Recommend a Cotswolds pub for lunch

[DocArbathnot]

Hi all P/H bon Viveurs

I'm picking up a car (seondhand but new to me) on Saturday from near Tewksbury. Mrs Doc will be coming along for the ride so fancy a nice lunch. We will be cutting diagonally across the Cotswolds on the A46 heading back to Warwick.

Any recommendations?

Edited by DocArbathnot on Thursday 15th August 18:39

[jamesc_1729]

Hi

I live in cheltenham and work in tewkesbury, however my folks live in the midlands so I am very well travelled in that direction.

What I would politely suggest is: from tewkesbury a better driving experience (particularly in a new car and also if the weather is good) is the fosse way which runs parallel with the a46. It also to my mind offers better pubs as there aren't any I can think of on the a46.

So take the b4077 from the a46 ashchurch roundabout across to stow. You could stop off at The Plough in Ford for lunch, or go over to The Fox in Oddington, or stay on the main road for any of the pubs in stow or moreton in marsh (swan, bell). There is also the halford inn at halford. From here you just drive up the fosse way to leamington, enjoying the countryside and your new car!

The above should give you a lovely run home and much nicer pubs than staying on the a46. I have cycled the fosse from Cirencester to leicester (79 miles!) and it is my favourite road in the uk - I used to drive my Elise down it at midnight with the roof off home from my parents.

James

Edited by jamesc_1729 on Thursday 15th August 21:02

[DocArbathnot]

jamesc_1729 said:

Hi

I live in cheltenham and work in tewkesbury, however my folks live in the midlands so I am very well travelled in that direction.

What I would politely suggest is: from tewkesbury a better driving experience (particularly in a new car and also if the weather is good) is the fosse way which runs parallel with the a46. It also to my mind offers better pubs as there aren't any I can think of on the a46.

So take the b4077 from the a46 ashchurch roundabout across to stow. You could stop off at The Plough in Ford for lunch, or go over to The Fox in Oddington, or stay on the main road for any of the pubs in stow or moreton in marsh (swan, bell). There is also the halford inn at halford. From here you just drive up the fosse way to leamington, enjoying the countryside and your new car!

The above should give you a lovely run home and much nicer pubs than staying on the a46. I have cycled the fosse from Cirencester to leicester (79 miles!) and it is my favourite road in the uk - I used to drive my Elise down it at midnight with the roof off home from my parents.

James

Edited by jamesc_1729 on Thursday 15th August 21:02

Thanks James

Sound advice

[JABB]

Or if you want a really good pub, Camra pub of the year Warwickshire, cross the fosse and go to Whichford to The Norman Knight.
Then pop on up the A3400 to Warwick

[Granville]

cut across country and try here

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/post.asp?h=0&am...

Fantastic roads, fantastic food

[DocArbathnot]

Thanks, we went to the Plough @ Ford good pub grub (not gastro'd). Very busy Mrs Doc had smoked trout I had ham egg and chips.