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White Horse

52 Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3BB
Telephone(01865) 204801
Real AleQuiet PubFamily FriendlyLunchtime MealsSmoking
Opening times: Mon 15:00-23:00; Tue–Sun 12:00-23:00
Regular beers: Black Sheep Best Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord

See more about this pub on WhatPub, CAMRA's national pub guide.

Another famous old Oxford pub, squeezed in between the two entrances to the Norrington Room of Blackwell’s bookshop, and opposite the Sheldonian Theatre. Dating from the 16th century and Grade II listed (though it has been modified over time), it justiably claims to be Oxford’s smallest pub. There are a couple of seats outside for smokers, and the entrance to the pub is down three steps into a low, narrow room with panelled walls and a long bar. At the rear is a tiny snug, a raised area with one large table. The size of the pub means it doesn’t take many people to fill it, and it always seems to be busy. Famous for its role in the Morse series, it was also frequented by Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton. Under new ownership from September 2021.