The Bull - Charlbury
Pub · Charlbury ·
Historic pub with flagged floors, timbered ceilings, twin fires
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Sheep St, Charlbury, Chipping Norton OX7 3RR, United Kingdom Get directions
Historic pub with flagged floors, timbered ceilings, twin fires
Sheep St, Charlbury, Chipping Norton OX7 3RR, United Kingdom Get directions
"The market town of Charlbury is close enough to London to make this first-rate pub with rooms unusually reachable as a weekend escape: it’s a single train from Paddington and a 10-minute walk from the station. Inside, a pared-back restaurant with exposed beams, open fires, and plaster walls gives way to ten bracingly simple bedrooms with little artificial light and a neutral palette, yet plenty of creature comforts—standalone baths, radios, woolen blankets, and rainfall showers; families can also take over the two-bedroom Loaf Cottage down the road (children aren’t allowed in the other rooms). Founded by Phil Winser and James Gummer of The Pelican and The Hero fame, it draws people in for traditional British food, much of it grown on a nearby farm in Chipping Norton, so do book dinner at least once. The mood is lively on weekends, amenities are kept to the essentials (restaurant, bar), and the house pies are the thing to order—best with a heaped bowl of roasted potatoes and a green salad." - Jo Rodgers
"The Bull knows it’s cool. Dish descriptions are like the monosyllabic grunts of a teenager (“pork chop, apple”), mud-free Land Rover Defenders are parked out front, and the garden on a sunny day is the sceniest place for miles around. Like its sister spots in London—The Hero and The Pelican—this Charlbury pub is the stuff of glossy food magazines. Less bashed-about Frazzles, and more gurnard and fennel." - sinead cranna
"The Bull knows it’s cool. Dish descriptions are like the monosyllabic grunts of a teenager (“pork chop, apple”), mud-free Land Rover Defenders are parked out front, and the lighting is so seductively low it'll make you want to bulk-order candles for home. Like its sister spots in London, The Hero and The Pelican, this Charlbury pub is the stuff of glossy food magazines rather than messy piss-ups. Think bar snacks of courgette fritters rather than bashed about Frazzles. The food is delicious, the dining room will make you feel like an extra in a Guy Ritchie film, and the garden on a sunny day is the sceniest place for miles around. photo credit: The Bull video credit: The Bull photo credit: The Bull photo credit: The Bull video credit: The Bull Pause Unmute" - Sinéad Cranna
"The duo behind The Pelican in London have returned home to the Cotswolds to open this 16C pub that oozes character and boasts flagged floors, timbered ceilings, plenty of exposed Cotswold stone and twin open fires. There is a relaxed and intimate feel to the place, and an understated quality to the simple, traditional cooking. Dishes like cured trout with green tomatoes use first-rate ingredients and deliver bags of flavour. Dining here is a hearty, satisfying experience, while bedrooms in The Barn are the icing on the cake." - Michelin Inspector
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