A coaching inn. Reopened.

Log fires, low ceilings, and a kitchen that has no business being this good.

Eight rooms and a restaurant on the edge of Stow-on-the-Wold. Seventeenth-century building, chef from a two-star kitchen, wine list worth the drive from London. The carvery is gone.

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Since 2024

The old Gresham is gone. This one is new.

Mark and Eleanor bought a seventeenth-century coaching inn in 2022. It had been a carvery pub with chintz curtains and a reputation for closing early. They spent eighteen months stripping it back to stone and beams, then reopened in March 2024.

Both came from London: Mark from a group of gastropubs, Eleanor from a Marylebone hotel. This is their first place. It is not a pub with rooms. It is not a country hotel. It is a coaching inn run by people who know what a coaching inn should actually feel like.

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A warm guest room with a fireplace
The Restaurant

Rafael is cooking. You should probably book.

Our head chef came to us from a two-star kitchen. He cooks a short, seasonal menu that changes when the producers tell him to change it, not when a printer runs out of paper. Locals drive out for it. Food writers haven’t quite caught on yet. Both of those facts will change.

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Chef at work in the kitchen

Rafael on the pass. Service starts at six.

A plated fine-dining dish

Menu changes weekly. Sometimes nightly.

Roasted lamb chops plated

Lamb from a farm you can walk to.

Stay The Night

Eight rooms. All different. None of them chintz.

Every room in the inn is its own shape. We kept the crooked floors and the beams, added proper beds, proper bathrooms, and wine glasses in case you wander back from the bar with a bottle. Rates include breakfast, which is worth setting an alarm for.

Cosy room with fireplace

The Hearth Rooms

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Four rooms on the first floor, each with a working fireplace and a view over the courtyard. The ones most people ask for twice.

A set dining table in the evening

The Coach House Suites

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Two larger rooms in the converted stable block, with standalone baths and private entrances. Good for the second night of a longer stay.

We run eight rooms total, including two singles for midweek guests. Direct rates are always better than the booking sites: we promise it.

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The dining hall with tables set near a fireplace
Private Dining & Enquiries

A room, a long table, and someone else doing the washing up.

The old dining hall seats up to twenty-four for a private dinner, with the fireplace lit from October to April. We also take enquiries for small celebrations and (on carefully chosen dates) intimate weddings.

  • Private dining up to 24 guests
  • Bespoke tasting menus with Rafael
  • Full inn exclusive hire available midweek, off-season
  • Small weddings considered on an enquiry basis
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Useful things to know

Where exactly are you?

Just outside Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds, a short drive from Kingham station. About ninety minutes from Paddington by train, or two hours by car from west London.

Do you take dogs?

We do, in two of the Hearth Rooms and throughout the bar. Tell us when you book so we can put you in the right room.

Can I eat in the restaurant without staying the night?

Absolutely. Most of the restaurant’s tables go to non-residents. Book ahead, especially at weekends.

Is it family-friendly?

Older children are very welcome. We are not set up for babies and toddlers, and there is no children’s menu by design.

Do you do gift vouchers?

Yes, for rooms, the restaurant, or a combination. Please get in touch and we will sort it out.

Get In Touch

Say hello.

For room enquiries, private dining, gift vouchers, press, or anything else: drop us a line and one of us will write back personally. We read every message.

Address
The Gresham Arms
Near Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire, [POSTCODE]
Telephone
[01451 XXX XXX]
Email
hello@greshamarms.co.uk