Eat and drink
The Hare and Hounds, Wardington
A Hook Norton pub on Edgcote Lane in Wardington, near Cropredy, with a large beer garden suited to small children and courtyard tables. Booking is advised for the Sunday roast. Camper vans stay free in the car park if you book in for a meal.
Family-friendly
Good for a family summer lunch, with a large garden that the pub says suits small children, and rare in offering camper vans a free night when they eat. Booking is advised for the Sunday roast. The hours here are the pub’s own; ring before making a special trip in winter.
- Good: Hook Norton Brewery pub
- Good: Large beer garden suitable for small children, and courtyard tables
- Good: Camper vans stay free when booked in for a meal
- Good: Sunday roasts, from £19.99 for a full plate when we checked
- Worth knowing: Closed on Mondays, and evenings only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Worth knowing: Food stops at 3pm on Sundays and the pub shuts at 5pm
About
The Hare and Hounds is a Hook Norton pub on Edgcote Lane in Wardington, a couple of miles from Cropredy. It has a large beer garden, which it says is suitable for small children, courtyard tables and a car park, and camper vans can stay free when they book in for a meal.
The listed hours have food from Tuesday evening, with lunch and supper from Thursday to Saturday and roasts on Sunday from noon to 3pm. When we checked, a full plate roast was £19.99 and a children’s size £9.95, and the pub says booking is always advised. Ring first to check hours in winter. The Greenhouse Cafe is close by for a daytime stop.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Tue 17, 17:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 17:00 to 22:00 | 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 17:00 to 22:00 | 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 17:00 | 12:00 to 15:00 |
Food served: The pub’s published hours; ring to check in winter.
The details
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Parking · Real ale · Bar
- Parking
- A car park, where camper vans stay free when booked in for a meal.
Photos
The pub from the road in 2024 Photo: Bikeboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
The Hare and Hounds from the junction in 2021 Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Places to stay nearby
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Greenhouse Cafe, Wardington 1.0 km away
- The Griffin Inn, Chipping Warden 2.2 km away
- The Brasenose Arms, Cropredy 2.4 km away
- The George and Dragon, Chacombe 3.1 km away
Sights nearby
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Cropredy Bridge battlefield
Sight · Monument · Cropredy
The registered battlefield of 29 June 1644, where Charles I's army beat Sir William Waller's across the Cherwell meadows at Cropredy. Farmland now, seen from the bridge, public footpaths and the Battlefields Trust's trail.
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Arbury Banks, Chipping Warden
Sight · Hill fort or barrow · Chipping Warden
The low bank of a probable Iron Age enclosure, and the ridge and furrow around it, on a hill south-west of Chipping Warden. A scheduled monument on private farmland, mostly ploughed, seen from public footpaths nearby.
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Cropredy Bridge
Sight · Bridge · Cropredy
The bridge over the River Cherwell at Cropredy, north of Banbury, where a royalist army beat Sir William Waller on 29 June 1644. This is a 1937 rebuild faced in old Hornton stone, with an inscription on its south side. Free to see at any time.