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Reservations opening times

• Monday to Friday: 9.00am-6.00pm
• Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays:
  10.00am-4.00pm

Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa Overview

Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa in Newbury, is the highest rated 4-star hotel in the area - offering a rural retreat in the heart of the rolling Berkshire countryside. As a former 'AA Hotel of the Year', Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa offers its guests luxury accommodation, an award-winning restaurant with an exceptional wine list, a highly rated Spa and a challenging 18-hole parkland golf course, which surrounds the hotel.

Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa is located only one mile from Newbury town centre and Newbury Station, and is just a few minutes from the M4 motorway, giving direct access to Heathrow Airport (45 minutes away) and central London (one hour by car).

All the contemporary, luxury bedrooms and suites at Donnington Valley Hotel, Newbury are air-conditioned. The bedrooms have been elegantly designed and furnished to include king size beds with Egyptian cotton duvets, Wi-Fi internet access, LCD satellite TVs with DVD players, an in-room safe and minibar, and marble en suite bathrooms. The larger suites feature a separate, luxurious lounge and dining area.

Donnington Valley's two AA Rosette award-winning WinePress Restaurant offers an intimate, yet informal atmosphere where guests can enjoy superb dishes complimented by wine from an excellent cellar. With two menus available, the WinePress menu and also the 'Bar & Mezz' menu, offering lighter snacks, coffees and pastries during the day and cocktails at night, Donnington Valley is the perfect venue for all your dining occasions.

Donnington Valley Health Club and Spa is one of the top rated spas in the country, with luxurious facilities including an 18m swimming pool, steam room, sauna, aromatherapy room and monsoon shower; indulgent treatment suites, a generous poolside lounge and relaxation area, including a sun terrace; and a large, air-conditioned gym with state-of-the-art equipment. The Donnington Valley Health Club and Spa provides a full range of massage, beauty, alternative therapy and men's treatments.

Donnington Valley Golf Club is a privately owned course and clubhouse that sits majestically in the beautiful Berkshire countryside. The Victorian Grade II listed clubhouse perches at the top of the driveway and looks down over the immaculate greens. The coveted '19th hole' takes the form of the informal Spike Bar and allows golfers to relax, eat, drink and swap stories.

Donnington Valley Hotel, Newbury, has been voted the 'Best Conference and Events Team' outside London at the prestigious 2009 Hotel and Caterer Awards. The hotel is perfectly equipped for meetings, away days and training seminars, as well as conferences. Purpose-built meeting spaces accommodate 8 to 140 delegates with ease. All meeting spaces benefit from Wi-Fi internet access, air conditioning, natural daylight, adjustable lighting and stunning views.

Nearby is Highclere Castle, the setting for the famous 'Downton Abbey' TV series. Other attractions nearby include Newbury & Ascot Racecourses, Windsor Castle, Basildon Park and the antique shops of Hungerford. For entertainment there is the Watermill Theatre, and McArthur Glen Shopping Village should provide adequate retail therapy.

Bedroom Accommodation

All 111 en suite non-smoking bedrooms offer stylish and elegant furnishings, King sized beds, Egyptian cotton duvets, marble bathrooms and mini bar facilities to create superior rooms of an uncompromising quality. Other bedroom facilities include air-conditioning, satellite TV, Wifi internet access, desk/work area, radio, refrigerator, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, duvets, heating control, electric shaver point, 24 hour room service, trouser press, secure key card access, in-room safe, smoke alarms and sound proofing.

• Check-in from 3.00pm
• Check-out at 11.00am

Choose from:
• Classic Twin and Double rooms
• Executive Twin and Double rooms - The majority of these spacious rooms are located on the top floor, which allows the guest to enjoy surrounding views through the skylights. Additional facilities include air conditioning, complimentary broadband access, a fridge stocked with fresh water and milk, complementary slippers and use of towelling bathrobes.
• Suites - These rooms are much larger and have a separate lounge and dining area. Complementary slippers and use of towelling bathrobes are also an added extra in this room type.
• Family rooms - Kingsize Rooms with Sofa beds / Z Beds
• Disabled rooms - There are 3 rooms located on the ground floor equipped for wheelchair guests. Features include lowered handrails, lower sink and wider doors. In addition, there is an elevator specially designed for the use of wheelchair guests. Designed with the needs of disabled people in mind, the rooms are thoughtfully laid out and stylishly decorated, with not only features such as wider doorways, larger bathrooms and alarm chords in easy reach, but also vibrating pillows in the rooms for deaf guests, activated when the fire alarm is raised, the hotel compendium on both CD-Rom and written in Braille, and the service of reading the daily newspaper out loud to blind guests.

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Map & Directions

Donnington Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa

Old Oxford Road,
Newbury,
Berkshire RG14 3AG

Tel: +44 (0)1483 776344Fax: +44 (0)1483 730202

How to find us

By Road

From the M4 West (Swindon) -
Leave the M4 at junction 13. At the roundabout take the third exit right signed for the A34 Newbury. Once you have left the roundabout take the next exit left signed for Donnington.
At the roundabout take the second exit right signed for Donnington. At the third roundabout turn left. Follow the road for two miles and Donnington Valley Hotel and Golf Club are located on the right hand side.

From the M4 East (London) -
Leave the M4 at junction 13. At the roundabout take the first exit left signed for the A34 Newbury. Once you have left the roundabout take the next exit left signed for Donnington.
At the roundabout take the second exit right signed for Donnington. At the third roundabout turn left. Follow the road for two miles and Donnington Valley Hotel and Golf Club are located on the right hand side.

From the A34 Oxford -
Leave the A34 at the exit signed for the M4. Get into the middle lane and take the second left signed for the A34 Newbury. Once you have left the roundabout take the next exit left signed for Donnington. At the roundabout take the second exit right signed for Donnington. At the third roundabout turn left. Follow the road for two miles and Donnington Valley Hotel and Golf Club are located on the right hand side.

From Winchester -
Follow the A34 northbound towards Newbury. Leave the A34 at the junction with the A4 (signed for Hungerford) and join the A4 towards central Newbury. Turn left at the roundabout onto the B4494 towards Donnington. After passing through Donnington, at the roundabout take the second exit. Donnington Valley Hotel and Golf Course are located on the left hand side.

Parking: Ample free parking on-site

By Rail and Air

Rail: Newbury (1 mile)
Air: London Heathrow (45 miles)
London Gatwick (74 miles)

Nearest Cities/Towns

Newbury (0.50 miles) (1 km)
Basingstoke (18.00 miles) (29 km)
Reading (19.00 miles) (31 km)
Abingdon (19.00 miles) (31 km)
Swindon (26.00 miles) (42 km)
Oxford (26.00 miles) (42 km)
Andover (27.00 miles) (43 km)
Marlborough (30.00 miles) (48 km)
Farnborough (36.00 miles) (58 km)

Amenities

Additional guest amenities at Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa include:

• WiFi internet access
• Lift access to all floors
• Wheelchair access
• Safe deposit at reception
• Dry cleaning & laundry service
• Sightseeing tours arranged

Reservations:

• 0845 0 70 70 90

• Monday to Friday: 9.00am-6.00pm
• Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays:
  10.00am-4.00pm

Conference Hotline:

• 0844 967 0984

• Monday to Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm

Tel: +44 (0)1483 77 63 44

Fax: +44 (0)1483 73 02 02

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