ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE 16TH CENTURY THE NEW RED LION HOTEL CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF OLD WORLD CRAFTSMANSHIP, FEATURING EXPOSED TIMBER BEAMS AND A LARGE TUDOR FIREPLACE, WITH MODERN DAY COMFORT. THE HOTEL HAS 55 EN SUITE GUEST BEDROOMS AND ALL HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, MODEM POINTS, TEA AND COFFEE MAKING FACILITIES AND SKY TV. THERE ARE TWO SUPERIOR ROOMS, THE CHARLES I /HE IS REPUTED TO HAVE TAKEN RESPITE IN THE RED LION IN 1646 ESCAPING FROM THE CROMWELLITES AFTER A BATTLE AT OXFORD/, AND THE BRUNEL /NAMED AFTER THE RENOWNED ENGINEER AND LOCAL UNIVERSITY/, BOTH ROOMS OFFER EXCEPTIONAL COMFORT AND SPACE. THIS PROPERTY WAS BUILT IN 2004