EV charging at places to stay and eat in Banburyshire

This page lists places to stay and eat that also have a charger, not a map of public charging. Six are on the list, and that is all we can stand behind. Choose the stay or the meal you want first, then ask about the charger, because few of these businesses say what it costs or whether you must be a guest.

If you are staying the night

Whately Hall is the one for a town stay, with six 22kW chargers in the hotel car park and the station and Banbury Cross a walk away. Its site gives no cost, so ask when you book. Whittlebury Park has six 22kW chargers for guests in the Atrium car park, about a mile from Silverstone on the map, among 650 spaces that are free for guests. Use is limited to four hours in any 24, so plan to move the car, and ring for the price.

Escapade Silverstone gives each residence its own parking and a charging point, which is the most convenient arrangement here. It stands inside the circuit, and on event weekends you need event tickets as well as a room.

The Paisley Pear at Brackley is the plainer choice, a chain lodge on the Silverstone side of the town about 6.5 miles from the circuit, with a car park and a charger.

If you are stopping for a meal

The Killingworth Castle at Wootton near Woodstock is the place for a long dinner while the car charges, with three AA Rosettes and a large car park. It has rooms too. The Griffin Inn at Chipping Warden, north-east of Banbury, is a plain Marston's local with a car park, accessible spaces and electric charging, and long opening hours. The site says little on food, so ring before planning a meal around it.

What this page does not cover

We have not checked speeds, connectors, network apps or prices beyond what these businesses state. Only Whately Hall and Whittlebury Park give a rating. A place with no charger mentioned may still have one, and one with a charger may reserve it for guests. Check an up-to-date charging map before you rely on any of these, above all on a long drive.

Silverstone's race weekends need a separate plan. We have no figures for how busy chargers get then, so assume they will be, and arrive with enough charge to reach your bed and leave. Our race guide covers the roads, and where to stay for Silverstone the beds.

The Pig Place at Adderbury says plainly that vehicles cannot be charged, so do not count on hooking up at a campsite without asking. For a day out with no charging problem at all, the train from London or Birmingham is the other way to do it, and the town centre is then a walk from the platform.

If you run a place with a charger and we have missed it, tell us, and we will add it once we have checked it.