The Plough Inn, Banbury

Traditional village inn, now engulfed in the increasing sprawl of the nearby town of Banbury, but the pub itself seems to have lost no character. With the former 'Jug & Bottle' hatch straight ahead of you as you enter, the main Saloon Bar or Saloon Lounge (I'm not sure which) lies off to the right, with the other one being a seemingly disused dining room on the left-hand side now being home to a pool table. A patio beer garden can also be found at the back. As a Wadworth house, I found 6X, Henry's IPA (£3.90, and very good) and Horizon available from three of the four handpumps.

Old school pub. Dining to left, drinking to right. 3 Wadworth on (IPA, Horizon and my chosen 6x). Decent beer. Pretty village. Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2qO5Hmk

Official site of The Plough Inn - www.ploughbodicote.co.uk

Official site of The Plough Inn - www.ploughbodicote.co.uk

A very traditional pub feel to this one, starting with the sign on the front door which declares 'Saloon Bar, Saloon Lounge, Jug & Bottle'. Although the latter is now out of action, the door to the left leads to an eating area, with the door to the right taking you to the main pub area. It's a Wadworth house, so you can't have everything, but three handpumps dispensed 6X, IPA and Old Timer (with a fourth - Bishop's Tipple - out of action). A carpeted floor, wood furnishings and exposed Cotswold-stoned interior give this a rather homely feel - perhaps too much, with an end-of-bar TV showing middle-of-the-road BBC2 programmes - yet the general cosiness of the interior makes it worth a punt if in the area.