| Hotel Name: | The Bear Hotel |
| Location: | Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Oxfordshire |
| Address: | Park Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 ISZ |
| Opening Date: | 13th century |
| Operator: | MacDonald Hotels and Resorts |
| Number Of Rooms: | 53 |
| Number Of Restaurants: | 1 |
| Website: | https://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/bear |
The Bear Hotel is a hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, located opposite The Oxfordshire Museum, not far from Blenheim Palace. It is one of England's original 13th-century coaching inns and has stone walls, oak beams, open fireplaces and an ivy facade. The hotel has 53 bedrooms and its restaurant has 2 A.A. Rosettes and 2 RAC Dining Awards.[1] It is run by MacDonald Hotels and Resorts. Notable guests include Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor who stayed at the hotel on many occasions in the Marlboro suite.[2]
At least two of the bedrooms in the hotel are said to be haunted; room 16 is said to be haunted by a female ghost who turns lights on and off.[1] [3] Guests have reported their possessions being moved on many occasions in one of the rooms.[4] Also, employees are said to avoid being alone in the kitchen and the cellar at night.