Cotswolds, United KingdomBurford
Highway Burford
Restored medieval coaching inn
Burford Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Renovated
2024
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
The house
BullRestored medieval coaching inn
The 15th-century coaching inn runs like a village local, with a dedicated cask-ale bar downstairs and eleven bedrooms above.
What it’s good at
Notable
Eleven bedrooms finished in Moroccan Tadelakt plaster beneath exposed beams and sloping ceilings.
Notable
Fifteenth-century staging post architecture with jettied timber framing and a carved Tudor archway.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Lodged in a 15th-century building at the heart of Burford, Highway is a village inn with more personality than most.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
The front door opens onto Burford High Street, lined with antique shops and tearooms in golden Cotswold limestone.
The rooms
Bedrooms keep their creaky floorboards and sloping ceilings, with rainfall showers and a 24-hour pantry on the first floor.
Restaurant
Toro
Plates of grilled octopus and pork belly croquettes fill tables here, and a private room sits under paper lanterns.
At the table
The wood-paneled bar serves local ales beside an open hearth, and dining nooks tuck behind glazed yellow tiles.
How it began
The inn served wool merchants as a 15th-century staging post, and later spent decades operating as a temperance hotel.
Cotswolds
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.