Central Cotswolds

There are many excellent places to eat and drink in the wider Central Cotswolds area, with the major towns of Cirencester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach and Burford containing a wide variety of tea shops, pubs and restaurants, catering for most tastes and budgets.

The list below focuses on some of the traditional Cotswold pubs located in the lovely villages throughout the Central Cotswolds (as ownership and chefs change regularly, we are unable to give specific recommendations regarding the quality of any particular establishment):

• Bathurst Arms, North Cerney (www.bathurstarms.com)
• The Catherine Wheel, Bibury (www.catherinewheel-bibury.co.uk)
• Colesbourne Inn, Colesbourne (www.thecolesbourneinn.co.uk)
• Five Mile House, Duntisbourne Abbots (www.fivemilehouse.co.uk)
• Golden Ball Inn, Lower Swell (www.thegoldenballinn.com)
• Highway Man Inn, Elkstone (www.the-highwayman-inn.co.uk)
• Hollow Bottom, Guiting Power (www.hollowbottom.com)
• Horse & Groom, Upper Oddington (www.horseandgroom.uk.com)
• Inn at Fossebridge (www.cotswolds-country-pub-hotel.co.uk)
• King’s Head Inn, Bledington (www.thekingsheadinn.net)
• Lamb Inn, Great Rissington (www.thelambinn.com)
• Seven Tuns, Chedworth (www.seventuns.co.uk)
• Swan Inn, Swinbrook (www.theswanswinbrook.co.uk)
• Tollgate Inn, Kingham (www.thetollgate.com)
• The Village Pub, Barnsley (www.thevillagepub.co.uk)
• The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach (www.cotswoldswheatsheaf.com)

We recommend phoning in advance, to check opening times and availability of food, especially during the quieter months of the year. Many pubs accept children and dogs, but you should always check this in advance.