Bear Hotel (Oxfordshire)
The Bear Hotel is a hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, located opposite The Oxfordshire Museum, not far from Blenheim Palace. It is one of England's original 13th-century coaching inns and has stone walls, oak beams, open fireplaces and an ivy facade. The hotel has 53 bedrooms and its restaurant has 2 A.A. Rosettes and 2 RAC Dining Awards.[1] It is run by MacDonald Hotels and Resorts. Notable guests include Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor who stayed at the hotel on many occasions in the Marlboro suite.[2][3]
| The Bear Hotel | |
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  Location in Oxfordshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°50′50″N 1°21′20″W |
| Opening | 13th century |
| Management | MacDonald Hotels and Resorts |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 53 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
Local Legend
At least two of the bedrooms in the hotel are said to be haunted; room 16 is said to be haunted by a female ghost who turns lights on and off.[1][2] Guests have reported their possessions being moved on many occasions in one of the rooms.[4] Also, employees are said to avoid being alone in the kitchen and the cellar at night.
References
- "Reputedly Haunted Hotels and Inns". English Inns.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- "Ghostly goings-on in haunted county". Oxford Mail. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (2010). Frommer's England 2011. Frommer's. p. 268. ISBN 0-470-61538-9.
- Underwood, Peter (1971). A gazetteer of British ghosts:Frontiers of the unknown. Souvenir Press. p. 271.
External links
- Official site
- Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C. R. (1990). "Woodstock: Buildings: The Bear Hotel". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12, Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock. Victoria County History. pp. 342–360.