Holt Hotel (Oxfordshire)
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| Location | Oxford Road, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
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| Opening | 1475 |
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| Number of rooms | 86 |
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The Holt Hotel is an historic hotel near Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the corner of the crossroads between the A4260 Oxford Road and the B4030, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Steeple Aston opposite a fuel station. It was founded in 1475 as a coaching inn with six rooms and now has 86 rooms.[1] Its restaurant has been awarded a AA Rosette for quality cuisine.[1]
The current building dates from about 1800 and the six gables at the front were added in 1938.[2] It is built of local ironstone and has a Stonesfield Slate roof.[2]
The 17th century highwayman Claude Duval often stayed at the inn and is said to haunt the hotel.[1] Room 3 in particular is said to have had many sightings of Duval and the hotel has been subject to paranormal investigations.[citation needed]
In 1754 the licensee and his wife at Hopcroft's Holt were murdered.[2] By 1774 the inn was called the King's Arms, but the name was discontinued in the 1850s.[2]
