Holt Hotel (Oxfordshire)
| Holt Hotel | |
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  Location within Oxfordshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Oxford Road, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°55′20″N 1°19′25″W / 51.92222°N 1.32361°W |
| Opening | 1475 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 86 |
| Number of restaurants | 2 (Bar & Restaurant) |
| Parking | 200+ cars |
| Website | |
| The Holt | |
The Holt Hotel is an historic hotel near Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the corner of the crossroads between the A4260 Oxford Road and the B4030, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Steeple Aston opposite a fuel station. It was founded in 1475 as a coaching inn with six rooms and now has 86 rooms.[1] Its restaurant has been awarded a AA Rosette for quality cuisine.[1]
The current building dates from about 1800 and the six gables at the front were added in 1938.[2] It is built of local ironstone and has a Stonesfield Slate roof.[2]
The 17th-century highwayman Claude Duval often stayed at the inn and is said to haunt the hotel.[1] Room 3 in particular is said to have had many sightings of Duval and the hotel has been subject to paranormal investigations.[citation needed]
In 1754 the licensee and his wife at Hopcroft's Holt were murdered.[2] By 1774 the inn was called the King's Arms, but the name was discontinued in the 1850s.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Haunted Hotel Guide: Holt Hotel
- ^ a b c d Crossley, Alan (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, H.M.; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A. (1983). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). Victoria County History. pp. 21–44.
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