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The Bower House

Restaurant & Rooms

Market Place
Rated 9.3 in 249 reviews

The Bower House in Shipston on Stour, United Kingdom, offers a charming and intimate experience in the heart of the Cotswolds. This boutique hotel is nestled in a small, historic market town, making it an ideal getaway for visitors looking to explore the quintessential English countryside. The Bower House boasts elegantly designed interiors that blend classic sophistication with modern comforts, providing a cozy and inviting atmosphere for guests.

Each room in The Bower House is thoughtfully decorated to create a sense of warmth and relaxation. The use of high-quality linens, plush furnishings, and tasteful décor contributes to a serene and comfortable environment. Modern amenities, including free Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, and complimentary toiletries, ensure that guests have everything they need for a pleasant stay.

Dining at The Bower House is a delight, as the hotel features a restaurant that serves a menu inspired by seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Guests can indulge in a selection of delicious dishes that celebrate the region's culinary heritage. The attentive staff at the restaurant and throughout the hotel are dedicated to providing personalized service, enhancing the overall guest experience.

The Bower House’s location in Shipston on Stour provides access to a variety of local attractions, including charming shops, historical sites, and picturesque landscapes perfect for walking or cycling. Its proximity to other renowned Cotswold towns and villages makes it a convenient base for exploring the area. Whether visiting for a weekend escape or a longer stay, The Bower House offers a stylish and comfortable retreat in the heart of the Cotswolds.

Climate and Weather

January
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February
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Michelin Restaurants in Shipston on Stour and near The Bower House (Restaurant & Rooms)

Fosse Way
Fosse Way
Roman road in England, linking Exeter and Lincoln, later one of the "Four Highways" of medieval England
1.8km / 1.2mi
Church of St Edmund
Church of St Edmund
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
90m / 100yd
Church of St Martin
Church of St Martin
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
0.9km / 0.58mi
Church of St George
Church of St George
Church in Darlingscott, Warwickshire, England, UK
3.2km / 2mi
Church of St Gregory
Church of St Gregory
Church in Tredington, Warwickshire, England, UK
3km / 1.8mi
Tidmington Church
Tidmington Church
Church in Tidmington, Warwickshire, England, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of All Saints, Honington
Church of All Saints, Honington
Grade I listed church, Honington, Stratford-on-Avon, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of St Barnabas and St Nicholas
Church building in Burmington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
St David's Church
St David's Church
Church in Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Castle Hill Motte
Castle in Brailes, Warwickshire, England, UK
4.9km / 3mi
Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist
Grade I listed church, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.2km / 3.2mi
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church in Todenham, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK
4.5km / 2.8mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Historic church in Ilmington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Ilmington War Memorial
Ilmington War Memorial
War memorial in the UK
5.5km / 3.4mi
Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
Church building in Stretton-on-Fosse, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
4.1km / 2.6mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church in Halford, Warwickshire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
Church of Saint James the Great, Idlicote
Church of Saint James the Great, Idlicote
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
4.3km / 2.7mi
St Thomas a Becket Church
St Thomas a Becket Church
Church in Sutton-under-Brailes, Warwickshire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.2mi
Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Church of St George
Church of St George
Grade I listed church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.8km / 3.6mi
Compton Wynyates
Compton Wynyates
Country house in Warwickshire, England, UK
7.3km / 4.6mi
Church of St Leonard
Church of St Leonard
Church in Cotswold, United Kingdom
7.2km / 4.5mi
Church of St Eadburga
Church of St Eadburga
Church in Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.5km / 4.6mi
Church of St Michael
Church of St Michael
Church building in Great Wolford, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
6.1km / 3.8mi
Paxford War Memorial
Paxford War Memorial
War memorial in Paxford, Blockley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Paxford Mission Church
Paxford Mission Church
Church in Paxford, Blockley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Admington Hall
Admington Hall
House in Admington, Warwickshire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Monarch's Way
Monarch's Way
Long-distance footpath running from Worcester to Shoreham
7.9km / 4.9mi
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
7.6km / 4.8mi
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church building in Brailes, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.1mi
Batsford Arboretum
Batsford Arboretum
Garden near Batsford in Gloucestershire, England, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
Four shire stone
Four shire stone
Boundary marker in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, England, UK
8.9km / 5.5mi
Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial
Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial
War memorial in Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK
9.7km / 6mi
Church of St Swithin
Church of St Swithin
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church in Whitchurch, Warwickshire, England, UK
8.6km / 5.4mi
Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross
Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross
Church in Alderminster, Warwickshire, England, UK
8.5km / 5.3mi
Church of St Michael
Church of St Michael
Grade I listed church in Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
8km / 5mi
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
8.1km / 5mi
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence
Church in Barton-on-the-Heath, Warwickshire, England, UK
8.1km / 5mi
Church of the Holy Trinity and St Thomas of Canterbury
Church of the Holy Trinity and St Thomas of Canterbury
Church building in Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
8.5km / 5.3mi
Friends' Meeting House
Friends' Meeting House
Quaker meeting house in Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon, England, UK
8.2km / 5.1mi
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church in Pillerton Hersey, Warwickshire, England, UK
9.2km / 5.7mi
Church of St David
Church of St David
Church building in Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
Church of St Mary, Batsford
Church of St Mary, Batsford
Church in Gloucestershire, England, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
Whichford War Memorial
Whichford War Memorial
War memorial in the UK
8.2km / 5.1mi

What to do in Shipston on Stour and near The Bower House (Restaurant & Rooms)

Fosse Way
Fosse Way
Roman road in England, linking Exeter and Lincoln, later one of the "Four Highways" of medieval England
1.8km / 1.2mi
Church of St Edmund
Church of St Edmund
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
90m / 100yd
Church of St Martin
Church of St Martin
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
0.9km / 0.58mi
Church of St George
Church of St George
Church in Darlingscott, Warwickshire, England, UK
3.2km / 2mi
Church of St Gregory
Church of St Gregory
Church in Tredington, Warwickshire, England, UK
3km / 1.8mi
Tidmington Church
Tidmington Church
Church in Tidmington, Warwickshire, England, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of All Saints, Honington
Church of All Saints, Honington
Grade I listed church, Honington, Stratford-on-Avon, UK
2.1km / 1.3mi
Church of St Barnabas and St Nicholas
Church building in Burmington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
2.7km / 1.7mi
St David's Church
St David's Church
Church in Newbold on Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK
5.7km / 3.5mi
Castle Hill Motte
Castle in Brailes, Warwickshire, England, UK
4.9km / 3mi
Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist
Grade I listed church, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.2km / 3.2mi
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Church in Todenham, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK
4.5km / 2.8mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Historic church in Ilmington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Ilmington War Memorial
Ilmington War Memorial
War memorial in the UK
5.5km / 3.4mi
Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
Church building in Stretton-on-Fosse, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
4.1km / 2.6mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church in Halford, Warwickshire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
Church of Saint James the Great, Idlicote
Church of Saint James the Great, Idlicote
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, UK
4.3km / 2.7mi
St Thomas a Becket Church
St Thomas a Becket Church
Church in Sutton-under-Brailes, Warwickshire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.2mi
Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
Church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.6km / 3.5mi
Church of St George
Church of St George
Grade I listed church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
5.8km / 3.6mi
Compton Wynyates
Compton Wynyates
Country house in Warwickshire, England, UK
7.3km / 4.6mi
Church of St Leonard
Church of St Leonard
Church in Cotswold, United Kingdom
7.2km / 4.5mi
Church of St Eadburga
Church of St Eadburga
Church in Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.5km / 4.6mi
Church of St Michael
Church of St Michael
Church building in Great Wolford, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
6.1km / 3.8mi
Paxford War Memorial
Paxford War Memorial
War memorial in Paxford, Blockley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Paxford Mission Church
Paxford Mission Church
Church in Paxford, Blockley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Admington Hall
Admington Hall
House in Admington, Warwickshire, England, UK
7.9km / 4.9mi
Monarch's Way
Monarch's Way
Long-distance footpath running from Worcester to Shoreham
7.9km / 4.9mi
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed church in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
7.6km / 4.8mi
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church building in Brailes, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.1mi

About Shipston on Stour

Shipston on Stour, located in the picturesque Cotswolds, offers a range of activities and attractions for visitors. One of the notable features of the town is its historic architecture, with charming buildings that reflect its rich heritage. Strolling through the town allows you to appreciate the beautiful stone structures and the overall quaint atmosphere.

For those interested in local history, the Shipston Museum provides insights into the town's past and showcases various artifacts that tell the story of the area. This small but informative museum is a great stop for anyone wanting to learn more about Shipston's development over the years.

Outdoor enthusiasts can explore the surrounding countryside. The Cotswold hills offer numerous walking and cycling paths, allowing visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of the region. The countryside is dotted with scenic views, making it ideal for leisurely walks or more vigorous hikes.

In terms of community life, the town hosts various local events and markets throughout the year, which provide a glimpse into the culture and spirit of Shipston on Stour. These events often include craft fairs, farmers' markets, and seasonal celebrations, contributing to a vibrant community atmosphere.

Food and drink options in Shipston are also worth noting. There are several pubs and restaurants that serve local cuisine, providing a chance to experience the flavors of the Cotswolds. Many establishments emphasize locally sourced ingredients, making dining a pleasant experience.

Lastly, the town's proximity to other Cotswold attractions makes it a convenient base for exploring nearby villages and sites of interest. Whether you are interested in visiting historic landmarks or enjoying the scenic beauty of the area, Shipston on Stour serves as a suitable starting point for various adventures.




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