Inn · Witney
The Bird in Hand
A 17th-century country inn with sixteen rooms, two of them accessible, at Whiteoak Green, Hailey, about three miles north of Witney.
Family-friendly
A stone country inn with plenty of rooms just outside Witney, including two family rooms and two accessible twins. Bring a dog only to the bar, and tell them when you book.
- Good: Two family rooms and two twin rooms with full disabled access
- Good: Lunch every day; dinner every evening
- Good: Three function rooms
- Worth knowing: Dogs in the bar only, and say so when you book
- Worth knowing: Dinner ends at 7.30pm on Sundays
- Worth knowing: Rooms are on two levels; ask for the ground floor
About
The Bird in Hand is a country inn at Whiteoak Green, Hailey, about three miles north of Witney. The inn says it was built in the seventeenth century in local stone and has been renovated, keeping its beams and stone walls, with the oldest room at the heart of the inn.
There are sixteen en-suite rooms: eleven doubles, three twins and two family rooms. The bedrooms are set round a quadrangle away from the bar and restaurant, and each has tea and coffee things and a flat-screen television. Two of the twins have full disabled access, and since the rooms are on two levels, ask for the ground floor if you need it. Check-in is from 2pm to 10pm and check-out by 11am, and there is free private parking, as listed on Booking.com and the inn’s own booking page. Rooms are booked online or by phone.
The restaurant serves lunch every day from midday to 2pm and dinner from 6pm to 9pm, finishing at 7.30pm on Sundays. Menus change often, there is a children's menu, and tables are booked by phone. Dogs are allowed in the bar only, and the inn asks you to say you are bringing one when you book.
With three function rooms it takes parties and meetings as well as people passing through. It suits a family or a group who want a base in the country with Witney, Minster Lovell Hall and Blenheim a short drive away.
Opening hours and season
Food served
| Monday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 19:30 |
Food times only are published; call for bar hours. Table bookings by phone.
The details
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Rooms
- 16
- Check-in
- 2pm to 10pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Family rooms · Accessible rooms · Dogs inside · Events and meetings
- History
- Built in the 17th century
- Parking
- Free private parking for guests, as listed on Booking.com and the inn’s booking page.
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote 3.2 km away
- Old Swan 3.6 km away
- Minster Mill 3.6 km away
- The White Hart 4.1 km away
Sights nearby
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St Kenelm's Church, Minster Lovell
Sight · Church · The Oxfordshire Cotswolds
St Kenelm's is the church beside the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall on the Windrush: rebuilt in the mid fifteenth century, probably by William, Lord Lovell, with a vaulted crossing under its central tower and an alabaster tomb thought to be his. Grade I; open daily.
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Butter Cross, Witney
Sight · Historic building · Witney
The Butter Cross is Witney's open market house in the Market Square, built soon after 1606 on 13 stone pillars, probably round an older cross, with a clock turret and sundial added in 1683 by William Blake of Cogges. Grade II* and scheduled; free to walk under.
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St Mary's Church, Cogges
Sight · Church · Witney
St Mary's at Cogges, across the Windrush from Witney, is a Grade I church of the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, once shared with a small priory, with an octagonal-topped tower, a chapel frieze of stone musicians and the busts of the Blake family.
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St Mary's Church, Witney
Sight · Church · Witney
St Mary the Virgin is Witney's cross-shaped parish church at the south end of Church Green, rebuilt in the thirteenth century around a central tower and broach spire, with a late Norman porch and a fine fourteenth-century north transept. Grade I; open daily.