Fallowfields Country House Hotel - This country-house retreat is 15 minutes from Oxford in the tranquil Vale of the White Horse. The award-winning restaurant uses free-range ingredients from Fallowfields Farm and hotel's kitchen gardens. The rooms are elegant, comfortable and individual. All have power showers and some have spa baths and views of the gardens and countryside. Fallowfields is set in 12 acres of gardens, meadows and an orchard. It is home to 10 beautiful hawks, and falconry lessons can be given at an additional cost. Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle and Warwick Castle are easy to access.