Heythrop Park

Heythrop Park is a Grade II* listed, Italian Baroque country house dating back 300 years, set in 440 acres of parkland on the north-eastern shoulder of the Cotswolds, 12 miles north of Oxford and 15 minutes from Blenheim Palace. Commissioned by Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, in 1707 and later a Jesuit college, training centre and conference hotel, the estate reopened after a four-year restoration as one of Warner Hotels' flagship country houses. The estate has 337 bedrooms across the original manor and the north and south wings: 13 cosy rooms designed for solo guests, 128 standard rooms, 156 deluxe rooms with super-king beds, and 40 superior rooms and suites — the manor house rooms with 13-foot ceilings, giant fireplaces, rolltop baths and dual-aspect windows over the park. Dining runs across three restaurants: Brasserie32 in the manor house, with British heritage menus and an outdoor terrace; The Travelling Duke Pub & Kitchen for British classics and local drinks; and The Market Kitchen in the Orangery, serving breakfast and three-course dinners. Historic lounges, the Wedgewood Room for afternoon tea and several bars sit in between. It is the only Warner hotel with two entertainment venues — The Theatre, a proper seated auditorium for musicals, bands and cinema nights, and The Late Lounge, a late-opening live music room with a stage, dance floor and adjoining bar — which makes the estate unusually well set up for evening programmes, awards nights and celebrations on an exclusive basis. The spa offers an indoor heated pool, sauna, steam room, outdoor hot tub terrace and Temple Spa treatments, and the grounds hold an 18-hole championship golf course and driving range, ancient woodland, lakes, cascades and formal gardens, plus laser clay shooting, cycling and lawn games. Best for: residential away-days and leadership retreats, incentive and reward trips, golf and spa days, summer and Christmas parties, and celebration dinners in the Cotswolds. Note that Warner Hotels operates the estate as an adults-only (18+) leisure hotel and does not publish meeting room capacities or floorplans — we will confirm room-by-room numbers with the hotel on enquiry.