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Eat and drink · Bourton-on-the-Water
The Kingsbridge
A Marston's pub on the River Windrush in Bourton-on-the-Water, with a beer garden by the water, food from noon to 8pm every day, cask ales and dogs welcome.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
The pub on the river in the middle of Bourton: a garden by the Windrush, food all afternoon and room for dogs and children. A familiar pub menu in the middle of the village.
- Good: Beer garden on the River Windrush
- Good: Food from noon to 8pm every day
- Good: Dogs welcome. High chairs and baby changing
- Good: Says it has ample wheelchair access; ring about the toilet
- Worth knowing: In the busiest part of Bourton: expect queues on summer weekends
About
The Kingsbridge is a stone pub on Riverside in Bourton-on-the-Water, beside the River Windrush in the middle of the village. It is run by Marston's, and the pub says it straddles the river, with a beer garden beside the water.
The menu is pub classics: burgers, fish and chips and pies, lighter bites and puddings, with a roast on Sundays and daily deals. The bar keeps cask ales and a long list of gins, with ciders and wines. Food is served from noon to 8pm every day. The pub opens from noon to 11pm, and to 10pm on Sundays. For Christmas 2026 it takes bookings for its festive menus.
Dogs are welcome throughout the pub, and there are high chairs and baby changing for families. The pub says it has ample wheelchair access (it does not say whether there is an accessible toilet), a fireplace for winter and a dartboard. In summer the riverside is the busiest part of Bourton, so come early in the day or out of the school holidays if you want a table in the garden.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 12:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Features
- Garden or terrace · By the water · Real ale · Open fire · Bar · Dogs inside
Photos
The Windrush by the inn Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
The bridge in front of the inn Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
The terrace by the river 
The inn sign Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Location
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Croft 0.0 km away
- Cotswold Perfumery 0.1 km away
- Chester House Hotel 0.1 km away
- Old Manse Hotel 0.1 km away
Sights nearby
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Narrow Bridge, Bourton-on-the-Water
Sight · Bridge · Bourton-on-the-Water
Narrow Bridge is the oldest dated of the low stone footbridges over the Windrush in Bourton-on-the-Water, built in 1756 with three rusticated arches and low parapets. Listed Grade II with three of its neighbours, it is crossed free at any time.
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Bourton-on-the-Water war memorial
Sight · Monument · Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water's war memorial is a tall stone cross of 1920 on the green beside the Windrush, raised by the village for its 27 men who died in the First World War, with 12 names added after the Second. Listed Grade II; open at all times.
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St Lawrence's Church, Bourton-on-the-Water
Sight · Church · Bourton-on-the-Water
St Lawrence's is Bourton-on-the-Water's parish church on the High Street: a chancel of 1328, a Georgian tower of 1784 under a lead dome and a nave taken back to the Gothic style in 1891. Grade II*, open daily from about 10am to 4pm, step-free and dog friendly.
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Salmonsbury Camp
Sight · Hill fort or barrow · Bourton-on-the-Water
Salmonsbury Camp is an Iron Age fortified enclosure of about 23 hectares just east of Bourton-on-the-Water, its double banks still up to 2m high on three sides, with Roman and Saxon finds and a charter of AD 779. A scheduled monument on Greystones Farm reserve.