Best gastro pubs with rooms in Cotswolds

The Trout at Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh

You can mess about in boats with a fishing rod, sip a pint of bitter in the sunshine or enjoy classic gastropub fare at this cheerful pub-with-rooms beside the Thames, with moorings that are free to guests.

The Royal Oak, Tetbury

With a free jukebox, Art Deco piano, loyalty cards and children’s menus, this dog-friendly 18th-century inn is truly a community hub.

Artist Residence Oxfordshire, South Leigh

On the outside, it looks like a chocolate box stone thatched pub, but that belies the funky interior of this Cotswold outpost of Justin and Charlotte Salisbury’s portfolio of Artist Residence properties in Brighton and London (see main entries) and Penzance (see Shortlist entry).

Old Swan, Minster Lovell

‘Everyone’s idea of a Cotswold pub’, this 600-year-old inn is one of the oldest buildings in a picturesque village of thatched houses on the River Windrush.

The Maytime Inn, Asthall

Recently refreshed, this ‘delightful, friendly’ 17th-century coaching inn retains its authentic country air.

The Old Stocks Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold

In a historic wool town, the classic Cotswold-stone exterior of this ‘likeable’ 17th-century inn gives way to a cool, contemporary decor that mixes wooden beams and ancient floorboards with Scandi-chic furnishings, a fine cocktail list and a family-friendly feel.

The King’s Arms, nr Badminton

Embracing its rural roots, this traditional inn cosies up deep in the Cotswold countryside.

Sign of the Angel, Lacock

You may feel a sense of déjà vu at Tom and Jack Nicholas’s timber-frame coaching inn: it starred as the Babberton Arms in Harry Potter films, while the picturesque streetscape has stood in for Cranford in the BBC drama.

The Lamb Inn, Burford

The very model of an olde worlde inn, with its flagstones, beams, blazing fires and jumbled interiors, The Lamb sits on the edge of a picture-perfect Cotswolds wool town, in the aptly named Sheep Street.

The King’s Head Inn, Bledington

‘The staff were friendly and helpful, the setting on the village green was delightful – what a wonderful place to stay,’ says a trusted reviewer of this Cotswolds inn-with-rooms.

The Bell at Hampton Poyle, Kidlington

George Dailey’s honey-stone roadside inn, north of Oxford, is a popular village hub where locals come for the ‘excellent’ cooking – and where farther-flung guests settle in for ‘a very nice stay’.

The Village Pub, Barnsley

The hub of a pretty Cotswolds village, this mellow-stone pub-with-rooms (Calcot Collection) is liked for its stylish accommodation and relaxed nature.

More on pubs with rooms in the Cotswolds

From a pub that’s been at the heart of the local community since 1781 to an exquisitely stylish coaching inn dating back to the 15th century. Spanning five counties (Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire), the Cotswolds are perhaps best known for its honey-coloured stone buildings, marvels like Blenheim Palace, and for being an outstanding natural beauty. Hospitality here is about blazing fires and vast stocks of real ales and wines, chocolate box views and lots of little luxuries, such as stylish fabrics, antique furnishings and toiletries. Spend days tucking into superb food and working up an appetite wandering in the tranquil countryside surroundings.

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