Eat and drink
The Plough, Bodicote
A Wadworth village pub on Bodicote High Street, about two miles south of Banbury centre, with real ales, a garden, a pub menu with small plates and sourdough sandwiches, and Sunday roasts.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
A close-to-town pub run by John and Jen, with Wadworth ales, a garden, and a menu of pub favourites at ordinary prices. A two-mile hop from Banbury makes it an easy Sunday roast. It is closed on Mondays, and the kitchen breaks between lunch and evening.
- Good: Roasts from £15.95 for nut roast to £19.95 for beef or lamb
- Good: Dogs welcome and a garden, the brewery says
- Good: Children's menu, with children's roasts from £7
- Good: About two miles south of Banbury centre
- Worth knowing: Closed Monday; Sunday food ends at 5pm
- Worth knowing: The site lists rooms but its room link is not working, so we have not listed them
About
The Plough is at 9 High Street in Bodicote, about two miles south of Banbury centre. It is a Wadworth pub, run by John and Jen, and the brewery's page calls it cosy and friendly. The bar has Wadworth ale along with other real ales, wines and spirits, and the brewery also lists it in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, without a year.
The menu covers small plates such as a handmade Scotch egg at £7.95, sourdough sandwiches and wraps from £9.95, and mains including beer-battered haddock at £16.95, Tuscan chicken at £16.95 and a beef burger at £17.50. Vegetarian dishes are marked. The menu page carries no date, so treat the prices as what we read on 4 November 2026.
On Sundays the kitchen serves roast chicken at £16.95, pork belly at £17.95, lamb or sirloin at £19.95 and a nut roast at £15.95, with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, red cabbage, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy. There is a children's menu with roasts from £7.
The Wadworth page lists a garden and calls the pub dog-friendly. The pub takes bookings for weddings, christenings and birthdays by email. It tells visitors to follow Facebook and Instagram for events, and the site's own table and room buttons were not working when we looked. From Bodicote, Adderbury is the next village south.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Tue 17, 12:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 19:00 | 12:00 to 17:00 |
Food served: Closed Monday.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Vegetarian dishes · Children's menu
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Real ale · Bar · Events and meetings
Photos
The bar 
The dining room 
The courtyard garden 
Wadworth ales on the bar
Location
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