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Original Swan, Oxford

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Opens at 4:00pm
188 Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LF (View on Google Map)
(01865) 778888
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A two-room corner pub with a large lively bar and a smaller, quieter lounge, both served by a central bar. The pub is reputed to be haunted. In the 19th century there were two pubs in Temple Cowley called the Swan. This one was built in 1854 and became the Original Swan in 1880 to avoid confusion with the other which was actually older and no longer exists. Always looks closed from the road, you have to go through the car park and in the back.

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Previous Names
Local Authority
Oxford District (B)
Last updated
28/03/2025
Last surveyed
04/06/2014
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Arkell's
Pub ID
OXF/E-42
Asset of Community Value
Monday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 4:00pm
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