Cotswolds Inns – Kings head Inn Bledington
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Our write-up on the Kings Head Inn brings us to the wonderful village of Bledington. Well known for its ducks, this sleepy village features the Kings head Inn. The Kings head is likened and compared to its rival boutique Cotswolds hotels around the nearby surroundings of towns like Chipping Norton, Stow on the Wold and Kingham.
The Kings Head Inn features twelve rooms fashioned and furnished by the proprietor Nicola Orr-Ewing and a bistro which has recently achieved numerous awards the latest was to be listed in the Tatler Restaurant Guide 2011 this is a highly regarded award for this stunning Cotswolds Inn an honor typically typically given to outstanding London Restaurants.
The Facilities
The Kings head has six ensuite rooms above the pub and additionally has 6 rooms adjoining to the pub in its courtyard building. Every room has coffee and tea making facilities and televisions are also in the rooms. The bedrooms in the Courtyard all are King Size rooms. All rooms are en-suite.
The staff will typically be incredibly friendly and will help look after all your expectations, for your restful Cotswold holiday experience.
The Restaurant
Any time you step in to this 16th century Cotswolds inn you can actually certainly experience the vibe created by the locals. It’s got a small back bar and a main bar seating area accompanied by an open log fire and wood burner in the small back bar as well. Additionally there is a main restaurant that is also beneficial for larger booking parties. Archie Orr-Ewing is very enthusiastic on locally produced real ales and just one predicament is that once you start drinking them you will not stop! This exceptional Cotswolds restaurant provides a seasonal menu and on top of that changes its dishes online on a daily basis for your browsing.
They use local sourced produce as well consequently it really has the best fresh food such as the locally sourced Aberdeen Angus for example.
This Cotswolds Inn has a Blog where you can check out the chef’s profiles and they also have got a guestbook, news and reviews of their own unique history dating back to the beginning of their ownership over a decade ago.
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Cotswolds Inns review – the Hawbridge Inn
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The Hawbridge Inn
This review takes us to a stunning, friendly and well known Inn on the banks of the river Severn.
The Hawbridge Inn is a centrally located pub near all 3 towns of Tewkesbury, Cheltenham or Gloucester. It is a perfect place for either getting away from the hustle and bustle of that busy days shopping in one these towns or just spending a planned relaxing day out.
When you arrive at the Hawbridge Inn you will be welcomed by friendly staff or by the owners Ian and Kelly. The Hawbridge Inn offers a great valued pub lunch and when the weather is good you can sit by the river with the glaze of the sun and the perfect tranquil setting watching the boats go past.
This Cotswold Inn compares highly too many of the Cheltenham Restaurants with a menu offering home cooked food and locally sourced produce. They also have an online menu for your viewing. The Hawbridge Inn is fast becoming well famed for it’s Sunday Carvery Menu.
Eating out with young children is no problem at the Hawbridge with their children’s play area which the Owners are very proud of. Perfect for a family day out.
The Hawbridge Inn also has a campsite at the back of the pub, with several pitches, electric hook ups, making it a perfect Cotswold camping site, to the side of the pub is a function room, which is used to extend the restaurant when busy or also is used for a skittles alley, parties and functions to.
For the more active day out you will find walking and cycling routes nearby, so planning a stop at the Hawbridge Inn is easy for maybe a pint and a bite to eat.
Inside this extremely popular Cotswolds Inn you will notice a seating area where many like to relax and sit by the log fire, a perfect spot for the cold winter months.
With well kept real ales and home cooked food like their unique sausage and mash menu, they really do cater for a perfect pub lunch.
The Hawbridge also has games evenings for anyone who likes to participate for example they have a Poker night once a month, quiz nights and free pool every Sunday afternoon.
More unusual activities can be seen at the Hawbridge every so often, for example they have raft racing annually, which is very popular amongst the locals.
The Hawbridge Inn was refurbished after the floods of 2007 and has kept the traditional feel of this very popular pub. So for a great value pub lunch or evening meal or to visit a relaxing Cotswolds campsite this is a highly recommended choice.
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Cotswolds Inns – The Swan Inn Swinbrook
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The Swan Inn Swinbrook
Our article of the Swan Inn brings our search to a supreme Oxfordshire Inn and Restaurant in the village of Swinbrook close by to the very popular and much treasured historic town of Burford. Swinbrook houses this Cotswold Inn which is a riverside Inn next to the river Windrush.
The Swan Inn has to possibly be labeled as more of a Boutique Burford Hotel offering delightful accommodation in the Cotswolds
The Bedrooms
The Swan Inn has six gorgeous guest rooms to fill, each and every bedroom fashioned by their pub owner Nicola Orr-Ewing. Leaving basically no stone unturned and can appeal for your entire holiday wishes. The rooms are in a converted barn to the side of the Inn but breakfast will be served up to you seated next to the large glass windows in the morning sunshine overlooking the pub garden.
The Restaurant
The Swan inn has been awarded a double AA Rosette, features in the Good Pub Guide 2011 as well as the Good beer guide 2011, for that reason it comes with a ever increasing reputation and is also undoubtedly a highly regarded Cotswolds restaurant.
The Menus change on a daily basis and that is presented on the website for recurring viewing used by the locals for their much-loved Burford pub.
Finding localised fresh produce is without a doubt prided by the proprietors Nicola and Archie and is also one of the reasons why the Menu frequently is visually refreshed and appetizing. You could possibly say it is a Cotswolds Restaurant that will be worthwhile of the visit on its self.
The Swan Inn have their Chefs Information posted on their Blog and cooking recipe instructional videos to present you a vibe and an awareness of the experience before going there.
The village of Swinbrook
The Cotswolds is an area of outstanding natural Beauty and Swinbrook is no exception, a couple of minutes pleasant drive from Burford taking in the beautiful countryside, Cotswold stone buildings and well maintained Cricket pitch and so you will arrive in the village relaxed and ready to strategize your visit in the Cotswolds.
Widely known for Debo the last remaining Mitford sister. The family resided and lived in Swinbrook, The Duchess of Devonshire still is the owner of The Swan and The Mill Cottage next door. Interviews with Debo can be viewed on the blog too.
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