Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel

Hotel Exterior
Double Bedroom
Twin Bedroom
Hotel Grounds

The Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel is a stunning 4 Star hotel perfect for Murder Mystery breaks. The hotel is set in 14 Acres of picturesque parkland and offers a tranquil rural retreat situated just outside of Gloucester and close to Cheltenham & Stroud.

Guest bedrooms at the Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel are tastefully decorated and some rooms offer garden views. All rooms include an en-suite bathroom, flat-screen TV with Freeview, Free WiFi and tea and coffee facilities, a perfect retreat after an action-packed murder mystery evening.

Guests will receive a delicious 3 course evening meal whilst the murder mystery takes place in one of the hotels elegant function rooms. Murder Mystery guests can spend a lazy afternoon with a speciality tea or coffee and read the newspaper in the lounge bar or if you are feeling adventurous why not explore the beautiful surrounding countryside.

**Celebration Package Includes Bottle of prosecco and box of chocolates in room on arrival**

See below details for more information.

Hotel Address

Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards
Gloucester
GL4 8ED

0121 318 6348
[email protected]
www.mercuregloucester.co.uk

Menu Choices 2025 & 2026

  • Slow-Roast Tomato soup, basil pesto Oil (V, Ve, GF, DF)
  • Prawn and Crayfish Cocktail, Bloody Mary Sauce, rustic bread (GF, DF)
  • Ham hock and pea terrine, pickled red onion salad, mustard dressing
  • Prosciutto-wrapped Chicken Breast, Mushroom, and tarragon sauce (GF, DF)
  • Cod Loin, Potato Cake, Seasonal Vegetables, Chive Cream Sauce
  • Asparagus and creamed leek tartlet herb Sauce (V, Ve, GF, DF)
  • Baked Vanilla Cheesecake, Berries
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding, Toffee Sauce and Custard
  • Pink Gin Poached Pear with Raspberries (V, Ve, DF, GF)

Festive Menu December 2025

  • Roasted butternut squash soup, sage oil (Ve) (NCGI)
  • Pressed ham hock terrine with spiced pear chutney and toasted brioche
  • Traditional prawn cocktail, Marie Rose sauce (NCGI)
  • Roast Turkey, sage & cranberry stuffing, pigs in blankets & gravy
  • Fillet of salmon, leek cream sauce (NCGI)
  • Vegetable wellington (Ve)
  • Traditional Christmas pudding, brandy sauce (Ve)
  • Glazed lemon tart, cherry coulis, Chantilly cream (NCGI)
  • Chocolate truffle torte with stewed kumquats and Chantilly cream (Ve, NCGI)
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