The English Music Festival: Facilities

TRANSPORT

Parking
A public car park is available in Dorchester-on-Thames at the Recreation ground which will be signposted from the Abbey. A shuttle minibus service will be provided to take patrons to and from the Abbey for the evening concert.

Disabled Parking
3 bays at Bridge End, opposite Dorchester Abbey.

Transport
From Monday to Saturday bus no 106 goes from Oxford Rail Station (stop R4) and St. Algate’s (stop G2) to Dorchester Memorial (and vice versa), in some cases changing at Berinsfield. Please note that there is no Sunday service and there is no service back to Oxford after the evening concert. The 138 bus also runs from Wallingford to Dorchester and the 140 from Abingdon to Dorchester, Monday to Friday.
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X39/X40
This is an excellent bus service between Reading and Oxford which stops on the Dorchester bypass. The service operates late into the night and on Sundays, so is ideal for non-car owners who want to come to concerts.
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Taxis
Bananacabs (Wallingford): 01491 833377
Ipsden Private Hire (Wallingford): 07050 045158
Hills Taxis (Wallingford): 01491 837022
Busher's Taxis (Wallingford): 01491 826161
Olivers Private Hire (Combe): 01993 891431
Sue's Taxis (Abingdon): 01235 554085
Town Cabs of Abingdon (Abingdon): 07760 184908

EATING OUT

Dorchester-on-Thames
Fleur de Lys, 9 High Street
The White Hart, 25 High Street
The George Hotel, High Street

Sutton Courtenay
The George and Dragon, 4 Church Street
The Fish, 4 Appleford Road
The Swan Inn, 6 The Green

Radley
The Bowyer Arms, Foxborough Road, Radley, Abingdon

HOTELS AND B&B

The Springs Hotel

Nestling deep within the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, just minutes from the motorway and the historic city of Oxford, The Springs Hotel and Golf Club is an ideal location for visitors to The English Music Festival, being only seven miles from Dorchester-on-Thames.

The hotel features 32 en-suite rooms and is an excellent example of a Victorian Tudor-style country house. Built in 1874, it overlooks a magnificent spring-fed lake and its own majestic gardens. Best of all, you’ll find friendly staff, an exceptional ambience and surprisingly-affordable rates. Other facilities offered by the hotel include a putting green, a croquet lawn, coarse fishing on the banks of the Thames, a sauna, an outdoor swimming pool and a championship-standard golf course.

The Springs Hotel and Golf Club is offering special rates for EMF audience members of £95.00 per room per night (bed and breakfast) for two people sharing a standard twin or double room; or £80.00 per room per night (bed and breakfast) for sole occupancy of a single room.

The Springs Hotel and Golf Club
Wallingford Road, North Stoke, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6BE
Tel: 01491 836 687
www.thespringshotel.com

The Oxford Belfry

Set in 17 acres of beautiful Oxfordshire countryside near Thame, The Oxford Belfry is the perfect venue from which to explore the city of Oxford and the surrounding area, and is ideally located for guests attending The English Music Festival. The hotel is situated minutes from Junctions 7 and 8a of the M40, 15 minutes from Thame and Haddenham Parkway railway stations and 20 minutes from Oxford railway station. The Oxford Belfry offers bright, modern public areas including the Terrace Bar, Restaurant and Lounges, a Leisure Club and Spa with an indoor swimming pool, a scented sauna, an aroma steam room, heated loungers, an ice fountain and seven spa treatment rooms. Each of the 154 bedrooms combine all the amenities you expect from a four-star hotel, including freeview television, high-speed internet access (the first two hours of which are free of charge), tea- and coffee-making facilities and 24-hour room service. Superior rooms and suites are also available. The Oxford Belfry offers the choice of à la carte dining in the Rycote Restaurant or light snacks and drinks in the Terrace Bar. There is also a croquet lawn and two outdoor all-weather tennis courts.

Book a room at The Oxford Belfry and the hotel will arrange free transport to and from the local railway station and to and from the Festival concerts. Transport must be pre-booked with the hotel. Rates are from £90.00 per room per night, including bed and breakfast, for two people sharing a double or twin room; upgrades are available from £25.00 per night.

For further information, or to make a reservation, please contact the Reservation Department at oxfordbelfryreservations@QHotels.co.uk; or telephone 01844 279 381.

White Hart Hotel & Restaurant
High Street, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxon OX10 7HN
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 340074
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 341082
Email: whitehart@oxfordshire-hotels.co.uk
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The George Hotel
High Street,Dorchester-On-Thames, Dorchester-on-Thames(Oxford), OX10 7HH
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 340404
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 341620
Email: hegeorgehotel@fsmail.net
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Fleur De Lys Inn
9 High St, Dorchester On Thames, OX10 7HH
Tel No: 01865 340502
Email: mail@fleurdorchester.co.uk
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Shillingford Bridge Hotel
Shillingford
Near Wallingford,
Oxon
OX10 8LZ
Tel: 01865 858 567
E-mail: shillingford.bridge@forestdale.com
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Stapleton's Chantry (B&B)
Stapleton's Chantry
Long Wittenham Road
North Moreton
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 9AX
England
Tel: 01235 818900 or 07876 654388
Fax: 01235 818555
E-mail: BedandBreakfast@StapletonsChantry.co.uk
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'Alouette' Bed & Breakfast
2 Caldicott Close
Shillingford
Oxon
OX10 7HF, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 858600
Mobile: +44 (0) 77177 47454
Email: wendy@alouettebandb.co.uk
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The Grange B&B
Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, OX14 4QH
01865 407808
Mob: 07831 581544
Graham@grangebb.com
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Crown Cottage Bed and Breakfast
52 High Street
Dorchester-on-Thames
Oxon
contact: Deidre Wollaston
Tel: 01865 341584
(Singles £36, Doubles £54 per night)
Email: http://www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk/email.asp?id=76225
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For details of other accommodation in the area click here
Dorchester-on-Thames: Tea and a slice of history
A Telegraph article
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