The French Horn, Reading
About the Hotel
Rooms with Garden Views
The French Horn offers a double room with a private bathroom that includes a bath, shower, and free toiletries. Each air-conditioned double room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a seating area, a wardrobe, carpeted floors, and views of the garden. Some rooms are located in an annex building. The suite includes a bedroom, a bathroom with a bath and a shower, a seating area, a wardrobe, a sofa, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, and views of the garden and river. Amenities include air conditioning, ironing facilities, a sitting area, a terrace, an in-room safe, a patio, a television, a telephone, and carpeted floors.
Riverside Restaurant
The French Horn restaurant serves dishes made from local, seasonal produce. You might enjoy pan-fried Orkney Island Scallops with White Asparagus and Creamed Rocket Sauce, Roast Pheasant with accompaniments, or Dover Sole Caprice. A wine cellar features wines from every Burgundy village and a shorter list of specially selected wines. There is also a private dining room adjoining the main restaurant. The terrace is the place to enjoy a drink before your meal. Single-use menus are used across all outlets except for outdoor areas.
Leisure near The Thames
Henley on Thames, home to the world-famous regatta, is nearby. Hobbs of Henley provides self-drive and cruising opportunities on The Thames. The Henley Rowing Museum features a gallery on The Wind in the Willows. Reading's premier retail center, The Oracle, has over eighty stores, cafes, and bars. Sonning on Thames features a golf course. The Mill, a 215-seat dinner theatre with productions, is located nearby.
Location and Access
The French Horn is in Sonning, Berkshire, a 10-minute ride from Reading and 40 km from London Heathrow Airport. Landmarks nearby include Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake (2.5 km), King's Meadow (3.5 km), The Mill at Sonning (0.3 km), St Andrew's Church (0.5 km), Clayfield Copse & Blackhouse Wood (3 km), Holmwood (2.5 km) and Loddon Nature Reserve (3 km).
Hotel Services
The French Horn is based in the 19th-century Furleigh Cottages within riverside grounds. The B&B combines a setting with what the Capital offers. Historic buildings in the area include Blenheim Palace, Stratfield Saye House, Windsor Castle, Greys Court, Basildon Park, and The Vyne. The French Horn sponsors two races at the Kingston Blount point-to-point in March and May. Josiane uses seasonal produce. There is an old British bar with a fire in winter. French Horn's cellars hold rare wines from the annual wine auctions at the Hospices de Beaune.
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Facilities
General
- Smoking allowed in designated areas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- Front desk
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Fireplace
- Multilingual staff
Services
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Newspaper service
- Bell staff/Porter
Dining
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Coffee/Tea in lobby
- Free breakfast
Business
- Meeting room
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Bathroom for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Garden area
Room features
- Sitting area
- Patio
- Terrace
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Media
- Flat-screen TV
Room decor
- Carpeted floor
