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Explore 3 detailed historical articles from warwickshire's most historic hotels. From medieval origins to modern preservation, discover the rich heritage of this remarkable county.

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Late 17th century Read Article

Further wings added to the east end, second staircase constructed following the Elizabethan design

Alveston Manor Hotel Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford
Late 18th century Read Article

Western wing extended northward, Georgian round-headed windows installed, south wall plastered

Alveston Manor Hotel Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford
20th century Read Article

Converted from private residence to hotel, now operated by Macdonald Hotels as a four-star property

Alveston Manor Hotel Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford

Shirley family first recorded at Ettington in the Domesday Book

Ettington Park Hotel A Thousand Years of the Shirley Family at Ettington Park

Coombe Abbey founded as a Cistercian monastery by monks from Waverley Abbey

Coombe Abbey From Cistercian Sanctuary to Haunted Hotel: The Remarkable 900-Year History of Coombe Abbey

Original half-H plan timber-framed manor house constructed, two storeys with cross-wings projecting southward

Alveston Manor Hotel Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford

Abbey dissolved during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries

Coombe Abbey From Cistercian Sanctuary to Haunted Hotel: The Remarkable 900-Year History of Coombe Abbey

Alleged first performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on the Cedar Lawn

Alveston Manor Hotel Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford

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Alveston Manor: Five Centuries at the Gateway to Stratford

Alveston Manor Hotel

📍 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
alveston manor history

A Tudor manor house that has stood beside Clopton Bridge since around 1500, Alveston Manor carries the architectural evidence of every century since its construction, from Elizabethan staircases and linen-fold panelling to Georgian windows and modern hotel additions.

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From Cistercian Sanctuary to Haunted Hotel: The Remarkable 900-Year History of Coombe Abbey

Coombe Abbey

📍 Binley, Warwickshire
hotel history

Coombe Abbey's extraordinary journey spans nearly nine centuries, from its founding as a Cistercian monastery in 1150 to its current incarnation as one of England's most haunted hotels. The abbey's turbulent history of religious upheaval, royal intrigue, and untimely deaths has left an indelible mark on this magnificent Warwickshire estate.

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A Thousand Years of the Shirley Family at Ettington Park

Ettington Park Hotel

📍 Alderminster, Warwickshire
hotel history

Ettington Park Hotel occupies a Grade I listed Victorian Gothic mansion built for one of England's oldest families. The Shirleys held this Warwickshire estate for over a thousand years, and the house witnessed drownings, fires, wartime requisition, and decades of abandonment before its restoration as a luxury hotel.

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Historic Hotels in warwickshire

Alveston Manor Hotel

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

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Coombe Abbey

Binley, Warwickshire

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Ettington Park Hotel

Alderminster, Warwickshire

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