The Black Horse in South Oxfordshire

In my opinion it’s the best pub in the area! Why? Real old fashion friendly atmosphere-great beer-real history-best location-family run…..if you haven’t been you’re missing a treat.

Nice beer selection in a lovely traditional pub. Bacon and sausage baguettes are wonderful.

Only went because a friend was playing in the band. Great atmosphere and decent beer!

A unique pub. We had a great late summer evening playing skittles for a Young Farmer's evening.

Friendly cosy pub just handy for cyclists. Sells pasties and sandwiches on Sunday instead of only roasts.

Such a lovely place hidden in the woods,great area for a walk then stop for a break here.

Absolutely fantastic pub, super friendly, both staff and locals really welcoming, highly recommend!

Great place super friendly staff and off the beaten track. It’s a nice pub with plenty of character. My dog was welcome as long as they ain’t super dirty

Idyllic hidden gem, fantastically kept beer straight from the cask and a second to none location. It's a pub from a bygone era representing everything good about a small, local, independently run, country pub. Especially appealing if you are a fan of horses.

Old school boozer, full of local farmers and great chat. Fantastic atmosphere and beer - like it used to be.

An absolute classic country pub

An interesting, ramshackle, small pub. They sell baguettes and chips and four ales, a couple of lagers and some cider. Plenty of choice in soft drinks, as well. The service is friendly and good. The building has seen better days, though. It's crumbling and rotting, in desperate need of maintenance. The non-food parts of the pub, like carpets, window sills and shelves are really grubby with years of no dusting. The place really needs a heavy clean and some decorating. Rotting windows upstairs are not a good look. Even the sign board outside needs a refresh. We weren't quite sure why there was a coffin in the corner of the garden on the way to the outside loo; a somewhat macabre sight.

Lovely pub so nice great atmosphere highly recommended didn't eat so couldn't give stars for food

Completely unique pub on a back lane. Essentially unchanged for a century and one of the last of its kind. Even better, it is run by lovely people. Come stop on a walk for a baguette and a pint.

What a lovely little pub!!! I often rided my horse around this pub and we stoped few times for a drink. But this time we went on Sunday lunch time ,had lovely sandwich ,meet long time not seen friends and big bonus -a great live music. We spent there fantastic afternoon. This pub is dog and horse friendly. Highly recomend if you passing by !!!

Fantastic pub out near Checkendon. Really friendly, and the set up inside and outside the pub makes it feel cosy and inviting. I asked the landlady how old the pub is.... about 400 years old! Indoors there are fireplaces, and comfy seats, and outside there is a marquee, with skittle alley, and an amazing log burner that looks like an old JCB digger arm. Oh, and there is a darts board indoors too. Highly recommend this country pub.

Great lunchtime Baguette mid trip with lovely beer at a good price.

An amazing pub in the countryside. How a pub should be 😀

Old school pub, my favourite in the area. Great position, really friendly staff

One of the genuinely old and unspoiled historic pubs, secluded and quiet. Nothing fancy, just drinks and snacks, in a cosy, quiet pub.

Gem of a pub, hidden in beautiful countryside, and perfect for the end of a nice walk or ride! And they are no longer cash only!

A lovely little traditional pub.

In a constantly changing world, it's nice to find something that doesn't. I've been coming here for over 40 years and members of my family much longer. A classic British pub with a warm welcome and great beer. Living away from the area now it's great to nip in and relax by the fire, remembering times past and friendly banter of the present.

Great pub. Just how pubs used to be and just how a pub should be. Had a lovely lunch here.

Excellent beer served in old school pub set in a lovely rural location. What's not to like?

Warm reception. I had crispy potato chips 🍟

Ye olde wolde beautiful surroundings

A proper old fashion pub run by proper people! A good selection of beers and cider, what more could you want?

FSA rating 3/5 as of 27 July 2021

A proper pub in every aspect in a lovely location

Excellent place to visit for lunch for a sausage chiabata and a couple of pints after a 16 mile bike ride.

Beers kept really well, but not a place to take your wife for a nice night out unless she likes beer and the chance of seeing a traction engine under steam.

Lovely old pub in a great setting, will have to visit again.

Awesome old school pub. Definitely worth the trip.

Sociable and friendly traditional pub

The real thing indeed. Perfect for nostalgists like me. A wonderful survivor, long may it remain unchanged. A proper pub. No music, no TV, no ghastly fruiit machine, no "themed" nonsense. Wondeful

Sat out in the garden... really nice old style country pub

The pub in the woods, authentic, eclectic mix of hikers, bikers and locals

Great welcome from traditional independant country pub

Wonderful old Heritage pub in the woods. Like visiting someone's house . Peaceful relaxing with gravity real 🍺 ale. One of my favourite pubs Highly Recommended

Probably one of the most traditional pubs in the whole of the UK . Great atmosphere and owners are great . Highly recommended

Cute little traditional pub with really friendly owners and a couple of well kept ales available. Loved it

Run down pub and advice to avoid.

Fantastic pub. Definitely one of the best in Oxfordshire.

Nothing competes with the Black Horse. Once all English pubs were similar but this is the last one left because its family run and not part of a chain or a brewery. The difference is 100% enjoyable and a real break from the insane modern world.

Fantastic proper pub totally unspoilt can't wait to come back

A traditional pub in the woods with no frills, like stepping back to the 1950s too few of these places around nowadays. Friendly family run pub with lovely bagettes at lunchtime.

The most friendliest pub you will ever go to. Family run pub for several generations now. If you didn't know it was there or didn't know the area. You would never find it if it wasn't for Google maps nowaday. I can't find a down side because it's set away from all the world to relax and drink without the hussel and bussel of towns and cities. Great atmosphere 5 stars all day long. Don't go there and expect a fruit machine and a jukebox this is one of the last proper country pubs you will find.

Lovely pub, highly recommended for a pint and glass of wine. Very lovely family

Drinks and lunch food to die for but bad public ammeanatys and a good enough camp site.

Just the most quintessential English pub. No airs and graces. Lovely friendly local crowd who welcomed strangers. What a find.

Like going back to the Black Horse so much history. My husband used go there with his father when he was a little, from the Polish camp.

Lovely traditional pub, nice cold beer after walk in the woods with the dogs

Love the totally unimproved/unspoilt vibe of this place.

Fantastic pub. Amazing for a first weekend out from lockdown.

Lovely rural location. Pub has kept the charm it had when I first went there in the '80s

They dont make them like this anymore. Soulful and surrounded by green.

Love this place! Family run pub in the country

Me and my father had a trip to Checkendon to explore and learn a little bit more about the polish community that used to live in the camp nearby back in 20th century. The people inside the pub were very friendly and welcoming, I could sense an old, traditional way people used to receive passers-by with their hospitality and heart-warming greeting. Had a pint of lager and a nice chatter with the lady by the till. Definitely would like to come and visit there again on a Sunday afternoon. :)

Great stop for a pint & food. Cosy seating inside and great open area outside too. A couple of Good Old Boy pints went down well with lads & I loved their local 'Sam' cider. Light & slightly sweet. Their sausage baguettes were really good and nice chips (coeliac friendly). Really lovely staff too.

It's really off the beaten track and is popular with Walkers and cyclists, superb outside seating and beer garden, inside it's an old country pub with great bar meals

Simply the best pub in the country, you will not find a country pub with more character.Their sausage baguettes are superb!!

Fantastic beer, interesting toilets and now with a card payment machine.

Great little pub. No frills type of place with limited menu, but at a small small price. The pints aren't half bad either!

Quirky little pub in an idyllic setting. Great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Seeing is believing. Totally unique and for all the right reasons. Great institution, don’t change a thing. Not for everyone, ie those wanting a disgusting ‘craft’ ale, no flavours of daffodils or pineapple here!

I love this place. Night cycled here with husband for a pint of my favourite ale, Good Old Boy. Cash only.

Down to earth pub. Great beer, food basic. Would go again.

Stopped off on our walk for lunch. This is a gem of a pub hidden away but worth searching out. Only two ales on but in perfect condition. Sandwiches only for lunch, hot or cold, but that's just what was required. Friendly staff and clients.

Fantastic rural unspoilt pub run by the same family for many many years!

One of my favourite pubs in the world always a wonderful experience, perfection!

Awesome place, very traditional and full of great people

I love the way it flaunts it's old world charm it looks abit dilapidated and only accepts cash. It could easily turn into a gastropub but thankfully not yet. Love the place

The pub that time forgot. ..a small old pub in the Berkshire woods where nothing much has changed in years and years

Lovely W Berks beer in an unspoilt pub. Limited but v tasty snacks. Nice garden

Lovely pub,great service and fantastic real ale.

A fantastic and characterful pub

I am rating this pub 5-star because it is very special and reluctantly because it would be spoiled by convoys of Chelsea tractors pitching up en masse. Best to walk or cycle there to fully appreciate its attraction. The local beer is excellent and and the food most tasty if you’re hungry ... it’s very basic i.e. just what you want to soak up the authentic atmosphere.

Excellent very genuine rural pub - please don't let it change.

Great little pub lovely family run it.

A real pub. None of your gastrononsense, just a great pint, a good sandwich and a lovely peaceful atmosphere. Great walks all around.

Visited here today on my Amazon round for directions! Would love to call in for a pint...real nice bloke happy to help me,a real old school country pub :)

Unchanged old lovely family pub

Same family running the pub for over a century and a 400 year old structure. Well worth a visit if you can find it.

Fantastic very old friendly pub, in the middle of nowhere, with loads of atmosphere. Three areas for sitting and enjoying the craft beers on sale at the time. This is not an eating house but very popular with cyclists and walkers. Filled baguettes available at certain times.

Best sossy sarnie and pint of 'Good Old Boy'

Genuinely unique pub, untouched by modern fripperies such as pumps for beer. You enter the pub which I have no doubt hasn't changed a bit for 50 or 60 years. No music, no TV, little sign of the 21st century. It's run down and tatty, I love it. Sort of place to bring an American chum to make them gasp.

An interesting curiosity, this pub is set in a time warp from perhaps 100 years ago. it really is a trip into the past, and the day we went there were many vintage cars and motorcycles in attendance. Simple bar snack menu at excellent value be warmed the pub is cash only. Most definitely worth a visit.

Amazing traditional pub. Don't expect a modern pub!

Very welcoming staff, fantastic old style inn , no music or slot machines just a warm fire and good company.

Best pub in the world with the best food (baguettes) served at any pub. Stepping through the door is like going back in time, so don't expect a cooked meal. It is always in one of these two states: it's either packed or completely empty - with seemingly no logic to it. The beer-garden is lovely, and if it's hot there's plenty of shade available.

A real pub. So pleased it still exists. A whole genre of pubs has been lost in the last couple of decades but so grateful that this rare example still exists. Good company and excellent beer. Bliss. Please preserve it

Uniquely authentic pub, like stepping back in time

This is a real old English pub, have a drink and whatever is available as a snack (no kitchen!). Nice atmosphere, a real must see in my opinion, but the opening hours may be a challenge. Independent pub.

Hasn't changed since I was at uni 30 years ago. A real gem. Don't go if you want fancy food and trendy interior design, go if you want great beer and to experience an original English country pub.

Great little jewel, cosy, friendly, great beer (non of that fizzy muck) like going back 40 years. No food apart from sandwiches which only adds to the charm.

Great traditional pub, serving excellent beer, been occasional customer for over 25 years and its never changed ,,