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A 17th-century stone inn near Blenheim Palace that the owners rescued from dereliction and turned into one of the country's more serious gastropubs. The kitchen bakes its own bread, butchers its own meat, and leans hard on organic sourcing. A bar menu, set lunch, Sunday roast, and tasting menu mean you can pitch your visit anywhere from a quiet pint to a proper occasion. Eight rooms upstairs if you'd rather not drive back to Oxford.
The awards strongest first
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #37 · Top 50 Gastropubs
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Orkney scallop
“The menu features starters such as Orkney scallop, maple smoked bacon, pumpkin and Jerusalem artichoke, orange, candied pine kernels.”
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Pork belly
“Mains include dishes such as pork belly, cheek, mashed potatoes, apple, cider sauce and Guinea fowl, malted pearl barley, chicory, chestnut velouté.”
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Guinea fowl
“Mains include dishes such as pork belly, cheek, mashed potatoes, apple, cider sauce and Guinea fowl, malted pearl barley, chicory, chestnut velouté.”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
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