Eat and drink · Edgehill and Radway
The Castle at Edgehill
A pub and restaurant in the castellated 18th-century tower on top of Edgehill, above the 1642 battlefield, with Hook Norton ales, large gardens, five en-suite rooms and a gin school in the tower.
Family-friendly · Wedding venues
The one pub here you would plan a day around: a mock castle on the ridge, directly above the battlefield, with gardens, Hook Norton ales and a kitchen that changes its menu about every ten weeks. Pair it with the battlefield, or stay over. Food breaks in the afternoon on weekdays, and Sundays finish early.
- Good: Built about a century after the 1642 battle, on the spot said to mark where the King raised his standard
- Good: Hand-pulled Hook Norton cask ales, and a Sunday roast
- Good: Five en-suite rooms, two of them taking dogs at £20 a night each
- Good: Gin school at the top of the tower: tastings from £20
- Worth knowing: Kitchen shut between 2.30pm and 5pm on weekdays; Sunday food ends at 5.30pm
- Worth knowing: The site does not say whether dogs may come into the pub, so ask
About
The Castle at Edgehill is a pub and restaurant in a castellated tower on the ridge at Edgehill, run by Freespirit Pubs. Sanderson Miller built the tower about a century after the battle of 23 October 1642, modelling it on Guy's Tower at Warwick Castle. It is said to stand where Charles I raised his standard before the fighting; treat that as tradition. The Edgehill battlefield lies below.
The bar pulls Hook Norton cask ales, with a log fire and a snug indoors and large landscaped gardens outside. The kitchen writes seasonal menus that change about every ten weeks, and does a Sunday roast, weekend breakfasts and afternoon tea on weekdays if you give a day's notice. There is a children's menu. The menus are posted as PDFs on the site, so read them for prices before you go.
Of the five en-suite rooms, Kings and Prince Rupert have four-poster beds in the tower, and the Cromwell Suite adds a lounge with a sofa bed. Sir Jacob Astley sleeps three, across from the main building. Sir Edmund Verney has a ground-floor wet room, the pub says, although its terms also say all the bedrooms are upstairs, so ring first if you need level access. On weekdays breakfast is continental in the room, with cooked breakfast £16.95 extra after 10am. At weekends a cooked breakfast is included.
Pinnock Distillery works at the top of the tower, where you can make your own gin on a small copper still or simply taste the range. The pub is also a licensed wedding venue, named best small wedding venue in the Cotswolds at the Cotswolds Weddings Awards 2024.
Opening hours and season
Food served
| Monday | 12:00 to 14:30, 17:00 to 20:30 |
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| Tuesday | 12:00 to 14:30, 17:00 to 20:30 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 14:30, 17:00 to 20:30 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 14:30, 17:00 to 20:30 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 14:30, 17:00 to 20:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 to 10:30, 12:00 to 20:30 |
| Sunday | 09:00 to 10:30, 12:00 to 17:30 |
The bar opens at 8am on weekdays and 9am at weekends, and closes at 6pm on Sundays; the site gives no other closing time. Afternoon tea is Monday to Friday, 3pm to 5pm, with 24 hours' notice.
The details
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 5
- Check-in
- 3pm to 9pm; to 7pm on Sunday
- Check-out
- Before 10.30am
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Real ale · Restaurant · Bar · Open fire · Views · Dogs in rooms · Private dining · Events and meetings
- History
- Tower built about 100 years after the 1642 battle, by Sanderson Miller
Photos
The tower from the air 
A bedroom in the castle 
A blue bedroom 
Dessert with the view from Edgehill
Location
Places to stay nearby
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The Castle at Edgehill
Pubs · Edgehill and Radway
A pub and restaurant in the castellated 18th-century tower on top of Edgehill, above the 1642 battlefield, with Hook Norton ales, large gardens, five en-suite rooms and a gin school in the tower.
Family-friendly · Wedding venues
Verified Nov 2026
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Upton House and Gardens 1.8 km away
- The National Herb Centre, Warmington 3.9 km away
- The Bell, Shenington 4.5 km away
- Burton Dassett Hills Country Park 5.1 km away
Sights nearby
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Edge Hill viewpoint
Sight · Viewpoint · Edgehill and Radway
The long view from the top of Edge Hill, north-west of Banbury, across the plain where the Battle of Edgehill was fought in 1642. There is no signed viewpoint: the ridge road, the footpaths and the garden of a 1740s sham castle are how you see it.
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Edgehill battlefield
Sight · Monument · Edgehill and Radway
The first pitched battle of the English Civil War was fought below Edge Hill on 23 October 1642. Most of the field is now closed Ministry of Defence land, so you see it from the ridge and from a roadside memorial stone. Registered by Historic England.