Something of an institution, the pub, one of a handful claiming to be the oldest in Oxford, has been on this site since 1607, the king in question being James l. It’s owned by Wadham College, whose students live on the upper floors. There are five rooms, the larger areas containing tables; the pub is usually very busy, but the quieter and most atmospheric areas are the panelled back bar and the “office”, with its real fire and leather sofas. Until 1973 a small bar with the entrance in Holywell Street was 'Gentlemen Only'. The outside seating is a few picnic tables on the pavement at the front. Opens at 9 for breakfast and licensed from 11.