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“This 17th-century inn offers the best of all worlds: a rural setting on the edge of a classically good-looking Cotswold village; a cosy-contemporary interior with a bar much loved by locals (the owners even produce their own beer); very highly rated food; and relaxingly stylish bedrooms.”
— The Telegraph
“While Oxford is currently bursting at the seams with fantastic new restaurants and places to eat, it was an easy decision to make… for me there was only one contender.”
— Oxford Times in awarding The Killingworth Castle ‘Restaurant of the Year’
“A charming 17th century coaching inn in the heart of the Cotswolds, with a huge garden and stylish yet comfy rooms… Managing to blend the contemporary with the traditional, the Killingworth feels both cosy and luxurious.”
— Hotel of the Week - Sunday Mirror
“Tuck into the sea bream with mash, samphire, fennel and tomato and you’ll never be content with a ploughman’s again.”
— Stylist Magazine
“When Killingworth Castle first opened in 2012. Word spread fast that there was somewhere new, somewhere different, somewhere brilliant, somewhere affordable to eat. The great and the good flocked from far and wide.”
— Oxford Mail
“There are too many places that just do a roast like it’s a burden rather than an event that should be remembered, so when someone takes a roast to the next level it is hugely refreshing.”
— The Cotswolds Gentleman
“A beautiful pub in a beautiful village that puts good food and a good time as the top priorities - this is a place to remember - and a reminder of why pubs are so ace.”
— Crumbs Magazine
“Facing fields on the edge of honey-stone Wootton, the pub exudes rural tranquillity... It’s rustic-sleek with exposed-stone arches, wood floors, crackling fires and a long bar that is a very much a haunt of locals.”
— The Telegraph
“Country classic with fabulous food and rooms, ace beers and happy staff. Can I make a block booking?”
— Oxford Times
“A sprint from London: a Cotswolds pub modernised with sympathy and care. Happy staff, top local ales, the best chips in Oxfordshire and set lunch a steal.”
— Alastair Sawday - food critic
“You can instantly tell when the owners of a pub love what they do. It’s the little details: the Alan Partridge quotes on the wine list, the proud, hand painted signage and quirky earthenware crockery.”
— Crumbs Magazine