Oswald Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eat and drink · Eastleach and Southrop
The Victoria Inn, Eastleach
An Arkell's pub on the green at Eastleach Turville, an inn since 1856, looking down over the village and the River Leach; closed on Tuesdays.
Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly
The village pub at Eastleach, a pub first and a dining room second, and the place to finish the river walk. Food runs all afternoon and evening from Wednesday to Saturday; on Sundays and Mondays it stops at 4pm, and Tuesdays it is closed.
- Good: On the green above the river, an inn since 1856
- Good: Dogs welcome in the bar and restaurant
- Good: Car park, garden and Arkell's ales
- Good: Food from noon to 9pm Wednesday to Saturday
- Worth knowing: Closed on Tuesdays
- Worth knowing: Food until 4pm only on Sundays and Mondays
About
The Victoria Inn stands on the green at Eastleach Turville and looks down over the village, the River Leach and the two churches. It was a private house with a coach house, built in the early eighteenth century, and became an inn in 1856; Arkell's, the Swindon brewery, has owned it since 1976. Tom and Maya Gabbitas have run it since 2016.
It is a pub first: a lounge and a public bar, Arkell's ales, a bar menu and a dining room, with a garden and a car park. Food is served from noon to 9pm from Wednesday to Saturday and from noon to 4pm on Sundays and Mondays. The pub opens at 10am and is closed all day on Tuesdays. Arkell's lists it as dog friendly in the bar and the restaurant, with an accessible toilet.
Eastleach is small and quiet, and the Victoria is its only pub. Our Eastleach walk is 4.4 miles (7.1km) over the Leach, past both churches and up the valley to the Roman Akeman Street, finishing back at the inn after about two hours, with mud after rain. In March the daffodils along the river are the reason to come. The Swan at Southrop, a mile south, is the more expensive choice. See our guide to Eastleach for the bus and the churches.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 10:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 to 19:00 | 12:00 to 16:00 |
| Tuesday | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 to 19:00 | 12:00 to 16:00 |
Food served: Dining room and bar menu
Closed on Tuesdays.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Parking · Real ale · Bar · Restaurant · Dogs inside
- History
- An inn since 1856; run by Tom and Maya Gabbitas since 2016
Photos
The inn from the lane 
The inn in spring Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Accessibility
- Accessible toilet
Places to stay nearby
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Thyme
Hotel · Eastleach and Southrop
The Hibbert family's estate round Southrop Manor, a mile from Eastleach: 31 bedrooms in restored farm buildings and cottages, the Ox Barn restaurant, a spa and pool, and a cookery school.
EV charging
Verified Oct 2026
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The Five Alls, Filkins
Pubs · Filkins and Broughton Poggs
A restored eighteenth-century stone coaching inn in Filkins, near Lechlade, with two dining rooms, a country bar serving Brakspear ales, seasonal menus from local suppliers, nine bedrooms and dogs welcome.
Dog-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
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The Hideaway
Glamping · Filkins and Broughton Poggs
A shepherd's hut for two in an enclosed garden in Filkins, with a wood-fired hot tub, a log burner and room for one dog, a walk from the Five Alls.
Dog-friendly · Hot tubs
Verified Oct 2026
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Swan, Southrop 1.8 km away
- Thyme 1.8 km away
- The Five Alls, Filkins 3.9 km away
- The Hideaway 4.1 km away
Sights nearby
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Keble's Bridge, Eastleach
Sight · Bridge · Cirencester and the Coln Valley
A clapper bridge of flat limestone slabs on rubble piers across the River Leach, the old footbridge between Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin, with medieval origins and the name of the Keble family. Grade II; free on a public footpath.
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St Andrew's Church, Eastleach Turville
Sight · Church · Cirencester and the Coln Valley
St Andrew's is Eastleach Turville's parish church, by the River Leach and facing its twin across the water. Grade I, it has a carved Norman Christ in Majesty over the south door, a medieval saddleback tower and a lectern shaft from Tewkesbury Abbey.
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St Michael and St Martin, Eastleach Martin
Sight · Church · Cirencester and the Coln Valley
The Norman church of Eastleach Martin, on the east bank of the River Leach facing St Andrew's across the water. Granted to Great Malvern Priory about 1120, it keeps a fine Decorated transept window and medieval pews. Grade I; Churches Conservation Trust; open daily.