Eat and drink · Bibury
The Sherborne Arms, Aldsworth
A family-run sixteenth-century inn below Aldsworth, about 3 miles from Bibury on the way to Northleach, with a flower-bordered garden, fresh fish and a function room.
A family-run country pub between Bibury and Northleach, with a garden over the fields and a menu of casseroles and fresh fish. It closes on Mondays and Tuesdays and serves food at set times only, so plan round it.
- Good: Same family for 30 years, four generations
- Good: Flower-bordered garden overlooking open fields
- Good: Casseroles and fresh fish, including Bibury trout
- Good: Takeaway by phone, including curries
- Worth knowing: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except bank holidays
- Worth knowing: Food 12pm to 2pm, and 5.30pm to 8pm Wednesday to Saturday
About
The Sherborne Arms is a Cotswold stone inn, sixteenth-century by its own account, just below the village of Aldsworth and, as it puts it, between Burford, Northleach and Cirencester, about 3 miles north-east of Bibury. One family has run it for 30 years, and four generations of it work there now.
The kitchen is known for casseroles and fresh fish, Bibury trout among them, with a separate Sunday menu and buffets for groups. Food is served from noon to 2pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and from 5.30pm to 8pm, Wednesday to Saturday; there is no food on Sunday evenings. Most of the menu can also be ordered by phone for collection, and curry orders are taken until 7.30pm.
Outside is a flower-bordered garden looking over open fields, and inside a function room that takes up to 40 for a buffet or 30 seated, which coach parties use too. Dogs are welcome in the bar. The pub holds occasional film nights, and its Christmas menu for 2026 is on its website.
It is the quieter choice on a day spent in the Coln valley: see Bibury in the morning, walk the loop to Ablington, then drive up for a late lunch. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except on bank holidays, so check the day before you set off. Northleach is about 6 miles away by road, to the north-west.
Opening hours and season
Food served
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 14:00, 17:30 to 20:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 14:00, 17:30 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 14:00, 17:30 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 14:00, 17:30 to 20:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 14:00 |
Takeaway 12pm to 2pm Wednesday to Sunday and 6pm to 8pm Wednesday to Saturday
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays except bank holidays. Bar open from noon Wednesday to Sunday, from 5.30pm to 11pm Wednesday to Saturday and 7pm to 10.30pm on Sundays.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics · Seafood
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Bar · Restaurant · Events and meetings
- History
- A sixteenth-century inn by its own account; the same family for 30 years
Photos
The pub at dusk Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
The pub and its front garden Photo: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate 3.4 km away
- Coln Community Stores 5.0 km away
- The Inn for All Seasons 5.0 km away
- The New Inn 5.1 km away