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 2026 (excl Christmas)

  • 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
  • Grilled Vegetable & Sundried Tomato Tart, Mixed Dressed Salad (V, Ve, GF)
  • Baked Vanilla Cheesecake, Berries
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding, Toffee Sauce and Custard
  • Pink Gin Poached Pear with Raspberries (V, Ve, DF, GF)

Menu Choices - December 2026

  • Curried parsnip soup, crisp apple shards, chive cream (Ve) (NCGI)
  • Pressed terrine of chicken, apricot and pancetta, sourdough toast, plum chutney
  • Prawn and crayfish cocktail, bloody Mary inspired Marie Rose sauce (NCGI)
  • Roast breast of turkey, sage and onion stuffing, pig in blanket, roasting gravy
  • Oven-roasted fillet of salmon, glazed with honey and Dijon mustard, confit onion (NCGI)
  • Cumin, butternut squash & lentil wellington, gravy (Ve)
  • All the above are served with roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots & sprouts
  • Traditional Christmas pudding, warm brandy sauce (Ve)
  • Vanilla cheesecake, mulled winter berries
  • Chocolate truffle torte with stewed kumquats and Chantilly cream (Ve) (NCGI)
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