Live Music — Pubs in Banbury
Discover live music pubs in Banbury. Browse our directory to find the perfect pub.
Found 14 live music pubs in Banbury
Swan
3 South Bar, Banbury OX16 9AA
17th century ironstone building just a few yards from Banbury Cross. A single room pub often featuring live music, or major sports on several screens. There is a small outside drinking area beside the pub. The bar has two handpumps serving ales from the locality, often featuring a Purity beer. It is possible to park outside the pub, but these are council run parking bays and are 'pay and display' until 7pm
Mill Arts Centre
Canal Wharf, Banbury OX16 5QE
The Millstream Bar is in the main theatre, music and arts venue on the canalside in Banbury town centre. Always open to the public, but can be very busy when there is a gig or show in the theatre space. Please note that Sunday hours are not fixed. 4 handpumps adorn the bar: 3 for ale (often local) and 1 for a real cider.
Olde Reine Deer Inn
47 Parsons Street, Banbury OX16 5NA
Traditional old English pub which first became an inn in 1570, featuring original wood panelling dating from the English Civil War. It is reported to be the location where Cromwell's men met to plan the Battle of Edge Hill and the siege of Banbury Castle. The pub features many items of interest including a large selection of pub jugs and other brewery artefacts. Food is served at lunchtimes & evenings, see the blackboard for good -value meals. There is a wide range of Hook Norton Beers available, including seasonal beers and craft ales. A pub quiz is held each Thursday night and there is a Blues Club on the first Sunday of every month.
Wheatsheaf
68 George Street, Banbury OX16 5BH
Early 18th-centruy stone built pub in the centre of Banbury with a reputation as a live music venue. Now serving a real ale, which is often Wadworth 6X.
Easington
135 Bloxham Road, Banbury OX16 9JU
Recently refurbished, welcoming, spacious road house in the Ember Inns stable. Good value food is available all day and there is a quiet dining space where families are welcome. The drinking area is subdivided into alcoves which gives more of a multi-room feel to the space. Eight ales are normally available from eleven handpumps, and are available to 'try before you buy'. Monday night is Cask night, offering discounted ales, and weekly quizzes are also held. An ATM is available.
Wine Vaults
5-6 Parsons Street, Banbury OX16 5LW
Eighteenth-century ironstone pub situated close to the marketplace on the pedestrianised Parsons Street.
Dog & Gun
6 North Bar Street, Banbury OX16 0TB
Eighteenth-century ironstone pub opposite the church and close to the Cross in the heart of Banbury.
Barley Mow
Warwick Road, Banbury OX16 1SS
Lying beside the Banbury to Warwick road, this is a large family-dining-style pub. Essentially a single space, but broken up into different areas, with a pool table to the right, dining to the left and a drinking area in front of the bar.
Banbury Cross
7 Butchers Row, Banbury OX16 5JH
The pub is situated in the centre of the pedestrianised shopping district, nice and convenient for shops, banks etc. The pub is a large main bar, offering multi-screen sports, pool and darts, as well as a wide selection of wines, spirits, hot and cold soft drinks and Wells and Youngs traditional real ales. To the rear of the main bar is a delightful courtyard, far from the hustle and bustle of the main shopping areas only yards away - a great place to stop in for a quiet drink or a coffee to break up your day. Home to Banbury Folk Club every Wednesday
White Horse
50-52 North Bar Street, Banbury OX16 0TH
Eileen and Ken have been at the White Horse since April 2015 and have made it into the community pub Banbury needs. There are always at least five hand pumps in use with a range of styles and strengths for the discerning drinker. Friday nights are always busy with a local band playing, the rest of the week the most noise comes from the buzz of conversation . The pub hosts regular beer festivals at Easter.
Musketeer
Ruscote Avenue, Banbury OX16 2NZ
Modern pub with small motel block adjacent on the edge of a housing estate and close to the out-of-town retail and industrial parks. Refurbished in late 2015, real ale has reappeared after a few years absence.
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54-56 Parsons Street, Banbury OX16 5NB
Opened in late 2010 as a vintage-furnished 'boutique bar' and music venue. Ale has occasionally featured on the bar but is currently unavailable.
Chatsworth
Chatsworth Drive, Banbury OX16 9YJ
Following a substantive refirbishment The Chatsworth (formerly the Cock Horse) re-opened in November 2019. With a extensive menu, a wide range of beers, including 3 Hand Pumps (and Beavertown Neck Oil on tap), a range of seating areas, including TV areas and a pool table this Gamechanger Pub Co operation aims to be very much a community hub.
Coach & Horses
Butchers Row, Banbury OX16 5JH
This Hook Norton house just off the marketplace in the centre of Banbury. Was a former coaching inn, but now lies in a pedestrianised area.