The Bower House

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The Bower House, Shipston on Stour: Modern British Restaurant with Rooms

The Bower House, at 2-4 Market Place in Shipston on Stour, is a modern British restaurant with rooms that holds two AA Rosettes for 2026. The Michelin Guide also lists it as Recommended in 2026. The restaurant sits in a Georgian townhouse in the North Cotswolds.

Cooking from Leo Kattou's kitchen

Head Chef Leo Kattou builds the menus around local and British ingredients, served simply. Critics have singled out cured chalk stream trout, cut into thick strips and set with peas, leaves and edible flowers. The Sunday lunch has earned its own praise for well-roasted meat.

Rooms and the townhouse

Five bedrooms sit upstairs, each with original features and carefully chosen furnishings. The downstairs dining room serves weekend breakfast, weekday lunch and dinner, and Sunday roasts. The whole building can also be hired for celebrations, with the bedrooms included.