Guides
Pubs With Real Fires
Where to warm your cockles in & around Swindon
The White Horse at Woolstone
Woolstone, Near Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7QL
Telephone: (01367) 820726
Chocolate box looks, good food and a proper real fire always on the go. What's not to like, just 6 miles east of Swindon?
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Architectural Interest
- Cask Marque
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Garden Or Patio
- Pub Food
The Kings Arms
20 Wood Street, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4AB
Telephone: 01793 522156
Ideal if you're shopping in Old Town, the 'snug' The Kings offers refuge from the cold with a fantastic real fire in a cosy, sitting area just off the main bar.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Architectural Interest
- BT SPORT
- Cask Marque
- Children Welcome
- Facilities for the Disabled
- Function Room
- Garden Or Patio
- Live Music
- Pool Table
- SKY SPORTS
The Plough on the Hill, Badbury
Marlborough Road, Badbury, Swindon, SN4 0EP
Telephone: (01793) 740342
A favourite for winter visitors - and their four legged friends - eating in the bar.
- Cask Marque
- Country Setting
- Dog Friendly (Bar Only)
- Garden Or Patio
- Pub Food
- Restaurant Or Dining Room
The Red Lion, Castle Eaton
The Street, Castle Eaton, Swindon, SN6 6JZ
Telephone: 01285 810280
Another country pub with a massive hearth that roars when its chilly, keeping the whole pub warm for drinkers & diners.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Boule Pitch
- Country Setting
- Dog Friendly (Bar Only)
- Facilities for the Disabled
- Garden Or Patio
- Pool Table
- Pub Food
- Riverside or Lakeside Location
The Rose and Crown Inn, Ashbury
3 High Street, Ashbury, Oxon, SN6 8NA
Telephone: (01793) 710222
A beautifully decorated country pub just east of Swindon, with a very relaxing sofa area and big hearth. And just look at those bellows! Excellent food.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Cask Marque
- Country Setting
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Garden Or Patio
- Pub Food
- Restaurant Or Dining Room
The Riverside, Lechlade-on-Thames
Park End Wharf, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AQ
Telephone: (01367) 252534
Packed in the summer, of course, being by the river Thames, this pub is also mighty popular in winter when the fire is lit. Expect to find the odd four-legged friend stretched out in front of it, while it warms walkers and diners alike in the oak-panelled restaurant room.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Cask Marque
- Children Welcome
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Facilities for the Disabled
- Function Room
- Garden Or Patio
- Live Music
- Pub Food
- Restaurant Or Dining Room
The Crown, Aldbourne
The Crown Inn, The Square, Aldbourne, Nr Swindon, SN8 2DU
Telephone: 01672 540214
Just 4 miles outside Swindon and well worth the trip for a very good menu of genuinely home-cooked food & a shelf-full of gins - and a proper real fire!
The Carpenters Arms, South Marston
South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4ST
Telephone: (01793) 822997
The perfect place to warm up after a walk in nearby Nightingale Woods or, better still, for a fireside bite to eat.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Caravans & Camping
- Cask Marque
- Children Welcome
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Pub Food
The Royal Oak, Bishopstone
Cues Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PP
Telephone: (01793) 790481
Pint. Pooch. Paper. Perfect. This pub pretty much ticks all the boxes.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Cask Marque
- Country Setting
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Garden Or Patio
- Pub Food
The Bull Hotel, Fairford
Market Place, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4AA
Telephone: (01285) 712535
This settee by the fire is one popular spot come autumn/winter! Dog friendly too and super food.
- Accommodation & Rooms
- Cask Marque
- Country Setting
- Dog Friendly (Bar & Restaurant)
- Restaurant Or Dining Room
