Bear Hotel (Oxfordshire)

The Bear Hotel is a hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, located opposite The Oxfordshire Museum, not far from Blenheim Palace. It is one of England's original 13th-century coaching inns and has stone walls, oak beams, open fireplaces and an ivy facade. The hotel has 53 bedrooms and its restaurant has 2 A.A. Rosettes and 2 RAC Dining Awards.[1] It is run by MacDonald Hotels and Resorts. Notable guests include Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor who stayed at the hotel on many occasions in the Marlboro suite.[2][3]

The Bear Hotel
Location in Oxfordshire
General information
LocationWoodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°50′50″N 1°21′20″W
Opening13th century
ManagementMacDonald Hotels and Resorts
Other information
Number of rooms53
Number of restaurants1

Local Legend

At least two of the bedrooms in the hotel are said to be haunted; room 16 is said to be haunted by a female ghost who turns lights on and off.[1][2] Guests have reported their possessions being moved on many occasions in one of the rooms.[4] Also, employees are said to avoid being alone in the kitchen and the cellar at night.

References
  1. "Reputedly Haunted Hotels and Inns". English Inns.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. "Ghostly goings-on in haunted county". Oxford Mail. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (2010). Frommer's England 2011. Frommer's. p. 268. ISBN 0-470-61538-9.
  4. Underwood, Peter (1971). A gazetteer of British ghosts:Frontiers of the unknown. Souvenir Press. p. 271.


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