Donnington Crawl and Chipping Campden,plus one in Blockley 7th May 2011

This was a pub crawl done by car,it was a birthday treat from my brother who drove me round all of Donningtons tied houses,we also did a few more pubs along the way.
It was a fairly early start to get to Stow on the Wold for our first pub,i had already done most pubs in Stow and had already been in the Queens Head twice,but we wanted to do all of their estate in one day.

Stow on the Wold

1: Queens Head Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Photo taken by Alan Winfield 14th August 1988

I first went in this pub many years ago on the 14th August 1988,the pub seemed pretty much  the same on my visit on this pub crawl.
The pub is a Donnington tied house with BB and SBA on the bar,i had a drink of BB which went down well after the drive down here.
The pub still has two separate rooms and it still seems like a proper pub.

It was a short drive to our next pub.

Broadwell

2: Fox Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

The Fox Inn is in a great setting setting facing the village green.

This was another Donnington tied house and stone built like most of their tied houses are.
The pub had a decent bar room that had a stone floor and normal tables and chairs,there is a separate room which is for diners.
There were the usual two real ales on the bar BB and SBA,i had a drink of BB which went down well.
The toilets are worth a visit here to look at the postcards on the walls.

After another short drive crossing the A429 we was in the next village.

Longborough

3: Coach and Horses

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is another stone built Donnington tied house that is in a nice looking village.
This seemed more like a proper locals pub with a single bar that was carpeted,there were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington SBA which was a decent drink,there was also BB on the bar.

It was now a drive up to Moreton in the Marsh,a village i have been two on a couple of occasions.

Moreton in the Marsh

4: Black Bear Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Photo taken by Alan Winfield 14th August 1988

This was my second visit to this pub.
Another decent looking stone built Donnington tied house that is in the centre of the village.
There is a decent single room inside which i quite liked,there were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of  Donnington BB which went down well,there was also Donnington SBA on the bar.

Having already done all pubs in Moreton in the Marsh it was another short drive to the next pub.

Little Compton

5: Red Lion

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

The Red Lion is a Donnington tied house that is in the small village of Little Compton,the pub is stone built.
Once inside the pub had two separate rooms,the lounge to the left looked very smart and comfortable but sadly this in now a dining room,we were happy enough having a drink in the bar which also had a pool table in it.
There was only one real ale on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington BB which was a decent drink.

It was now a decent drive back through Moreton in the Marsh to get to our next pub.

Snowshill

6: Snowshill Arms

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

The Snowshill Arms is situated at the top end of the village  which has great views over the Cotswolds.
This is another stone built Donnington tied house.
There was a single room which was carpeted and very comfortable,one i could well settle in for a session.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington BB which went down well,the other beer was Donnington SBA.
This was quite busy with drinkers and a had a good friendly atmosphere.
There is a really nice garden to the rear which has a stream running through it.
This was the best pub of the day in our opinion. 

It was another fairly short drive to the next pub.

Stanton

7: Mount Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is another Donnington tied house that is in a really nice Cotswold village,the pub is situated at the end of the village which has great views over the surrounding area.
The pub has two separate rooms with a decent bar and a lounge that was full of diners on our Saturday dinnertime visit.
There were two real ales on here,i had a drink of Donnington SBA which went down very well,the other beer was Donnington BB.
The pub has an outside seating area which gives great views over the Cotswolds.
We thought this was another top notch pub.

It was a bit of a drive to the next pub and we also passed a Donnington tied house on the way,but some of the pubs did not open all day so it was a bit of a pain going round the pubs as we had to rush to do the ones that shut at 3am.

Guiting Power

8: Farmers Arms

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is a stern looking stone built pub that is a Donnington tied house that is situated in the middle of the village.
Once through the main entrance there were doors either side but the left door was locked so we went into the room to the right,this was a bar which was a fairly long and narrow room with a curtain hiding the rear area, not sure what was behind it.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington BB which was a decent drink,there was also Donnington SBA on the bar.
This seemed like a pretty basic and unaltered pub,but they were serving meals to normal tables.
This was one of the pub that closed early 2.30 am on a Saturday dinner.

After a short drive we was in our next pub.

Kineton

9: Halfway House

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is a really nice looking pub in a very small rural village.
This is a Donnington tied house with a single room which ran the width of the pub,the room was divided into two areas with a bar area and a dining side which was empty on our Saturday dinnertime visit.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington SBA which was a nice drink,the other beer was Donnington BB.
The pub had lots of pictures of horses on the walls and there were two real horses in the car park.

The Donnington tied houses in this area are quite close to each other,so it was another short drive to our next pub.

Ford

10: Plough Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is a really nice looking stone built pub that is situated on a sharp bend,the main entrance to the pub is to the rear.
This is a Donnington tied house,so another one done on the list,once inside this is a really nice pub with quite a few rooms,there is a small bar which seems more like a snug,then there are more rooms some of which are for diners.
There were two real ales on here,i had a drink of Donnington SBA which was a really nice drink,the other beer was Donnington BB.
We quite liked this pub.

We were now heading back South after going North to do pubs that closed early,it was a fairly short car ride and down some very narrow roads to get to the next pub.

Naunton

11: Black Horse Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Another Donnington tied house that is stone built in the small village of Naunton.
The pub had a decent sized main room and a smaller room to the rear,there were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington BB which was a nice drink,the other beer was Donnington SBA.
Another Donninton tied house done and a very pleasant one to boot.

The next pub was a good car ride and Donningtons most Southerly tied house when we did this crawl.

Great Barrington

12: Fox Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

The Fox Inn is a really nice looking Donnington tied house,the pub has a single room which was quite smart and comfortable,there were two real ales on here,i had a drink of Donnington SBA which was a very nice drink,the other real ale was Donningtin BB.
There is a nice garden to the rear with the River Windrush running by it.
This is a proper drinkers pub,we really liked this pub.

We were now heading back North and through Stow on the Wold to get to our next pub.

Lower Swell

13: Golden Ball Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A nice looking stone built pub in an equally nice looking village which is quite close to Stow on the Wold.
This was another Donnington tied house,so we were well pleased.
The pub catered for both drinkers and diners,there were two real ales on the bar,i had  drink of Donnington BB which was a decent drink,the other beer was Donnington SBA.

It was a fairly short car ride to our next pub.

Ganborough

14: Coach and Horses

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This pub is situated on a busy road and set sideways on to it.
The pub has a single split level room and was another Donnington tied house ticked off the list.
There were two real ales on here,i had a drink of Donnington BB which was a decent drink,the other beer was Donnington SBA.
The pub looked to be in a bit of a mess when we visited,but i have been informed that was a one off.

We now had one Donnington tied house to do,so we decided to pick up a few pubs while heading North to get to it.

Blockley

15: Crown Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This pub is situated in the middle of the village and looks like an hotel,the pub had a very strange layout inside we had to go up steps and then down steps to get to the bar.
There was one real ale on which was Hook Norton Old Hookey,this was a decent drink.

After a another short car ride we was in the really nice village of Chipping Campden,the high street looks really nice and there is a decent amount of pubs here,but we did not have time to do all of them so only did three.

Chipping Campden

16: Noel Arms

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A nice looking stone built pub situated on the really nice looking high street.
The pub had quite a few rooms inside with most for diners,but there was a really nice bar room which was very comfortable.
There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Purity UBU which was a very nice drink.

17: Lygon Arms Hotel

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is another high street pub that is also an hotel.
There was a very nice and comfortable public bar inside,one of those rooms you want to stay in for a while.
There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Hook Norton Hookey Bitter which went down very well.

18: Eight Bells

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is a very nice looking pub and the only one in Chipping Campden that is not on the high street.
This pub seemed more like a posh restaurant than a pub,all tables in the main bar room were laid out for diners and the other room had all tables fully laid with table cloths on them.
There were four real ales on here,i had a drink of Purity Mad Goose which was a very nice drink.
We felt out of place in this pub.

It was now time to leave Chipping Campden to do our last pub of the day and our final Donnington tied house.

Willersey

19: New Inn

(c) Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This is a really nice looking stone built pub.
The pub had a very nice bar room and a separate pool room.
The pub is a Donnington tied house and there were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Donnington BB which went down very well,the other beer was Donnington SBA.
We thought this was a really nice Donnington house to end our crawl in.

This was a great pub crawl in visiting and having a drink in every Donnington tied house,plus visiting Chipping Campden which is a really nice Cotswold town.

I have since found out via Pub Curmugeon's blog that Donnington have now taken over three more pubs since our visit.