Oxford CAMRA’s City Pub of the Year 2014 and 2016, and again in 2019. It is a fantastic free house and a shining example of how a community pub should be run. The Meeson family have made this pub a focal point locally, offering a great range of beers, including some from their own brewery, Old Bog, named after the outhouse behind the pub, sadly not brewing at the moment. There are several sports teams (darts, aunt sally, bar billiards), and at the back of the garden there is a large function room, which is available for hire, and is also the venue for the annual Headington beer festival, normally held the first weekend in September. As well as the large garden, there is a heated decking area which can be used all year round. To complete the picture, there is sky sports on the numerous but not intrusive televisions, and other events such as meat raffles and quiz nights are as popular as ever. If you’re visiting Oxford, don’t leave until you’ve been here; the journey out from the centre is worth every penny!