Cotswold Hare
B&B · Cirencester
A bed and breakfast with seven en suite rooms on Victoria Road, Cirencester, with a parking space for every room, for adults and children over ten.
Verified Nov 2026
Where to stay in Cirencester
8 places · every place verified by us
Cirencester has inns on the Market Place, a listed hotel of 1595, bed and breakfasts and pubs with rooms in the villages around. It is the base for Bibury and the Coln valley.
8 places
8 places
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The Bathurst Arms
Inn · Cirencester
A pub with five rooms on the River Churn at North Cerney, about five miles north of Cirencester, with a beer garden, food every day and roasts on Sundays.
Verified Nov 2026
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The Corinium Hotel
Hotel · Cirencester
A family-run hotel in a listed old house on Gloucester Street, Cirencester, with 15 rooms, a walled garden, free parking and dogs in every room.
Dog-friendly · Wedding venues
Verified Oct 2026
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The Cottage
Self-catering · Cirencester
A Grade II listed two-bedroom holiday cottage for up to four adults, a seven-minute walk from the middle of Cirencester, with a courtyard garden and parking for one car; Plum Guide lists it as Honey Pot Cottage.
Verified Oct 2026
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The Fleece
Inn · Cirencester
An inn with rooms on Cirencester's Market Place, run by Thwaites, with stays from £125 a room and dogs welcome in the bar.
Verified Oct 2026
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The King's Head
Hotel · Cirencester
A former coaching inn on Cirencester's Market Place with 63 bedrooms, one of Brakspear's Honeycomb Houses, open from 7am daily, with dog-friendly dining.
Dog-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
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The Old Brewhouse
B&B · Cirencester
A bed and breakfast in a 17th-century town house on London Road, Cirencester, with ten rooms in the house and round a courtyard, free parking and a VisitEngland four-star rating.
Verified Oct 2026
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The Village Pub
Inn · Cirencester
A pub with six bedrooms in the eaves at Barnsley, about four miles from Cirencester, part of THE PIG group, with gravity-fed ales and steak night on Thursdays.
Dog-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
On and near the Market Place
The King's Head, a listed Victorian hotel on the Market Place, has 63 rooms from classic doubles to a family suite, with check-in from 3pm and check-out by 11am, and dog-friendly dining in the pub. The Fleece, also on the Market Place, is a Thwaites inn with rooms. The Corinium Hotel on Gloucester Street, a listed building of 1595, has 15 rooms, all of them open to dogs at no charge when booked direct, and a private car park free to guests.
Bed and breakfast
The Old Brewhouse on London Road has ten rooms, six in the house and four round the courtyard, two of which join as a family suite, with free parking behind, and Cotswold Hare on Victoria Road has seven, three of them on the ground floor, with a parking space for each room; it takes no children under ten.
In the villages
The Village Pub at Barnsley has six bedrooms in the eaves, and The Bathurst Arms at North Cerney is a pub with rooms on the River Churn, some of them dog friendly on request.
From your door
The Corinium Museum and the parish church are in the middle of the town, the Roman amphitheatre is a walk away, and Cirencester Park opens to pass holders, with a day pass from 10am to 5pm. The Charter Market fills the Market Place on Mondays and Fridays. Bibury is about 7 miles away on the 855 bus.
Getting here
Kemble station is about 4 miles away, with the 882 bus from Monday to Saturday, about 20 minutes; the 51 runs from Swindon and Cheltenham, every two hours on Sundays. The council's car parks take no cash: pay by card, phone or app, from £2 an hour. For other bases, see where to stay in the Cotswolds.
Queen Street car park is free but has only 16 spaces, and Blue Badge holders park free for up to 10 hours in most council car parks.
When to book
Rooms across the area fill for the Cheltenham Festival in March, and for the Royal International Air Tattoo at nearby Fairford in mid-July. Polo is played in Cirencester Park at summer weekends.
For the day, see things to do in Cirencester and in the Coln Valley, and for meals, places to eat in Cirencester and in the Coln Valley.
From your door
Walks and sights within reach of your room.
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Cirencester Park, Pope's Seat and Stratton
Walk · Starts in Cirencester · 2 hrs · Circular
A 5-mile (8km) circular walk from Cirencester's parish church, easy and taking one and a half to two hours: up Cecily Hill and a mile along the Broad Ride to Pope's Seat, past the polo grounds to Stratton, and back by the streams past the open-air pool.
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Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre
Historic houses and heritage · Cirencester
The grassy banks of a Roman amphitheatre built early in the second century to hold about 8,000 people, free to visit in daylight on the edge of Cirencester.
Dog-friendly · Car-free
Verified Oct 2026
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Bibury
Village · Cirencester and the Coln Valley
A village on the River Coln with a row of medieval cottages that draws up to 20,000 visitors on a peak weekend, by press estimates. Come early or late, and walk on down the river.
Before you book
- Dogs
- The Corinium Hotel takes dogs in every room, at no charge when booked direct; the King's Head offers dog-friendly dining in the pub, and the Bathurst Arms has dog-friendly rooms on request.
- Families
- The Old Brewhouse has a family suite.
- Car-free
- Train to Kemble, then the 882; the 855 runs on to Bibury.
Plan your stay
Where to go, what is on and what is in season, about once a month.
Questions
Where should I stay to visit Bibury?
In Cirencester, about 7 miles away, with the 855 bus to Bibury from Monday to Saturday, roughly hourly and under 20 minutes.
Which Cirencester hotel takes dogs in every room?
The Corinium Hotel on Gloucester Street, at no charge when booked direct.
Is there a family room in Cirencester?
Yes, at the Old Brewhouse, where two rooms join as a family suite.
About Cirencester
The Roman town of Corinium and the market town of the southern Cotswolds, with a museum of its mosaics, a great wool church, an amphitheatre and Earl Bathurst's park.