The hotel is located in the centre of the historic market town of Banbury, which features in the old nursery rhyme 'Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross'. Banbury is a buzzing town, with traditional street markets and high street chain stores. It offers a variety of night-time entertainment, with its cinema, theatre, restaurants and clubs. Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, are all nearby. Birmingham International Airport is some 67 km from the hotel, while Luton Airport is about 106 km away, Heathrow Airport is about 113 km away, Stansted Airport is about 185 km away and Bristol Airport is 199 km away.||Guests are welcomed into the majestic 17th century accommodation, which comprises a total of 23 guest rooms, spread over 3 floors. It offers en suite rooms, a restaurant, a bar, a secret garden and complimentary parking. There is also a lobby and Internet access. The hotel is non-smoking throughout.||The rooms each include a telephone, daily housekeeping, a double bed, a direct dial telephone, Internet access, a TV, a radio, an en suite bathroom with shower and bathtub and tea and coffee making facilities. An iron and ironing board is also provided.||The elegant restaurant offers an imaginative menu, along with a wide range of traditional ales and good wines. There is a large enclosed 'secret' garden, where food is also served.||By car: from the M40 take Junction 11. Drive straight over the first two roundabouts. On the third roundabout turn left into Southam Road. Southam Road becomes North Bar after the traffic lights and the hotel is situated on the right-hand side, approximately 350 m from the lights.