Whately Hall Hotel

Double Bedroom
Hotel Exterior
Hotel Reception
Hotel Lounge
Twin Bedroom
Hotel Gardens

The Whately Hall Hotel is an attractive 4 Star hotel perfect for Murder Mystery breaks. The hotel is located within 15 miles of the Cotswolds in beautiful Banbury. The hotel used to be an old Inn dating back to 1677 and boasts many original features such as stone passages, priests’ holes and a fine wooden staircase.

Guest bedrooms at the Whately Hall Hotel are tastefully decorated and 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 enjoy a relaxing afternoon enjoying the view or why not explore the beautiful Cotswolds with its stunning scenery, attractions & local shops.

See below details for more information.

Hotel Address

17-19 Horse Fair
Banbury
OX16 0AN

0121 3186348
[email protected]
whatelyhall.co.uk

Menu Choices November 2025

  • Hot Buffalo wings, creamy coleslaw, ranch dip
  • Smoked salmon, beetroot & cream cheese mousse, red radish, pickled cucumber
  • Seasonal soup served with a warm bread roll (V, VE, GF on request)
  • Chicken breast topped with a creamy Tuscan style sauce and Hasselback potatoes (GF)
  • Hake served with puy lentils, tender stem broccoli & miso butter (GF)
  • Vegetable wellington accompanied by pommes puree and tomato coulis (V, VE on request)
  • Seasonal brulee served with shortbread biscuits
  • Chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream
  • Sticky toffee pudding accompanied by Toffee sauce & vanilla ice cream
  • Fruit Salad (V, Ve, GF, DF)

Festive Menu December 2025

  • Butternut squash soup, herb oil & warm bread roll (GF, V)
  • Chicken liver parfait, whiskey marmalade & sourdough crostini
  • Smoked mackerel mousseline Beetroot gel, rosemary crostini & lemon oil
  • Roast sliced turkey, sage and onion roulade, pig in blanket, and all trimmings
  • Herb crusted cod fish with thyme roasted new potatoes and samphire & orange
  • butter sauce
  • Nut roast cranberries, roast potatoes, glazed carrot, brussels sprouts, broccoli & gravy (V, Ve)
  • Traditional Christmas pudding with brandy custard and fresh cranberry
  • Irish cream cheesecake with Guinness chocolate sauce
  • Chocolate tart orange sugar & vanilla ice cream
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