Harcourt Arms

Not to be confused with the pub of the same name in nearby Stanton Harcourt, this wet-led pub is in Oxford's atmospheric Jericho district, less than a mile from the centre, behind the Phoenix cinema. Log fires in winter are particularly welcoming, and it's the sort of pub where you can easily fall into conversation or have a quiet drink on your own. Seating is on couches, pews or at tables, with French-themed art prints and posters decorating the walls.