite. Rates include continen-
tal breakfast. AE, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service; spa; private cinema.
In room: TV/DVD, CD player, CD & DVD library, hair dryer, minibar, MP3 docking station, Wi-Fi (free).
Best Western Stratton House Hotel Now part of the Best Western stable,
this inviting country house is especially well priced, despite looking a bit tired and
old-fashioned in places. Built in several stages throughout the 18th century, with a
modern wing added in the 1990s, it has large, well-furnished rooms (the “cozy” rooms
being the smallest of the lot); some have four-poster beds. It's 1 1 ⁄ 4 miles (20-min.
walk) northwest of Cirencester town center.
Gloucester Rd. (A417), Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2LE. www.strattonhousehotel.co.uk.
& 01285/651761. Fax [phone] units. £40-£77 double. Rates include English breakfast. AE,
DC, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service. In room: TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (£9.99
per 24 hr.).
Fleece Hotel For a historic choice in the center of town, it's hard to beat this half-
timbered Elizabethan coaching inn. Charles II hid out on this site, posing as a servant
to the house mistress, Jane Lane, in 1651, with Cromwell's troops in hot pursuit. The
inn was enlarged in the Georgian period and today offers comfortable, small-to-mid-
size rooms decorated in an old-fashioned English country style. Two rooms are large
enough for families, and two have four-poster beds. The on-site 1651 restaurant
and bar serves reasonable English and Continental cuisine.
Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2NZ. www.fleecehotel.co.uk. & 01285/658507. Fax
01285/651017. 28 units. £86 double. Rates include English breakfast. Children 15 and under stay free in
room with up to 2 paying adults. AE, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service.
In room: TV, hair dryer.
Ivy House Just 3 minutes' walk from the town center, this congenial B&B
gets high marks for location and comfy, no-nonsense rooms. The attractive ivy-
smothered Victorian was built in 1870, and features compact but spotless rooms
supplied with bottled water, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies. Breakfast is a real
treat—try the home-baked granola.
2 Victoria Rd., Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1EN. www.ivyhousecotswolds.com. & 01285/656626.
4 units. £65-£75 double. Rates include English breakfast. MC, V. Free parking. In room: TV, hair dryer,
Wi-Fi (free).
Old Bungalow Guest House If you like cozy, friendly B&Bs you'll love this
unassuming place, but book well ahead—it has a loyal clientele of regulars. The
rooms are simple but homey and feature all the usual amenities; three rooms come
with a double and single bed, while the rest just have double beds. Gary and Hannah
are gracious and informative hosts, and their breakfasts are always beautifully pre-
pared. They also have a modern self-catering one-bedroom bungalow in the gardens
(full kitchen) from £75.
93 Victoria Rd., Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1ES. www.bandbcirencester.co.uk. & 01285/654179.
6 units. £65-£83 double. Rates include English breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. No children 9 and
under. Amenities: Bar. In room: TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
A Side Trip from Cirencester
BIBURY
Bibury is one of the loveliest spots in the Cotswolds. In fact, William Morris called it
England's most beautiful village.

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