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The Eight Bells, Abingdon
Eaton
Postal town: Abingdon
OX13 5PR
Served areas
Reviews of The Eight Bells (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Komakino . left this review about The Eight Bells
7th April 2018
Off the beaten track, this small pub now seems to dually operate as a village boozer and Thai eatery, although it's pleasingly flavoured towards the former, although it has been disappointingly knocked through preventing it being the cosy two-roomer I recall from my previous visit. The main bar room is through the entrance door to the right and is red quarry-tiled with the bar against the back wall. You actually walk into a darts oche, although it isn't marked - a dartboard faces you next to the entrance to the Gents. Seating-wise, there's two trestle-type wooden tables with upholstered benches and lowered settles either side and a bench by the dartboard wall. The former snug bar to the left has a stone fireplace against its left-hand wall with standard tables and chairs for dining augmented by a tall barrel and raised stools in the middle. Low, exposed beams throughout adorned with horse brasses in the main bar area. LocAle Loose Cannon Gunner's Gold was the only clip I could see (four handpumps) although Loose Cannon Abingdon Bridge and North Cotswold Jumping Jack were chalked up on a board behind the bar along with the Gunners Gold, so good on the beer miles all around. Busy with wet trade locals on an early Saturday evening and a convivial Irish landlord who I remember from before. No piped muzak, no TV screens, well-behaved children and an Aunt Sally pitch out front - just what you want from a small, local village boozer in the Oxford surrounds. I kind of never want to never visit here again lest it fails to meet up to this visit.
On 26th April 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1077 recommendations about 1077 pubs]
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Helen Iwanczuk left this review about The Eight Bells
Recently reopened after a refurbishment.
On 5th January 2015
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 269 recommendations about 208 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 03 February 2018 by Komakino .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 03 February 2018 by Komakino .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 13 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 13 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 07 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Darts : Yes last updated 07 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 13 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 07 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Hot Food : Yes - Thai food - last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Jukebox : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Karaoke : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Live Music : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 07 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Micropub : No last updated 03 February 2018 by Komakino .
- Pinball : No last updated 03 February 2018 by Komakino .
- Pool Table : No last updated 07 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 13 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Real Cider : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
- WiFi : No last updated 08 April 2018 by Komakino .
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