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The Crown and Thistle is a dog friendly, Grade II listed coaching inn, dating back to 1605, in Abingdon. The Inn comprises three individual buildings, which blends the character of some of its original features, such as timber beams and open brickwork, with the comforts of a luxury hotel. The buildings are clustered around a delightful cobbled courtyard framed by 200 year old wisteria. The Coaching Inn retains its heritage and charm whilst offering contemporary comfort with boutique style bedrooms and charming restaurant and bar area. Located in the centre of Abingdon, the Inn makes the perfect base for you and best furry friend to explore the Oxfordshire countryside.
Highlights
- Locally renowned restaurant & bar
- Located in the centre of Abingdon
- Perfect for visiting Oxford
Pooch perks
- Gardens and walks on your doorstep
- Dine with your dog in the bar
- Welcome to leave your dog alone in your bedroom
Bow Wow Factor
Super dog-friendly, you can dine with your dog in the bar, there are lovely gardens and fabulous walks on the doorstep.
There are two charming boutique style dog-friendly bedrooms with bed and bowls supplied for your dog. With exposed beams and rich wallpapers the bedrooms are quirky and stylish with luxury bathrooms, power showers, smart TV, iPod docking station, hairdryer and coffee and tea making facilities.
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Dine with Your Dog
You can dine with your dog in the bar area of the restaurant. The hotel serves a seasonal menu inspired by Mediterrranean flavours. From their open kitchen the hotel serves produce traceable from farm to fork. There is also a wood fired oven or dishes can be cooked to order in their charcoal fuelled Josper grill.
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The Crown and Thistle Reviews
- 33 reviews
- Member since 2019
Abingdon on Thames, Oxford, OX14 3HS
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Slightly disappointed not to find a comfortable lounge to sit in and relax after a day of sightseeing in the local area, so had to return to our own room each day. This meant that we had little or no chance to meet other guests. I
Even in the Main Bar of the Hotel, there were no lounge facilities-just one or two people drinking and using their own computers - so there was little or no communication with any other guests,during our
3-day visit to Abington
Dining Room Staff were pleasant and helpful, but with no comfortable chairs and / or coffee tables we didn t feel that there was much of an ambience at The Crown and Thistle. We would not recommend this Hotel to any of our friends or family unfortunately.
Very Bad Room Very Unhappy
Bedroom was in the attic, up very steep and narrow stairs, very difficult to navigate. Room tiny, so small sink in bedroom and no storage space. Had to wade through luggage on floor Went home a day early. As we left we saw other bedrooms on lower floor which were lovely.
Felt we had been shoved in a bucklet list room. Will noy use your service again
We say...
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that the stay did not meet your expectations.
The room booked was a Double room which was allocated. The hotel does have upgraded rooms as well, Executive room, Character suite and Family rooms, which might be the rooms you saw.
We would always recommend letting the hotel know if you are not happy with the room and they may have been able to allocate another one for you.
We have checked the other reviews and they are mostly very good, but thank you for your feedback, which we will now monitor.
Kind regards,
Off Peak Luxury
Charming market town hotel
Lovely olde world hotel set in centre of Abingdon which itself is a great and busy market town. Bedoom was a bit bijou but large bathroon made up for it. Food was excellent with a great atmosphere in the restaurant. Would certainly recommend and would be happy to return in the future.
Map & Directions
Address
18 Bridge Street
Abingdon on Thames
Oxford
OX14 3HS
Complimentary on site parking is available at the back of the hotel.
Please note that the car park is not accessible from Bridge Street, the entrance is via Abbey Close. If you follow the signposts for Guild Hall once you are in Abingdon-on-Thames, the hotel's driveway is adjacent to the Guild Hall on Abbey Close.
The postcode for the car park is OX14 3JD.
How to get here
Please note that the car park is not accessible from Bridge Street, the entrance is via Abbey Close. If you follow the signposts for Guild Hall once you are in Abingdon-on-Thames, the hotel's driveway is adjacent to the Guild Hall on Abbey Close.
The best postcode to use with your Satnav is OX14 3JD
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Location & Local Attractions
Abingdon has plenty of excellent foot path trails and stunning heritage walks you and your dog will love from 40 minute round walks and longer walks too. Take a lovely stroll from the hotel through Rye Farm Meadows along the River where you will see river wildlife and dogs are allowed to be off the lead or take a walk across the river to Culham Old Bridge which is famous for being seized by the parliamentarians in the Civil War in 1644.
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