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The Wheatsheaf, Banbury
Banbury
OX16 5BH
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Strongers . left this review about The Wheatsheaf
The Wheatsheaf is a long and thin 18th century Greene King pub with a small bare boarded front bar area where bench seating sits under both front windows and a stone inglenook with a hooded fire sits on the left-hand wall next to a couple of fruit machines. A short L-shaped serving counter sits adjacent to the entrance in the right rear corner where standard and premium keg was available, but the Abbot Ale on the lone hand pump was off. Towards the rear is a small flagstone floored seating area with an old brick and stone inglenook in which some flowers were on display. The furniture consists of standard tables and chairs as well as some small repurposed cask tables with stools. A dartboard also hangs on the wall. Further towards the rear a couple of steps climb to an area with some seating on a carpet to the left, a couple of tables on a bare board area up the centre and a pool table on flagstones and under a skylight to the right. At the very rear is a stage which wasn’t surprising as this pub has the shabby dimly lit feel of a live music venue. Up the right-hand side of the pub is a cobbled courtyard with some picnic tables mainly for smokers. I thought the service from the barmaid was very friendly, but I didn’t find the pub to be very comfortable and the lack of ale is a bit of a turn-off so I doubt I’ll be returning here any time soon.
On 11th June 2025
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Wheatsheaf
Looks like an historic Greene King inn, and in some ways it still is, but much more a music pub nowadays. You entere via a door off the covered alleyway, leading to a two-room layout with traditional furniture and decor, served by a compact bar. Further on, the rear rooms act as a music venue and the place was gearing up for something fairly heavy by the sound (and look) of things. No real ale nowadays unfortunately, and nothing of interest on the bottled front, so went for the keg East Coast IPA (£3.70).
On 26th November 2016
- rating: 5
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Wheatsheaf
Yes ok worth a visit had a good pint of old speckled hen will call back
On 16th July 2013
- rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Wheatsheaf
The Wheatsheaf is a stone built pub that is in the middle of Banbury.
Once inside i had a drink in the room at the front and this was a nice comfortable room to have a drink in.
The pub is a Greene King tied house and there were two real ales on here i had a drink of Greene King IPA and this was decent enough the other beer was Greene King Abbot.
The pub was quite busy with a good mix of people.
Pub visited 13/9/2003
On 13th September 2003
- rating: 7
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