The Black Boy

Stylish venue with an upmarket pub-style menu, plus a swish dining room, garden and bedrooms.

🐕 Dogs Welcome 🍺 Real Ale 🌳 Beer Garden 🔥 Log Fire 🍖 Sunday Roast 🥾 Walkers Welcome 🏛️ Historic ⛰️ AONB 🎵 Live Music 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly
Google Rating ✓ Independent

The Pub

Facilities & Features

🐕 Dogs Welcome
🍺 Real Ale
🌳 Beer Garden
🔥 Log Fire
🍖 Sunday Roast
🥾 Walkers Welcome
🏛️ Historic
⛰️ AONB
🎵 Live Music
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly
🛢️ Cask Ale
🍻 Craft Beer
🍂 Seasonal Menu
🥕 Local Produce
🪵 Inglenook Fireplace
🌿 Outdoor Seating
🛝 Play Area
👥 Good for Groups
✓ Independent
🤝 Community Owned
🏞️ Country Estate
🏡 Village Pub
🚲 Cyclists Welcome
🗺️ Walking Route
📺 Sports Screening
🚻 Restrooms

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The Garden

The Black Boy sits in the quiet heart of Headington with a welcoming garden that offers a genuine retreat from the bustle—the sort of place where you can settle with a proper pint and feel the countryside ease into the village surroundings. It’s very much a proper pub at heart, with the kind of unhurried charm that comes from attentive staff and honest hospitality; there’s real warmth here, the sort that extends to helping guests navigate accessibility needs or simply remembering your name. The setting encourages lingering, whether you’re in the garden catching the afternoon light, at the bar with a smooth stout, or tucking into a Sunday roast that speaks of careful sourcing—Cotswold lamb, properly crackling pork, the kind of food that tastes like someone cared. With bedrooms upstairs and a dining room that doesn’t overshadow the pub’s essential character, it feels like the sort of place locals and visitors alike recognise as the real thing.
© JThomas / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0
© JThomas / Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0

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