Village Pub

Traditional village local serving a rural community

The Pubs

The Swan

Grendon Underwood

Welcoming village pub at the heart of Grendon with a thatched roof, multiple seating areas, well-maintained gardens and a menu featuring roast dinners and traditional fare.

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The Bull & Butcher

Stone-built village pub in a secluded spot near Ludgershall’s green, serving proper food and quality fare with attentive service and a spacious garden.

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The Clifden Arms

Rural Oxfordshire country pub with rooms, offering locally sourced food and a genuine countryside setting in quiet rolling landscape.

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The Swan Public House

Traditional 19th-century pub with casual rooms, free full English breakfast & a warm dining room.

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Akeman Inn

Welcoming countryside pub in Kingswood with friendly service, reasonably priced food and drink, and a modest garden, popular for celebrations and quiet suppers alike.

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The Ash Tree

Village pub in a picturesque hilltop setting, recently restored with a welcoming atmosphere, quality food menu and real ales, plus overnight rooms and a dog-friendly garden.

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The Bell

Classic local with a huge inglenook fireplace, beamed ceilings and a contemporary pub menu.

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The Bow

Village pub in Waddesdon with stone walls, proper ales on tap, and a menu centred on roasts with home-made Yorkshire puddings and seasonal dishes, plus a private room for gatherings.

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Hampden Arms

Characterful Chiltern pub beside a cricket pitch with a spacious garden, real ales, an ambitious kitchen, and a welcoming atmosphere that draws walkers and families.

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The Bugle Horn

Venue in an old farmhouse, named for the fossils set in its walls and serving seasonal pub food.

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The Dinton Hermit

Village pub/restaurant with contemporary en suite rooms, including English breakfast; dogs allowed.

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The Harrow Bishopstone

Village pub in Bishopstone with a beer garden opening onto Sussex downland, serving traditional fare and real ales to a local crowd.

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Featured Pubs

The Dukes

Leighton Buzzard

Hearty British fare, plus ales & cocktails in an 18th-century building with outdoor seating.

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The Eight Bells

Village pub in the heart of Long Crendon with a pleasant beer garden, welcoming atmosphere, good food and attentive service.

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The Falcon

Traditional neighbourhood local in Thame with honest ales, welcoming staff and a genuine community atmosphere, currently rebuilding its food offering.

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The Falcon

Low-beamed village pub with two open fires, a spacious beer garden scattered with quirky gnomes and ornaments, and a menu of traditional lunch fare.

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The Falcon

Traditional village pub with low beams, open fireplaces and characterful decor, offering cask ales and a lunch menu in a spacious beer garden dotted with quirky features.

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The Firecrest

Village pub in the heart of Wendover with a proper local atmosphere, offering a varied menu including lite bites and steak sandwiches, and efficient, friendly service.

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The Five Bells

Classic pub food and cask ales in a rustic low-ceilinged pub with wood beams, log fires and garden.

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The Five Bells Hotel

Weston Turville

Traditional 19th-century lodging with modern rooms, pub grub and real ales, plus free Wi-Fi.

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The Five Elms P.H.

Characterful village pub with a modest, quaint interior and spacious garden, serving seasonal British fare made from local ingredients with attentive service.

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The Five Rivers Beaconsfield

Contemporary neighbourhood pub in Beaconsfield’s town centre with a welcoming atmosphere, well-priced drinks, Indian cuisine and DJ nights on weekends.

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The Flower Pot Hotel

1890s countryside hotel offering cosy rooms, an intimate pub, a private jetty & boat charters.

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The Froth 'n' Elbow

Welcoming neighbourhood local with cask ales, a roaring fire, covered outdoor seating and a garden, plus honest pub food and friendly staff.

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