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Leathern Bottle, Lewknor. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 29-02-2024
Image: Leathern Bottle, Lewknor. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 29-02-2024
Leathern Bottle, Lewknor - looking north-west (2013). (Pub, External). Published on 19-11-2013
Image: Leathern Bottle, Lewknor - looking north-west (2013). (Pub, External). Published on 19-11-2013
Julie & Les Gordon, Mike & Lesley Fletcher. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Image: Julie & Les Gordon, Mike & Lesley Fletcher. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Image: Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Image: Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Julie & Les Gordon (licensees, right) receiving special award. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023
Image: Julie & Les Gordon (licensees, right) receiving special award. (Pub, Publican, Award). Published on 02-10-2023

Leathern Bottle, Lewknor

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Operator: Brakspear Pub Co
1 High Street, Lewknor, OX49 5TW (View on Google Map)
(01844) 351482
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A traditional, welcoming and charming Grade II-listed country pub spread over three rooms and separated by a central bar area and a large inglenook fireplace, with a wood-burning stove. Consistently good ale and an excellent home-cooked pub menu, using locally sourced fresh ingredients, make this an ideal stop-off from the nearby M40 motorway. Takeaway food is available every day during food times; please call to order during meal times.

Run by two generations of the same family since 1980, this CAMRA award-winning pub has appeared in all but one edition of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. The pub offers a warm welcome to all, including cyclists and walkers from the nearby Ridgeway, with some of the best trails starting and finishing here. It is also a short walk from the Oxford Tube and airline coach stop. The large family-friendly grassed garden has seating for around 100, some under cover of a gazebo, and includes a children's play area.

The Instagram account for this pub is viewable by left clicking on https://www.instagram.com/theleathernbottlepub.

The Historic England website entry for this pub is viewable by left clicking on https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1059757.

Defibrillator available outside on the newer extension's wall facing the car park and nearest to the road.

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Full captions of the photos with groups of people (in WhatPub there is a maximum of 64 characters available for captions):

"Julie & Les Gordon (licensees, right) receiving special award" should read "Julie & Les Gordon (licensees, right) receiving special award for the Leathern Bottle appearing in 50 editions of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide on the launch day of the 51st edition GBG 2024 on 28 September 2023 - Paul Dixon, South Oxfordshire Branch Secretary (left) making the presentation"

"Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon" should read "Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon with the special award and GBG 2024 - Mike & Lesley Fletcher are Julie Gordon's parents and ran the Leathern Bottle from 1980 to 1998 when Les & Julie Gordon took over the running of the pub - 28 September 2023"

"Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon" should read "Mike Fletcher, Julie Gordon, Lesley Fletcher & Les Gordon in front of the main entrance - 28 September 2023"

"Julie & Les Gordon, Mike & Lesley Fletcher" should read "Julie & Les Gordon, Mike & Lesley Fletcher inside the pub with, from left to right, 'award for 50 editions in GBG', 'award for 30 editions in GBG', 'CAMRA mirror awarded Nov 1992 for 19 entries in first 20 editions of GBG', 'GBG 2024' - 28 September 2023"

Historic Interest

Historic England Grade II listed, entry number 1059757. Built 17th century, remodelled in early 19th century with 20th century door to right.

Information for this venue is provided by the South Oxfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire District
Last updated
31/03/2025
Last surveyed
27/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Brakspear Pub Co
Pub ID
SOX/0790
Asset of Community Value
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Brakspear - Gravity
Brakspear - Gravity

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted once

Changing

from the Brakspear Pub Co approved list

Changing beers typically include: Marston's - Pedigree , Young's - London Original , Young's - London Special

Source: National

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
takeaways available every day
Evening Meals Evening Meals
takeaways available every day
Garden Garden
large grassed area, seating for 100, partly under cover of a gazebo, children's play area
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
separate WC and baby-changing facility accessible from the car park
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
well behaved and on a lead please
Events Events
local Morris Men perform twice a year in June and at Christmas
Games Games
wide range of board games
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
outside in garden
Wi Fi Wi Fi
free, password displayed on login
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (700m)
Red Rose Travel: 40 (not Sun nor public holidays; from High Wycombe to Thame on B4009; return journeys are 2000 m away on Aston Hill (A40)); Carousel Buses: 117 (100 m on Watlington Road; Tue & Thu only - not public holidays; one return journey only (the outbound service is before 11am)); Stagecoach: Oxford tube (on B4009; to Oxford or 1000 m from Oxford); Oxford Bus Company: the airline (on B4009; to Oxford or 1000 m from Oxford)
Directions
north off B4009 near M40 junction 6

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