At a Glance
Gorgeous Jacobean hotel centrally located in the village of Ludlow.
Review
Sister hotel to Lords of the Manor and practically next door to Blenheim Palace, the Feathers is well connected and the perfect place to take baby steps into the Cotswolds. Five adjacent vibrant, redbrick, 17th-century town houses have been gutted and merged into one property. Creaky floorboards and dark corridors, antiques bedecked and oh-so traditional; some parts look like they haven’t been touched for years and remain dustily unchanged.
Thankfully, the sleeping quarters have been brought up to modern day. Marble bathrooms have power showers and bedrooms boast flat-screen TVs and great vases of fresh flowers. If you want a steam room as well, go for the Goldcrest Suite. The bar has a few stuffed birds (hence the hotel’s name). But if that’s all too stuffy, sneak out to the courtyard garden; when it’s warm enough, it’s the perfect spot for an early-evening martini.
Who Should Stay
History buffs will be at home at the historical, antiquated Feathers Hotel.
Written by Sophie Morris