Hotel · Wroxton
The Wroxton Hotel
A 32-room hotel made from three adjoining stone cottages, partly dating from 1649, on the edge of thatched Wroxton, a few minutes' drive from junction 11 of the M40, with free parking and its own tea room.
Dog-friendly · Wedding venues
A good base west of Banbury, with old stone cottages, a modern wing, free parking and a restaurant open to non-guests. It is handy for the M40. Choose carefully: the rooms in the original house and the new wing differ, and check the dog charge.
- Good: Free parking on site for all guests
- Good: Restaurant open to non-residents
- Good: A few minutes' drive from M40 junction 11
- Good: Up to two dogs a room in dog-friendly rooms
- Worth knowing: Dogs cost £30, or £40 on longer stays, and must be pre-booked
- Worth knowing: Check-out by 10.30am; B&B rates include continental only
About
The Wroxton Hotel, formerly Wroxton House, is at the sharp bend on the edge of Wroxton, a thatched village west of Banbury. It is made of three adjoining stone cottages, dating in part from 1649, with a new wing.
The 32 rooms run from Standard to Executive, with king-size beds and Nespresso machines, and Superior, along with Cottage Suites and dog-friendly rooms. The rooms in the old house are traditional and those in the new wing contemporary, so check which you are getting. They are sold as room only or bed and breakfast, which is continental unless you upgrade.
The restaurant serves locally sourced food, open to non-residents and open every evening, with menus dated through 2026 on the site. Lunch is from noon to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch from noon to 4pm. Blossom and Brew is the hotel's tea room, with brunch from 8am to 11.30am and afternoon tea from noon; the hotel's pages give different afternoon tea hours (noon to 4pm Monday to Saturday on the dining page, noon to 5pm daily on the tea room page), so ring to check before a Sunday visit.
It also takes weddings and conferences. From here the hotel suggests Stratford-upon-Avon at about 16 to 18 miles, Bicester Village at about 30 minutes, Broughton Castle, Upton House and Silverstone.
Opening hours and season
Breakfast
| Monday | 06:30 to 09:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:30 to 09:30 |
| Wednesday | 06:30 to 09:30 |
| Thursday | 06:30 to 09:30 |
| Friday | 06:30 to 09:30 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 10:00 |
Bar
| Monday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 to 23:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Sunday until 9pm.
Restaurant
| Monday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 16:00 |
Lunch times; open seven days for dinner, hours not given. Hours are subject to change.
The details
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Afternoon tea · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Rooms
- 32
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- By 10.30am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Parking · Dogs in rooms · Events and meetings · Café
- History
- Three stone cottages, in part from 1649
- Parking
- Free on-site parking for all guests.
- Without a car
- Banbury station is about 5.3 km away, 11 minutes by road, the hotel says.
Photos
The conservatory and terrace 
Lunch at the table 
A bedroom 
An attic bedroom
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Roebuck Inn, Drayton 1.1 km away
- The Moon and Sixpence, Hanwell 2.7 km away
- Banbury Cross Bed and Breakfast 3.7 km away
- Broughton Castle 3.8 km away
Sights nearby
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Drayton Arch
Sight · Historic building
A ruined Gothic arch between two thin turrets, built about 1750 as a sham ruin to Sanderson Miller's design for the Wroxton Abbey estate. Grade II*, in fields near Drayton, and reached by a public footpath from Wroxton.
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Swalcliffe Barn
Sight · Historic building
A ten-bay medieval barn of ironstone, built for New College, Oxford, in about 1401, with its medieval timber roof. Grade I and a scheduled monument, six miles west of Banbury, and open free on summer Sunday afternoons.
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Wroxton Abbey
Sight · Historic building · Wroxton
A Jacobean house of about 1618 west of Banbury, on the site of a medieval priory and long the home of the Norths. Grade I. It is a college and closed to visitors. It passed to an alumni-led group in 2025 to 2026, and a public footpath crosses the grounds.
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Wroxton Dovecote
Sight · Historic building · Wroxton
A Gothic dovecote of 1745 by Sanderson Miller in the park of Wroxton Abbey, west of Banbury, built both to house pigeons and to look like a small castle from the house. Ironstone, polygonal and Grade II*. In the Abbey's park, so seen from a distance.