Butcher's Arms, Oakridge Lynch

A popular, stone village pub, entry to the Butchers is off the quiet village road and via the large car pub carpark. Quoin Cottage a holiday let belonging to the pub is adjacent to this with the pub and garden down the path behind. The pub dates to the 18th-century and is fashioned of Cotswold stone with oak beamed ceilings.

Much improved recently the garden is inviting flooded with light and sprinkled with table/bench combos and some interesting creative furniture fashioned of large wooden cable drums. Dogs are catered for with a firkin of water strategically placed on a low wall over a dog bowl. The truly rural location is hinted at by a rail mounted between two posts marked as horse parking.

Inside the venue as you enter you find yourself in the bar – a warm inviting place with a wood burner for comfort in the cooler months. To the left of the door there is a snug with one table, suitable for those more private occasions, then as you move past the bar you find yourself in the other half of the building with three linked dining areas, the centremost sporting a wonderful open fire. All the furnishings/decor is to an agreeable high standard.

Noted for its consistently good beer and excellent food. Popular with walkers.