Pubs in Wantage
Discover the best pubs and bars in Wantage. Browse opening hours, menus, events, and more.
Found 12 pubs in Wantage
Abingdon Arms
87 Grove St, Wantage OX12 7BH
A slightly out of town locals' local with darts, dominoes, children's garden and a spacious car park. Architectural merit in living quarters. Former Greene King pub, now owned by Hawthorn Leisure, under new management.
Bear Hotel
Market Place, Wantage OX12 8AB
Old traditional coaching inn on the Market Square, served by a single long downstairs bar, with a few tables outside in the covered cobbled passage once used by the horses. Acquired by Arkell's in 2006, the pub has undergone an extensive refurbishment. Food good value, arrives via a devoted small lift. Disabled access. No parking available. Groups, for example, walkers, should call before arrival.
Bell
38 Market Pl, Wantage OX12 8AH
Town centre pub providing panoramic views of Wantage citizens going about their business. Formerly two separate bars, these were opened out a few years ago to create a very long single bar, partitioned into three eating and drinking areas. The emphasis is now definitely on restaurant rather than pub trade. Also features live bands.
Blue Boar
4 Newbury St, Wantage OX12 8BS
Favourite, raucous haunt of the town's young people. Adjoining barn houses a full size American pool table and games. New manager plans to have up to three real ales from Greene King available in future.
Cellar Bar (Bentleys) Post Office Vaults
Market Pl, Wantage OX12 8AT
Formerly the cellar of the pub, the Post Office Vaults, now closed and turned into a small shopping complex. Access to this brick-built cellar is down a steep flight of steps from street level. Ceiling height is seven feet and less in places, with painted beams. Bare stone floors, painted floorboards and walls decked with reproductions of old 20th century adverts complete the decor. TV and juke box compete for the loudest noise, but the highlight of the pub is the Pronto! lottery system. Bar food on Sundays.
King Alfred's Head
31 Market Place, Wantage OX12 8AH
This listed pub has an attractive frontage just off the Market Place. ideally placed for relaxing after shopping, while admiring the variety of ancient architecture which makes up Wantage town centre. Inside is spacious; unusually, the open-plan design has been reversed by adding some internal divisions; the rear, once a car park, is now a large courtyard garden. The pub serves excellent, freshly made food using local produce where possible and holds barbecues at weekends throughout the summer.
Kings Arms
39 Wallingford Street, Wantage OX12 8AU
This friendly, open-plan pub with polished wooden floors and panelling has been transformed by the owners, Oak Taverns, giving it a new lease of life. Six handpumps now adorn the bar, serving constantly changing beers. Six ciders are also available. There is a large, grassy, sloping garden at the rear, with tables for drinkers. An on-site microbrewery to be called the Wantage Brewery is planned which is hoped will commence brewing in the near future.
Lamb
59 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AB
A 17th-century inn near to the mill, it is the second oldest building in Wantage after the Parish Church and is the only thatched building in the town. The pub has never been sold and has had only two landlords in the last fifty years. It has now been extended at the rear and serves an extensive range of pub food, freshly made, using local suppliers. A family pub which extends a warm and friendly welcome to all.
Lord Nelson
78 Charlton Rd, Wantage OX12 8HL
Situated on a roundabout on the A417, about 2/3 of a mile to the east of the town centre, the Lord Nelson is branded as a 'Hungry Horse' outlet by Greene King and consists of a large, open plan split-level restaurant grafted on to the original building. It is primarily a cheap and cheerful eatery, with a comfortable bar area reached down a flight of stairs. However, the disabled are well catered for, being provided with a wheelchair lift to get from one level to another. The beer range remains the same, normally there are no guests but it does compete on price. Large parking area.
Royal Oak
Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DF
Thriving corner pub near the civic hall, with two bars and a landlord who loves beer (and whiskies; the stock will satisfy any connoisseur). Above the bar in the lounge are over two hundred real ale pumpclips representing a selection of beers served over the years, hiding an intricate wrought iron structure of intertwined oak leaves and acorns. Framed photographs of various ships bearing the Royal Oak name adorn the walls, as do many CAMRA and other awards, including White Horse and Central Southern Region CAMRA Pub of the Year for 1998, 2008 and 2009, Branch Pub of the Year again in both 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2017 and National CAMRA Pub of the Year, Cider Pub Of The Year runners up in 2010 and Cider Pub of the Year in 2011 and 2012. The smaller public bar, more popular with the younger crowd, contains more Royal Oak memorabilia and other naval references, also table football. Both bars have dart boards. All beers are available via gravity. A variety of draught ciders and perrys are available. The Royal Oak has appeared in almost all of the Good Beer Guides since the present landlord took over in the 1980s including 2021 edition. Currently only opening restricted hours, contact pub for information.
Shoulder of Mutton
38 Wallingford Street, Wantage OX12 8AX
Friendly and popular Victorian corner pub a short walk from the town centre, with 5 constantly changing beers on handpump to suit all tastes, whether expert or novice. The interior has been recently redesigned to allow greater space for customers and has reopened following the extensive yet sympathetic refurbishment, including an outdoor drinking area. A former local, county and regional CAMRA Pub of the Year, it has also had many entries in GBG's past, including 2021.
Swan
28 Market Place, Wantage OX12 8AE
Vibrant, young people's pub often featuring live music. The long front bar has pleasant views of the local church. Due to some major brewery changes, there are now beverages offered that no other pubs offer in Wantage, including a varied range of cask ales. A Happy Hour operates from 2pm to 8pm daily and all day Sunday on cask beers. At least three draught ciders are served.