Vale of White Horse
The Plum Pudding

The Plum Pudding

44 High Street, Vale Of White Horse, United Kingdom, OX14 4EJ, Vale of White Horse

Pub • Beer • Salads • Drinks


"My partner and I, along with some family, stayed at the Plum Pudding in September 2023 whilst attending a wedding nearby. The rooms were fantastic and the best rooms I've stayed in within a pub. Our room was clean, and fresh, and looked new. The en suite bathroom was a good size, excellent powerful shower, with toiletries too. The bed was comfortable and of good quality. There was a kettle, coffee machine and mini fridge in the room, which was stocked with items for a continental breakfast including croissants, cheeses, fruit, fresh milk, orange juice, bottled still and sparkling water, and a selection of sliced meats which was a superb touch. A brilliant location for us, but also a lovely area. We have eaten at the Plum Pudding previously with family and the food and service was fantastic, though we didn't eat on this occasion. There is also a separate entrance to the rooms, and so returning after the pub closed was not an issue. All the staff we encountered were very friendly, including the brunette lady cleaning the rooms in the morning, asking us how our stay was. It was incredibly hot weather during our stay due to the 30°C heatwave, but we had fans in the room, and the staff did what they could to keep the rooms cool prior to our arrival, and despite the heat we slept very well. Overall, a fabulous place to stay, and we would highly recommend to those considering it."

George And Dragon

George And Dragon

United Kingdom, OX14 4NJ, Vale of White Horse

Pubs • Fish • British • Chicken


"We walked to Sutton Courtenay from Abingdon with the intention of having lunch at the George and Dragon, whiuch we remembered from our last visit some years ago as a pleasant country pub with a modest but well thought out menu. How times change. Before we set out, we checked the website. It was distinctly unhelpful. It directed us to a Facebook page for the menu. We found the page, but there was no menu. Nothing daunted, we set out on our walk. We arrived at the pub, and were encouraged by the large chalkboards displayed on the forecourt. These informed us several times over that the kitchen was now open, serving home cooked food. We entered, and our hearts sank. In one bar, there was a solitary customer and a large screen blaring out daytime television. In the other, dominated by a garish gaming machine, tables were set out, but there was no sign of any other customers or staff. Another chalkboard behind the bar set out a not very enterprisng menu. By this time, we were wondering whether we really wanted to lunch in such a lack lustre establishment. Luckily, the decision was taken out of our hands. A woman, presumably the landlady, swept through, pausing only to say sorry, kitchen 's closed, chef ' 's not well . We were not even invited to order drinks. We left, and took our custom to the Swan, one of the other two pubs in the village. By contrast to our dismal experience of the George and Dragon, this proved to be everything we could have wished for. We shall post a separate review on Tripadvisor."