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The white front of the Eagle Tavern on Corn Street, with its name in gold letters and beer casks stacked outside

Eat and drink · Witney

The Eagle Tavern

A Hook Norton pub on Corn Street, Witney, in a building of the 1600s that has been a pub since 1756, with cask ale, live music, a monthly quiz and weekend lunches.

Verified Oct 2026

A traditional town local for a pint of Hook Norton, a quiz or an open mic night. Food is a weekend lunch only, so eat elsewhere midweek.

  • Good: Hook Norton cask ales, with a guest ale
  • Good: Open mic on the first Sunday of the month
  • Good: Monthly quiz, £1 a head
  • Worth knowing: Food only at lunch on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
  • Worth knowing: Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays

About

The Eagle Tavern is a pub on Corn Street in Witney, in a building of the 1600s that the pub says first opened as a pub in 1756. It was a coaching house: the corridor that runs from the front door through to the garden was once an open passage where drivers led their horses through to rest on the road between London and Cheltenham. It was refurbished in 2000 and keeps its oak beams and open fire. Paul, Zac and Tyler Spink have run it since 2019.

It is a Hook Norton house, with the brewery's cask ales and a guest ale, a cellar that won a CAMRA award in 2018, and a jukebox. The calendar is what keeps it busy: an acoustic open mic on the first Sunday of each month, a monthly quiz at £1 a head, with the money going to Macmillan Cancer Support, and a pound off every draught beer from 4pm to 7pm on Wednesdays. Food is a short menu of burgers, doorstop sandwiches and toasties cooked by Tyler, who is the landlord and the chef, served from 12 to 3pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with a roast from 12 to 3pm on Sundays.

The pub is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and opens from 4pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from noon on Fridays and Saturdays and from 1pm on Sundays. Its neighbour along Corn Street is the Three Horseshoes, the street's dining pub.

Opening hours and season

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Opens 4pm Wednesday and Thursday, noon Friday and Saturday, 1pm Sunday, until late. Food 12 to 3pm Friday and Saturday, Sunday roasts 12 to 3pm.

The details

Food
Pub classics
Serving
Lunch
Features
Bar · Real ale · Open fire · Live music · Garden or terrace
History
Built in the 1600s; a pub since 1756
Without a car
Witney has no station; buses run to the town from Oxford, Burford and Carterton. Corn Street is a few minutes on foot from the Market Square.

Photos

  • A pint of ale on a table beside a log fire in a stone fireplace
    A pint by the fire
  • A narrow bar with bunting and hops on the ceiling, looking out through open doors to a dog in the yard
    The back bar
  • Casks of ale on a stillage in the cellar below shelves of bottled beer and wine
    The cellar
  • The cream-painted Eagle pub on Corn Street with window boxes of flowers, in a row of older shops and houses
    The pub on Corn Street Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Location

Map showing where The Eagle Tavern is
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Questions about The Eagle Tavern

Does the Eagle Tavern in Witney serve food?

Yes, but only at lunchtime, from 12 to 3pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sunday roasts from 12 to 3pm. The Eagle Tavern's food is a short menu of pub dishes such as burgers, sandwiches and toasties, made to order by the landlord, who is also the chef. On other days it is a drinks pub, so plan a meal elsewhere in Witney midweek.

When is the Eagle Tavern in Witney open?

The Eagle Tavern is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It opens from 4pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from noon on Fridays and Saturdays and from 1pm on Sundays, and stays open until late. Wednesday is its first night of the week, with a pound off all draught beers from 4pm to 7pm.

What beer does the Eagle Tavern in Witney serve?

The Eagle Tavern is a Hook Norton pub, serving the brewery's cask ales from a cellar that won a CAMRA award in 2018, with a guest ale, lagers, stout and cider on tap. It also keeps a range of gins, rums and whiskies and low and alcohol-free drinks.

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