The Lion Wendlebury

3.5 star property

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Bar (on property)
Superior Room, 1 Double Bed | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Interior detail
Property entrance
Garden

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$140
includes taxes & fees
Oct 5 - Oct 6

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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

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Lion Wendlebury

3.5-star Bicester inn close to Bicester Village
This smoke-free inn features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
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.

The inn offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The Lion Wendlebury is a smoke-free property.

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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 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 elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

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

Property 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

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 202 out of 283 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 283 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 283 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 283 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 283 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ingrid

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Superior Room/Box room

Hotel reception is in the pub, which is a little awkward on a Friday night with bags. We booked a superior room but was put in a very small superior room with a small box window which made it dark. The en-suite bathroom had a skylight window that was covered in bird poo and overlooked our privacy. We left out to eat elsewhere as we had missed the 9pm deadline in the pub for food. Arriving back to the room later that night, it had a sewage smell. The superior bed is 2 beds bolted together with separate mattresses so we kept rolling into the middle which felt like a hole. An uncomfortable night was had. Breakfast was lovely and everything was cooked well and tasted nice. We asked the young man at reception to change our room, he was very polite about it and sorted it out quickly. We changed rooms to another superior room which was over twice the size of the last superior we slept in. This room had large doors letting in a lot of light, it was airy, which is what we initially expected (as in photos displayed) on arrival. The beds were still uncomfortable with a gap and the pillows were very flat but it was ok. We were allowed to check out an hour later at 12pm as we requested. The cleanliness of the rooms differed from one to another. Our overall stay wasn’t anything to shout about, just ok. Most of the staff were polite and friendly, especially the manager on reception.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW

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

Lovely stay

Lovely clean room. Very comfortable. Superb meal in the restaurant. Nice and quiet location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable room, super king bed, good shower. No opening windows so patio door needs to be open with a restriction. Sunday roast was very good, a bit slow but 20 odd people showed up late & unexpected for a meal. Refurbished and modernised to a high standard.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

HELEN

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovely venue & great staff.

We were travelling through so needed good food and a comfortable bed. Food was alright, but my steak was tough I didn't finish it. Lovely staff, food needs a few tweaks. No fresh fruit or yoghurt at breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

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

Cosy hotel in Oxfordshire

Lovely hotel with lots of character. I found the bedroom a little warm as the radiators had been on but overall lovely
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Business traveler
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

JAYNE

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

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveler
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 traveler
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 traveler
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

Traveled 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 traveler
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 traveler
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 traveler

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