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The Swan Inn, Burford

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
Swinbrook
Swinbrook
Postal town: Burford
OX18 4DY
Phone: 01993823339

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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Swan Inn

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.

On 17th July 2020 - rating: 7
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Komakino . left this review about The Swan Inn

Situated in the sumptuous Windrush valley just outside Burford, this is a Cotswold Stone-construct as is the norm in these parts. Internal areas snake around a little bit and there's plenty of Mitford Sisters memorabilia on the walls. A small bar can frustratingly be covered by bar stool-occupying locals (with huge dogs to boot on my visit). Sharp's Cornish Coaster, Hook Norton Hooky and Vale Wychert were the options on handpump. There's a decent, ascending garden out back and a couple of pub benches out front which almost abut into the sleepy road which wends through this village. It is, however, a little on the gastro side, so a rucksack and notepad may incur a quizzical look.

On 27th May 2017 - rating: 6
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