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Where to Eat & Stay
VERY EXPENSIVE
Wyck Hill House This is sleepy old Stow's pocket of posh. Parts of this other-
wise Victorian country house, set on 40 hectares (100 acres) of grounds and gardens,
date from 1720. The interior adheres to 18th-century authenticity, with room after
room leading to paneled libraries and Adam sitting rooms. The well-furnished guest
rooms are in the main hotel, in the coach-house annex, or in the Orangery, a building
erected in the 1980s with larger-than-usual bedrooms outfitted in a vaguely Mediter-
ranean theme. Some rooms offer four-poster beds and views of the surrounding
countryside.
A424 Burford Rd., Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 1HY. www.wyckhillhouse
hotel.co.uk. & 01451/831936. Fax [phone] units. £115-£250 double; £300-£425 suite. Rates
include English breakfast. AE, MC, V. Free parking. Drive 2 1 ⁄ 2 miles south of Stow-on-the-Wold on the
A424. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service; spa. In room: TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
EXPENSIVE
Fosse Manor Hotel Fosse Manor offers great value for an English country-
house experience. Built in a neo-Gothic style in 1901 by the Lord of Maugersbury
Manor, it's been a hotel since the 1950s. Inside, the interior is conservatively modern,
with compact but homey principal and superior bedrooms, and far more luxurious
deluxe rooms. All rooms include DVD players or a Sony PlayStation (which can also
play DVDs). The restaurant is top-notch, featuring modern British cooking with a
rich array of locally sourced produce.
Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 1JX. www.fossemanor.co.uk.
& 01451/830354. Fax [phone] units. £74-£155 double. Rates include English breakfast.
Children 9 and under stay free in parent's room. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Take the A429 1 1 ⁄ 4 miles
south of Stow-on-the-Wold. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; lounge; room service; Wi-Fi in public areas
(free); DVD library. In room: TV/DVD, hair dryer.
Kings Arms The Kings Arms is a fine choice for real ale and pub food (think
tankers of prawns and warm salt beef sandwiches), right in the center of town, but
it's also an excellent B&B. Rooms are decorated in a contemporary Cotswold country
style, with exposed stone walls and roof beams contrasting with the modern beds,
drapes, and furnishings. The upscale Chophouse

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restaurant cooks up some of

the finest steaks, fish, and game in the region.
Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire GL54 1AF. www.kingsarmsstow.co.uk. & 01451/
830364. 11 units. £74-£155 double. Rates include English breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities:
Restaurant; bar. In room: TV, Wi-Fi (free).
Number Four at Stow Stow's best hotel is a stylish boutique that also
operates one of the best restaurants in town, showcasing a seasonal menu of locally
sourced produce. Cutler's Restaurant offers the finest of modern British cooking,
from its cream-of-parsnip soup to roast Cotswold partridge; Sunday lunches are a real
treat (main courses £13-£19). The hotel rooms are chic and contemporary with king-
size beds and flat-screen TVs—no period decor and no antiques.
Fosseway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 1JX. www.hotelnumberfour.co.uk.
& 01451/830297. Fax [phone] units. £110-£125 double. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. Ameni-
ties: Restaurant; bar; lounge; room service. In room: A/C, TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
Stow Lodge Hotel Venerable Stow Lodge was built as a Rectory in the mid-
1700s, and is ideally located on the market square. Rooms are ample and well