Inn · Witney
Old Swan
A 15th-century pub with rooms at Minster Lovell, sister to Minster Mill, three miles west of Witney, serving food every day from noon to 9pm.
Dog-friendly
The pub-with-rooms half of Minster Mill, with beams, a snug and food all day, and the hall ruins a short walk away.
- Good: Food every day, midday to 9pm
- Good: Sunday roast from noon to 5pm
- Good: Terrace and garden games, with Aunt Sally
- Good: Children's menu
- Worth knowing: Booked through Minster Mill's website
About
The Old Swan is a pub with rooms in a fifteenth-century building at Minster Lovell, about three miles west of Witney. It is the sister of Minster Mill, just across the way, and shares its website and booking.
The rooms are in the pub and around it: classic, superior and deluxe rooms, many with oak beams and some with four-poster beds, a garden suite, and Swan Cottage, which has three double bedrooms for a family or friends. Rooms come with Nespresso coffee, tea, fresh milk and free wifi, and the classic rooms with robes and slippers. Minster Mill gives check-in from 3pm and check-out by 11am, with a free car park. Dogs are welcome in designated dog-friendly rooms at £25 a dog a night; ring ahead to arrange one, and ask whether it can be at the Old Swan.
Food runs every day from midday to 9pm: traditional British and Cotswold pub dishes, a children's menu, and a roast on Sundays from noon to 5pm. There is a snug, a dining room and a terrace, with Aunt Sally and giant chess in the garden.
The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall and St Kenelm's Church are at the end of the village street, and the Minster Lovell, Crawley and the Windrush walk starts close by, which makes it a good lunch stop as well as a place to stay.
Opening hours and season
Food served
| Monday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 21:00 |
Sunday roast menu 12 to 5.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Garden or terrace · Wi-Fi
- History
- 15th-century building
Photos
The Old Swan, Minster Lovell 
A four-poster room 
A cottage sitting room 
The garden suite
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Minster Mill
- Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote 0.4 km away
- The White Hart 0.6 km away
- The Three Horseshoes, Asthall 3.1 km away
Sights nearby
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River Windrush
Sight · River · The Oxfordshire Cotswolds
The River Windrush rises on the high wolds of Gloucestershire and runs south-east through Naunton, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Minster Lovell and Witney to join the Thames at Newbridge. Public footpaths follow much of it, and eight of our walks meet it.
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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, Swinbrook
Sight · Church · Burford
St Mary's in Swinbrook, near Burford, is a medieval church by the Windrush with the stacked Fettiplace effigies in its chancel and, in the churchyard, the graves of four Mitford sisters, Nancy, Pamela, Diana and Unity; their parents lie there too. Open daily. Grade II*.