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Royal Oak, Wantage

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Operator: Independent
Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DF (View on Google Map)

Awards

Won 1 award

This venue won an award in 2012.
2012
Cider & Perry Pub of the Year

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Thriving corner pub near the civic hall, with two bars and a landlord who loves beer (and whiskies; the stock will satisfy any connoisseur). Above the bar in the lounge are over two hundred real ale pumpclips representing a selection of beers served over the years, hiding an intricate wrought iron structure of intertwined oak leaves and acorns. Framed photographs of various ships bearing the Royal Oak name adorn the walls, as do many CAMRA and other awards, including White Horse and Central Southern Region CAMRA Pub of the Year for 1998, 2008 and 2009, Branch Pub of the Year again in both 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2017 and National CAMRA Pub of the Year, Cider Pub Of The Year runners up in 2010 and Cider Pub of the Year in 2011 and 2012. The smaller public bar, more popular with the younger crowd, contains more Royal Oak memorabilia and other naval references, also table football. Both bars have dart boards. All beers are available via gravity. A variety of draught ciders and perries are available. The Royal Oak has appeared in almost all of the Good Beer Guides since the present landlord took over in the 1980s including 2025 edition.

Information for this venue is provided by the White Horse Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse District
Last updated
18/06/2025
Last surveyed
24/01/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
WHS/071
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
5:30pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
5:30pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
5:30pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
5:30pm - 11:00pm
Friday
5:30pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:00pm & 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 2:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 8 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Wadworth 6X Pump Clip
Wadworth - 6X Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 3 times
Wadworth 6X Pump Clip
Wadworth - 6X

Session Bitter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times
Thornbridge - Jaipur
Thornbridge - Jaipur New World IPA • 5.9% Spotted once
Thornbridge - Jaipur
Thornbridge - Jaipur

New World IPA

ABV: 5.9%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago

Source: National


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Facilities
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
LocAle LocAle
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (250m)
Oxford Bus: X1, X35
Directions
S of Market Square

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