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Reached up a sweeping tree-lined drive a couple of miles from Stratford-upon-Avon, The Welcombe Hotel is a Grade II-listed neo-Jacobean mansion built in 1866 as a calendar house: seven entrances for the days of the week, twelve fireplaces for the months, fifty-two chimneys for the weeks and three hundred and sixty-five windows for the days of the year. Inside, marble fireplaces, chandeliers and sweeping staircases set the tone; outside lie acres of landscaped grounds and an eighteen-hole championship golf course. There is plenty to keep you on the estate, from the spa with its hydropool to the Trevelyan Restaurant overlooking the Italian Garden. But Shakespeare's town is the obvious pull, with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the riverside Avon walks and Warwick Castle all close by. The nicest approach to Stratford is on foot. A footpath runs through the Welcombe Hills and the Clopton Park nature reserve, dropping you into the centre the slow, scenic way. Walk in over the hills on a clear morning, past the obelisk monument, for the town revealed below you. Book your stay at The Welcombe Hotel, Sure Hotel Collectionby Best Western.