Out & About with the Macdonald Bear Hotel, Woodstock

Woodstock is perfect for a stroll, with many fine boutiques, antique, interior design and furniture shops and noteworthy art galleries. It’s also an ideal base for exploring the many and various attractions of the Cotswolds. Historic Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford are both only a short drive away.

Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and home to the Dukes of Marlborough, with its magnificent park landscaped by Capability Brown, is just a few minutes’ walk away up the road.

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