The Pear Tree Inn in Cherwell

Quite possibly the best pint of Hooky in The Cotswolds is served right here. Go for the beer, stay for the brewery.

An old traditional busy village pub with a great selection of beers. No meals but there's range of bar snacks available at lunchtime. The Malthouse kitchen is just up the road at the brewery for breakfast and lunch. Other pub in the village, The Sun, does evening meals apparently. My wife and booked in for two nights as it was handy for the brewer tour we had come to do. Lovely comfortable and large room, we were in North. 1 but did get to see the other two rooms. Only issue was the printer in the office downstairs making noise now and again. Will come back sometime.

Great beer and friendly staff. Very nicely located near the village and brewery.

We stayed at the Pear Tree Inn because it was just five minutes walk to and from the Hook Norton Brewery and allowed us to sample the Brewery's beer without needing to drive. The staff were helpful and friendly and the room comfortable. It is a small and wecoming inn with a good selection of Hook Norton beers on tap.

Great pub overall, but if you want to stay don't expect to get any sleep before midnight if you go to bed before then🥱

The pub was good , the hot food was none exitistant, no breakfast available and don't expect to get to sleep before midnight because whilst we were there the bar was open until midnight

I'm local and sometimes drop in for a drink. Lovely friendly pub with a great garden. It's the flagship pub for Hook Norton brewery just up the lane.

We booked into this pub for three nights to attend a concert at Blenheim and visit with family who were staying in the area. When we booked (last year) we were sure food was offered in the evening, with the understanding that breakfast was available at a discounted rate at the Malthouse Kitchen at the Hook Norton Brewey down the road. Firstly, no food available in the premises but a kebab van was in the car park in the Saturday afternoon when we arrived. Welcome was less that satisfactory, young person behind bar was chewing gum and we got no hello or welcome, we advised we had a room booked for three nights, they used the bar tablet and informed us and the rest of the bar that there was an outstanding balance of £xxx to be paid now…asked to see room based on having read reviews before we arrived and when we were begrudgingly shown we asked about the breakfast discounts and told no stopped doing them in December. Informed them that we’d booked in December via booking.com and their list stated discount on breakfast available. Informed they’d find out, never did find out. Stayed in room 1 which was large, clean and over looking the garden and above the barrel store. Yes noisy when pub open due to clicking of pipes and cooling system but we couldn’t hear the bar from our room. A fully locals bar which was evident in the way we were served our drinks and responded too and how the locals were met with smiles etc. a few training sessions in customer service is needed. When we asked where to leave the key when we left we were met with a shrug of the shoulders and a noncommittal response of “yeah behind the bar? I’m new so not sure..” Positive: good bar prices for a draft beer, good sized beer garden. Negatives: No food, and staff a little less than friendly

Old brewery pub for Hook Norton brewery. Big bedroom nice bed only problem was above cellar by sounds of it. So got the cellar noise off cooler and clicking off the larger pumps. Nice pub smallish. Definitely no food apart from crisps. And definitely no breakfast included. If you want breakfast you go to the brewery cafe. And no you don’t get a discount for staying in the pub.

Cracking local pub with a local vibe, great place to meet people over a pint. Great beer selection too, of course!!

We stayed at the Pear tree inn for one night as we were visiting Hooky for the brewery tour and Heythrop for the zoo garden. Such a traditional honey pub and stay and run by lovely people. The room was great, spacious and had all the things you would need, the bed was lovely! Best night sleep I've had in a while. We would gladly visit again

Lovely local pub. Great welcome and just next to the brewery so the beer is freshhhhh

Stopped for a quick drink whilst passing through. A lovely little place with a friendly crowd and staff

This is the original pub owned by Hook Norton Brewery. Named after a pear tree growing up the wall. The second pear tree was planted in the 1960s. Hence two pear trees today. The beer as you would expect is top notch. Expected it to be a flagship establishment as the original Hook Norton Brewery pub especially with its location close to the brewery, but it's not.

Fantastic old pub a short walk from the Hook Norton brewery

Excellent clean, spacious rooms 2 mins walk from brewery in beautiful scenic surroundings

Best pub in hook norton good prices and top class staff...forget the other pubs in the area and make this your local...James and Lita from preston.

Great little country pub. Staff and regulars very friendly. Stayed in Hook Norton for a week and visited this pub a few times .

An atmospheric pub serving as the Hook Norton Brewery tap. Good beer always in great condition. Lovely large secure beer garden and good pub food.

Nice friendly pub, no food being served so a bit disappointing. 🫤

We stayed here for one night due to attending the brewery tour nearby. We were put in room 3 which I believe is the family room/ two separate bedrooms within the room. Newly decorated with some nice decor. Staff made us feel very welcome when we went down for some drinks. Very friendly local pub in the heart of this Oxfordshire village.

Fabulous range of great Hook Norton ales brewed around the corner. Friendly staff and natives!

Thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay at this friendly Inn. Great atmosphere in the bar with the locals. Friendly and very helpful staff made our stay complete

Lock-in kept us awake until 2am despite 4 visits to the bar to ask them to end their evening. Mice in 2 of the bedrooms. One large towel for 2 people. Only one mug for 2 people. Expensive, no breakfast. The only good thing was clean sheets. No one around in the morning to complain to. It’s badly run and a dump.

Very lovely pub of hook norton,nice big garden.just round corner from historical brewery , well worth a visit to both.

Lovely pub with interesting history on the edge of this pretty little village.

Arrived early and checked in asked about food told no kitchen being refurbished, and I presume the lady who then spoke to me said the sun inn up the road will do food ,then at 8pm we have a singer here playing a game of aunt Sally in the garden ,so we had lunch at the brewery very nice ,had a rest in our room then walked up to the sun Inn for a meal ,we returned to the pear tree ,could not even get in the door for a drink placd was packed went to the garden Singer was not the best ,interesting game was aunt Sally eventually got a drink ,but was a short measure might just of asked for lemonade , came up to the room for what i was expecting to be a relaxing night after Singer finished but no time now as I am writing this 1am on Friday 8th July 2023 ,when checking in we should have been told there was a party going on and noise till early Friday morning I am absolutely fuming and would definitely not recommend staying here to anyone on a Thursday night Friday morning needless to say I will takecthis further

We visited this beautiful idyllic village pub, great service very friendly and inviting a must stop for anyone dog friendly 😀

Friendly village pub with outdoor seating in Hook Norton.

The room was absolutely spotless. The staff were really friendly and we loved having breakfast in the brewery. Great value for money too.

If you like a beer in the bookies, this is the place for you.

I'm giving it 4 stars only because the kitchen was closed and there was no good available. Otherwise a nice village pub with excellent beer. If you want to tour the Cotswolds this is the kind of place to stay.

Lovely place to stay really comfortable bed. And friendly staff. Big beer garden and near to the brewery. No food at moment there if you want a breakfast go to the brewery hook Norton wonderful breakfast.

Local pub, small inside but massive gardens. Would be a great visit in the summer.

As usual a most pleasant pub. Friendly staff, good beer, good local buzz and excellent pizzas. Good old traditional pubs like this are hard to find and The Pear Tree does it well

This is an excellent British pub. I drove down from Sutton Coldfield on this particular Saturday and came across this pub, as I was hungry I decided to stop for a bite to eat. A proper home made delicious pizza was the order of the day, tasty warm and filling it was. Not only that this pub is not like most pubs these days it has its own character and not one of these numerous 'Theme' pubs we all visit. You can tell by the devoted and friendly locals and the very welcoming greeting you get from the ever present landlady. Visit this pub, you will not regret it. Phillip Dews

Small traditional pub, which offers a great atmosphere.

I first stayed at The Pear Tree in August 2006 and it was superb. Roll forward to my second stay in December 2022 and you have to wonder what on earth has happened. Our rooms were excellent, I have no complaints whatsover about them and would stay there again. But, the pub iitself has become tired and tatty, it was a real shock when I walked through the door this time. We were told by somebody in the village that it was "in limbo - between tennants" but imho the Hook Norton Brewery really should step in here and sort it ASAP, after all it is pretty much the Brewery Tap! It just needs decorating (not modernising) but returned to its former glory with pictures on the wall, horse brasses etc the sort of thing you expect to see in an old country pub.

Popped in for couple of hours and was very impressed. Great village pub with friendly staff and locals.

Great friendly,traditional village pub doing great deals on take away pizza and a massive garden area. Also does accommodation .

Quirky.... Lovely rooms, very tidy and freshly renovated. Very small bar area, not serving food (pizza oven Thur, Fri, Saturday.), but good selection of local beers. Polite staff and cozy atmosphere, large rear garden with undercover seating. Seemingly large kitchen and store rooms, which is strange in this day an age, not to be put to better use serving food, especially breakfast and even light bite bar food. Would I stay again, definitely.

Had a lovely visit for apple day!

Lovely little pub, very popular with locals and visitors alike. Good beer and an excellent pizza. Such good value for this level of quality.

Had a really good night Monday night, was seen to by a lovely blonde lass named tabby. She looked after us all evening and was most accommodating

A proper pub, with proper beer and a proper community. Nothing better.

Nice little pub for a few beers. They serve pizzas also.

Great location, just visiting called in for a quick print recommend!

Always a pleasure to come here- lovely little pub and lovely big beer garden, - partly undercover - and the Hook Norton heavy horses pulling the dray stop here on Thursdays I think

Great stop off and great pizza. Beer is top notch?

Beautiful pub owned by hook Norton brewery which is just up the lane. Try their haymaker delicious 🍻

Loved the pizza in the garden. Inside was nothing over but friendly service always prevails in my view

A friendly locals pub with delicious Hook Norton beers and freshly made pizza. You can also stay here.

Handy for visiting Hook Norton brewery Food very good as is the beer

Stayed in village of Hook Norton and whilst on way to the Brewery came across this pub so stopped for a drink. Very dark inside and very dated and had a very depressing atmosphere. We took our drinks outside to the rear of property as it was a nice day . A very large out door area with plenty of seating. There was a wonderful new wooden modern construction that served pizzas. But unfortunately the rest of the garden needed some desperate TLC. It could be lovely as it is in such a lovely location and is large and has loads of scope. It generally needed tidying up and some old tat getting rid of. Nice quiet space though. Staff were friendly and the young lad serving pizzas was really polite. We shared a pizza and they were gorgeous they need to monopolise on this venue

The pear tree inn has a massive pear tree growing up the front! 🍐

Small pub with large garden nice beers and wood fired pizza

lovely village pub with great beer garden outside bar and wood fired pizza bar and the locals game of "aunt Sally" which is worth a try

I already said how cute and friendly this place was-but I just tried their pizza. OMG-best thing I have had to eat in this country!!!

A lovely old world pub located in the lovely village of hook norton, just down a lane from the lovely historical hook norton brewery in Oxfordshire. A peacefull pub,friendly enviroment, and a good selection of the hook norton fine ales. It is in camra 2022 good beer guide Enjoy,I love it

Lovely beer garden. Dog friendly and now do food with homemade pizzas and salads cooked by the boys in the beer garden shed!👍

Quiet pub, good beer garden in a beautiful area of Hook Norton

Just what a country pub should be: set in a beautiful village; picturesque on the outside; welcoming and full of character on the inside; happy and friendly staff, who very much want to be there; great selection of craft beers from the village brewery, plus any other drink you could want; and, finally, a large beer garden with a tented area and plenty of tables and benches. We had a reunion of three old friends, one from Canada. The pub serves a good selection of pizzas. There are three double rooms, each is beautifully decorated with very comfortable beds. Many congratulations to Maxine, the manager, and all of the staff. Highly recommended.

This pub has a beautiful exterior, aesthetically pleasing to the visitor. There’s a small car park situated on it’s right side but not big enough to equip for all of their guests. Walking through the actual tavern can be uncomfortable when customers are just sat drinking. The team do offer to take your bags to your room for you though and they did make us feel welcome. Our room was beautiful, it had a large king-sized bed, sofa bed and en-suite bathroom- photos to attach at the end of the review. The room was very clean, besides some dust on top of surfaces, there was also a full bin of litter which did let down the full standard. The facilities of the room I would expect to be better for the price of the stay, the bathroom door did not lock, the plug in the sink did not softly open or close causing blockages, some of the walls had cracked paint or even gaps and the lamp shades were dated and dirty. All of that was upon closer inspection. Your room provides you with towels and modern furnishings- the room that we selected did anyway. We had a pleasant view over the beer garden outside; there you can purchase pizzas and special food dishes up until a certain time, those meals are listed in the bar on the chalk board, the end time of the food serving was 5pm on our day of visit, that food tuck shop was later replaced with a van of Indian cuisine. We chose to eat further up the hill at the nearby pub for more of a meal selection and alternative. Drinking downstairs in the bar was relaxed and seemed to be a popular choice for locals, the team working there were pleasant. The beds in the room were comfortable and provided a good quality night’s sleep, you don’t however get a cooked breakfast the following morning, we also didn’t receive a breakfast voucher as we left fairly early the following day. For the price of the room I would expect some form of breakfast package or at least recommendation upon arrival. We vacated through the empty closed bar, past the 9am mark. We realised that we weren’t given any contact information for a team member should we have required anything through our stay, there were no fire escape routes listed on the back of doors in our room.

We were told that they only served Pizzas and salads, which we accepted. But after waiting for an hour we were advised that they were trying to defrost the pizzas and they didn't have any salads!!! We left immediately feeling extremely hungry and disappointed. How they can charge £12 for a frozen pizza I really can't understand. Thankfully we never got to try one !!!!

Beautiful quiet location near Hook Norton Brewery surving fine local ales

Great place for a pint and food.

A really beautiful pub, very charming water well greets you in the front garden. Great selection of drinks, generally a very friendly and welcoming place

Beautiful Country Pub in a quiet part of a pretty village. The staff were fabulous and the locals very friendly too. Spacious rooms, comfy beds, tea, coffee, water and a bottle of local beer in rooms. We tied it in with a Tap night at the Hook Norton Brewery just a few mins walk where we had a very enjoyable evening, good food and vouchers towards a lovely breakfast in the morning at the Malthouse too. Highly recommend. We also popped over to Chipping Norton to visit Diddly Squat Farm shop and actually spoke to ‘Gerald’ ! We were a family group of 5 and were made very welcome by all. Thank you for a great stay.

Nice garden, horse and cart delivers the booze from the nearby brewery, and they have aunt Sally in the garden.

Lovely traditional pub with a great selection of Hook Norton Beers and good service.

Lovely pub with great value spacious rooms. Husband loves the Hook Norton beer. We stayed the half term week in Feb when the weather was biblical. Breakfast was at the brewery up the road where the food and service were both fantastic. We will be back.

Great little local pub with great Hook Norton beers, I can highly recommend the Hook Norton Mild which is only available in 4 pubs

Well located pub close to Hook Norton Brewery. But for some reason all the noise from the bar (doors slamming, laughter, guitar, chatting) funnels up into Room 3 above and is louder there than in the bar itself, possibly due to the chimney. We were...

None shall sleep at least not til the early hours of the morning! We stayed in the double room (room 3). This room is directly above the bar with a paper thin floor that seemed to amplify the noise from the bar below. Of the...

Friendly traditional village pub with great beer. No food at the moment . Unspoiled interior.

Loud music and loud drunks until after midnight, the sleep I did get was good and the room's are nice.

Fantastic place to stay. A very warm welcome, gorgeous room and amenities. Highly recommend

Dropped in here yesterday unplanned , received a lovely welcome from locals there. Was nice to find a quaint pub that is not clicky or commercialised . Good honest pint , great range of Hook Norton drinks .

Arrived on a cold Wednesday to be greeted to a warm real fire and real ale! Very friendly welcome and our double king bedroom was large and clean. Spent the afternoon exploring the Hook Norton brewery that my wife got me for my birthday and...

Stopped off here for a drink whilst staying for a short break in the area. Lovely, cosy pub with friendly land lady and son. I didnt have time to eat but will definitely go back for lunch. The portions were very generous and i heard...

Small, local pub in Hook Norton. Clean rooms and friendly staff.

A delightful little pub in the beautiful village of Hook Norton. Excellent beers as you'd expect so close to the HN Brewery Highly recommended

Absolutely delightful staff, excellent food. Quirky place with some 21st century decor alongside evidence of a 1970s refurb! Nice drinks too, of course!

From the first moment we walked in felt like home. Room was lovely and clean

We stayed here and this included breakfast at the brewery. We also booked the brewery trip. It was excellent. The breakfasts were superb and the room we stayed in at the Pear Tree , No1, was first class. A great stay if you are visiting...

Remember people this is a village pub. It offers clean comfortable cosy rooms and a warm welcome plus a log burner in the bar,wonderful when you have been out exploring the countryside and come back to homemade soup.Just noticed a review ?? Hello they have...

Omg,what a pity , definitely gone down hill.cold food only , unsupervised uderage staff behind the bar,beer is rubbish.what have the brewery done to a lovely village pub.

Lovely relaxing pub. Good beer!

Checked in on the 5th, was greeted by the manager and a member of staff. Very welcoming and friendly. Had two nights there and absolutely loved the place! The manager and his staff were superb, nothing was too much trouble. The room was lovely. Can't...

Very limited food options. Apparently no chef. Poor quality sausage roll and scotch eggs were the only option. Nice staff, refunded some money when I complained.

Comfortable, friendly pub. Breakfast at brewery added bonus

Incredible! The staff, the location, the rooms, the breakfast in the Brewery that was included. Just everything, we absolutely loved it!

Great pub great beer 🍺👍wonderful staff 😀excellent garden 😀

Friendly pub with a large outside seating area behind the main building.

Lovely extra big room, large bed. In the room was free water, bottle of beer, free bottle opener suvenir, sanitiser, bathroom toiletries. The staff all friendly. Vouchers for breakfast at the Hook Norton brewery, was lovely food. Gteat place to stay

The Pear Tree is a great institution. Love the beer and the food they offer is perfect. The garden has been a godsend in these Covid days.

Quaint country pub with lovely garden.

We had an amazing time and a delicious breakfast. Super friendly staff in both the pub and the breakfast restaurant. Will be back again! Thoroughly recommend #greatfind

Lovely quaint pub. Really pleasant staff. Overnight stay enjoyable.

We have had an amazing couple of days stay at the Pear Tree Inn as a family It was a perfect place to stay in such a pretty little village near to the famous hook Norton brewery the room was spacious and had everything we...