Whately Hall

A stay at Whately Hall places you in the heart of Banbury, steps from Banbury Cross and 5 minutes by foot from People's Park. This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Spiceball Country Park and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Banbury Museum and Gallery.

Enjoy a satisfying meal at Berkeley serving guests of Whately Hall. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.

Stay in one of 69 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.

City Centre Banbury - 0.1 mi
City Centre Chipping Norton - 12.0 mi
Kidlington Airport (OXF) - 15.3 mi
City Centre Buckingham - 15.6 mi
Oxford Airport (OXF) - 15.9 mi
City Centre Stratford upon Avon - 18.0 mi
Warwick Castle - 18.4 mi
City Centre Stow on the Wold - 18.6 mi
City Centre Witney - 20.1 mi
Sixfields Stadium - 21.0 mi
City Centre Oxford - 21.2 mi
Oxford Central Train Station - 21.4 mi
Sheldonian Theatre - 21.4 mi
The Oxford Story - 21.5 mi
The Radcliffe Camera - 21.5 mi
University Church of St. Mary the Virgin - 21.6 mi
Magdelen Bridge Boathouse - 21.7 mi
City Centre Rugby - 21.8 mi
City Centre Kenilworth - 21.8 mi
City Centre Broadway - 22.2 mi
City Centre Northampton - 22.4 mi
RAF Brize Norton Airport (BZZ) - 23.4 mi
Oxford United FC - 24.6 mi
City Centre Milton Keynes - 24.6 mi
Milton Keynes Shopping Centre - 24.9 mi

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hotel include wedding services, a fireplace in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.

Our story Built in the mid-17th century, the hotel was originally called The Three Tuns Inn and is on licensing records since 1677. The inn was owned and operated by Charles Stokes, whose dream for it to become the best hostelry in town was realised when it became the centre of the Banbury social scene during the 18th century. Through its history the hotel has welcomed many high-profile guests including King James II in 1687 and Jonathan Swift, the author of Gulliver's Travels, who stayed at the hotel in 1726 while writing his novel and even took inspiration for the main character's name from a tombstone in the nearby churchyard. The hotel also has known links with William Shakespeare and Benjamin Franklin. The hotel was pivotal in the city's historic secret tunnel system which linked key locations and were used by priests to escape persecutors of the Catholic faith. Following a fatal accident in the tunnels, which were accessed through a series of secret entrances, one of which could be found in the well in the hotel grounds, it is believed the ghost of Father Bernard has walked the halls of the hotel for the last 300 years. Today, guests can enjoy many of the original features and character while still benefiting from the facilities and comfort of a modern hotel.