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Eat and drink
The Brave Old Oak, Towcester
A town-centre pub on Watling Street, Towcester, in what it calls a 300-year-old building, open daily from 11am, with dogs welcome in the bar. Food stops early, at 7pm most days, so it suits a late lunch or an early supper before the drive back from Silverstone.
Dog-friendly
A characterful old building on the main street, useful for a pint or a late lunch if you are in Towcester for the racecourse or Silverstone. Take the food hours seriously: the kitchen closes at 7pm, and the Monday entry on the site is plainly a mistake. Its pages mention no rooms, whatever older directories say.
- Good: A building the pub calls 300 years old, with much of its original architecture
- Good: Open every day from 11am
- Good: Dogs welcome in the bar
- Worth knowing: Food ends at 7pm, and 5pm on Sundays
- Worth knowing: Monday food hours on the site are garbled: ring
- Worth knowing: No rooms and no parking on its pages
About
The Brave Old Oak is on Watling Street in Towcester, in a 300-year-old building that the pub says keeps much of its original architecture. It is open from 11am every day, and dogs are welcome in the bar. The pub mentions its nearness to Towcester racecourse, and the Saracens Head is on the same road.
Food runs from 11am to 7pm from Tuesday to Saturday and to 5pm on Sunday. Christmas Day and festive menus are on sale for 2026. The pub lists a beer garden, a real fire in the bar, high chairs and baby changing. Silverstone is a short drive away.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 16, 11:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 11:00 to 22:00 | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:00 to 22:00 | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 to 22:00 | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00 to 22:00 | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 to 23:00 | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 to 23:00 | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 to 22:00 | 11:00 to 17:00 |
Food served: Monday hours are unclear on the pub's site: ring.
The details
- Features
- Bar · Dogs inside
Photos
The front on Watling Street 
The pub sign in 2016 Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Places to stay nearby
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The Saracens Head, Towcester
Inn
A 21-bedroom Greene King inn on Watling Street in Towcester, about 5 miles by road from Silverstone, with a car park, breakfast from 7am and meals until 9pm. Dogs may come in the bar but not the rooms.
Verified Nov 2026
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Travelodge Towcester Silverstone
Hotel
A budget chain hotel on the A43 Towcester bypass, about 4.6 miles by road from Silverstone, with pet-friendly and accessible rooms and limited free parking. There is no restaurant. Race-week rates are not published.
Dog-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
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Windmill Farm Campsite
Camping · Silverstone
A family campsite on a working beef and sheep farm between Silverstone and Whittlebury, about 15 minutes' walk from Copse Corner, for the Grand Prix and MotoGP. It charges per person by arrival day, from £70 to £130 for an adult in 2027, with no dogs.
Verified Nov 2026
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Saracens Head, Towcester 0.1 km away
- Travelodge Towcester Silverstone 1.2 km away
- Windmill Farm Campsite 4.9 km away
- Silverstone Farm Campsite 5.0 km away