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All Oxford Pubs - Rankings by Area

ALL PUBS VISITED!

Pubs visited: 139 (of which 36 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 Very old, small. Tie collection.
The Royal Blenheim St Ebbes First White Horse pub. Ten excellent real ales!
The Chequers High Street Huge improvement. Comfy and good beer.
The Cock and Camel George Street CLOSED. Bought by Jamie Oliver
The Crown Inn Cornmarket Street 7 beers, mock parlour with little atmosphere.
The Eagle and Child St Giles Tolkien, C.S.Lewis.
Far From the Madding Crowd Friars Entry Lots of excellent ale. Frequent beer festivals.
The Four Candles George Street Wetherspoons.
The Grapes George Street First Bath Ales pub to reach Oxford
The Head of the River Folly Bridge Location! Riverside beer garden.
The Kings Arms Holywell Street Very popular student pub.
The Lamb and Flag St Giles Cornish beer, T.Hardy connections.
The Market Tavern Market Street CLOSED. Now a noodle bar.
The Mitre High Street Historic bar and restaurant.
The Old School House Gloucester Green CLOSED. Now a Sichuan restaurant.
The Old Tom St Aldates Sterilised coffee-shop and Thai restaurant.
O'Neils George Street NBWD. Overpopulated "Irish" chain-pub
The Oxford Retreat Hythe Bridge Street Near station. Specialist in cocktails
The Red Lion Gloucester St Air conditioned gastropub.
The St Aldates' Tavern St Aldates Free house, local ales and good food.
The Three Goats Heads St Michaels Street NBWD. Sam Smiths and cheap.
The Turf Tavern Bath Place Ancient building with 11 ales. Nation's Perfect Pub 2007.
The Turl Bar Turl Street CLOSED. Pointless extention of the Mitre.
The Wheatsheaf High Street Dirty beer, replacement Gloucester Arms.
The White Horse Broad Street Tiny, classic Oxford pub.
The White Rabbit Friars Entry Uninspiring free house. Pizza specialists.
The Wig and Pen George Street CLOSED. Now Copa trendy bar.
 

Oxpens Quarter

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Brewery Gate St Thomas Street CLOSED. Ex-brewery tap of ex-Morrells.
The Castle Tavern Norfolk Street Gay pub. Expensive and poor beer.
The Chequers St Thomas Street CLOSED. Now "Maroon" cocktail bar.
The Duke's Cut Park End Street Brakspear and Wychwood pub.
The Duke of York Norfolk Street CLOSED. Extensively NuMorrelled.
The Honey Pot Hollybush Row Trendy but encouraging interest in expanding ale range.
The Jolly Farmers Paradise Street Gay pub. Immaculately groomed poodle.
The Swan and Castle Castle Street Better than average Wetherspoons.
The Wharf House Speedwell Street CLOSED
 

Jericho and Walton Manor

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Anchor Hayfield Road Wadworth. Gastropubbed.
The Bookbinders Arms Victor Street Ale House theme but now few beers.
The Gardeners Arms North Parade Backstreet local. Small, vicious dog.
The Gardeners Arms Plantation Road Excellent, varied ales. Specialist in veggie/vegan food.
The Globe Inn Cranham Street CLOSED
The Harcourt Arms Cranham Terrace Previously excellent, now attempted trendy.
The Horse and Jockey Woodstock Road CLOSED
The Jericho Tavern Walton Street Relaxed downstairs, venue upstairs.
Jude the Obscure Walton Street Arty. Several good beers. Beer garden.
The Rickety Press Cranham Street Library-themed Arkells alehouse.
The Rose and Crown North Parade Good beer but bloody expensive. Eccentric landlord.
The Royal Oak Woodstock Road Nooks and crannies. Expensive but good guest beer.
The Victoria Walton Street "Michelangelo" ceiling. Martson's beer range.
 
 
 

North Oxford


Summertown

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Dewdrop Inn Banbury Road Now the only pub in Summertown. Slightly wary of non-locals.
The Woodstock Arms Woodstock Road CLOSED. Good GK beer.
 

Wolvercote and Wytham

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Plough Inn Wolvercote Green Large. Good beer. Has a "library".
The Red Lion Godstow Road Village inn with 4 beers and large food area.
The Trout Inn Godstow Road Famous and a classic. Excellent location. Foody.
The White Hart Godstow Road Townish pub in a village.
The White Hart Wytham Changed from lovely pub to toffish gastropub.
 
 
 

West Oxford


Osney, Binsey and Botley

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The George West Way CLOSED. GK local boozer up for sale.
The Hollybush Bridge Street Previously eccentric furnishings. Good guest beers.
The Kite Inn Mill Street Friendly local. Good beer. Very cheap food.
The Osney Arms Botley Road CLOSED. Overplush for local boozer with rubbish beer.
The Perch Binsey Lane Old and thatched on Port Meadow. Now a gastropub.
The Punter South Street Next to river and Osney lock.
The Seacourt Bridge West Way Oversize glasses
The White House Botley Road CLOSED. Turned into restaurant.
 
 
 

East Oxford


St Clement's

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Angel and Greyhound St Clement's Lots of pub games, large beer garden.
The Duke St Clement's Good Greene King beer (sic.).
The Half Moon St Clement's Excellent Guinness.
The Old Black Horse St Clement's NBWD. Slightly seedy pub-hotel.
The Plasterers Arms Marston Road CLOSED. Flattened and turned into flats.
The Port Mahon St Clement's Music venue.
The Star Rectory Road NBWD
 

Cowley and Iffley Roads

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Black Swan Crown Street Irish. Good Guinness.
The Cape of Good Hope The Plain Improved from a "scream". Trendy and often packed.
The Chester Arms Chester Street Good live music.
The City Arms Cowley Road NBWD. "Scream" Pub.
The Cowley Retreat Cowley Road Good beer but a bit busy.
The Cricketers Arms Iffley Road CLOSED. Comfy. Pint-and-a-half glasses.
The Donnington Arms Howard Street Pub with built-in Nepalese restaurant
The Elm Tree Cowley Road CLOSED
The Fir Tree Iffley Road Olde Ale House decor, improving beer choice.
The James Street Tavern James Street Much improved backstreet local with many guest ales.
The Library Cowley Road Becoming more established as a pub with real beer.
The Magdalen Iffley Road Top gastropub losing the pub feel.
The Oxford Blue Marston Street Good guest beers. Improved!
The Rusty Bicycle Magdalen Road Friendly community Arkells pub.
The Shelley Arms Cricket Road CLOSED. Darts, bar billards.
The Temple Bar Temple Street CLOSED. Now a restaurant.
 

Headington and Barton

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Black Boy Old High Street Plush but friendly gastropub.
The Britannia Lime Walk Much improved but too much pine.
The Butchers Arms Wilberforce Street Good Fullers beer in traditional setting.
The Fox North Way N/V NBWD. CLOSED
The Royal Standard London Road Food good but a bit estate-ish
The White Hart St Andrew's Road Village pub. Good beer. Real fires.
The White Horse London Road Full of teenagers.
 

Headington Quarry, Risinghurst, & Wood Farm

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Ampleforth Arms Collinwood Road Good estate pub.
The Chequers Inn Beaumont Road NBWD. Often on the brink of closure.
The Corner House Hollow Way Ordinary Banks' pub.
The Crown and Thistle Old Road CLOSED. Lots of TVs and loud music.
The Fairview Inn Glebelands Friendly, cheap, out-of-the-way pub.
The Masons Arms Quarry School Place Friendly. Old Bog Microbrewery. Aunt Sally.
The Quarry Gate Wharton Road Typical town pub.
The Six Bells Beaumont Road Good food. Comfortable.
 

Cowley and Temple Cowley

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Cricketers Arms Temple Road Locals pub with good atmosphere.
The Exeter Hall Oxford Road CLOSED. Now an Indian restaurant.
The Longwall Garsington Road HUGE Beefeater restaurant.
The Marsh Harrier Marsh Road Excellent beer but expensive.
The Nelson Between Towns Road NBWD. Looks like a social club.
The Original Swan Between Towns Road Haunted by previous landlord.
The Prince of Wales Horspath Road Friendly estate pub. Good food.
The William Morris Between Towns Road Wetherspoons. Huge.
 

Old and New Marston

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Bricklayers Arms Church Lane CLOSED. Relaxing, foody village pub.
The Cavalier Copse Lane CLOSED. Before a NBWD "Sports" pub.
The Friar Old Marston Road CLOSED. Arkells pub
The Jack Russell Salford Road Nice estate pub. Good beer.
The Red Lion Oxford Road Large village pub with carvary.
The Somerset Marston Road CLOSED as a pub. Restaurant / cocktails
The Three Horseshoes Oxford Road CLOSED. Ex-blacksmith's
The Victoria Arms Mill Lane Riverside with large beer garden.
The White Hart Oxford Road CLOSED. Now rebuilt as houses.
 
 
 

South Oxford


Grandpont and New Hinksey

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Crooked Pot Abingdon Road Plush but rather out of place.
The Duke of Monmouth Abingdon Road Swiss food specialists
The Folly Bridge Inn Abingdon Road Excellent beer. Very friendly
The Fox and Hounds Abingdon Road CLOSED.
The Grandpont Arms Edith Road N/V CLOSED
The Marlborough House Marlborough Road CLOSED.
 

North and South Hinksey Villages

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Fishes North Hinksey Large country food pub.
The General Elliott South Hinksey CLOSED. Previously excellent.
 

Iffley Village

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Isis Farmhouse Thames towpath Great location. Free house. Home cooked food.
The Prince of Wales Church Way Excellent, friendly community local pub.
The Tree Hotel Church Way Hotel with large pub-like bar.
 

Rose Hill, Florence Park and Church Cowley

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Jolly Postboys Florence Park Road CLOSED. Average large town pub.
The King of Prussia Rose Hill CLOSED and torched
The Nuffield Arms Littlemore Road Very tatty.
The Queens Arms Kelburne Road N/V CLOSED
 

Littlemore and Minchery Farm

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Blue Mile Cowley Road CLOSED. Previously The Queen's Arms
The George Inn Sandford Road Gales Brewery pub. Aunt Sally.
The Golden Ball College Lane Attractive building. Variable locals.
The Priory and ...?... Priory Lane Old building on site of priory.
 

Blackbird Leys

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Blackbird Blackbird Leys Road NBWD
The Famous Bullnose Morris Watlington Road Named after Morris car. Big estate pub.
 

Sandford-On-Thames

Pub

Place

Ranking

Notes
The Catherine Wheel Henley Road Previously great, now rather cliquey village pub.
The Fox Henley Road CLOSED. Arsed up by Greene King.
The Kings Arms Church Road On river at Sandford lock.

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