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The Crown & Anchor
01993 824 555
The Crown & Anchor — Burford
Established1824

A proper country pub.
Sunday lunches that
need a long walk after.

Cotswold stone walls, twelve ales on tap, a log fire from October, and six rooms upstairs for when the second pudding seems sensible.

Book a Table →Stay the night
Hand-written each morning

Today's Board

Sunday · 23rd June
Sunday Roast Served 12 till 4
ROAST SIRLOIN
of Aberdeen Angus, horseradish, Yorkshire pudding
£21
ROAST LAMB
Cotswold-reared, rosemary, mint sauce
£22
NUT WELLINGTON
wild mushroom, beetroot, red onion gravy
£18
All roasts served with seasonal veg · roast potatoes · proper gravy
12 Pumps · Rotating Weekly

On the bar this week.

Hand-pulled from the cellar. Four regulars from local breweries plus eight rotating taps — usually whatever the landlord's tasted lately and liked.

Bitter
4.6%
Old Hooky
Hook Norton
Session Bitter
3.6%
BB
Donnington
Pale Ale
4.5%
Shagweaver
North Cotswold
Bitter
3.8%
Tom Long
Stroud
Pale
4.0%
HPA
Wye Valley
Best Bitter
4.2%
Drovers Return
Cotswold Lion
Golden Ale
4.0%
Hill Climb
Prescott
Amber Ale
4.0%
Jouster
Goff's
Strong Ale
5.0%
Old Spot
Uley
Pale Bitter
4.2%
Tipster
Battledown
Best Bitter
4.1%
6X
Wadworth
Bitter
4.0%
Original
Butcombe
Six rooms upstairs

Stay the night
(dogs welcome).

Six rooms above the pub, all individually decorated. Cotswold-stone walls, deep baths, decent coffee, and a bowl of water for the dog. Breakfast cooked to order, served eight until ten.

The Sheep

The Sheep

from £140

Snug double, view to the church

The Shepherd

The Shepherd

from £165

King-size, freestanding bath

The Stable

The Stable

from £175

Two doubles, dog-friendly, garden view

The Barn

The Barn

from £195

Family room, sleeps four, beams

The Loft

The Loft

from £150

Top floor double, exposed timber

The Forge

The Forge

from £155

Ground floor, accessible, courtyard

The landlord, Tom Whitfield
Tom & Annie Whitfield · Behind the bar since 2009
Our Story

Two hundred years of pub.

The Crown & Anchor has stood on the high street in Burford since 1824 — drovers' pub first, coaching inn second, and these days a proper village local that still does Sunday lunch the way it ought to be done.

Tom took over in 2009 with his wife Annie. They've kept the log fire, mended the roof, opened a small kitchen garden, and resisted every offer to put a television in. Walkers, locals, dogs and the occasional famous face — all equally welcome.

What the regulars say
“If there's a better Sunday roast in the Cotswolds, I've not found it. The fire, the dog bowl by the door, Tom remembering your usual — this is the village pub everyone wishes was theirs.”
The Good Pub Guide · 2025
Find Us

Come and say hello.

No need to book the bar — pull up a stool. Tables in the dining room and garden are best reserved, especially Sundays. Give us a ring or drop a line.

Telephone
01993 824 555
Address
The Crown & Anchor
High Street, Burford
Oxfordshire OX18 4QA
Opening Hours
Monday12:00 — 11:00
Tuesday12:00 — 11:00
Wednesday12:00 — 11:00
Thursday12:00 — 11:00
Friday12:00 — Midnight
Saturday11:00 — Midnight
Sunday12:00 — 10:30
Kitchen
Lunch 12:00 – 2:30 · Dinner 6:00 – 9:00
Sunday roasts 12:00 – 4:00 · Last orders 9:30 Fri/Sat