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All Oxford Pubs |
All Oxford Pubs - Rankings by Area
ALL PUBS VISITED!
Pubs visited: 138 (of which 19 are now closed)
NBWD - No Beer Worth Drinking (No Real Ale), N/V - Not visited.
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Central Oxford |
Town Centre |
Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Bear Inn | Blue Boar Lane | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Very old, small. Tie collection. |
| The Chequers | High Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Huge improvement. Comfy and good beer. |
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CLOSED. Bought by Jamie Oliver | ||
| The Crown Inn | Cornmarket Street | ![]()
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Little atmosphere, next to MacDonalds. |
| The Eagle and Child | St Giles | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Tolkien, C.S.Lewis. |
| Far From the Madding Crowd | Friars Entry | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Lots of real ale. Late license. |
| The Four Candles | George Street | ![]() ![]()
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Wetherspoons. |
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CLOSED. Rock pub. | ||
| The Grapes | George Street | ![]() ![]()
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Theatrical decor, lots of spirits. |
| The Head of the River | Folly Bridge | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Location! Riverside beer garden. |
| The Kings Arms | Holywell Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Very popular student pub. |
| The Lamb and Flag | St Giles | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Cornish beer, T.Hardy connections. |
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CLOSED. Now a noodle bar. | ||
| The Mitre | High Street | ![]() ![]()
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Historic bar and restaurant. |
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CLOSED. Now a curry house. | ||
| The Old Tom | St Aldates | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Sterilised coffee-shop. |
| O'Neils | George Street |
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NBWD. Overpopulated "Irish" chain-pub |
| The Oxford Retreat | Hythe Bridge Street | ![]()
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Near station. Specialist in cocktails |
| The Red Lion | Gloucester St |
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Air conditioned pseudopub. |
| The St Aldates' Tavern | St Aldates | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Local ales intermittently. |
| The Three Goats Heads | St Michaels Street | ![]() ![]()
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NBWD. Sam Smiths and cheap. |
| The Turf Tavern | Bath Place | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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LOTS of real ale. Nation's Perfect Pub 2007. My local. |
| The Turl Bar | Turl Street |
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NBWD. Pointless extention of the Mitre. |
| The Wheatsheaf | High Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Rubbish beer, replacement Gloucester Arms. |
| The White Horse | Broad Street | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Tiny, classic Oxford pub. |
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CLOSED. Now Copa trendy bar. | ||
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Oxpens and New Osney |
Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Brewery Gate | St Thomas Street | ![]() ![]()
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Next to ex-brewery. Welsh. |
| The Castle Tavern | Norfolk Street | ![]()
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Gay pub. Expensive and poor beer. |
| St Thomas Street |
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CLOSED. Now "Maroon" cocktail bar. | |
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CLOSED. Extensively NuMorrelled. | ||
| The Honey Pot | Hollybush Row | ![]()
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Was The Albion. Now trendy bar. |
| The Jolly Farmers | Paradise Street | ![]() ![]()
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Gay pub. Immaculately groomed poodle. |
| Rosie O'Grady's | Park End Street | ![]()
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NBWD "Irish" theme pub. |
| The Royal Blenheim | St Ebbes | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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First White Horse pub. Ten real ales! |
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CLOSED | ||
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Jericho and Walton Manor | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Anchor | Hayfield Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Wadworth. Gastropubbed. |
| The Bookbinders Arms | Victor Street | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Ale House theme, free nuts. |
| The Gardeners Arms | North Parade | ![]() ![]()
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Small, vicious dog. |
| The Gardeners Arms | Plantation Road | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Excellent, varied ales. Specialist in veggie/vegan food. |
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CLOSED | ||
| The Harcourt Arms | Cranham Terrace | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Excellent Fullers. Real fire. |
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CLOSED | ||
| The Jericho Tavern | Walton Street | ![]() ![]()
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Relaxed downstairs, venue upstairs. |
| Jude the Obscure | Walton Street | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Arty. Several good beers. Beer garden. |
| The Radcliffe Arms | Cranham Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Famous for good, cheap food. |
| The Rose and Crown | North Parade | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Good beer but bloody expensive. Eccentric landlord. |
| The Royal Oak | Woodstock Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Nooks and crannies. Good beer. |
| The Victoria | Walton Street | ![]() ![]()
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"Michelangelo" ceiling. |
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North Oxford | |||
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Summertown | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Dewdrop Inn | Banbury Road | ![]() ![]()
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Huge and foody. |
| The Woodstock Arms | Woodstock Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Developing atmosphere. Good GK beer. |
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Wolvercote and Wytham | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Plough Inn | Wolvercote Green | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Large. Good beer. Has a "library". |
| The Red Lion | Godstow Road | ![]() ![]()
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Foody and not villagey. |
| The Trout Inn | Godstow Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Famous and a classic. Excellent location. Foody. |
| The White Hart | Godstow Road | ![]() ![]()
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Townish pub in a village. |
| The White Hart | Wytham | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Destroyed by change of ownership. |
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West Oxford | |||
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Osney, Binsey and Botley | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The George | West Way | ![]() ![]()
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Annual Pooh Sticks competition. |
| The Hollybush | Bridge Street | ![]() ![]()
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Eccentric furnishings. |
| The Kite Inn | Mill Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Friendly local. Good beer. Very cheap food. |
| The Osney Arms | Botley Road | ![]() ![]()
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Classic video game table |
| The Perch | Binsey Lane | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Old and thatched. Near Port Meadow. |
| The Seacourt Bridge | West Way | ![]() ![]()
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Oversize glasses |
| The Watermans Arms | South Street | ![]()
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Next to river and Osney lock. |
| Botley Road | ![]()
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CLOSED. | |
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East Oxford | |||
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St Clement's | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Angel and Greyhound | St Clement's | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Lots of pub games, large beer garden. |
| The Duke | St Clement's | ![]() ![]()
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Good Greene King beer. |
| The Half Moon | St Clement's | ![]() ![]()
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Excellent Guinness. |
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CLOSED. Flattened and turned into flats. | ||
| The Port Mahon | St Clement's | ![]() ![]()
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Beer good, music venue |
| The Star | Rectory Road |
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NBWD |
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Cowley and Iffley Roads | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Black Swan | Crown Street | ![]()
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Irish. Good Guinness. |
| The Brickworks | Cowley Road | ![]()
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NBWD. Bar with pub feel at the front. |
| The Cape of Good Hope | The Plain | ![]() ![]()
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Improved from a "scream", but packed |
| The Chester Arms | Chester Street | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Good live music. |
| The City Arms | Cowley Road |
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NBWD. "Scream" Pub. |
| The Cricketers Arms | Iffley Road | ![]()
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Comfy. Pint-and-a-half glasses. |
| The Donnington Arms | Howard Street | ![]() ![]()
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Chess club on Sundays. |
| The Eagle Tavern | Magdalen Road | ![]() ![]()
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Arkells beer. |
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CLOSED | ||
| The Fir Tree | Iffley Road | ![]()
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Olde Ale House decor, yet poor beer choice. |
| The Hobgoblin | Cowley Road | ![]() ![]()
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Good beer but a bit busy. |
| The James Street Tavern | James Street | ![]() ![]()
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Orange walls. |
| The Magdalen | Iffley Road | ![]() ![]()
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Four beers direct from barrel. |
| The Oxford Blue | Marston Street |
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Pastel shades and pine. |
| The Shelley Arms | Cricket Road | ![]()
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Darts, bar billards. |
| The Temple Bar | Temple Street | ![]() ![]()
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Vastly improved. 4 Wadworth beers and bar billiards. |
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Headington and Barton | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Black Boy | Old High Street | ![]() ![]()
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Plush but friendly gastropub. |
| The Britannia | Lime Walk | ![]() ![]()
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Much improved but too much pine. |
| The Butchers Arms | Wilberforce Street | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Excellent food and Fullers beer. |
| N/V | NBWD. CLOSED | ||
| The Royal Standard | London Road | ![]() ![]()
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Food good. |
| The White Hart | St Andrew's Road | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Village pub. Good beer. Real fires. |
| The White Horse | London Road |
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Full of teenagers. |
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Headington Quarry, Risinghurst, & Wood Farm | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Ampleforth Arms | Collinwood Road | ![]() ![]()
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Good estate pub. |
| Beaumont Road | ![]()
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CLOSED. | |
| The Corner House | Hollow Way | ![]()
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Ordinary Banks' pub. |
| The Crown and Thistle | Old Road | ![]()
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Lots of TVs and loud music. |
| The Fairview Inn | Glebelands | ![]() ![]()
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Friendly, cheap, out-of-the-way pub. |
| The Masons Arms | Quarry School Place | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Friendly. Microbrewery Aunt Sally. |
| The Quarry Gate | Wharton Road | ![]()
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Typical town pub. |
| The Six Bells | Beaumont Road | ![]() ![]()
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Good food. Comfortable. |
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Temple Cowley | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Cricketers Arms | Temple Road | ![]() ![]()
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Locals pub with good atmosphere. |
| The Exeter Hall | Oxford Road |
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Cheap snacks. Live music. Grotty. |
| The Longwall | Garsington Road | ![]()
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HUGE Beefeater restaurant. |
| The Marsh Harrier | Marsh Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Excellent beer but expensive. |
| The Nelson | Between Towns Road |
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NBWD. Looks like a social club. |
| The Original Swan | Between Towns Road | ![]() ![]()
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Haunted by previous landlord. |
| The Prince of Wales | Horspath Road | ![]() ![]()
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Friendly estate pub. Good food. |
| The William Morris | Between Towns Road | ![]() ![]()
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Wetherspoons. Huge. |
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Old and New Marston | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Bricklayers Arms | Church Lane | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Relaxing, foody village pub. |
| The Cavalier | Copse Lane |
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NBWD. "Sports" pub. |
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CLOSED. Arkells pub | ||
| The Jack Russell | Salford Road | ![]() ![]()
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Nice estate pub. Good beer. |
| The Red Lion | Oxford Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Large village pub with carvary. |
| The Somerset | Marston Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Oversize glasses. "Library" lounge. |
| The Three Horseshoes | Oxford Road |
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NBWD. Ex-blacksmith's. Seldom open. |
| The Victoria Arms | Mill Lane | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Riverside with large beer garden. |
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CLOSED. Now rebuilt as houses. | ||
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South Oxford | |||
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Grandpont and New Hinksey | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Berkshire | Abingdon Road | ![]() ![]()
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NuMorrelled but cosy. |
| The Duke of Monmouth | Abingdon Road | ![]() ![]()
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"Steak Out" pub. |
| The Folly Bridge Inn | Abingdon Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Good range of guest beer. |
| Abingdon Road | ![]()
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CLOSED. | |
| N/V | CLOSED | ||
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CLOSED. | ||
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North and South Hinksey Villages | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Fishes | North Hinksey | ![]() ![]()
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Large country food pub. |
| The General Elliott | South Hinksey | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Excellent beer and large garden. |
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Iffley Village | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Isis Tavern | Thames towpath | ![]() ![]()
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Great location. Foody. |
| The Prince of Wales | Church Way | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Monthly ale festivals. |
| The Tree Hotel | Church Way | ![]() ![]()
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Hotel with large pub-like bar. |
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Rose Hill, Florence Park and Church Cowley | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Jolly Postboys | Florence Park Road | ![]()
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Average large town pub. |
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CLOSED and torched | ||
| The Nuffield Arms | Littlemore Road | ![]()
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Very tatty. |
| N/V | CLOSED | ||
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Littlemore and Minchery Farm | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Blue Mile | Cowley Road | ![]()
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Previously The Queen's Arms |
| The George Inn | Sandford Road | ![]() ![]()
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Gales Brewery pub. Aunt Sally. |
| The Golden Ball | College Lane | ![]() ![]()
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Attractive building. Variable locals. |
| The Priory and ...?... | Priory Lane | ![]()
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Old building on site of priory. |
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Blackbird Leys | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Blackbird | Blackbird Leys Road |
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NBWD |
| The Famous Bullnose Morris | Watlington Road | ![]() ![]()
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Named after Morris car. |
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Sandford-On-Thames | Pub |
Place |
Ranking |
Notes |
| The Catherine Wheel | Henley Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Great village pub. |
| The Fox | Henley Road | ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Good Beer Guide 15 years running. |
| The Kings Arms | Church Road | ![]() ![]()
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On river at Sandford lock. |
Please email suggestions, pub news and comments to Martin at the Oxford Pub Guide.
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