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The Kingham Plough

Kingham, Oxfordshire OX7 6YD

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The Kingham Plough

The personal touch

Emily and Miles have been at the Kingham Plough, Kingham for eight years, during which time they have firmly established the pub at the forefront of the Great British food scene. Located overlooking the green in the pretty village of Kingham, the building is constructed of classic Cotswold stone and a complete refurbishment when they took over has retained its character and charm. Emily arrived with a stellar CV, having previously been Sous Chef at Heston Blumenthal’s world-famous Fat Duck and her truly innovative modern British menu has made the pub a destination food-driven inn. The ethos here is all about seasonal and locally sourced ingredients, which includes using local foragers, who may be rewarded for their finds in pints. Outside there is a large paved terrace to the rear set with attractive tables and chairs for eating and drinking al fresco when the weather allows and an enclosed and lawned beer garden with picnic tables. The owners’ desire to be seen as the village hub extends to a machine at the rear of the pub where you can purchase Organic Guernsey Milk by the bottle all day - something that has become as popular with locals as visitors.
 

Sticky fingers

Children have their own menu or half-size portions (high chairs are available), and they are welcome overnight (child Z-bed £25; adult Z-bed £45).
 

Muddy paws

Dogs are allowed in the bar areas and in Chinese and Cow Parsley rooms (£10), which are accessed from outside the Inn, and they even get their own canine bar snacks in the form of pigs ears. If you have packed your boots, a folder containing local walks is available to borrow.
 

Alfresco

When the sun is shining, relax on the terrace or the lawned area. Time a visit for the May farmers’ market attended by many of the suppliers on the menu.
 

What’s on?

There is a very popular pub quiz every other Sunday.

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David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Fantastic Cotswold foodie destination
Chef Emily – Great British Menu Winner 2014
Wow food factor – exciting, inventive cooking
Rooms recently revamped with style
Rustic bar, tip-top ales and great bar snacks
Still very much the village local
 

What’s the Damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays
 

Inn Places Perk

Complimentary glass of house wine and canape
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (not Amex )
Private dining facilities - there is the option to close off part of the restaurant for private dining
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to the bar
Parking
 

Gongs

Michelin; AA 4 Gold Stars & 2 Rosettes; Waitrose Good Food Guide; Taste of the West Gold Awards 2014

The Kingham Plough

Do not disturb

As well as the rooms above the pub, there is a choice of newly created rooms with independent access. Whichever one you plump for, expect Egyptian cotton on super-king beds, Gingham fabrics, floral feature wallpaper, antique furniture and retro white bathrooms with rain showers over a mix of roll top baths and chrome fixtures in abundance. The bathrooms in the new rooms boast Neal’s Yard Remedies bath products, travertine floors and underfloor heating.
 

Creature comforts

Mini fridges with half bottle of Champagne; towelling robes; Tea Pig teas & homemade cookies; organic Guernsey milk
 

Gadgets

Digital radios with i-pod docking stations; flatscreen TVs with DVD & freeview; Wi-Fi; DVD library; Lavazza coffee machines
 

Pampering

Spa treatments can be arranged locally.
 

What’s for Breakfast?

Freshly squeezed orange juice and local apple juice; Nell’s Dairy Guernsey milk; hand-baked bread with homemade preserves; homemade granola and muesli (gluten-free available); freshly made drop scones; porridge with local honey; full English cooked breakfast (Arlington White eggs, Hodge-Podge pudding, Kelmscott bacon, Paddock Farm pork sausages, homemade baked beans); eggs Benedict; homemade muffin and hollandaise with Arlington White poached eggs and Kelmscott bacon; Kedgeree
 

What’s the damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Fantastic Cotswold foodie destination
Chef Emily – Great British Menu Winner 2014
Wow food factor – exciting, inventive cooking
Rooms recently revamped with style
Rustic bar, tip-top ales and great bar snacks
Still very much the village local
 

What’s the Damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays
 

Inn Places Perk

Complimentary glass of house wine and canape
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (not Amex )
Private dining facilities - there is the option to close off part of the restaurant for private dining
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to the bar
Parking
 

Gongs

Michelin; AA 4 Gold Stars & 2 Rosettes; Waitrose Good Food Guide; Taste of the West Gold Awards 2014

The Kingham Plough

Mastering the menu

Emily’s exceptional background cooking in one of the best restaurants in the world means the food at the pub is as innovative and exciting as modern British pub food gets. Having worked at such a high level before, she knows how to create the ‘wow’ factor with her food, but also remembers that it’s still a village pub that feeds locals as well as gastrotourists. Whilst Scotch quails eggs and snails and mushrooms with garlic butter on toast are signature dishes on the bar menu, the frequently changing restaurant menu keeps things exciting with dishes such as Cornish mackerel burger with beetroot muffin, orange and beetroot chutney; locally shot pheasant Wellington with braised cabbage, parsnips and caramelised apples; and loin and steam pudding of local hogget with purple sprouting broccoli and thyme roasted carrots. The food may be top restaurant quality but the Kingham Plough is refreshingly relaxed and undeniably pubby with its row of wooden stools at the bar, open fires, mix of stone and wood floors and pine settles. The muted colours on the walls and the comfortable sofas by the wood-burner are ideal for lazy afternoons and there’s even a piano near the bar, which local resident Alex James of Blur fame has been known to play on occasion. The carpeted restaurant area has a slightly more grown up feel with antique pine tables and linen napkins.
 

On the menu

Partridge terrine with parsnip and apple croquette, burnt apple puree £12
Caramelised onion, sage and pearl barley risotto £8
Hanger steak with bone marrow butter, onion rings, triple cooked chips and Daylesford salad £20
Cornish cod with salt cod brandade, home-smoked cod's roe, Daylesford spinach £22
Chocolate brownie with baked hazelnut cream, date and Armagnac ice cream £8
Rice pudding "doughnut" with poached plums, spiced plum sauce and cinnamon ice cream £7
Local cheese board served with homemade oatcakes and hazelnut fruit bread and apple jelly from £8
Homemade ice cream  - vanilla, orange ripple, lemon curd and honeycomb, chocolate, brandy butter, green apple sorbet (made with Nell's Dairy Organic Local Guernsey Milk, £6 for 3 scoops.
 

Sunday Roasts

Roast rump of Longhorn beef with Yorkshire pudding and horseradish cream £20
Pheasant and partridge game roast with bread pudding £18
Roast shoulder of Paddock Farm pork with apple sauce £17
All served with roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and Alan's curly kale.
 

Time to Eat

Breakfast: 8.30am - 10am
Lunch: A La Carte 12 noon - 2pm (2.30pm Saturday; 3pm Sunday)
Lunch / Dinner: Bar food: 12 noon - 9pm
Dinner: A La Carte 6pm - 9pm
 

Local, local, local

Beer - Hook Norton (www.hooky.co.uk) 
Cheese - Roger Crudge, Gorsehill Abbey (www.gorsehillabbey.co.uk), Charles Martell, Windrush Goats  
Lamb - Peter Kane, University Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh
Pork – Tamworth pigs, Paddock Farm, Shipston-on-Stour (www.paddock.fm) 
Pheasant, partridge & pigeon from Cornwell
Fallow & sika deer - Cornbury Park (www.cornburypark.co.uk) 
Geese/turkey - Peachcroft Farm 
Veg - Alan Cox in Oddington and Daylesford market garden
Butter - Holmleigh Dairy, Donnington (www.holmleighdairy.com) 
Duck, chicken from Adlington Farm
Milk – fresh Nell’s organic Guernsey Dairy (www.nellsdairy.co.uk) 
 

Behind the bar

As well as locally brewed Hooky ale, and Butcombe bitter from Somerset, the Cotswold Lager is one of the best-sellers behind the bar, perhaps accompanied by a plate of homemade charcuterie. Aspall cider is also on offer alongside several wines by the glass, plucked from a carefully-chosen and discerning European-heavy list covering all bases. The pub’s commitment to local sourcing and using what’s seasonal extends to homemade sloe gin and elderflower cordial using foraged ingredients. If you’re after something even more fortifying, the rum-laced hot chocolate and expertly made espresso coffees should do the trick, as will the award-winning Bloody Mary, perhaps for the morning after.
 

Bar snacks

Scotch quails eggs £2
Hand-raised pork pie & ploughman's pickle £4
Cotswold rarebit, homemade sourdough £4.50
Homemade sausage roll, homemade ketchup £4.50
Salt cod and ham hock fritter with tartare sauce £4.50
Steak and ale pie with cavolo nero £14
Ploughman's platter: honey-glazed ham, double gloucester cheese, plough pickle and salad leaves £9  
Well-aged Hereford beef burger, homemade bun, triple-cooked wedges and homemade ketchup £12
 

Time at the bar

12 noon - 11.30pm

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Fantastic Cotswold foodie destination
Chef Emily – Great British Menu Winner 2014
Wow food factor – exciting, inventive cooking
Rooms recently revamped with style
Rustic bar, tip-top ales and great bar snacks
Still very much the village local
 

What’s the Damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays
 

Inn Places Perk

Complimentary glass of house wine and canape
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (not Amex )
Private dining facilities - there is the option to close off part of the restaurant for private dining
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to the bar
Parking
 

Gongs

Michelin; AA 4 Gold Stars & 2 Rosettes; Waitrose Good Food Guide; Taste of the West Gold Awards 2014
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WALKING

www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk
The 102-mile Cotswold Way National Trail takes in some of the best scenery the region has to offer. There are thousands of miles of footpaths and the area has a reasonable claim to be a walkers’ paradise. The Oxfordshire Way starts in Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire and takes you to the banks of the River Thames in Henley. The route passes through a variety of contrasting landscapes and settlements including two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the rolling Cotswold Hills and the Chilterns.

 

CYCLING

www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com
www.in-gloucestershire.co.uk
www.aboutthecotswolds.co.uk
www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk
Not too hilly, not too flat – Oxfordshire's a good place to cycle, with lots of lovely scenery and a variety of routes for all abilities. There are several long distance routes, plus lots of bridleways. The Hanson Way starts in Oxford itself and follows the Thames Path to Abingdon and Didcot.  The Cotswolds are particularly good for off-roading, with a network of tracks, but road cyclists won’t be disappointed either, as there are some spectacular hills and very tricky climbs.
 
 

EVENTS & FESTIVALS

www.cotswolds.com
There are plenty of events and festivals throughout the year, from world-famous international festivals to quirky unique events based on local traditions. In winter, the carpets of snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Gardens, Colesbourne and Newark Park draw the visitors. Folk Three (previously Cheltenham Folk Festival) takes place in February, and the Gloucester Cajun & Zydeco Festival is in January. The Festival at Cheltenham kicks off the jump-racing season in March, followed by the Badminton Horse Trials (May) and Cheltenham Jazz Festival (May Bank Holiday weekend). Famously quirky Cotswolds’ events include the famous Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill and Tetbury Woolsack Races (both late May). Wychwood Music Festival in May is popular with families. Giffords Circus travels around the region in the summer, offering an old-fashioned ‘village green’ circus experience. The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is in June, along with the Royal Three Counties Show. Tewkesbury Medieval Festival takes place in July and so does the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. In the autumn, check out the changing colours of the leaves at Westonbirt.
Arboretum and Batsford Arboretum. The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival takes place in October.

 
 
 

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Activities

Ty Cycles, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ
Mobile service that delivers and collects bikes to your desired location within a 20 mile radius of their Chipping Norton base, with hybrid or road bikes for parties of all sizes and for trips of any duration.

Chipping Norton Theatre OX7 5NL
Theatre, arthouse cinema, gallery and concert hall, they describe themselves as ‘complicated and a little eccentric’, and it’s always worth a look to see what’s on. A mixed arts venue hosting, co-producing and supporting some of the most exciting, accessible and entertaining culture in the region, there are also community and education programmes with workshops, classes and creative projects.

Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2HN
Scenic rides around Bourton-on-the-Water and the picturesque villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter, with good-natured horses and expert tuition.

Arctic Quest, Bredon, Tewkesbury GL20 7EE
If you’ve ever fancied trekking with huskies but not fancied travelling to Alaska, this is the place for you. An exhilarating and memorable animal experience, you don’t just sit there and look at the scenery, you get fully involved with the pack, learn all about these incredible dogs, and enjoy plenty of hands-on time with the team. You’ll be trained to take charge of the racing rig with huskies as your lead; they have fast and steady dogs to suit all levels of riders, and you can even sleep in a Sami tipi if you want to.

Hartwells (Bike Hire), Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2AJ
A huge variety of mountain bikes, hybrids and touring cycles, and even three tandems if you fancy something different.

Heythrop Park Golf Club, Enstone, Chipping Norton OX7 5UE / OX7 5UF
Make sure your SatNav takes you via the Drive, Church Enstone, or you’ll find you can’t get in. Weaving through the 440-acre Heythrop Estate, this 18-hole features ancient woodland, lakes and streams – it’s a quintessentially English setting. Visitors are welcome and there are all kinds of other facilities, including a spa.

Places to Visit

The Model Village, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2AF
A model of Bourton-on-the-Water itself, on a one-ninth scale, giving a unique giant’s view of its buildings, streams, parks, museums and so on. It was built in the 1930s and is Grade II-listed, as are many of the full-size versions of the buildings.

Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2BN
Get up close to birds from all over the world, including penguins, parrots, owls, flamingos, birds of prey, hornbills and more, plus riverside walks, a nature reserve and over 50 themed habitats.

Chastleton House, Chastleton, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0SU
This Jacobean country house, built between 1607 and 1612 by a prosperous wool merchant, is a rare and fascinating gem of a place. Although it was built as an impressive statement of wealth and power, the family that owned it until 1991 became increasingly impoverished, with the result that the house remained essentially unchanged for nearly 400 years, while the interiors and contents gradually succumbed to the ravages of time. With virtually no intrusion from the 21st century, the atmosphere is informal and timeless and the setting gloriously unspoilt.

Devil’s Quoits, Stanton Harcourt
Prehistoric site This circle has been fully restored, after being partially dismantled during the construction of an airfield in 1940. The site is between 4,000 and 5,000 years old and consists of a henge, or ditched embankment, and a large number of standing stones. Further damaged by gravel extraction, the landscape has been reconstructed. There is currently a large landfill site adjacent to the circle although this will eventually cease to be active. It’s rather a strange place, but does perhaps give an idea of what a newly-built circle might have been like, and the size of the circle and number of stones give it quite a dramatic atmosphere.

Broughton Castle, Banbury OX15 5EB
A delightful moated and fortified manor house, built from the local Hornton ironstone, Broughton was one of only twenty houses to get five stars in England’s Thousand Best Houses. If you watched BBC2’s adaptation of Wolf Hall, you might recognise it as one of the locations. The core of the house dates to 1306, but most of what you see today dates from the 1550s. The Castle has remained in the same family since 1447, and it is home to the 21st Lord and Lady Saye and Sele.

Hidcote Manor Gardens, Hidcote Bartrim GL55 6LR
A gorgeous Arts and Crafts garden, with colourful and intricately designed outdoor ‘rooms’ that are full of surprises, Hidcote has a maze of narrow paved pathways leading to secret gardens and magnificent vistas. If you need some inspiration for your own garden, it’s the perfect place. The Monarch’s Way path runs close by, leading to the chocolate-box hamlet of Hidcote Bartrim, where you’ll find traditionally thatched stone cottages that were once home to Hidcote’s gardeners and are now available to rent.

Cotswold Motoring Museum, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2BY
The motoring history of the 20th century is encapsulated in this collection of vintage cars, classic cars and motorcycles, caravans, original enamel signs and a fascinating collection of motoring curiosities.

Rollright Stones, Chipping Norton OX7 5QB
Prehistoric site An unusual circle of 77 heavily weathered, closely-set slabs of local Neolithic limestone, known as the King’s Men, traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch. The Rollright Stones also include the Whispering Knights burial chamber, and single King Stone, which is on the other side of the road. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.

Bourton-on-the-Water GL54
Known as ‘the Venice of the Cotswolds’, Bourton is one of the most visited villages in the region, so it can be quite busy, but it really is lovely. The River Windrush runs through the village, with copious low bridges criss-crossing the water, and the place is full of impressive buildings.

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PP
A masterpiece of baroque architecture, Blenheim Palace is a stunning and awe-inspiring place, one of the grandest houses in Britain. Built to commemorate the victory of the 1st Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, the architecture is enormously ambitious, and the house is full of paintings, tapestries and furniture. Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and home to the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, there’s plenty to see, and the gardens and park are as dramatic and impressive as the house itself.

Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth GL54 3LJ
During its heyday in the 4th century, Chedworth Roman Villa was home to some of the richest people in the country. It’s one of the largest Romano-British villas in the country, with fabulous mosaics, some only excavated very recently. The museum explains the discovery of the site by the Victorian gamekeeper who unearthed the first clues to what lay beneath an apparently ordinary field.

Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power GL54 5UG
Established in 1971 by the father of BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, this popular farm park is home to over 50 rare breeds, many of which you can see if you take the “safari" tour of the farm. Children can feed the chickens and pigs while grown-ups can listen to some of the talks about animal husbandry and general conservation.

Shopping

Burford Woodcraft, Burford OX18 4QU
Promoting contemporary British craftsmanship for over 30 years, the shop sells an extensive selection of creative wooden objects, furniture, sculpture, bowls, kitchenware, jewellery boxes, games and toys.

Cotswold Pottery, Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2DN
The Cotswold Pottery is the home and studio of ceramic artists John and Jude Jelfs, with everything handmade at the studio and most of it wheel thrown.

Durham House Antiques, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AA
A great selection of quality furniture, ceramics, clocks and paintings.

Burford OX18 4QA
Burford is surely one of England's prettiest small medieval towns with some really beautiful buildings (the church is considered one of the best in the country) and is a busy and thriving community of about 1,000 people. The town merchants were granted a charter to hold their own markets over 900 years ago, and it’s still a great place for shopping, with loads of independent shops and galleries.

Vintage & Paint, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AQ
Nice interiors shop selling furniture, kitchenware, lighting, objet d'art and collectables They also sell Annie Sloan paint so you can have a go at creating this ‘look’ yourself.

Station Mill Antiques Centre, Chipping Norton OX7 5HX
More than 80 dealers over two floors offering all kinds of objects from furniture, paintings, gold and silver, kitchen items and homewares.

Tudor House Antiques, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AA
Over 20 experienced antique dealers in seven showrooms, offering a wide variety of stock.

Mad Hatter Books, Burford OX18 4QJ
It’s a book shop. That also sells hats (beautiful occasion hats by British milliners). And hat boxes. Also books.

Borzoi Bookshop, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BB
A friendly independent bookshop offering a huge range of books, with knowledgeable staff on-hand to help, and regular events including book signings.

As Long As It Sparkles, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BQ
Describing itself as ‘a girls’ fantasy boutique’, As Long As It Sparkles sells vintage and retro jewellery, furniture and, of course, some fantastic clothes.

Reviews

Conde Nast Traveller, Top 10 Hotels for Autumn in the UK 2015
"The Plough is set beside a perfect Cotswold village green, an unassuming local seemingly overshadowed by the Daylesford Organic Farmshop up the road. The clue, however, is in the bar menu: potted Tamworth pork; slow-cooked Legbar egg with cured and smoked pork cheeks; snails and mushrooms on toast. Emily Watkins, who owns the inn with her husband Miles Lampson, is a former protégé of Heston Blumenthal. If you stay and eat here you're in for a rare treat, whether you just order at the bar or sit down for the full nine yards. The bedrooms are fresh and pleasant, there is a pet-friendly annexe, and prices are refreshingly low."

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David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Fantastic Cotswold foodie destination
Chef Emily – Great British Menu Winner 2014
Wow food factor – exciting, inventive cooking
Rooms recently revamped with style
Rustic bar, tip-top ales and great bar snacks
Still very much the village local
 

What’s the Damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays
 

Inn Places Perk

Complimentary glass of house wine and canape
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (not Amex )
Private dining facilities - there is the option to close off part of the restaurant for private dining
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to the bar
Parking
 

Gongs

Michelin; AA 4 Gold Stars & 2 Rosettes; Waitrose Good Food Guide; Taste of the West Gold Awards 2014

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Room4LargeDouble 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00
CowParsleyBedroomSuperiorDouble 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00
ChineseRoomSuperiorDouble 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00 195.00

Location, Location, Location

Follow the B4450 from Chipping Norton (Kingham is signposted).  The Kingham Plough is opposite the Village Green.

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Fantastic Cotswold foodie destination
Chef Emily – Great British Menu Winner 2014
Wow food factor – exciting, inventive cooking
Rooms recently revamped with style
Rustic bar, tip-top ales and great bar snacks
Still very much the village local
 

What’s the Damage?

6 doubles £110 to £195; 2 night minimum stay at weekends; no single occupancy rate at weekends & bank holidays
 

Inn Places Perk

Complimentary glass of house wine and canape
 

What Else?

All credit cards taken (not Amex )
Private dining facilities - there is the option to close off part of the restaurant for private dining
Alfresco dining
Disabled access to the bar
Parking
 

Gongs

Michelin; AA 4 Gold Stars & 2 Rosettes; Waitrose Good Food Guide; Taste of the West Gold Awards 2014

Food Trail

Take it back home - tour the brewery that brewed your favourite pint, visit the shop on the farm that reared your delicious Sunday roast beef, and seek out the roadside stalls selling the local crab and samphire on the inn’s menu, the Food Trail features the local artisan producers and suppliers where you can buy to enjoy at home.
 
Change of scenery - looking for a pub for lunch following a country walk, a different venue for dinner, or a good café for coffee, light lunch or afternoon tea, then the best in the area are listed below. If you find a new and exciting eatery in the area that’s worthy of a mention on the Food Trail, then please to do let us know – [email protected].

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The Cotswold Brewing Company, College Farm, Bourton on the Water GL54 2HN
This award-winning independent brewery retains a hand-crafted approach to making beer and is also well-known for its lager and stout, as well as its cider, gin and vodka. You can pop into the brewery to buy bottles and polypins of beer and there are twice-daily brewhouse tours by prior arrangement.

Upton Smokery, Burford OX18 4LY
Located just outside Burford, Upton Smokery is a family business specialising in smoked game, meat and fish. They also sell local cheeses, fruit and vegetables, fresh game, pates and terrines, charcuterie, olives and smoked salmon and gravadlax.

The Feathered Nest, Nether Westcote OX7 6SD
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Hook Norton Brewery, Hook Norton OX15 5NY
A proudly independent and family brewery since 1849, Hook Norton now sells its beers to pubs all over the UK, including 40 of its own in around the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire. The visitor centre and cafe welcomes over 10,000 visitors per year and there are daily brewery tours seven days a week.

Daylesford Farm Shop and Cafe, Daylesford, Kingham GL56 0YG
Known locally as "Fortnams in the field" Daylesford Organic is so much more than an award-winning farm shop, with a cookery school, cafe, clothes shop and spa. The farm shop offers the best in organic and food produced with the best environmental and livestock husbandry credentials. They have their own bakery and serve up vegetables from their own market garden.

The Cotswold Cheese Company, Stow-on-the Wold GL54 1BN
A purveyor of an incredible selection of the finest cheeses with a good selection from local producers. They also sell other artisan and local produce such as local breads, biscuits and crackers, chutneys and local potted meats.

The Big Feastival, Kingham OX7 6UJ
An annual party on the farm owned by local pop star turned farmer/cheese maker Alex James of Blur. This August bank holiday weekend event is co-hosted by Jamie Oliver and is a festival of food and music, with famous chefs demonstrating their cooking skills while you listen to live music from some of the best musicians in the country. A cracking day out for all the family.

The Swan Inn, Swinbrook OX18 4DY
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The Kings Head, Bledington OX7 6QX
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The Wheatsheaf at Northleach GL54 3EZ
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The Chequers, Churchill OX7 6NJ
Excellent gastropub where you can enjoy some fantastic modern British food from regularly changing blackboard menus. The beers are good, too, but you can also try a glass of wine from the very good menu or maybe a cocktail. The steak and chips is first class.

Haynes, Hanson & Clark, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AA
Founded in 1978 this quality wine merchant, which also has shops in London and Hampshire, has a wide selection of fine wines and bottles for everyday drinking. They pride themselves in giving excellent personal service and their knowledge of the wines is impressive.

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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE


TERMS OF WEBSITE USE


This terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website https://innplaces.co.uk, whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of our site includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use our site.

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site, as these will apply to your use of our site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site.


OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:


INFORMATION ABOUT US

https://innplaces.co.uk is a site operated by Hancocks Inn Places Limited ("We"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 08022109 and have our registered office at 2 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1QL. Our VAT number is [VAT NUMBER]. We are a limited company.


CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.


CHANGES TO OUR SITE

We may update our site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.


ACCESSING OUR SITE

We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you as a visitor if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

The ability to appear on our site is governed by the terms of the separate membership agreement with us.


YOUR ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at .


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.


NO RELIANCE ON INFORMATION

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. We inspect the properties featured on the site but cannot be held liable for inaccuracies as facilities change and opinions expressed are subjective. We are not responsible for the standards of the inns appearing on the site, or for the services provided by such inns.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

We reserve the right to edit any comments left by contributors to the site.


BOOKINGS AND VOUCHERS

Our site is an online platform that allows you to search for and book accommodation. We are acting as disclosed agent for the relevant inns featured on our site. This means that any booking or contractual arrangement you make with any entity featured on our site is made with that entity, and not with us. By entering information into the booking software, you authorise us to pass on all relevant information to those entities with whom you are seeking to make a reservation, and to control and/or process such data in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. In order to make a booking you are required to provide credit card details. We will enable the relevant inn to gain access to the credit card details via the site in the event of any cancellation and a cancellation charge is due. By making a booking you are expressly authorising access to and use of such data and for the relevant inn to deduct the cancellation charges notified to you in the event of a cancellation.

Bookings will be subject to the terms and conditions of the individual entity with whom you contract, including any cancellation polices they may apply. It is your responsibility to check the terms of such entities before you enter your contract with them. If you wish to cancel a booking, you must cancel using the site unless exceptional circumstances do not permit you to gain access to the site, in which case you should liaise directly with the inn concerned. In either case you may be liable for cancellation charges. Whenever your booking is cancelled whether directly or via the site, it is your responsibility to check your account with HIP to confirm the booking has been cancelled and to be notified of any relevant charges (and to pay them). If you do not attend the inn on the dates booked, this will be treated as a cancellation by the relevant inn on the applicable terms. The accommodation provider’s cancellation policy may continue to apply after your arrival at your inn. In the event that you decide to shorten the duration of your stay, such a request will be dealt with at the discretion of the accommodation provider, and not by us in our capacity as the booking agent. If you amend your booking in this way there may be a cancellation fee levied by the accommodation provider and you should refer to the provider’s cancellation policy for more details. Where the accommodation provider requires a minimum stay for rooms attracting a certain price, this will be clearly stated on our site prior to booking.

We are not responsible for inaccuracies in the booking process; you must check carefully the agreed dates and prices before completing your booking. In particular, you are advised to check the availability of any offers, promotional codes, or the acceptance of gift vouchers before completing the booking, as well as whether any special requirements you may have can be met. Please note that Inn Places Special Gifts may not be available at all the inns where special promotions are being run, and such promotions may have additional terms and conditions applicable.

Although we gather credit card information to secure the booking, the booking will be with the relevant inn to whom, by virtue of you starting the booking process you authorise us to transmit the credit card information.

To confirm a booking, you must be authorised to make the booking by all the persons named on the booking and their parent or guardian for all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. By making the booking, you are confirming that all persons named on the booking accept the terms and that you will inform the other persons named on the booking of the confirmation details and any other appropriate information. By making the booking you also become responsible for making all payments due under the booking.

The display of accommodation for hire on the site is an invitation to treat only.

By completing and submitting the booking form you are making an offer to book temporary accommodation room nights, which if accepted by accommodation providers, will result in a binding contract made between you and the accommodation provider.

Completing the booking process online does not constitute acceptance of your offer. We will send you an email confirmation following your booking on behalf of the accommodation provider confirming acceptance of your offer and forming the legally binding contract subject to any applicable terms and conditions.

Because the contract for your accommodation is between you and the relevant inn, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. If you have a problem during your visit, this must be reported to the inn immediately. If you fail to follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the inn to investigate and rectify your complaint. The amount of compensation you may be entitled to from the inn may be reduced or you may not receive any at all depending upon the circumstances. If you wish to complain when you return home, you should address your complaint to the inn concerned.


LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.


UPLOADING CONTENT TO OUR SITE

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our site, or to make contact with other users of our site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. If you are a consumer user, this means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.

Any content you upload to our site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of the Site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our site.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our site if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

The views expressed by other users on our site do not represent our views or values.


VIRUSES

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.


LINKING TO OUR SITE

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact .


THIRD PARTY LINKS AND RESOURCES IN OUR SITE

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.


APPLICABLE LAW

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non- contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


CONTACT US

To contact us, please email .

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PRIVACY POLICY


Hancock’s Inn Places Limited ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting https://innplaces.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Hancocks Inn Places Limited of 2 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1QL.


INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

We may collect and process the following data about you:


COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie policy [LINK].


USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:


DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

We do not sell or disclose your personal information to other companies without your prior consent. We do not sell mailing lists to third parties. If you do not wish to receive the members’ newsletter, toy can unsubscribe or amend your preferences here.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:


WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.


YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at .

Our site may contain links to and from third party websites or Inn Places members, or advertisers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.


ACCESS TO INFORMATION

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.


CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

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