voco Oxford Thames by IHG **** • Stay & Spa

🎢  A staycation in a 15th-century manor with an indoor pool that ticks every cottage-movie box, somewhere between Pride & Prejudice and The Holiday. This 4-star spot lines up cosy rooms, a heated indoor pool that feels like the perfect rainy-day scene, plus a sauna, steam room and spa. Outside, 30 acres of grounds: lawns, century-old trees and real quiet, not a set, a real landscape. On the food side, straightforward, well-executed local dishes and a bar that keeps pace.