Introduction
This collection of pub reviews has been maintained since the end of
September 1997, first on the web service kindly provided by the University
of Oxford, and now on mythic-beasts. My aim is for as
complete as possible coverage of existing and past pubs in Oxfordshire.
There are over 357 reviews, which is more than half of the county's
estimated 1997 pub stock of six hundred (beware, though, since some of the
separate files are for the same pub under different names).
List of acknowledgements (far too big to fit on
this page).
All correspondence welcome.
See also:
Abingdon
A
Bablock Hythe
Bampton
Banbury
Bicester
Black Bourton
Bladon
Broadwell
Burford
Charlbury
Chipping Norton
Chiselhampton
Cholsey
Church Enstone
Clanfield
Cumnor
Curbridge
Ducklington
Didcot
- The George Hotel, High Street, Dorchester.
- The Red Lion, 3 Abingdon Road, Drayton near Abingdon.
- The Wheatsheaf, 3 The Green, Drayton near Abingdon.
- The Goodlake Arms, East Challow.
- The Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne.
- The Horse and Harrow, East Hagbourne.
- The Rock at Gibraltar, Enslow.
Eynsham
Faringdon
Filkins
Garsington
- The Plough, 1 Oxford Road, Garsington.
- The Red Lion, 35 Oxford Road, Garsington.
- The Three Horseshoes, 16 The Green, Garsington.
G
- The John Barleycorn, Manor Road, Goring.
- The Black Horse, Gozzards Ford.
- The Bell, Great Bourton.
- The Bull, The Green, Great Milton.
- The Falkland Arms, Great Tew.
- The Moon and Sixpence, Hanwell.
- The Pear Tree, Hook Norton.
- The Chequers, The Green, Horspath.
- The Kings Arms, Horton-cum-Studley.
- The Crumpled Horn, Heathfield, Islip.
- The Red Lion, Islip.
- The Swan Inn, Lower Street, Islip.
Kelmscot
Kidlington
Long Hanborough
Newbridge
New Yatt
North Leigh
Northmoor
The old scheme for dividing Oxford was huge and unnecessarily
complicated. I have slimmed it.
- All Bar One, High Street.
- (05-08) The Bear Inn, Alfred Street.
- Closed: The Brewery Gate, St Thomas Street.
- The Castle Tavern, Castle Street.
- The Chequers, High Street.
- Closed: The City Tavern, Market Street, used to be Bar Oz.
- Now a bar: The Dolly, Cornmarket.
- Demolished: The Duke of York, Oxpens Road.
- The Eagle and Child, St Giles.
- Now a brasserie: The Eastgate, Merton Street.
- Le Eurobar, Gloucester Green used to be The Welsh Pony.
- (05-04) Far from the Madding Crowd, Friars Entry.
- The Four Candles was Yates's Wine Lodge, George Street.
- The Goose, Red Lion Square used to be The Fuggle and Firkin.
- The Grapes, George Street.
- Green, Pennyfarthing Place, was once The Rendezvous, before that The Parrot, and before that The Pennyfarthing.
- The Head of the River, St Aldates, Oxford.
- (03-10) The Honey Pot, Hollybush Row was formerly The Albion.
- The Jolly Farmers, Paradise Street.
- The Kings Arms, Holywell Street.
- (05-04) The Lamb and Flag, Lamb and Flag Passage.
- The Mitre, High Street.
- The Old Tom, St Aldates.
- O'Neill's, George Street.
- (12-12) The Oxford Retreat used to be Antiquity Hall, Hythe Bridge Street.
- (2011-10-05) The Duke's Cut, Park End Street used to be Rosie O'Grady's used to be The Queens Arms, Park End Street, Oxford.
- (03-10) The Royal Blenheim, St Ebbes Street.
- (05-08) The St Aldates Tavern, St Aldates, Oxford, used to be The Hobgoblin, St Aldates was formerly The Bulldog.
- The Three Goats Heads, St Michaels Street, Oxford.
- The Turf Tavern, Holywell Street.
- Now closed: The Turl Bar, Turl Street.
- Now closed: The Wharf House, Butterwyke Place.
- (05-08) The Wheatsheaf, High Street.
- The White Horse, Broad Street.
- (12-12) The White Rabbit, Gloucester Green, used to be the Gloucester Arms.
- The Wig and Pen was called Copa for a few years.
- (03-10) The Old Bookbinders, Victor Street.
- Closed: The Carpenters Arms, Nelson Street.
- Closed: The Globe, Cranham Street.
- (03-10) The Harcourt Arms, Cranham Terrace.
- (05-04) The Jericho, Walton Street used to be The Philanderer and Firkin, and before that The Jericho Tavern.
- Jude the Obscure, Walton Street.
- (2011-10-05) The Rickety Press was The Radcliffe Arms, Cranham Street.
- (05-04) The Royal Oak, Woodstock Road.
- (03-09) The Victoria, Walton Street.
- (05-03) The Angel and Greyhound, St Clements.
- The Black Swan, Crown Street.
- The Bullingdon Arms, Cowley Road.
- (2011-10-05) The Cape of Good Hope was The Pub Oxford, The Plain used to be The Cape of Good Hope.
- The Chester Arms, Chester Street.
- Closed: The Coach and Horses, St Clements.
- (2012-12-12) The Cowley Retreat used to be the The Hobgoblin, Cowley Road was briefly The South Park and before that The Ampney Cottage.
- The Cricketers Arms, Iffley Road.
- (2011-10-05) The Donnington Arms, Howard Street.
- The Duke, St Clements.
- (2011-10-05) The Elm Tree, Cowley Road.
- The Half Moon, St Clements.
- The James Street Tavern, James Street.
- The Library, Cowley Road.
- Closed: The New Inn, Cowley Road.
- The Fir Tree, Iffley Road used to be The Old Ale House, used to be The Fir Tree.
- (2013-03-06) The Oxford Blue, Iffley Road.
- Closed: The Plasterers Arms, St Clements.
- The Port Mahon, St Clements.
- Closed: The Prince of Ales, Cowley Road used to be The Prince of Wales.
- (2011-10-05) The Rusty Bicycle used to be The Eagle Tavern, Magdalen Road.
- The Star, Rectory Road.
- Now a restaurant: The Temple Bar, off Cowley Road.
- The University and City Arms, Magdalen Road used to be The Philosopher and Firkin and before that The University and City Arms.
- The Blackbird, Blackbird Leys Road.
- The Bullnose Morris, Watlington Road.
- The Cricketers Arms, Temple Road, Cowley.
- Closed: The Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Cowley.
- The George, Littlemore.
- The Golden Ball, Littlemore.
- The Isis Tavern, Iffley Lock.
- The Jolly Postboys, Florence Park Road.
- Now closed: The King of Prussia used to be The Ox, The Allied Arms, and The King of Prussia, Rose Hill.
- The Long Wall, Garsington Road.
- The Marsh Harrier, Marsh Road.
- The Nelson, Between Towns Road.
- The Nuffield Arms, Littlemore Road.
- The Original Swan, Oxford Road, Cowley.
- The Prince of Wales, Iffley.
- The Prince of Wales, Horspath Road.
- The Priory and Query, Minchery Farm.
- Now flats: The Queens Arms, Kelburne Road.
- Closed: The Queens Arms, Littlemore.
- Closed: The Shelley Arms, Cricket Road.
- The Tree Hotel, Iffley.
- The William Morris, Between Towns Road.
- The Ampleforth Arms, Risinghurst.
- The Black Boy, Old High Street.
- The Britannia, Lime Walk.
- The Butchers Arms, Headington.
- The Chequers, Beaumont Road.
- The Corner House, Hollow Way.
- Closed: The Crown and Thistle, Old Road.
- The Fairview Inn, Glebelands.
- The Fox, Barton.
- The Masons Arms, Quarry School Place.
- The Quarry Gate, 20 Wharton Road.
- (2013-03-06) The Royal Standard, London Road.
- The Six Bells, Beaumont Road.
- The White Hart, Old Headington.
- The White Horse, London Road.
- Closed: The Bricklayers Arms, Church Lane, Old Marston.
- Closed: The Cavalier, Copse Lane.
- Closed: The Friar, Marston Road.
- The Jack Russell, Salford Road.
- The Red Lion, Old Marston.
- Closed: The Somerset, Marston Road.
- Closed: The Three Horseshoes, Old Marston.
- The Victoria Arms, Mill Lane, Old Marston.
- The White Hart, Old Marston.
- (03-10) The Anchor, Hayfield Road.
- Closed: The Cherwell, Water Eaton Road.
- The Dew Drop Inn, Banbury Road.
- Closed: The Friar Bacon, Elsfield Way.
- The Gardeners Arms, North Parade.
- (05-04) The Gardeners Arms, Plantation Road, Oxford.
- Closed: The Horse and Jockey, Woodstock Road.
- Now a restaurant: The Kings Arms, Banbury Road.
- The Plough, Wolvercote.
- The Red Lion, Wolvercote.
- The Rose and Crown, North Parade.
- (05-03) The Royal Oak, Woodstock Road.
- (05-03) The Trout, Godstow.
- (97-12) The White Hart, Wolvercote.
- (00-05) The White Hart, Wytham.
- Closed: The Woodstock Arms, Woodstock Road.
- The Botley McDonalds used to be The Carpenters Arms, West Way, Oxford.
- Closed: The Fair Rosamund, North Hinksey.
- The Fishes, North Hinksey.
- Closed: The George, West Way, Botley.
- The Kite Inn, Mill Street.
- The Osney Arms, Botley Road.
- The Perch, Binsey Lane, Binsey.
- The Seacourt Bridge, 78 West Way, Botley.
- Walter Mitty's, Osney Island.
- The Punter was The Watermans Arms, South Street, Osney.
- Closed: The White House, Botley Road.
- (2011-10-06) The Crooked Pot used to be The Berkshire House, Abingdon Road.
- The Duke of Monmouth, Abingdon Road.
- The Folly Bridge Inn, Abingdon Road.
- Closed: The Fox and Hounds, Abingdon Road.
- Closed The General Elliott, South Hinksey.
- Closed: The Grandpont Arms, Edith Road.
- Closed: The Marlborough House, Western Road.
- Closed: The Seven Stars, Lake Street.
- Closed: The Scholar Gypsy, Kennington.
- The Tandem, Kennington Road.
Postcombe
Radley
Sandford-on-Thames
Shilton
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Stanton Harcourt
Stanton St John
Steventon
Thame
Wantage
- The Fox and Hounds, Shirburn Street, Watlington.
- The King and Queen, 57 High Street, Wheatley.
- The Kings Arms, Church Road, Wheatley.
- The Railway, 24 Station Road, Wheatley.
- The Sun Inn, 5 Church Road, Wheatley.
- The Ferryboat, High Street, Whitchurch on Thames.
- The Greyhound, High Street, Whitchurch on Thames.
Witney
- The Carpenters Arms, Newland.
- The Court Inn, Bridge Street.
- The Elm Tree, West End.
- The Griffin, Newland.
- The Hollybush Inn, Corn Street.
- The House of Windsor, West End.
- The Marlborough House Hotel, Market Square.
- The Olde Cross Keys, Market Square.
- The Plough Inn, High Street.
- The Royal Oak, High Street.
- The Three Pigeons Inn, Wood Green.
- The Windrush Inn, Burford Road.
Woodstock
Woolstone
Wroxton St Mary
Yarnton