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The Russell Arms

Classic local with a huge inglenook fireplace, beamed ceilings and a contemporary pub menu.
2 Chalkshire Rd, Butler’s Cross, Aylesbury
HP17 0TS
🐕 Dogs Welcome 🛝 Play Area ✓ Independent 🎵 Live Music 🧒 Good for Children 🚻 Restroom 👥 Good for Groups 📺 Sports Screening
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Google Rating: 4
Google Rating ✓ Independent

The Pub

The Russell Arms is a community-owned village pub in Ellesborough, tucked beneath the Chiltern escarpment in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A well-kept local with a warm, unhurried atmosphere, it draws walkers off the Ridgeway, families from the surrounding villages and regulars who come for the well-kept ales, barista coffee and a kitchen that takes seasonal, locally sourced cooking seriously.

Facilities & Features

🌿 Outdoor Seating
✓ Independent
🎵 Live Music
🧒 Good for Children
🐕 Dogs Welcome
🚻 Restrooms
👥 Good for Groups
📺 Sports Screening

The Garden

The Russell Arms’ garden offers a generous, open-air space that blends the charm of its 18th‑century coach‑house heritage with a relaxed, modern feel. Visitors can enjoy an ample beer garden set against quiet Buckinghamshire countryside, complete with a decked terrace ideal for outdoor dining and a barbecue area that comes alive in warmer months. The setting feels spacious yet cosy, with the surrounding rural landscape adding to its calm, inviting atmosphere. Whether used as a sunny spot for a drink after a Chilterns walk or a sociable place to gather on long summer evenings, the garden enhances the pub’s reputation as a welcoming, community‑minded venue.
🏕️ Covered Area
🛝 Play Area
🔥 Heated
🪑 Benches
🌱 Grass Lawn
🌿 Outdoor Seating

Pub Tags

Nearby Walks & Landmarks

🏛
Chequers Estate
~1 mile · Official PM country retreat
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Coombe Hill
~3 min drive · Highest viewpoint in Chilterns
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The Ridgeway
~2 miles · Britain's oldest road, long-distance path
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Wendover Woods
~2 miles · 800 acres, Go Ape, mountain biking
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Wendover
~2 miles · Nearest town · Chiltern Railways station
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Aylesbury
~5 miles · Nearest large town

Contact & Location

  • 51.7559079,-0.7804324
  • http://www.therussellarms.co.uk/
  • 01296 624411
  • 2 Chalkshire Rd, Butler's Cross, Aylesbury HP17 0TS
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