The Coach House

The Coach House Bampton is a three bedroom B&B, rated four star with a gold award by "Visit Britain" and was one of the first B&Bs in great Britain to receive the much coveted "Enjoy England Breakfast Award", sponsored by Kelloggs.

A recently converted stables and coach house, all three rooms have en-suite bathrooms. They are full of character, up in the eaves of the building with plenty of old oak beams and sloping ceilings. The comfortable beds are made with the finest Egyptian cotton linen covering top quality, non-allergenic pillows and duvets. Each room is provided with a flat-screen TV, wireless internet connection, tea and coffee making equipment, Duck Island soap and shampoo, home made flapjacks and a decanter of amontillado sherry.

Bampton, famous for its Morris Dancing festival on the May-end bank holiday, is a beautiful, unspoiled Cotswold stone village with none of the tourist bustle of its more celebrated neighbours. It is, however, a short drive from Oxford, Blenheim Palace, Kelmscott Manor, Silverstone, the Bicester Outlet Centre, Cotswold Wildlife Park and, of course, the famous Cotswold villages. It is also close to the young river Thames, and the owners are happy to collect and drop Thames walkers from and to their stop-off points. Local restaurants and pubs are numerous and excellent.

The Coach House is home to a permanent exhibition of the paintings of the celebrated artist Pip Shuckburgh, co-owner of the establishment, and is the Oxfordshire caveau of the Confrerie du Sabre D'Or.

From the moment they opened the Coach House, the owners were determined to provide a B&B experience of the quality they would expect themselves. They are just as determined today, and their attention to detail and service, their dictum that no guest should be surprised by anything other than the high quality of hospitality, is reflected in their awards and reviews.