The Old Anchor Inn in Vale of White Horse

Amazing little Riverside pub. Overlooks a very nice part of the Thames, and I believe the pub is hundreds of years old, so it adds to the aesthetic. Great place!

Decided to call in for an evening meal after the Abingdon Air Show last weekend and it was closed. Looked to have been closed for a while.

Lovely evening with live music. Great selection of beer.

It is now run as a music venue, with open mic on Wednesdays, and live music every weekend.

Great live music pub with the bestest, most welcoming landlady! Love it. X

The atmosphere was electric. Great music and fantastic group of people.

We were looking for live music and the Old Anchor had a good reputation for supporting live music. Unfortunately we visited on a quiet evening when there was no gig. But very fortunately for us the landlady had offered the space to a couple of amazingly talented locals to rehearse. We had a great evening thank you landlady and mystery duo. This pub is in a stunning area, well worth a steady amble to find it.

Had Sunday lunch at anchor,really lovely lunch then a great afternoon in yard with two very nice singers,weather helped as well.left very happy approx 6pm.

A beautiful little pub right next to river Thames. I think, though I'm not sure, that you can rent paddle boards from here. I stopped by for a swift pint whilst out for a walk with my dog. Be aware though as, at this moment in time, they don't take card payments, it's cash only, but don't let that put you off of visiting this riverside gem.

Best Live Music spot in Abingdon, always something going on.

Urige Kneipe mit cooler Live Musik 👍

Proper music pub, lovely landlady and a real welcome feel. I will be back again and again.

Nice friendly Pub by the Marina with a warm welcoming atmosphere, I was invited by the Landlady to play on Originals Night and was well received, I enjoyed hearing the other performances too. And a good plus is that the Loos were nice clean with plenty of loo roll, Soap and paper hand towels. I would recommend anyone comes to this Pub for the ambiance and local live Music.

Nice place, panaromic views around the place

Lovely riverside pub! Paddle board hire and a lovely cooked lunch! See you again soon!

Lovely landlady. Very nice pub, made is very welcome.

Nice little pub that sometimes stages live music.

I’m a musician pretty local to the area, I have played at this pub many times throughout the years, but something all of a sudden is happening here, gone are the days of being put in the corner and being told to get on with it, this is rapidly becoming to “go to” place for music in Abingdon & beyond, the landlady is friendly and is also a musician, which explains the fantastic new stage fully equipped with a PA and beautiful decor, they have actually altered the building for better acoustics!!! They run a fantastic open mic every Thursday evening but call and book as it is very busy! Seen some extremely talented musicians on display here! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wandering the streets of Abingdon working away from home for the week I stumbled on this pub. Right on the Thames. I had a few pints and chatted with some locals and the bar staff. A nice change to hotel 4 walls and packet coffee of the hotel. The place was so friendly and the staff proper old school. Like village pub s used to be. I really like this pub. Food was decent too.

Relaxing place, friendly people, next to Thames. Garden needs a bit of work done and maybe a better selection of beers, otherwise, totally recommend.

While exploring Abingdon at the weekend, my friend and I were drawn to this pub by the river and from the word go we weren't disappointed - by their hospitality and friendly atmosphere. We enjoyed a fun and entertaining evening with a couple of pints, a hearty pie and mash and a live band - great stuff!

Have been in the Anchor several times recently and it’s been a decent pub. Good range of drinks, nice decor and friendly service. They are really dog friendly in there and have a nice little enclosed beer garden.

Live Music on the brand new stage at The Old Anchor In. So welcoming and easy to play at. And as a busy band this really makes a huge difference for myself and the rest of our band-members at Saving Cathren Full PA and stands available onsite. Lush!!! Can’t recommend them enough! 10/10

Quirky, interesting people, live music. Brilliant night out!Open mike every Wednesday. Best to walk - parking on the street, very limited.

The worst tasting pint of carling I have ever had

Cool place on a hot day. Friendly and welcoming.

Sunday roast is excellent, good value. You'll need to book in advance. Give it a go.

A pub in decline. Arrived at 1830 on a Tuesday, no other customers, only 2 draught beers out of 6 taps available, so little choice. The pint I had tasted of sulphite and in the 30 mins we were there no one else came. Very sad.

A lot cleaner and the beer is a lot nicer since the new manager took over

As a riverside pub in the picturesque town of Abingdon, we were quite disappointed to find that they weren't serving food on a Saturday - they only do roasts on Sundays. The cheery bar manager greeted us on arrival and seemed genuinely disappointed to let us know that. It is a clean but sparsely decorated pub with a small courtyard at the side. There was a meat raffle. The overall feel was of a locals' pub rather than one to appeal to visitors and tourists.

Good beer, friendly staff and great band. (Rodney Quakes)

Terrible and dirty horrible staff and bad food

An unbelievably missed opportunity ... 🤔

A perfect location for sampling the Old speckled hen.

Welcomed by Jackie a very friendly bar manager. Pretty setting on the Thames. We only stopped for a quick drink but would return again for sure. An authentic pub not full of tvs and slot machines. Would benefit by keeping the mooring exclusive for patrons as we had to moor quite a way away. The moorings are always full of boats which do not move on. This impacts on passing boating trade! Would return here for sure.

Lovely old style English pub. Beer was good quality and was a good price. The only thing it lacks is a decent area to sit outside.

We visited on Saturday night as a pit stop whilst heading into town. There was around a dozen customers in the pub so we were served nice and quickly. The stock the Koppaberg gin which my wife wanted to try so that was a bonus. They have a good range of ciders including Thatcher's Gold and fruit ciders. The atmosphere in the pub was friendly and the service nice so on the whole it was a good experience. They are dog friendly too.

Quaint friendly pub with a lovely view of the water.

Nicely located by the river friendly staff good night out

Only does food currently on Friday and Sunday. Website is completely out of date

Nice place, a little bit expensive 😎®️

The New management have made many improvements to this pub. Went for Sunday Lunch yesterday with family. The meals were lovely (proper roast potatoes). Very good value £8.00p a Head. Would highly recommend. Be warned bookings only. Will be going again.

Lovely pub, great selection of real ales and lagers, very reasonably priced, friendly & welcoming. Definitely coming back here.

I’ve been to this pub a couple of times in the last few weeks. It has a new landlady, Jaci. She is very friendly and very enthusiastic about getting the pub to the way it should be. It Has an outside seating area and is dog friendly. Right on the river. It’s doesn’t do food yet. But such a lovely welcome when we arrived. I’d recommend this is one to visit. Definitely be back for another visit And such a fabulous area to visit. x

Good beer and location. Dog friendly

Gutes Essen. Gemütliche Atmosphäre! Nettes Personal.

Sehr gutes Essen, viele Haltemöglichkeiten für Schiffe

Once a thriving, friendly locals pub this iconic pub fronting onto the Thames in Abingdon has, after far too many changes of manager, reached its nadir. A Saturday night, whilst other pubs were busy, the Anchor was virtually empty, except for a bunch of people who seemed to have had a meeting in the back room. There was no friendly greeting from the male barperson, the once four or five hand pumps down to only two in use, the beer was rancid, so beer freshness had been pushed too far, and the red wine was warm, unpleasant and in a small bottle rather than, as in past, from a standard bottle. Needless to say beer and wine were abandoned and we trudged homeward. Come on Greene King, this is a very important pub in Abingdon in an important visual location, it needs to encourage and support the local community (it does put on live music though). It is a “wet” pub (too small to do much food) and should do high quality bar snacks. It needs stability in its manager and it needs help and encouragement to regain its once high standing. I will monitor the situation as it once was my favourite pub in Abingdon. It is very sad to see and record its fall. Hopefully someone sympathetic will take it in hand and restore its fortunes, and GK will not just see it as an asset to milk.

We visited on Saturday night for a couple of drinks whilst heading into town. It was fairly quiet in the pub and it hasn’t got a very good range of ciders. Plenty of gins though so the ladies were happy. Could be a much better pub with a decent range of ciders and a bit of a brighten up inside.

Usually swamped by locals, beer selection ok. I would rate it as average for the area

Very nice little pub. Pricey though.

Lovely pub great location. Great food.

We had a lovely.lunch there. The locales were so friendly and the staff more than helpful. The pub welcomes both kids and dogs even provides games and colouring stuff for the kids and treats for the dog. Can't wait to go back again and try another of their ales selections

Lovely location, friendly staff and good Ale.

Perfect dog owners, very friendly

This charming pub has s under new management. Now called THE NRW ANCHOR. we ordered pies veg chips ( they said they had run out of mash). The carrots were swimming in water. The broccoli was yellow w it was doing over boiler. The only edible things were the pre made chips and pies. It was dreadful and too an hour to serve. We decided in all our travels this was the worst late Bach we have ever had. Ever.

Food was awful, would never eat here again, thought it would be lovely for a birthday lunch.

Dropped in for a pint on the way to town! Good Friendly service and a lovely little beer garden! Reasonable pricing too.

We were there for a late breakfast recently, thinking the chef we knew was still there. But unfortunately, he wasn't, to our disappointment. He's moved on to the White Horse in Abingdon. The breakfast was average - kind of what you'd expect from an average foody pub. We certainly won't have breakfast there again. I'm vegetarian, so - on the plus side - I had veggy sausages. My husband's breakfast was the good old English style, but it looked and tasted average.

This is a small pub that has seen better days. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was very tasty. Battered fish and chips. Made from their own batter. The food did take a while but it was hot and good portions. Veggie breakfast brunch was a good choice.

Lovely pub. Can get cramped. Overpriced too.

Had a great night here seeing a live band. Beer was good too!

Really pleasant setting, friendly people and customers raved about the sunday lunch.

When I booked the table, the chap I spoke to could not have been more helpful. Yes there was a table for six, yes we could add an extra person, Mothers would eat for free on Mothers' Day, yes there was an alternate menu as well as the Sunday roast and if we called a couple of days before, he would cook anything we wanted! With a good collection of positive reviews and a few negatives we could surely ignore, what could go wrong? Well, please don't ignore this and read on........

Friendly landlord and lady. Great atmosphere

Visited for Sundy Lunch. Large plate choice is for people with large appetites. Small plate choice is sufficient for normal people. Roast potates were charred as if finished off under a grill. Meat was tender but thinly cut. Yorkshire pudding soggy. Vegetables were freshly cooked and a tad undercooked. Chocolate pudding with Chocolate sauce considered to be the best of the two courses. Long wait for initial service and first course.

A choice of large or small plate for Sunday Lunch was offered. After a sizeable wait from ordering, those with the large plate received their food and certainly needed a big appetite to finish the serving. I chose a small plate and there was ample potatoes and freshly cooked vegetables to accompany the two very thinly slices of pork. The gravy was very thin but tasty, but it drowned the yorkshire pudding into a soggy mush. The stuffing ball was flavoursome but the roast potatoes were charred giving the impression of being grilled from frozen rather than properly roasted. The chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce was declared by those who selected it to be delicious. Some of the serving staff seemed to be unhappy with their lot and found it hard to raise a smile.

Best in Abingdon. Brilliant boss. Great food and good live entertainment.🕺💃

We traveled up to have lunch as I had been there as a child and fond memories arrived at the bar ordered drinks asked about food but halfway through the conversation the barmaids friend arrived so we got ignored for her friends question decided on that note we would drink up and go....nags head was a far better welcome and menu unlike the anchordidn't look a child had made it in nursery school

We had a lovely family lunch here. It was lovely and warm and also nice and bright. The barman/waiter/possibly cook too... Was friendly enough. The food wasn't the best but perfectly edible - typical pub grub. A lot of drinks seemed to be out of stock - not sure if we went after a rush or if they were having stock issues?

Not very impressed by either the beer or the welcome, but I needed a wee!

Love it here feel so comfortable staff lovely wished I lived closer x x x

We decided to have breakfast out and follow a recommendation. Oh so loving our choice the pub is warm and immaculately clean I swear you could eat off the floor. The heating was on and we were offered a warm welcome. We ordered a small seniors and a small breakfast which comes with a drink and toast.

Great pub, brilliant food. We hired the back room and someone had lost the reservation but the team sorted it really quickly and made sure we were looked after. The Sunday lunch was good value for money and delicious. The pudding was decent but not a good. It is in a lovely location overlooking the river and had a good selection of drinks.

I don't want to walk into an historic Abingdon pub to hear Sean Paul. This place changes hands quite often so looking forward to who comes next.

Average Greene King beer. Nice enough building.

We went there at the weekend, the pub had thrown a day time Halloween party for the kids with disco and prizes so I could have a well made (and well earned) Hendricks and tonic while they played pass the parcel. They had a great time, thank you!

We popped in with the intention of having just a drink but ended up having lunch as the menu choices...

Lovely local pub, serving great homemade food. Live music at weekends and a quiz etc in the week.

Really friendly pub, dogs welcome and good folks go there. The food is outstanding for its price; expect to be...

Great food and service most probably the best place for a roast in Abingdon. All fresh home cooked food will be returning.

Stopped for lunch on a sleepy Monday. After viewing a couple of scruffy eateries in the town centre, it was an absolute delight in coming across this establishment. The cleanliness of the place is immediately apparent on first arrival, doubled by an extremely hospitable landlord.

Cask Marque Ale Trail - Beer excellent

Nice little pub ,that's bright and cheerful good food and a choice of real ale and overlooking the thames .Gret place to moor up if you are looking for a pint and a bite to eat

It's a lovely picturesque place Nice company and good service give it a go

Bonito parque con muchas flores 💐 🌿 y plantas y sobre todo la visita al pueblo

Nice friendly atmosphere. Friendly staff and lovely location overlooking the River Thames.

Nice relaxed atmosphere. Music on occasions. Nice pub, 3.5 stars is a fairer score, I've rounded up

Llamado para una cerveza durante un pub crawl en julio. El servicio era rápido con algunas bromas amables del barman. Zona exterior agradable. Volveremos pronto a probar la comida!

Not a good experience at all we walked for 2.5 miles to enjoy some food as they stopped serving food at 4.00pm we got there at 2.15 and was told that the kitchen was closed and was closing down think they should put this on their website no excuse.

Minutos bistec fue hecha y la ensalada era tan sólo un montón de hojas de ensalada con ningún intento de hacerlos interesantes. Nos guiaron a una pequeña mesa para dos en la parte trasera en un pub totalmente vacío que sólo vimos a un grupo de otros tres bebedores de entre 12. 30 y 3. 00! ! Cuando fuimos a pedir el café publican llegó con él, pero él ignoró los platos vacíos y les dejé de estar allí. Sin duda no vale la pena visitar - aparte de fuera y explorar la zona.

Sólo nos detuvimos aquí para una bebida, pero fue muy agradable. La ubicación es estupenda, justo al lado del río y hay mesas con vistas al agua.

Al llegar pedimos una bebida y una comida en el bar, que llegó en cerdo ordered​roast nuestra mesa dentro de un par de minutos por un caballero muy agradable y amable que creo que es el propietario.

nice place, but parking is not easy and the one way system of this town does not help.....

While i was visiting friends in Abingdon over the Xmas period we thought we would try the Anchor after hearing the food was good, so we thought we would give it a try.Unfortunately the welcome from the owner/manager on duty was less than impressive, spent most of his time leaning up against the bar tucked out of sight and playing on his phone. Very poor form of management, the floor was dirty, dust everywhere, dirty and part blocked toilet, tables needed a wipe and a smile or interest in why we where there, what bought us to the pub, there was 4 of us and 3 foreigners in the group.He was more involved with the mobile than the business or customers in his pub. We didn't eat or stay long as a result, though we would go where you do get a good service and welcoming. Perhaps this is a lesson that could be adopted by the manager/owner

We were invited by family to attend the pub quiz at the Old Anchor Inn. Never been to the pub before so thought we'd try it out. Having worked in the pub trade before, you tend to notice things from a different view than others I think. First impressions as we walked in were very good - nicely decorated and a warm feel to the pub. Then were let down by the bar staff - would have been nice to get a warm welcoming smile and hello, but everything seemed a lot of effort (even to raise a smile). Shame really. Ordered a light bite - presented with little effort and not even 'enjoy'. Pub quiz was fun and pleased that we didn't come last. Evening spoilt a little by the non-welcoming service. How ever you are feeling on the night, please always at least raise a smile to your customers!

My party of 4 have previously eaten at the Old Anchor Inn, and we had very much enjoyed it. We decided to book in for Sunday lunch as I had seen the menu on Facebook, so I chose the duck and my guests chose the beef and the lamb with all the trimmings. Another guest chose the vegetarian option of the risotto. Although we had been impressed on the previous occasion the food was delicious and my vegetarian guest was delighted with the risotto. The veg was all well cooked and to my taste and the Yorkshire pudding was huge but light and fluffy. After our main course we decided to try the chef's desert taster plate between us (see pictures) and this was absolutely delicious! I felt everything was reasonably priced and value for money and I would recommend trying the food at the The Old Anchor as you won't be disappointed!

From the outside you would never guess how good this pub is. Inside the service is genuinely welcoming, run by a young couple who learned their trade in a trendy London area. They have a range of excellent well kept beers and the food was surprisingly good, with lovely individual touches lifting the meals out of the ordinary. There are interesting pictures on the walls by local artists, making this a real personal place with great character. We absolutely loved The Old Anchor, a real find.

We were really impressed with the Old Anchor, they did a great Sunday lunch and were very accommodating of our last minute booking for a large party. They were very good at catering for our young children too. Lovely cosy pub in a great location by the river.

Excellent roast lunch!! Relaxed atmosphere and good service without being pushy and in your face. Recommended