Stow Lodge Hotel
Hotel · Stow-on-the-Wold
A family-run hotel with 20 rooms in Stow's former rectory of 1763 on the Square, with a restaurant, a bar, gardens and a private car park; no pets.
Verified Oct 2026
Where to stay in Stow-on-the-Wold
6 places · every place verified by us
Stow's inns gather round the Square and the streets just off it, most of them old coaching inns. It is about 20 minutes by the 801 bus from Moreton-in-Marsh station, so it works well without a car.
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The Bell at Stow
Inn · Stow-on-the-Wold
A Young's pub with 14 rooms on Park Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, with dogs welcome in dog-friendly rooms.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
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The Kings Arms, Stow
Inn · Stow-on-the-Wold
A former coaching inn on Stow's Market Square with ten rooms, three of them split-level stable rooms, a restaurant and its own parking.
Dog-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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The Old Stocks Inn
Inn · Stow-on-the-Wold
A seventeenth-century coaching inn on the Square at Stow-on-the-Wold, with 16 rooms and a restaurant with two AA Rosettes.
Dog-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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The Porch House
Inn · Stow-on-the-Wold
An inn with 13 rooms on Digbeth Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, which calls itself England's oldest inn.
Dog-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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The Sheep on Sheep Street
Inn · Stow-on-the-Wold
An inn with 22 rooms and a restaurant on Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, open from breakfast to late every day, with some rooms for dogs.
Dog-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
On and around the Square
The Old Stocks Inn is a seventeenth-century coaching inn on the Square, with 16 rooms and a restaurant with two AA Rosettes. The Kings Arms on the Market Square has ten rooms and its own car park, and Stow Lodge, which closes for about six weeks over Christmas each year, has a private car park too but takes no pets.
Inns just off the Square
The Porch House on Digbeth Street, which calls itself England's oldest inn, and The Sheep on Sheep Street are both Brakspear inns with rooms. The Bell on Park Street, a Young's pub, has 14 rooms and takes up to two dogs, for £25 a night; check-in is from 3pm to 10pm.
From your door
Walk to St Edward's church and its north door between the yews, or take the 3.75-mile stile-free circuit by Maugersbury and the Swells. Daylesford is about 3.5 miles away, Chastleton House a short drive, and Bourton-on-the-Water about 4 miles by road, or a short ride on the 801. Two days in the North Cotswolds is based here, at the Kings Arms on the Square.
Getting here
The 801 links Stow with Moreton-in-Marsh station, Bourton-on-the-Water and Cheltenham about hourly for most of the day, Sundays included; fares are paid by tapping a contactless card on and off. Drivers can park at Maugersbury Road, which charges, or the district council's free Fosseway car park by Tesco. For other bases, see where to stay in the Cotswolds.
Maugersbury Road has four charging bays and is free for Blue Badge holders for up to 10 hours, and the Fosseway car park has 98 free spaces. The public toilets on the Market Square cost 50p, with an accessible toilet and baby change.
When to book
Book early for the horse fairs in May and October, for summer weekends, and for the Cheltenham Festival in March, when the whole area fills.
A week in the Cotswolds spends its first four nights here. Just north-east of the town, the Fox Inn at Broadwell is a Donnington village pub on the green. For the day, see things to do in the North Cotswolds, and for meals, places to eat in the North Cotswolds.
From your door
Walks and sights within reach of your room.
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Stow-on-the-Wold and Maugersbury
Walk · Starts in Stow-on-the-Wold · 2 hrs · Circular
A 3.75-mile (5.5km) circular walk without stiles from the Cross in Stow-on-the-Wold, easy with 130m of ups and downs and about two hours: past the Porch House and Maugersbury Manor to the Fosse Way, down to Hyde Mill and back up through white gates by Nether Swell.
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Stow and Lower Swell
Walk · Starts in Stow-on-the-Wold · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 3.6-mile (5.8km) moderate loop from Stow-on-the-Wold of about an hour and three quarters, down the fields by Nether Swell to the River Dikler at Hyde Mill, up Mill Lane to Lower Swell's Norman church and Lutyens war memorial, and back to Stow beside the B4068.
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Market cross, Stow-on-the-Wold
Sight · Monument · Stow-on-the-Wold
Stow's market cross stands in the southern half of the Market Square: a medieval calvary and socket stone, probably of the fourteenth century, carrying a shaft and lantern head restored in 1878 and again in 1995, when its four carved panels were restored. Grade II and scheduled.
Before you book
- Parking
- The Kings Arms and Stow Lodge have their own car parks.
- Dogs
- The Old Stocks Inn (garden rooms, £15 a dog a night), the Kings Arms (two rooms) and the Bell (up to two dogs, £25 a night) take dogs.
- Car-free
- The 801 from Moreton-in-Marsh station takes about 20 minutes.
- Check-in
- From 2pm at Stow Lodge, and from 3pm at the Old Stocks Inn and the Bell (the Old Stocks time as listed on Booking.com).
Plan your stay
Where to go, what is on and what is in season, about once a month.
Questions
Which Stow-on-the-Wold hotels have parking?
The Kings Arms and Stow Lodge, both on the Square, have their own car parks.
Are there dog-friendly places to stay in Stow?
Yes: the Old Stocks Inn in its garden rooms, the Kings Arms in two rooms, and the Bell, up to two dogs.
Can I stay in Stow without a car?
Yes. Take the train to Moreton-in-Marsh and the 801 bus, about 20 minutes, every day. The last Sunday bus back to the station leaves Stow at 5.33pm.
About Stow-on-the-Wold
A hilltop market town on the Fosse Way, more than 230m up, with a broad Square, a church that held 1,600 prisoners after the last battle of the Civil War, and a horse fair.