The Lion Wendlebury

3.5 star property

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Bar (on property)
Garden
Interior detail
Superior Room, 1 Double Bed
Property entrance

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Wendlebury Road, Wendlebury, Bicester, England, OX25 2PW
  • Bicester Village
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Bicester Golf and Country Club
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Blenheim Palace
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Oxford (OXF)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Bicester

Located in Bicester, The Lion Wendlebury is in a rural location, a 4-minute drive from Bicester Avenue and 6 minutes from Bicester Golf and Country Club. .This inn is 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from University of Oxford and 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Blenheim Palace.

What's nearby

  • Bicester Village - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Bicester Golf and Country Club - 3 min drive - 4.0 km
  • John Radcliffe Hospital - 15 min drive - 19.1 km
  • University of Oxford - 17 min drive - 17.1 km
  • Blenheim Palace - 18 min drive - 17.8 km

Getting around

  • Bicester North Station - 10 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Creperie Angelie - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪La Tua Pasta - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Pret a Manger - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Cecconi's - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Lion Wendlebury

Inn in Bicester with a restaurant and a bar
The Lion Wendlebury offers 13 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 13 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Lion Wendlebury, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekdays.
The Lion Wendlebury has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 10.00 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Lion Wendlebury Inn Bicester
Lion Wendlebury Bicester
Lion Wendlebury
The Lion Wendlebury Inn
The Lion Wendlebury Bicester
The Lion Wendlebury Inn Bicester

The Lion Wendlebury Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 192 out of 270 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 270 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 270 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 270 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 270 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

JAYNE

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just great location, service and food was also amazing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bucks

Nice pub and great accommodation. CleN tidy and welcoming. Allyou need in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bicester

Lovely hotel and pub
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely

Lovely place, staff are so friendly & accommodating. Couple of tiny issues in the room and could maybe have done with a kettle. But the room itself was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Cosy Pub, food, room and staff

Second time we have stayed from going to Bicester Village, lovely pub, food, staff and rooms are amazing all helpful had a misunderstanding with bill and was sorted straight away cannot say anything negative really welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay. Great food as well
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Enda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great spot

Great place to stay with lovely pub restaurant attached
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a wonderful stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Loukas

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, gorgeous meal and breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Staff & service
The food in The Lion was first class, and the service from Elisha and Mark. However the room had a few problems 1 the hot water was scolding instantly and no mixer , if any child opens the hot tap they woild have 3rd degree burns. 2 the coffee machine had no water chamber ( missing ) 3 there was no bulb in the table lamp Room was clean just not maintained regular in my opinion , ive been in the trades for 40 years so all the jobs would take an hour After saying that i would still stay there again for sure
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Erik

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The town of Wendlebury is not the nicest place, but the room was comfortable. Service for dinner and upon checkin was a bit hit and miss to be honest. We couldn't get water with dinner. Had to wait forever to order. But the morning staff was nice and breakfast was okay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was overall very good but let down by shower drain blocked with hair etc. Bed was comfortable but the underblanket was stained. Staff were friendly and helpful although the waiting staff in the dining room should have been more attentive. Details meant as constructive criticisms. Overall very good and we would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vikrant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab pub close to Bicester village

Fabulous food, friendly staff and gorgeous cosy rooms. Loved it
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024