The Swan Inn, Burford

Attractive village pub, so typical of the area (as is needing to be food led). Retains a multi-room layout, mostly set aside for those dining, but there is still a plainly furnished general seating area in front of the bar. All tastefully done, but the overall feel is perhaps a little sterile. However, there are a few wooden benches at the front and a beer garden beyond the conservatory at the back. Tribute and Butcombe Gold (£5.00) available from two of the three handpumps.

Oxfordshire Food pub of the Year 2020 and 2021. The Covid years. Everything you would expect from a gastro pub. A nice looking rear garden and some bench seating out front. The beer was very good, to be fair. Three handpulls on - Butcombe, Landlord and a perfect/chosen Best Bitter from North Cotswold Brewery. Saw Clarksons Hawkstone lager and cider on keg for the first time too. Mrs M slightly disappointed her flat white didnt come with a biscoff. Remote pub - but very popular on a Sunday afternoon.

A very traditional frontage ,this pub is close to the River Windrush but not riverside and is known for it's high quality food.The interior is a nesting of small rooms with low ceilings and much exposed stone,while at the rear a large conservatory operates as a restaurant.The extensive garden gives lots of options,with diners also reserving the more substantial metal furniture outside the conservatory.There are some letting rooms in a side building.There is a small hamlet nearby but most punters will arrive by car with food their main aim,although walkers will also find this a useful stopping place. Three real ale on my visit, Hook Norton Hooky (decent nick,not adventurous),Butcombe Bitter and a house IPA of unknown provenance. The food was much better than the ale choice,with premium pricing justified by quality.Enough rustic charm to overcome the gastro leaning.

Official site of the Swan Inn at Swinbrook, contains menu, wine list and real ale details - theswanswinbrook.co.uk