The White Horse
Oxford, Oxfordshire

The White Horse Inn is a charming 17th Century coaching inn set in the delightful village of Duns Tew. The hotel is on the eastern edge of the Cotswolds. With the low beams and original flagstone floors, combined with the open fire and relaxed atmosphere, this is a special place to stay. Stay in one of our eight rooms, all en-suite, with tea and coffee making facilities, colour television & air conditioning/heating. With the rooms being in renovated stables to the side of the inn, it gives all of our guests privacy and freedom. The White Horse Inn also offers a small private function room 'The Snug' for meetings or private dinner parties. Larger parties can be catered for in our main restaurant, subject to availability. The varied menu blends classic restaurant fayre with modern international cuisine. Wash this all down with a drink selected from our wide range of real ales or pick from our extensive international wine list. All rooms have recently been redecorated. We operate a non-smoking policy throughout the hotel.

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Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The River Thames runs through Oxford, where for a distance of some 10 miles it is known as the Isis. Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxenaforda". It began with the foundations of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. In the 10th century Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by Danes. St Frideswide is the patron saint of both the city and university. Oxford grew up under the shadow of a convent, said to have been founded by St Frideswide as early as the eighth century. Its authentic history begins in 912, when it was occupied by Edward the Elder, King of the West Saxons. It was strongly fortified against the Danes, and again after the Norman Conquest, and the massive keep of the castle, the tower of St. Michael's Church (at the north gate), and a large portion of the city walls still remain to attest the importance of the city in the eleventh century. West of the town rose the splendid castle, and, in the meadows beneath, the no-less-splendid Augustinian Abbey of Osney: in the fields to the north the last of the Norman kings built the stately palace of Beaumont; the great church of St Frideswide was erected by the canons-regular who succeeded the nuns of St Frideswide; and many fine churches were built by the piety of the Norman earls.