Guidebook for Hook Norton
Food Scene
Our Favourite place to eat in the local area. The Straw kitchen is located in the grounds of the world renowned Whichford pottery offering great food with a great atmosphere/ambience
23 locals recommend
The Straw Kitchen
Our Favourite place to eat in the local area. The Straw kitchen is located in the grounds of the world renowned Whichford pottery offering great food with a great atmosphere/ambience
Hook Norton’s Gastopub recently refurbished and with a family friendly atmosphere
11 locals recommend
The Sun Inn
High StreetHook Norton’s Gastopub recently refurbished and with a family friendly atmosphere
An excellent gastropub in Bourton on the Hill and excellent stop off if you are visiting Sezincote gardens or Batsford Arboretum
11 locals recommend
The Horse & Groom
An excellent gastropub in Bourton on the Hill and excellent stop off if you are visiting Sezincote gardens or Batsford Arboretum
A fine dining experience in the heart of the very picturesque village of Kingham… a bit on the pricey side though but hey you're on holiday treat yourself!
127 locals recommend
The Wild Rabbit
A fine dining experience in the heart of the very picturesque village of Kingham… a bit on the pricey side though but hey you're on holiday treat yourself!
Another fine dining experience in the heart of the very picturesque village of Kingham… head chef Emily Watkins is a protege of Heston Blumenthal again a bit on the pricey side
61 locals recommend
The Kingham Plough
The GreenAnother fine dining experience in the heart of the very picturesque village of Kingham… head chef Emily Watkins is a protege of Heston Blumenthal again a bit on the pricey side
A cross between classic pub food and more exotic fare with a great selection of beers including some from the on-site micro-brewery. This is also a lively pub with lots of live music events!
19 locals recommend
Norman Knight
A cross between classic pub food and more exotic fare with a great selection of beers including some from the on-site micro-brewery. This is also a lively pub with lots of live music events!
Local Gastopub situated in the picturesque village of Sibford Gower
7 locals recommend
The Wykham Arms
Local Gastopub situated in the picturesque village of Sibford Gower
Drinks & Nightlife
The closest pub to the cabin and a walkable distance, just follow the muck drive at the bottom of the garden, past the new field barn and left at the end of the drive and up to the crossroads.
The Gate Hangs High
Whichford RoadThe closest pub to the cabin and a walkable distance, just follow the muck drive at the bottom of the garden, past the new field barn and left at the end of the drive and up to the crossroads.
Essentials
Comprehensively stocked shop and post office which has a ATM (charges a fee)
The Village Shop & Post Office
High StreetComprehensively stocked shop and post office which has a ATM (charges a fee)
A full range of traditional joints, steaks and cuts, homemade sausages, burgers, pies, ready meals and prized pork pies are on offer fresh every week in store with the addition of seasonal stock.
Hook Norton Butchers
1 Queen StA full range of traditional joints, steaks and cuts, homemade sausages, burgers, pies, ready meals and prized pork pies are on offer fresh every week in store with the addition of seasonal stock.
A farm shop that has a reputation for selling the highest quality British produce, including its own home-grown Asparagus, Longhorn Beef, Charolais X Lamb and locally sourced Free Range Gloucester Old Spot pork
9 locals recommend
Wykham Park Farm
Wykham LaneA farm shop that has a reputation for selling the highest quality British produce, including its own home-grown Asparagus, Longhorn Beef, Charolais X Lamb and locally sourced Free Range Gloucester Old Spot pork
Garden centre farm shop for deli produce, fresh meats and ice cream, plus an on-site tearoom
7 locals recommend
Wyatts Farm Shop
Garden centre farm shop for deli produce, fresh meats and ice cream, plus an on-site tearoom
Shopping
The shopping mecca of Oxfordshire. A great place to get discounted designer clothes as well as high-end electronics and home furnishings
413 locals recommend
Bicester Village
The shopping mecca of Oxfordshire. A great place to get discounted designer clothes as well as high-end electronics and home furnishings
Sightseeing
Home of the World’s best beer (in our opinion) the Brewery runs a number of tours during the week hosted by local experts who know the brewing process and the building like the back of their hand!
51 locals recommend
Hook Norton Brewery
Brewery LaneHome of the World’s best beer (in our opinion) the Brewery runs a number of tours during the week hosted by local experts who know the brewing process and the building like the back of their hand!
A medieval fortified manor house, home of the Fiennes family, Barons Saye and Sele with wonderful grounds and surrounded by a stunning moat
38 locals recommend
Broughton Castle
A medieval fortified manor house, home of the Fiennes family, Barons Saye and Sele with wonderful grounds and surrounded by a stunning moat
Rollright Stones
Rollright RoadOur very own version of Stonehenge, an ancient set of stones
A Jacobean country house situated near Moreton-in-Marsh.
69 locals recommend
National Trust - Chastleton House
A Jacobean country house situated near Moreton-in-Marsh.
Upton House is a country house in the civil parish of Ratley and Upton, in the English county of Warwickshire, about 7 miles northwest of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It is in the care of the National Trust.
17 locals recommend
Upton House
Upton House is a country house in the civil parish of Ratley and Upton, in the English county of Warwickshire, about 7 miles northwest of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It is in the care of the National Trust.
Sezincote
Stunning House and Gardens just on the outskirts of Bourton on the Hill
World heritage site and home of the Duke of Marlborough. A beautiful palace in stunning grounds designed by Capability Brown a great place to visit on summers day
657 locals recommend
Blenheim Palace
World heritage site and home of the Duke of Marlborough. A beautiful palace in stunning grounds designed by Capability Brown a great place to visit on summers day
Located on Fish Hill outside the historical town of Broadway, the tower offers great views over the Cotswolds
220 locals recommend
Walk to Broadway Tower
Middle HillLocated on Fish Hill outside the historical town of Broadway, the tower offers great views over the Cotswolds
A Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house The house sits in the midst of a formal garden with colourful herbaceous borders, an orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees from the 16th century, terraces, walls and gate piers from 1710
18 locals recommend
Canons Ashby
A Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house The house sits in the midst of a formal garden with colourful herbaceous borders, an orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees from the 16th century, terraces, walls and gate piers from 1710
It is a sixteenth century country house, best known for its twentieth century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric man who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him.
119 locals recommend
National Trust Snowshill Manor and Garden
It is a sixteenth century country house, best known for its twentieth century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric man who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him.
Parks & Nature
Home to the country's largest private collection of trees and shrubs. Best in Spring and especially in Autumn.
132 locals recommend
Batsford Arboretum
Home to the country's largest private collection of trees and shrubs. Best in Spring and especially in Autumn.
Entertainment & Activities
The Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens exhibits over 260 different species of animals and is the largest privately owned zoological collection in the UK
442 locals recommend
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
The Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens exhibits over 260 different species of animals and is the largest privately owned zoological collection in the UK
ODEON Banbury
Horse FairGood local cinema but a limited selection
Vue Cinema
Bure PlaceThe local multiplex with a wide selection of films on offer