It would probably be difficult to celebrate St. George’s day in a more authentic way than sampling a fine selection of ales, carefully chosen to accompany our 4 course set menu in an idyllic 16th century riverside inn. And that is not all- Mr Dave Foster, the master brewer of Wychwood brewery will be your… Continue Reading
Outdoor Catering
Now, in our 13th year of trading and seeing the way in which the market is changing, we have decided to use our knowledge and experience to put together a small events company. Having already catered for numerous cocktail parties, weddings and events at the Swan, we would now like to offer the same experience… Continue Reading
London Evening Standard – Swan’s Way
Swan’s Way: an intimite insight into the Mitford family at the inn in the Cotswold London Evening Standard, 2nd November 2012 Hermione Eyre As soon as I woke up and registered the exotic noise of sheep bleating, I dashed across my chic-rustique hotel bedroom and leaned out of my window to wave at the countryside. Hello,… Continue Reading
On Form Sculpture at Asthall Manor
On Form Sculpture at Asthall Manor Sunday 17th June to Sunday 15th July The UK’s largest exhibition of sculpture in stone, set within the exquisite garden and spectacular ballroom of Asthall Manor. Every two years, Asthall Manor near Burford, comes alive with the largest exhibition of stone sculpture in the UK. Nestled in the Windrush… Continue Reading
Saturday Telegraph – Your table is ready
We were so pleased to get this write up from food critic Matthew Norman in his weekly Saturday Telegraph column “Your Table is Ready”. He came in for lunch with Anne Robinson (You are the weakest Link…). They both gave the pub , the food and the landlord a good “working over ” and I… Continue Reading
86% on the Burger-Ometer
Our Burgers have been featured in “Delicious” magazine ..the well known foodie publication. We were thrilled with our overall score of 86% on the Burger-Ometer. We currently use the best Wagyu Beef mince at the moment but when we can’t get hold of it we use prime aberdeen Angus from the local farmer at Bledington!… Continue Reading
Valentines Day Menu
We’ve just launched our new Valentines Day menu. Details will appear shortly on the website.
Our Sister Pub
Our sister Inn – The King’s Head appeared in The Saturday Telegraph Travel section recently. The article ‘Four of the best cosy inns for autumn’ was written by Francesca Syz. It’s a very complementary piece and we are delighted with such feedback. Navigate to our accommodation section for more details on The King’s Head Inn… Continue Reading
The Swan hosts Downton Abbey
You may have had problems accessing the village of Swinbrook on Thursday the 7th July as the crew of Downton Abbey were filming a scene at The Swan Inn our pub near Burford. Downton Abbey is a ITV period Drama set in the early 1900′s which is now filming a second series. The scene: Two… Continue Reading
New Online Booking System
The Swan Inn is now able to provide an online booking system, using the toolbar on our newly designed website, you can simply select the arrival date by clicking the calender and then select the departure date by using the departure calender. The length of nights stay default to 2 days but you can override… Continue Reading