Thornbury Castle, Bristol

General Hotel Information

Kings and queens have stayed here. Courtiers have flirted with ladies-in-waiting in the ancient yew-hedged gardens. Serving girls have chattered in the stone-flagged courtyard. Today, Thornbury Castle still resonates with history.

However, step behind the heavy oak doors and you'll find a magnificent hotel with roaring fires, delicious modern cuisine and sumptuous bedchambers – a truly special setting for an overnight stay, a weekend away or for more formal occasions. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once walked these rooms and grounds. Today, the 500 year-old castle-palace with its beautiful oriel windows, Tudor hall and historic parkland is yours for a time – a wonderful retreat from everyday routine and also a memorable setting for formal functions such as weddings, celebrations and conferences.

Location & Directions

Thornbury Castle is ideally situated for exploring the Cotswolds, the lovely wooded Wye Valley and Welsh border castles such as Berkeley, Raglan and Chepstow. South, within easy reach, lie the Georgian city of Bath and historic attractions such as Stonehenge, Glastonbury Tor and the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. Cheltenham racecourse, home to the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup, is also close at hand.

By road The Castle is situated on the northern edge of the town of Thornbury, off the A38, which is 5 miles from junction 16 of the M5.
By train 90 minutes from London Paddington to Bristol Parkway.
By air 24 miles from Bristol International Airport, 110 miles from London Heathrow and 148 miles from London Gatwick.. Heli-pad on site.

Accommodation

Kings and queens have stayed here. Courtiers have flirted with ladies-in-waiting in the ancient yew-hedged gardens. Serving girls have chattered in the stone-flagged courtyard. Today, Thornbury Castle still resonates with history.

However, step behind the heavy oak doors and you'll find a magnificent hotel with roaring fires, delicious modern cuisine and sumptuous bedchambers – a truly special setting for an overnight stay, a weekend away or for more formal occasions. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once walked these rooms and grounds. Today, the 500 year-old castle-palace with its beautiful oriel windows, Tudor hall and historic parkland is yours for a time – a wonderful retreat from everyday routine and also a memorable setting for formal functions such as weddings, celebrations and conferences.

Restaurants

Enjoy a regal night's sleep in the Duke's bedchamber where King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn slept or favour the Gloucester bedchamber and wake up to a view of the oldest Tudor gardens in England - the Privy Garden and Goodly Garden. There are 26 bedchambers and all are fabulously atmospheric, most with four-poster or coronet beds, stone walls, tapestries, roaring fires, ornate carved ceilings and views to historic parkland and the River Severn beyond. The Tudor bedchamber even has arrow-slit windows.

Leisure Activities

Thornbury Castle is renowned for its many traditional English favourites such as the famous treacle tart and butterscotch pudding as well as the exceptional Sunday roasts. The cheeseboard is exclusively British too but you'll also find plenty of modern, internationally-inspired dishes on the menu.

All dishes on our lunch and fixed price dinner menu use only the finest and freshest ingredients, sourced from local markets and suppliers wherever possible. We grow our own herbs on the premises and a quantity of vegetables such as courgette flowers and cherry tomatoes.