Inn · Kingham
The Swan, Ascott-under-Wychwood
A 16th-century pub with eleven rooms at Ascott-under-Wychwood, about four miles south-east of Kingham, with dogs welcome in every bedroom.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Wedding venues · EV charging
A dog-friendly base in the Evenlode valley, with beds and bowls provided and every bedroom open to dogs. Food runs from breakfast to dinner every day.
- Good: Dogs in every bedroom, with beds, bowls and a dog menu
- Good: Continental breakfast included in every stay
- Good: Family room, cots and a children's menu
- Good: Parking included, with self-pay EV charging
- Worth knowing: A £20 charge for each dog
About
The Swan, which describes itself as a 16th-century pub, stands on Shipton Road in Ascott-under-Wychwood, in the Evenlode valley about four miles south-east of Kingham and ten minutes from Chipping Norton. It belongs to the Lionhearth group, which also runs the Chequers at Churchill.
It is open from 7.30am to 11pm, and the kitchen serves seasonal modern British dishes and wood-fired pizza at lunch and dinner every day, with a Sunday menu and a children's menu. The Nest, a private dining room with its own entrance and courtyard, seats 20 to 24 (the pub’s site gives both figures), and the pub also hosts weddings.
There are eleven bedrooms, some in the pub and some in outbuildings, including the Cygnet suite with a roll-top bath and a family room with a double and a twin. A continental breakfast is included, with a cooked breakfast to order. Every bedroom takes dogs, for £20 a dog (Expedia lists it as £20 a room for the whole stay, not a night), with a bed, bowls and treats provided and a dog menu in the bar; the pub can arrange a dog-walking service through Woofwolds. It suits dog owners and families, and the stations at Ascott, Charlbury and Kingham make it reachable by train from London. Sawday's, which lists the inn, adds a cot on request, a high chair and stair gates for families, and a walking map in the dogs' welcome pack.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 07:30
| Mon | Opening | Breakfast | Food served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:30 to 21:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:30 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:30 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:30 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 21:30 |
| Saturday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:30 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 21:30 |
| Sunday | 07:30 to 23:00 | 08:30 to 10:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
Food served: Pizza only from 3pm to 5.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday lunch 12 to 3pm.
The details
- Food
- Modern British · Pizza
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Rooms
- 11
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Private dining · Dogs inside · Dogs in rooms · Family rooms · Parking · Events and meetings
- History
- 16th-century pub
- Parking
- Parking is included in the room rate, with self-pay EV charging spaces.
- Without a car
- The pub names Ascott-under-Wychwood, Charlbury and Kingham as its nearest stations, and puts London Paddington about an hour away by train.
Photos
The bar 
Dining in the garden 
A bedroom 
The Swan at dusk
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Wychwood Inn 2.3 km away
- The Lamb, Shipton-under-Wychwood 2.7 km away
- The Hare, Milton-under-Wychwood 3.5 km away
- Cotswolds Camping 5.6 km away