The Hare and Hounds Hotel at Westonbirt near Bath, just outside the charming market town of Tetbury, is a highly rated 4-star traditional English country house hotel in the Cotswolds. They have recently scooped the Silver Award for 'Hotel of the Year' at the 2010 Cotswold Tourism Awards. Built in mellow Cotswold stone, the Hare and Hounds is set in its own manicured gardens and woodland, adjacent to the renowned Westonbirt National Arboretum. Highgrove House is just a mile away from the Hare and Hounds Hotel and the historic market town of Tetbury is only two miles away.
The Hare and Hounds Hotel at Westonbirt near Tetbury is easily accessible from the M4, which is 10 miles away, and the M5, which is within a 15 minute drive. The World Heritage Site of Bath is 20 miles from the Hare and Hounds, and London is just two hours away by car.
The newly refurbished bedrooms at the Hare and Hounds Hotel are situated in the original Cotswold country house and the adjoining buildings, including the Silkwood Court comprising of contemporary, superior quality rooms and luxury suites. All bedrooms are en suite and feature, amongst other things, satellite TV and complimentary Wi-Fi internet access. Many of the bedrooms take in views over the expanse of attractive gardens and woodland that surround the Hare and Hounds. Guests also have the use of all-weather tennis courts at the hotel.
The Hare and Hounds' fine dining Beaufort Restaurant serves delicious English and continental-style award-winning cuisine, with the emphasis on fresh local produce. The restaurant has period features including a hammer-beamed ceiling and bay windows that look out onto attractive gardens. The Hare and Hounds also features Jack Hare's, its own traditional English country pub. At Jack Hare's log fires crackle, real ales flow and tasty meals are served throughout the day.
The Hare and Hounds Hotel, Westonbirt, has a dedicated conference suite with five meeting rooms. The largest meeting room is the Westonbirt, which seats up to 150 delegates in a theatre-style layout, or 120 people seated for a banquet. All of the meeting rooms offer complimentary Wi-Fi internet access. A number of corporate activities are also available on request.
The Westonbirt National Arboretum is adjacent to the Hare and Hounds Hotel and has one of the finest tree gardens in the world, with over 3,000 species, nature trails and seasonal displays spread over some 600 acres of Cotswold countryside. His royal highness the Prince of Wales' Highgrove House residence, with its impressive gardens, is just a mile away (tours by appointment only), and the nearby town of Tetbury - world-famous for its antique shops and specialist outlets - is well worth exploring. Westonbirt House and Malmesbury Abbey, along with a number of magnificent stately homes, manor gardens, market towns and villages, and Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, are also situated in the Southern Cotswolds.
The Hare and Hounds Hotel in Westonbirt near Tetbury is the perfect setting for a special break in the Cotswolds.

