This pub-crawl via RH Transport is suitable for both real ale and real cider
fans as the bus route passes by three North Oxon CAMRA award-winning pubs all
of which serve real cider. A forth pub in Chipping Norton also serves real
cider. This crawl requires you to purchase a single ticket for each section
of your journey. You will need to buy 4 separate tickets for a total cost of
£7.80.
| 1312 : |
Leave Chipping Norton, West Street (by Katherine House). You should get to
Charlbury at 1328. Get off in the centre of the village right outside the Bell
Hotel for a short walk back to the Rose
and Crown. |
| 1428 : |
Leave Charlbury from outside the Bell again*. When you buy your ticket to
Finstock ask to be let off by the Plough.
If the driver's miserable and won't the nearest proper stop is only a two minute
walk from the pub.
Note:
*When leaving Charlbury, be aware that buses toward both Witney and Chipping
Norton pick up from the same stop. |
| 1533 : |
Leave Finstock from the nearest stop (a two minute walk in the Witney direction).
You'll get to Hailey at 1539. Get off at the first stop as you enter the village.
Cross the road and head immediately down Priest Hill Lane. When you reach the
end of the lane turn right into Foxburrow Lane and continue down the hill to
the Crawley Inn. From the bus stop to the
pub is 0.8 miles and takes about 14 minutes. Taking this into account you'll
have an hour's drinking time there. You could always stay longer and get a later
bus back. |
| 1707 : |
Hop on the X9 opposite the stop where you got off and buy your last ticket
back to Chipping Norton. |
| 1741 : |
Arrive back at Chipping Norton, West Street. Cross the road where you will
find the Fox Hotel, a good pub in which to
finish your cider crawl. |
