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A grand country house with both Jacobean and Georgian sides, Hartwell gazes over an 18th-century landscape, with Ionic temple, obelisk, and a lake spanned by an arch from the old Kew Bridge. Beautifully restored by Historic House Hotels and owned by the National Trust (see Middlethorpe Hall, York, and Bodysgallen Hall & Spa, Llandudno), it is wonderfully presented, with perfectly judged antiques and spectacular original features such as stuccoed ceilings and marble fireplaces, damask wallpapers and opulent furnishings. The accommodation ranges from classic double rooms with coffee machine and homemade biscuits to 'royal' rooms and suites, some with a four-poster – King Louis XVIII and his court lived here when they were exiled from France (they kept livestock on the roof). There are further rooms and dog-friendly suites in a converted 18th-century riding school. Take time to relax in the spa, a five-minute walk from the main house, with its neo-classical archways around the pool. Dress formally to dine on elaborate dishes such as sirloin of Oxfordshire beef or twice-baked cheese soufflé with salt and vinegar walnuts and poached pear. A member of Relais & Châteaux.
'National Trust Winter Break' Special Offer
National Trust Winter Break. Have you ever wanted to stay in a National Trust house? Well, now you can! Hartwell House, one of the three Historic House Hotels of the National Trust is celebrating with a special winter break offer to include accommodation for two people in a double or twin-bedded room, use of the health spa, cooked breakfast, plus a daily £25 allowance each towards dinner food in the hotel restaurant and a £15 voucher each per stay towards pre-booked spa treatments. You will also receive a free walking map of the local area. A great break giving you time to enjoy all the hotel has to offer, explore the gardens or take a trip out to explore the Chilterns or visit the designer destination Bicester Village - www.bicestervillage.com. All this from £139.50 per person per night (a supplement for single occupancy will apply). Please quote NTWINTER24 to our reservations team when booking: Valid: Sunday to Thursday from 1st October 2024 to 28th March 2025. Subject to availability, and excludes 23rd December - 2nd January; 14th February. Children over the age of 6 years are welcome. To benefit from this offer, please mention The Good Hotel Guide when booking.
Hotel Details
Address
Oxford Road, Stone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8NR, England
Telephone
Bedroom
48. 16 in stable block, some on ground floor. 1, in main house, suitable for wheelchair user.
Openings
all year, closed for lunch weekdays.
Background Music
none.
Children
not under 6, no extra beds.
Dogs
allowed in stables suites (max 2 small/1 large, no charge, bed, bowl, treats).
Prices
B&B doubles from £425. Set-price dinner £68/£84 (2/3 courses).
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Facilities
Great Hall, morning room, drawing room, library, 2 dining rooms, function facilities, in-room TV, civil wedding licence, spa (15m indoor pool), 94-acre gardens and parkland, tennis, EV charging, public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Location
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