Name: Killingworth Castle Inn
Address: Glympton Road Wootton,Glympton Road, Woodstock, Woodstock, Woodstock, OX20 1EJ, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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Oxford Airport

Raf Brize Norton

Asaba International Airport

Milton Keynes

Wycombe Air Park

Gloucestershire Airport

Coventry Airport

Killingworth Castle Inn

Woodstock

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not-guaranteed

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This attractive old inn is well situated for exploring the Cotswolds.  The buildings of honey coloured stone are beautiful and there is a pretty garden that is well looked after.  The restaurant is characterful and stylish with exposed stonework and some intimate dining alcoves for those who want to be private. The staff were all very friendly and professional. 

We cannot fault the food.  It was delicious both at dinner and at breakfast.  We particularly enjoyed the parsley root soup with hazelnuts, pesto and pickled mushrooms.

However, on arrival, when we were shown to our room (No. 1) we were rather disappointed; it seemed so dark and poky after the bright, airy hotel room we’d left in Cornwall that morning.  Here in Killingworth there was no wardrobe, just a rail on a stand getting in the way in the middle of the room, with a few clothes hangers on it.  The bathroom was the smallest I’ve ever seen with not enough surface space to place washbags.  The water from the hot tap on the basin was scalding, and the cold tap had to be turned and turned and turned before any water came through at all.  There was no mixer tap to solve this problem.  The towel rail was too small to hold the bathtowels and hand towels and so they remained damp after use.

We would happily visit the bar and restaurant again when in the area, but I was glad not to have to spend more than two nights in that dismal room.

Lovely Restaurant, Wonderful Food, but Dreary Overpriced Room

The food at Killingworth Castle is outstanding, and worth travelling a long way for.  Service, by a knowledgeable, friendly and apparently well motivated front-of-house team, is impeccable.  Tables are well spaced, and the restaurant as a whole exudes calm, homely comfort.  

Had the accommodation been of an equivalent standard, there would be five stars at the head of this review.  Unfortunately, however, our room (1) was dingy and – to put it as politely as possible – a model of compactness.  Lights were needed even during the day.  Noise from the room above was inescapable.  I’m no judge of the quality of bed linen, but a rather lumpy duvet induced an unpleasant amount of perspiration.  The biggest disappointment was the tiniest bathroom we’d ever come across in a hotel anywhere.  To describe this as an en-suite room (and a “superior” room, at that) is to take liberties with the meaning of the term; and to charge £200 a night for it, as though it were luxury accommodation, is a cheek.

To anyone reading this, my advice is to eat there and enjoy the top quality cuisine.  Stay there if you like throwing money away.

A CHEEK

The room smelled of mould, the furniture does not look clean, the bedding is cheap poly-cotton and synthetic. Through the night the room is lit by a green safety light that cannot be switched off. In the bathroom there is nowhere to put toothbrush or toiletries and no shelf or soap dish in the shower, despite a cubicle too small to bend down in.  The hot water is scorching but there is no mixer tap in the sink.  Clearly no one has thought about practicalities here. 

We left after one night despite paying a very full price for the two night minimum, but the room was so poor we preferred to write off the experience and go elsewhere. 

The food was good. Eat but don’t stay!

Eat but don’t stay

For 4 star and £ 210 per night for the worst dog friendly room we have ever had. 

Badly stained bedding, and chair. smell from the bathroom very offensive.(Even after fan was replaced) Mean with the heating, even after asking! 

Charged for dog items in the room, not supplied! 

Snail living in the room 😂

Head of House, gave us £23, for all the above, raised all with Management Claire, very unprofessional!! It appears we were very lucky to get that!!

would not  recommend

What a great find! Lovely rooms, atmospheric pub atmosphere with fantastic food. The staff team were welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable.

Our evening meal was one of the best we have had in England for a long time and breakfast was as the chef was heard to comment "no ordinary fry-up". We can vouch for that!

We will definitely come back for a repeat visit.

Lovely Gastro Hotel Pub 

We booked as a result of reading the Michelin Guide.

What an excellent choice for a family meeting .

Warm welcome, clear website and delighted  to visit a place equal distance between family homes,

Delightful weather, lovely countryside.

Warm log fire in the bar, open restaurant with nicely spaced tables.

Very good menu covering all our needs.

Starters very nicely created and very tasty.

Mains , the venison was very tasty , accompanied by lovely sauce, and a sneaky order of chips

Desserts of high quality and delicious.

Service friendly and professional.

Altogether a great experience with a top class chef and team., thank you We will hope to return.

Do not miss this top class restaurant.

Very friendly reception and service. Food quality and presentation of a very high order. I am surprised there are not more reviews we certainly will eat and entertain here again.
No real negatives would recommend the John Dory.

Delicious Lunch.

Had the tasting menu + flight of wines . At £85 + £40 for wine was very reasonable.
Food was exquiste as was the wine. Service was excellent. Location is quaint and impressive as you drive up. Ample parking with electric charging point. Would highly reccomend

Highly Reccomend

Great location for our visit to blenheim palace with ample parking. The food is superb and coeliacs catered for with no compfomise on the fine dining option 

Wine selection was also excellent and good value. Will return this christmas

Cotswold christmas stay

Killingworth Castle is a wonderful place to eat, however if you are planning on staying,  choose your room wisely. If you stay in a room on the ground floor your sleep will be disturbed by the guests above you. Although the decor and rooms are well presented, they are let down by the lack of attention to detail such as cobwebs around the room and mould in the bathroom. It was also particularly worrying when we found a mouse bait trap under the bed. Would we stay there again, unfortunately not.

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