Eat and drink
The Norman Knight, Whichford
A pub with rooms in a restored former bakery at Whichford, serving seasonal British food and well-kept ales, with four rooms, five cabins, supper clubs, live music on Saturdays and a monthly car rally in summer.
A lively village pub that gives you a reason to visit on a quiet evening: supper clubs, canapé nights, free films and Saturday music. It is open all day, every day, with four rooms and five cabins, so it suits a night away. The site lists no dishes or prices, so read the menu PDF first.
- Good: Open daily from 11am to 11pm
- Good: Four rooms and five cabins, with breakfast included
- Good: Supper clubs, film nights and live music on Saturdays until Christmas
- Good: Sunday roast every week
- Worth knowing: No room prices on the site, and only some rooms take dogs
- Worth knowing: Many events are ticketed, so book early
About
The Norman Knight is in the village of Whichford, in a restored former bakery. It calls itself a classic Cotswold pub with rooms, and serves seasonal British food and well-kept ales from 11am to 11pm every day. Its site links to The Crown at Church Enstone and The Kingham Plough.
Sample menus change with the seasons, and they are PDFs, so we have not listed dishes. There is a Sunday roast every week, private dining and festive feasting for groups of 10 or more in December.
Staying over means one of four rooms in the main building or five cabins just beyond it, with breakfast included and served in the pub. The pub says some rooms are dog friendly. Rates come through the booking page.
The events calendar is the draw. When we checked, the rest of 2026 had a canapés and wine evening at £45 on 18 November, a free film in the Garden Room on 30 November, an Italian supper club at £65 on 3 December, live music from 4pm to 6pm every Saturday until Christmas, and a ticketed New Year's Eve party. The site gives the New Year's Eve ticket as £95 on one page and £120 on another, so check the price when you book. From April to September, the Whichford TT car rally gathers every third Thursday.
The Straw Kitchen at Whichford Pottery is in the same village for a daytime meal.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 to 23:00 |
The details
- Food
- Modern British
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 9
- Features
- Bar · Restaurant · Real ale · Live music · Private dining · Events and meetings
Photos
The cabins in the meadow 
The fireplace 
Inside a cabin 
Lunch at the table
Location
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Verified Nov 2026
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Straw Kitchen, Whichford 0.2 km away
- The Still House Café, Stourton 2.4 km away
- The Red Lion, Long Compton 3.5 km away
- The Malthouse Kitchen, Hook Norton 3.5 km away
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Whichford Wood
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Rollright Stones
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