Branch area pubs selling real ale

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  • Old Thatched Inn Main Street Adstock MK18 2JN (01296) 712584

    Historic 400-year old pub, now describing itself as a countryside gastropub. Five handpumps, usually serving its unique regular ale from the Goodfolk brewery, two other regulars and one varying guest beer. The same landlord has been here for many years and is very proud of the condition of his beers and wines, as well as his food. Offers both a set menu and a la carte, using local, organic and seasonal produce. Vegans and those with allergies fully catered for. Locally, a very popular place to eat, with dining throughout, but especially in the attractive conservatory. There are nonetheless a few seats for non-diners. Currently the pub is temporarily closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so check the website.

• Botolph Claydon
  • Mushroom Village Bar 65 St Mary's Road Botolph Claydon MK18 2LS (01296) 715633

    This friendly village club is now a pub, with the Mushroom Village Bar situated within the East & Botolph Claydon Village Hall, where it has been for 50 years. It is run by volunteers with their committee independent of both the Parish Council and the Village Hall Committee. It comprises a large bar with comfortable seating, a dartboard and a widescreen TV. It serves a rotating range of cask beers, though only one is available at any time. Village hall and bar are available for private hire.

• Bow Brickhill
  • Wheatsheaf 21 Station Road Bow Brickhill MK17 9JU (01908) 711156

    The pub comprises a small bar area and a larger dining area, plus a variety of outdoor seating, some of it protected from the elements.. A wide range of fresh pub food is served all day long, meeting all dietary requirements. For fish lovers, the day's fresh fish is on display for you to select. The pub is next to Hornes brewery and their beer is often available. The pub operates an "Emerald Discount" scheme for the over 55s, with 25% on Mondays and 15% on Tuesday to Fridays off all food and soft drinks. Monthly quiz is currently last Tuesday of the month.

• Buckingham
  • Buckingham Golf Club Tingewick Road, Tingewick Buckingham MK18 4AE (01280) 815566

    The Clubhouse has a bar and a restaurant for members to drink and eat after a round of golf (or at any time). It has a large balcony with tables and seating overlooking the golf course. The bar has three handpumps, but real ale is not always available, so check. The Clubhouse takes private bookings such as birthdays, anniversaries and discos and there is a smaller room for private meals or business meetings.

  • Dukes Bar at Villiers Hotel 3 Castle Street Buckingham MK18 1BS moc.sletohsreilliv@snoitavreser(01280) 822444

    Centrally-located Hotel and conference venue with the comfortable Dukes Bar open to non-residents. Hand pumpswere being removed, but one has been resurrected to serve real ale.

  • Grand Junction 13 High Street Buckingham MK18 1NT ku.oc.puorgnamkao@noitcnujdnarg(01280) 731680

    Taken over by Oakman and completely rebuilt and refurbished. One regular ale from the Fullers list and one changing ale, often local. Food focused and available throughout the day: breakfast until 11am; lunch until 5pm; dinner thereafter. From the street, you enter the large L-shaped bar, which has plenty of seats and tables. Beyond the bar and down a step is a large restaurant with serving area to the rear. It has a chair lift between bar and restaurant. There is also level access to the restaurant from the large patio area, which has direct access from the street to the left of the main entrance. The patio has plenty of tables, benches and seats, with "the Granary" bar (or function room) on the opposite side of the patio.

  • Kings Head Coffee & Gin Bar 7 Market Hill Buckingham MK18 1JX moc.rabeeffocdaehsgnikeht@liam(01280) 812442

    Centrally-located, this pleasant and comfortable pub and coffee bar has a hidden-away, good-sized, sunny courtyard garden. It serves hot drinks, spirits - over 90 gins - real ales and Old Rosie cider, plus a buy-one-get-one-free cocktail menu, all day every day! With various food menus available throughout the day its offerings move though the King's Breakfast, sandwiches, fresh pastries, burgers, salads, nachos and 'more substantial dishes served in the evenings. Gluten Free and Vegan catered for too.

  • Mitre 2 Mitre Street Buckingham MK18 1DW ku.oc.bupertimeht@tcatnoc(01280) 813080

    Local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2023, just a 15 minute walk from the centre of Buckingham takes you to the town's oldest pub, dating from the 17th century. A cosy atmosphere is enhanced by a real open fire as well as a new log burner in winter. As a free house, the Mitre has two regular beers (including a Timothy Taylor, as member of brewery's "Champion Club") plus three changing and interesting beers, from all over the UK, usually including local breweries. The Mitre serves Bray's real cider on the fifth handpull over the summer, but reverts to porters or stouts in the winter. It also features two craft beer taps. Two boards display information on current and forthcoming beers. The pub supports local charities and charity football and cricket matches. It also supports the local football and rugby clubs and has its own darts team. Major sporting events are shown on the seven large-screen Sky and BT TVs and, if games clash, different matches can be shown at once. Plenty of outdoor drinking space with a stretch-tent covering the garden, allowing for al fresco opening no matter what the weather.

  • New Inn 18 Bridge Street Buckingham MK18 1AF moc.liamg@skcubnniweneht(01280) 423677

    Traditional and welcoming pub close to town centre. It has a long rectangular main room with the bar in the centre and a quiet seating area behind and to the right of the main bar. At the rear the enclosed and white-painted yard has plenty of chairs and tables and it can be a real sun trap.

  • White Hart 1-2 Market Square Buckingham MK18 1NL ku.oc.gnikeneerg@snoitavreserskcubtrahetihW(01280) 815151

    The bar is to the right as you enter the building from the street. It is a large room broken into smaller areas by large pillars. There is a raised area to the front with bench seating, tables and chairs. Another raised area to the rear of the room has stained glass windows. Downstairs is another large room with seating, a pool table and a dart board. Outside is a large patio garden and terrace. There are four hand pumps on the bar, but often only one of the regular beers is available.

  • Woolpack 57 Well Street Buckingham MK18 1EP ku.oc.kcaploowmahgnikcub@liam(01280) 817972

    This is a busy, nicely modernised pub with a large riverside garden backing onto river and heated covered patio, close to town centre. The bar retains many old features, but also includes comfortable chairs and a sofa. Four hand-pumps serve two regular beers and two guest ales from the SIBA list, though only three pumps might be in use at quieter times. Cider from boxes (eg, Old Rosie) in summer. Freshly-cooked food is available and local produce used where possible. Children are welcome until early evening. Parking nearby can be awkward. The Woolpack holds beer festivals from time to time. Dogs welcome in garden with water and treats.

• Calverton
  • Shoulder of Mutton Calverton MK19 6ED moc.liamg@kmnottumforedluohseht(01908) 562183

    This delightful rural pub in the tranquil village of Calverton. The building dates back to 1790, but started life as a butchers and slaughterhouse; it then became a local store and post office before it became the local pub The pub has one L shaped bar with seating for drinkers to the right as you enter. Four handpumps on the bar, but usually only two in use unless very busy. To the rear on the left hand side of the bar the tables and chairs are available for diners. At the far end there is a log burning stove and, on either side, the windows look out onto the garden and the fields beyond. Behind the pub the garden has tables and chairs and a children's play area in the top right hand corner. There is additional outdoor seating to the front of the pub.

• Chackmore
  • Queens Head Main Street Chackmore MK18 5JF bup.eromkcahcdaehsneeuq@seiriuqne(01280) 416882

    Although the Pub dates back to the 17th century, it was completely rebuilt, then reopened after nearly five years in 2023. Decor and furnishing are high quality. Entrance porch opens onto stone-flagged floor with a variety of different-sized solid tables and chairs. Discrete TV screen is on your left, a wood-burning stove in the fireplace to your right and the large L-shaped bar ahead of you on on the left hand side, On the right, facing the bar is a wooden-floored slightly raised area (just one step up) with banquettes, tables and chairs. The bar holds four handpumps with three in regular use - Timothy Taylor's Landlord or Boltmaker will always be served and at least one local ale amongst the two or three changing beers. Several craft beers available from taps. It also now provides a good quality lunch menu five days a week with freshly-prepared food, using local suppliers when possible. Parking can be difficult in village and beware that some side roads and tracks are private, but there is a small parking area on the left just as you enter the village. Please note: no cash taken; cards only.

• Chicheley
  • Chester Arms Bedford Road Chicheley MK16 9JE ku.oc.smra-retsehc-eht@ofni(01234) 391214

    Family-run pub that focuses on a variety of freshly prepared food and a range of real ales, usually from local breweries. Like many old buildings, the rooms are on different levels, which greatly adds to the pub's character. The room to the left of the entrance is informal and has bench seats, tables and chairs and a large screen TV showing BBC, ITV and the news channel, while the areas to the right are set for dining. The furthest room, up some stairs, is called "the Tower" has a large open fireplace and can be used for meetings or for a quiet drink. The menu changes seasonally. Food is served all day with the lunch menu available until 6pm and the evening menu after that. On Sundays there is an option for roast dinners. Dedicated Vegan, Gluten Free & Dairy Free menus. Outside there is a good-sized garden to the rear of the pub where barbecues are held in summer and more seating is available at the front.

• Clifton Reynes
  • Robin Hood Church Road Clifton Reynes MK46 5DR ku.oc.dooh-nibor-eht@ofni(01234) 711574

    The pub has been taken over by the local community and has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Opening hours have now increased. The pub has two bars, with some parts which are as they were in the 17th century including a spectacular inglenook fireplace. The larger bar features a Northamptonshire skittles table with a smaller bar and a conservatory. Serving two regularly-changing ales most of the time,often one of them a local beer. Excellent food is now available, with vegetarian options and children's choices. Walkers are welcome, especially if they leave their muddy boots inside the back porch! ​ It has a large well-furnished beer garden - both patio and grass - with plenty of space for active children. Public transport now only provided by the MK Connect ride-sharing minibus service.

• Drayton Parslow
  • Three Horseshoes 10 Main Road Drayton Parslow MK17 0JS moc.seohsesroheerht@emoclew(01296) 720296

    This old village public house is about 200 years old (maybe older). This pub is one long room with an L shaped bar. To the left of the bar is a pool table and dartboard. A large original fire place separates the bar from the main food area. There are four handpumps, but currently two ales are available, a regular beer from Butcombe and a changing guest beer, often from the SIBA lists. For those who want to stay a little longer, B&B is available. Best book in advance to avoid disappointment. Very limited parking at front, but it has a good sized car park & beer garden at the rear.

• Emberton
  • Bell & Bear 12 High Street Emberton MK46 5DH ku.oc.raebdnallebeht@ofni(01234) 385537

    Stone-built pub with a slate roof. Rescued from closure by community purchase, the old Grade II building houses a long narrow bar with high stools and - past the real fire - tables, chairs and settees at the far end. A pleasant village, country pub that welcomes both locals and visitors from further afield The bar has five hand pumps, offering the house ale as a regular (XT4) and a rotating selection of three guest beers, usually from eight local breweries, plus some 'national favourites; the fifth pump offers Saxby Cider. The comfortable lounge is behind the bar, providing a quieter area that can also be used for eating from food vans. Local independent food vans and pop-ups visit at least twice weekly - see Event list on website or Facebook page for details. in addition, their own kitchen is now open 1pm-5pm Saturday & Sunday with pies, burgers, sandwiches and ploughmans. Large rear patio with ample seating and the garden area beyond has childrens play equipment. Aside from a small, hard-to-enter car park, parking is on the street.

• Gawcott
  • Crown Hillesden Road Gawcott MK18 4JF moc.kooltuo@evolc.norffas(01280) 822322

    A cosy village pub with exposed beams and uprights, two bars and two fires. It is a welcoming pub used by many local people. Main bar is on the right as you enter with a quieter bar to the left, which also has a dart board. The main bar has two handpumps offering one regular beer and one changing ale. The main menu of fresh home-cooked food is served every day, with Sunday menu, OAP menu and themed food nights for curry (Wed & Sati) and fish & chips (Thu & Fri). Bar Tapas menu (3 for £14) available 7 days a week. Booking is advised, especially on busy nights. Take away is also available (you can book through the website). Blue-Light Card welcomed. Has an interesting selection of exclusive wines and champagnes. Outside bar (with hand pull) used in summer.

• Great Brickhill
  • Old Red Lion Ivy Lane Great Brickhill MK17 9AH ku.oc.bupnoilderdlo@seiriuqne(01525) 261715

    This is a lovely old country pub with stunning views from its garden over the valley and beyond. The sun sets directly into the pub garden. The ale is of good quality, the food superb and, for the quality, not over priced. The service is always friendly and efficient and the decor is fresh and in keeping with a country pub without being 'stuffy'.

• Great Horwood
  • Swan Inn 1 Winslow Road Great Horwood MK17 0QN ku.etarogivnni@nawseht(01296) 296628

    This is a very old pub that has been nicely refurbished but has retained the features which indicate its age. Under new management from 2024, the atmosphere is welcoming and it has ample bar room despite plenty of tables for diners. It has three handpumps, Food service has now restarted. As well as benched tables at the front of the pubs, they also have tables in the garden to the side.

• Hanslope
  • Club Hanslope 28 High Street Hanslope MK19 7LQ moc.liamg@epolsnahbulceht(01908) 510337

    Opened in 1898 as Hanslope Working Men's Club, but is now 'The Club Hanslope' and is family friendly and especially welcoming to women. Non members are welcome at all times as guests, with no fee required. Remains affiliated to the CIU. The Club has two downstairs rooms designated the Bar and the Lounge and serves two regular beers and a weekly-changing guest ale. Upstairs a small room has pool and darts. It offers a wide range of community activities, from children's events to discos to films and monthly bingo; plus darts, skittles, pool, cards and quizzes. The Club also holds a weekend beer festival each Easter.

  • Cock Inn 35 High Street Hanslope MK19 7LQ ku.oc.nni-kcoc@olleh(01908) 893741

    Popular local one-room open-plan pub and dining area with a country-pub feel. Built in the 1930s to replace the original thatched Cock Inn, it was completely refurbished in 2021. As you enter, the bar (and TV screen) is to your right and a real-fire stove to the left at the opposite end, where the pool table is also located. Two handpumps offer a regular and a changing guest ale, sometimes from the local Vale brewery. The recent complete and tasteful refurbishment provides plenty of solid tables and chairs, one long cushioned bench on the back wall, facing you as you enter and a comfortable leather settee. Food is provided by different food vans visiting their car parl - and can be eaten in pub. See Facebook page for details. There is BT (TNT) Sport on the TV.

• Haversham
  • Greyhound 2 High Street Haversham MK19 7DT (01908) 418997

    Cosy 16th Century village pub overlooking fields. A rustic haven surprisingly close to Milton Keynes. There are two bars, a comfortable saloon with pews set either side of tables and a traditional, and usually quiet public bar, which doubles as a function room. There is a gazebo smoking area and a pub garden. Good traditional food served using, mostly, local produce. Convenient for walkers using the nearby Swans and Shires Ways, who no doubt find the pub's open fire makes it an especially welcome refuge in winter.

• Lavendon
  • Green Man High Street Lavendon MK46 4HA (01234) 712611

    This thatched roof pub is much larger than it looks from the outside. There are lots of connected rooms off the main bar area with thick stone walls and exposed beams. The original fire place houses a log burning stove. There is a variety of seating from high tables and chairs to comfortable leather arm chairs with low tables. The regular beer is Greene King IPA. The two guest beers are usually Abbott and Old Speckled Hen, but may be a GK seasonal and there is often a a fourth handpump at busy times. Cask Ales are £2.50 a pint all day the first Monday of each month. Food is available all day every day.

  • Horseshoe 26 High Street Lavendon MK46 4HA moc.nodneval-eohsesroheht@seiriuqne(01234) 231646

    Friendly local pub with wooden-beamed rooms and stone-flagged floors. The small bar - to your right as you enter - has tables and chairs and a Northamptonshire skittles table, while the larger restaurant is to the left. Both rooms have real fires. Timothy Taylor provides their regular beer, with two interesting changing beers, one usually from Tring and there may be a third at very busy times. The pub is closed all day Monday plus Tuesday and Saturday afternoons but longer opening is possible for the summer season and Bank Holidays.

• Little Brickhill
  • George Watling Street Little Brickhill MK17 9NB moc.liamg@llihkcirbelttil.egroegeht(01525) 261298

    This is the very last of what was once 12 pubs, inns and ale houses in this village. The bar is straight ahead of you as you enter and there are plenty of tables and comfortable settees in the front area. Behind the bar, through an archway is another table area, but mainly used for dining. A large dining room/function room leads off of this area. Two hand pumps, serving at least one varying and well-kept beer with two offered at busy times. Recent major and tasteful refurbishment continues its focus on eating, but with a bar area for drinks only, They offer a "traditionally British menu with a slight Mediterranean twist, using seasonal quality produce". There is large garden behind with plenty of benched tables and a good-sized patio; in the summertime this offers outdoor dining, BBQs and Hog Roasts.

• Little Horwood
  • Shoulder of Mutton Church Street Little Horwood MK17 0PF moc.duolci@doowrohelttilmos(01296) 708415

    Parts date back to around 1468 and originally built to house craftsmen building the extension to the adjacent St Nicholas Church. This is a classic village pub with a single low-beamed bar area. After changing hands many times over the years it was purchased and lovingly restored by the village community group, though - sadly, the old bar was removed by a previous owner - so they installed a purpose-built more modern bar. The community group no longer runs the pub. A regularly changing menu of real ales, usually from local and smaller breweries, plus Saxby's ciders. Large garden with tables & benches at the side..

• Maids Moreton
  • Wheatsheaf Main Street Maids Moreton MK18 1QR (01280) 822903

    A traditional village pub in Grade II-listed building, full of character with its thatched roof, low ceilings and exposed beams. In continuous use as an inn since the 18th century - while being used as a pub, it has also been a village store, a blacksmiths and a butchers shop. As you enter the front door, the bar is through the latched wooden door on the left. A separate room on the right can be hired for private parties. In the bar, there is an inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove; the pub also has an old dutch oven with a flintstone hearth. There is a large garden at the rear of the pub.

• Milton Keynes
  • Barge 15 Newport Road Milton Keynes MK15 0AE ku.oc.nniegatniv@senyeknotlimnniegrab(01908) 233841

    Pub was built in the early 19th century near to the under-construction Grand Junction (now Grand Union) canal linking London with Birmingham. It thrived on trade from the navvies building the canal and then from the narrow boat crews and passengers. Up until well into the 20th century, the beer served at the Barge was brought through on trays from the store at the front of the building. The pub has three hand pulls, serving beers from the M&B catalogue. Refurbished in 2022, the modern pub has seating in different areas, mostly given to dining. The bar area has an open fire. The dining area has a large conservatory-like area. There are two gardens to front and rear of the pub. The now offer for purchase and takeaway a selection of artisan breads & pastries, preserves, relishes & chutneys and some premium spirits.

  • Barn Secklow Gate West Milton Keynes MK9 3BZ moc.daerbtihw@nrabdlo.senyeknotlim(01908) 663388

    Integrated into a Premier Inn hotel, this pub is ideally placed for Milton Keynes city centre. It has four hand pumps, but only offers one real ale and that isn't always available. There is a small a range of keg beers and lagers. It offers the usual Beefeater menu of reasonably priced food. Very family friendly. Be aware, though, that daytime parking is on a meter.

  • Black Horse Wolverton Road Milton Keynes MK14 5AJ (01908) 398461

    Popular canal-side pub with extensive beer gardens. The focus is mainly on food but drinkers are welcome. Recently refurbished and aims to look like an authentic old pub, but with more upmarket furniture and decor. The canal-side terrace has seen the addition of modern glass cabanas. There is a separate area indoors with tables that drinkers can use. It also has a private dining/function room that seats about 18-20. Pub is built into steep slope, but good work has been done to meet needs of customers with mobility difficulties: two disabled parking bays right by front entrance with level access to the bar area and disabled toilet. There are, however, steps to several areas beyond the bar.

  • Blackened Sun Brewery Tap Unit 3, Heathfield Milton Keynes MK12 6HP (01908) 990242

    Venue is a Taproom within the Blackened Sun microbrewery on the Heathfield Court trading estate. It has long trestle tables and bench seating, plus some stools. Six taps serve Blackened Sun beers, often a collaboration brew. All are real ales, naturally conditioned, unfined, unpasteurized and unfiltered, served from key-keg, many are brewed with Belgian yeasts and most are vegan. Current beers on tap can usually be found on their Facebook page. Bottled house beers (can be take-away) soft drinks, ciders, wine, some spirits and often guest beers are also available; growlers can be refilled. Alcohol- and Gluten-free beers usually available, as is coffee. Under-18s welcome before 8pm accompanied by an adult. Dog friendly.

  • Bletchley Conservative Club 105 Queensway Milton Keynes MK2 2DN moc.liamg@bulcevitavresnocyelhctelb(01908) 372258

    Called "the Conservative Club" membership is open to anybody and the Club no longer gives money to the Party; non-members are also welcome, but pay extra for food and drinks, plus higher admission for musical events. The building started life as a girl's school in 1891, but became a Conservative Club in 1930. As you enter the Club the bar is facing you with a food servery to the right and tables & chairs to the left. Behind the bar a large area with a dance floor and small stage in one corner where the bands play. This room can be partioned for private functions, such as wedding receptions, birthdays, etc, and can also have a separate entrance. A patio at the front has tables & chairs. Two sets of four handpumps, but only two are currently used, with one regular and one changing ale. Alternate Tuesday nights the bar hosts the Bletchley Blues Club, a live music event; plus a monthly Open Mic night. The premises is a short walk from Bletchley bus station and has a car park for approx 30 vehicles, access with via Bedford St.

  • Bletchley Rugby Club Pavillon, Manor Field Milton Keynes MK2 2HX (01908) 372298

    Bletchley Rugby Club club-house bar. Also serves Bletchley Town Cricket Club. Bar use restricted to members (and guests) and might be used at functions. There are three handpumps, but usually only one in use - generally for the local Hornes beers, but this might vary to, for example London Pride, for function bookings. Bar is only open for Rugby and Cricket Club activities, so times vary. Bar is within a large room upstairs, above the changing rooms. There is another room upstairs as well. Can be booked for functions and foos may be available then.

  • Bradwell Sports & Social Club Abbey Road Milton Keynes MK13 9AR 07986 440194

    It describes itself as a friendly social club, welcoming members and guests. Live sport, Football & Cricket club, functions.

  • Broughton Milton Road Milton Keynes MK10 9AA (01908) 667726

    Large, modern, family-friendly pub, restaurant and hotel. Bar is broken up into a number of discrete, but interconnected areas. There are two designated restaurant areas, but food can be eaten throughout the pub. There are four handpumps on the bar, but usually only three in use, serving Greene King IPA, Abbot and Speckled Hen. Christmas will often see a fourth, seasonal beer. One of the bar areas is designated as a "Sports Bar", for adults only (that is, no under-18s). Breakfast is served every day from opening time and the main menu is available from 11am every day until 10pm. The pub and restaurant can be very busy at weekends.

  • Bull & Butcher 30 Aylesbury Street Milton Keynes MK2 2BA ku.oc.ynnefrehctubdnallub@ofni(01908) 376041

    Taken over by a new tenant in 2024. There are two bar areas - the first on both left and right as you enter has Sports TV screens, but there is a quieter bar at rear, that is also available for diners. Two handpumps on the front bar; although neither in regular use at present, cask ale is usually available at weekends and usage might develop.. Food now available, though not Monday & Tuesday, not at lunchtime except at weekends. There is a large garden with tables to the rear - both paved and grassed areas - with some covered booths and a children's play area.. New website not yet in operation, but Facebook page is regularly updated.

  • Bull Hotel (Vaults Bar) 64 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AQ ku.oc.bupsunamcm@letohllubeht(01908) 567104

    The Vaults Bar, part of the historic Bull Hotel, is under separate management from the hotel and its bar, although part of the same pubco The pub is a long narrow, single room which you enter through the middle door, down the old coaching inn's arched entrance. The front end of the bar - overlooking the High Street - is used when live music is on. The Vaults has plenty of handpumps, but currently offers four beers. It hosts live music quite regularly and other events.

  • Caldecotte Arms Bletcham Way Milton Keynes MK7 8HP (01908) 366188

    The Caldecotte Arms is a Greene King family pub restaurant. The pub is built around a (fake) windmill, now with no blades, and is set in parkland overlooking Caldecotte Lake. Two two hand pumps serving two Greene King beers.

  • Captain Ridley's Shooting Party 183 Queensway Milton Keynes MK2 2ED ku.oc.noopsrehtewdj@6247p(01908) 621020

    The pub name comes from 1938 when MI5 were checking nearby Bletchley Park as a suitable site for the wartime code breakers, but allayed any suspicion by saying that they were a weekend shooting party. This Wetherspoon's pub walls and display cabinets feature much of the Bletchley Park Codebreakers history and the "Huts" are commemorated in the large rear garden with three snow huts and other seating. The 12 hand pumps offer three regular ales and up to six guests (but more usually three). The ground floor comprises one large room with seating as you enter and to your left with a large tabled area beyond the bar. This area is mainly for eating and is completed by an open kitchen gantry. The front of the pub offers (limited) customer parking, free of charge, including two electric car charging bays and has tables and seating on the patio area. Until recently, but currently suspended, customers had to provide photo ID from 9pm, which was scanned with data stored there, but never shared and deleted after 30 days unless an alert was recorded for that individual. The scanner secured for use used by registered management, locked when not in use and chained and locked to the wall, in full view of security cameras.

  • Chequers 48 Watling St Milton Keynes MK2 2BY moc.liamg@droftartsynnefsreuqehceht(01908) 990718

    Small, traditional public house with exposed beams and brickwork, recently reopened with new enthusiastic publican. Front entrance up several steep steps or low rear door down a step. Real ale is now back - with two hand pumps now in use - and two keykeg beers are offered from new local brewery, Grid Beer Project as well as other craft beers and lagers. The pub welcomes home and away fans on match days. It has a small, neat courtyard garden at rear, furnished with wooden tables and bench seats. Small car park at rear.

  • Clocktower White Horse Drive Milton Keynes MK4 2AS (01908) 503153

    Family-focused venue offering food and real ales from the Greene King menu. One large bar flowing into a further area with two dartboards and then tables used primarily for eating. Plenty of screens available in all areas for sports TV.

  • Cock Hotel 72-74 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AH ku.oc.snnihsilgnedlo@letohkcoc.stneve(01908) 567733

    Hotel bar serving Greene King beers. The courtyard garden is popular in summer. Food is served all day every day, including breakfast from 8am. The function room opens on to the courtyard and is regularly booked for weddings and parties. The hotel itself dates from the 15th Century and was a famous coaching inn on Watling Street.

  • Craufurd Arms 59 Stratford Road Milton Keynes MK12 5LT moc.smradrofuarceht@ofni(01908) 313864

    Huge L shaped pub that's a haven for the heavy rocker (although other types of entertainment and genres of music sometimes available). It has a separate 250 capacity live music venue with its own bar. Main bar area is open plan with a small(er) stage area to the right for free gigs. Also serves wide range of craft ales on keg and in cans. Live music regularly throughout the week in either of the music areas. On most concert nights the pub can be very busy, normally with rock and metal music played in the bar area.

  • Cricketers 247 Oldbrook Boulevard Milton Keynes MK6 2QA ku.oc.gnikeneerg@0115(01908) 678844

    This popular modern pub on a residential estate has one large bar with a variety of seating on different levels. There are three handpumps but only one real ale is offered..

  • Cross Keys 34 Newport Road Milton Keynes MK15 0AA ku.oc.senyeknotlimsyekssorc@ofni(01908) 528145

    16th-century building with thatched roof. and more recent extensions The pub has a bar and a separate restaurant, which was extended and refurbished in 2018. The food is home-made from fresh local produce. Winner of multiple awards. As well as up to six real ales, fresh tea and coffee are available. Has a TV in the bar showing terrestrial channels with subtitles. The patio and garden behind the pub are very popular in summer especially with its outside bar.

  • Crown 9 Market Square Milton Keynes MK11 1BE ku.oc.droftartsynotsnworceht@ofni(01908) 262888

    17th Century multi-room gastro pub situated on the Market Square. Front lobby entrance opens into small bar to left and larger one to right with an island bar serving both bars and several rooms beyond. The bars and rooms are comfortably furnished with a wide range of different tables and seating and there are two more formal dining rooms at the rear. An upstairs room is currently configured as a Sports Bar, with a pool table, Sky/BT Sports on screens and live music on Fridays. There is an interesting display of Islamic art and carvings on the staircase walls. There are five hand pumps in use, four on the front bar and one on the back bar offering draught cider. Parking in the Market Square in front is free, but limited to two hours between 7am and 6pm. There are other similar car parks nearby.

    Public car park, free for 3 hours and after 18.00 available in the Square.

  • Duke of Wellington 61 Wolverton Road Milton Keynes MK11 1ED moc.liamtoh@bagiarc07716 890070

    This pub has two bars with just one real ale on offer - usually Purity UBU. Pub is popular with locals and can get busy on Friday/Saturday evenings.

  • Eager Poet 2 Tower Crescent Milton Keynes MK14 6JY ku.oc.gnikeneerg@2277(01908) 607208

    Spacious, modern pub on a residential estate. Large horseshoe-style bar with plenty of seating around it and two pool tables and a dartboard at one end. The outside seating area overlooks the road.

  • Eight Belles 28 Buckingham Road Milton Keynes MK3 5HL ku.oc.yelhctelbsellebthgie@ofni(01908) 379906

    Busy pub with single L shaped room plus a further small room with tables. Third hand pump only in use at very busiest times. The area to the right is set for dining and this doubles as a function room with folding doors to separate it from the main bar. Good-sized, partially-covered, paved patio area with plenty of tables and chairs.

  • Fox & Hounds 87 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AT moc.liamg@11kmsdnuohdnaxof(01908) 260604

    The Fox and Hounds dates from the mid-19th century, but its buildings are a century older. It has two bars, with three handpumps in the left-hand bar (on entry. This left-hand bar is quiet, while the other has regular live bands and music, sports TV and dartboard. There's a further small stone-walled room beyond the left-hand bar which now has a pool table. No food, but food vans are usually present on Friday & Saturday nights- see Facebook page. Outside is a garden with wooden tables and benches plus two Scandinavian-style part-open cabins - one with log fire - where smoking is permitted. There is also an outside bar, opened when appropriate. Car park is at rear, at end of Prospect Road.

  • Furzton Lake Shirwell Crescent Milton Keynes MK4 1GA ku.oc.gnikeneerg@7136(01908) 520200

    Set in an attractive water-feature garden, this large modern pub is close to Furzton Lake, a popular recreational area. The bar has a casual dining area and to the right of the bar as you enter, is the restaurant, which occupies the ground floor and mezzanine floor above, with a wood burning stove on the ground floor. There are two permanent real ales. Breakfast is served every day from 9am to noon, with the main menu from 11am. The windows of the restaurant overlook the garden and Furzton Lake. Outside, surrounded by levels of decking and interconnecting paths, there is a cascade of ponds with small connecting waterfalls, a fountain in the top pond and a small narrowboat moored in the lowest pond. There is an enclosed children's play area to one side. The lake is accessible from the garden.

  • Galleon Old Wolverton Road Milton Keynes MK12 5NL ku.oc.notrevlownoellageht@ofni(01908) 314385

    Pleasant canal side pub. Parking is on the opposite side of the road and also down the lane at the side of the pub. Three handpumps, usually two in use, with beers from Heineken lists. The beer garden can also be accessed directly from this lane.

  • Giffard Park Inn Broadway Avenue Milton Keynes MK14 5QN (01908) 210025

    Spacious multi-chambered 1980's residential estate pub beside the Grand Union Canal. Very family-friendly: there are games and a "kids' menu" for children, who are welcome until 9pm. Although the emphasis is on food - breakfast is served from 9am - there is a separate bar area and two real ales. The beer is very reasonably priced for the area. Discounts with their App. The canalside beer garden is pleasant in summer.

  • Halley's Comet 101 Bradwell Road Milton Keynes MK13 7AW ku.oc.temocsyellah@tcatnoc(01908) 312987

    A real locals pub, fully-engaged with its local community; children and dogs are welcome. Large interior, all on one level around a central bar, but with three distinct areas, one of which is the "Sports Bar". Large covered patio to rear with large grassed area beyond including children's play area; both have ample tables and seating. Garden events in summertime. The pub has three handpumps, although currently only two beers available, from Greene King and Morland. Pub supports wide range of community activities and events, including both local and national charities. See activities on their Facebook page and website.

  • Kensington Kensington Drive Milton Keynes MK8 9AN (01908) 260320

    Modern pub on residential estate. The bar is on different levels with the lower level to the right reserved for dining. there is a small courtyard garden with tables and chairs, most under a canopy. In summer there is a children's bouncy castle.

  • Lakeside Pub & Grill Brickhill Street Milton Keynes MK15 9HQ ku.oc.gnikeneerg@8436(01908) 675222

    Large pub beside the popular Willen Lake South, where water sports and other acxtivities are available, including a regular funfair. Can get very busy, particularly in summer when the Lake attracts many visitors. Two hand pumps, but only one in use and only in summertime when pub is very busy. Range of lagers and several keg tap beers. Focus is on food, coffee and similar refreshments. Open plan pub, but broken up into different areas. Comfortable seating in both bar and restaurant areas - tables, booths and bench seating. Ample seats and tables on paved area at front of pub on the edge of the busy lake. Order and pay through Greene King App is available.

  • Milton Keynes Village Pavilion Worrelle Avenue Milton Keynes MK10 9AD (01908) 605538

    The Pavilion reopened on Saturday 1 August 2015. It is a one room pub furnished with tables and chairs and a pool table. To one side there is a small bar with two hand pumps, but not always in use. Bottled beers available. The large curved fully glazed wall at the rear has doors leading to a small patio with views across the cricket green. The entrance from the road belies the light airy atmosphere of the bar and the idyllic backdrop. No membership required. Sometimes closes for private events.

  • MK Biergarten Unit 3, The Triangle, Wolverton Park Road Milton Keynes MK12 5FJ ku.oc.netragreibkm@ofni(01908) 990127

    Milton Keynes' first micropub and bottleshop opened in 2016 in a retail unit in a prestigious residential development alongside the Grand Union Canal close to Wolverton station. The bottle shop is in front as you enter and the bar to your left toward the far end. The corner bar has one cask ale, sometimes from a local brewery and six keg fonts for German and British craft beer. Tap ciders, wine and spirits are also served. There is also a wide range of interesting bottled and canned beers and cider from the shelves or chilled cabinets, which can also be consumed in the bar or purchased and taken away. The bar has rustic furniture with low and standard height tables, wooden chairs with cushions, and three three-seater settees. A bookcase has board games and packs of cards. Outside seating is also available. Street food is available o Fridays, with bar nibbles like nuts and crisps available all the time. There is live music at weekends and a monthly quiz. The Bottleshop (200+ bottles) is arranged into sections for different styles of beer, both from local breweries and from across the UK and the world. There is also a range of ciders, soft drinks and wine. The large fridges keep beers chilled for drinking or take-away.

  • Moon Under Water Xscape, Avebury Boulevard Milton Keynes MK9 3NN (01908) 528854

    This Wetherspoon's pub comprises a large single bar is in the busy Xscape leisure complex and is very popular with young people. The front of the pub is fully glazed and looks out onto the outdoor seating area and car park beyond. Its name comes from well-known author, George Orwell, who described his ideal pub in a newspaper article and called the pub ‘Moon Under Water’. Inside, its long serpentine bar has fifteen hand pumps, but you are unlikely to find more than the three regular beers and between four and nine changing beers - the higher number during breweries' "tap-takeover". The room extends beyond the bar on two levels to the second entrance inside the Xscape. The food is the traditional Wetherspoon's menu and the pub participates in the Wetherspoon's beer and cider festivals.

  • Nag's Head 30 High Street Milton Keynes MK14 5AX moc.liamg@daehsgancim(01908) 607449

    A pretty thatched-roof pub, believed to date from the 16th century at the heart of Great Linford village. It has two bars with low ceilings and exposed beams, giving it a cosy feel, especially when the log-burning stove is lit in the saloon bar. Freshly prepared food and a wide range of drinks including craft and traditional ales and guest beers sometimes from local breweries. Monthly quiz night and regular live music events. Newly refurbished large front and rear patio gardens with marquee at rear. On the doorstep of the Grand Union Canal and Linford Manor Park which is undergoing extensive renovations to restore its many historical features. Ever popular with ramblers, dog walkers and narrow-boaters as well as the local community.

  • New Bradwell Sports Association Bradwell Road Milton Keynes MK13 7AD (01908) 313835

    Clubhouse for both New Bradwell St Peter FC and New Bradwell Cricket Club. Venue is divided into three rooms. Regular live music and community events held. Membership only £7.50 pa. Rooms are available for hire.

  • New Inn 2 Bradwell Road Milton Keynes MK13 0EN ku.oc.llewdarbwennniweneht@ofni(01908) 310155

    An old canal-side pub that retains many original features despite renovations in the 1970s. It has two rooms, but both are good sized and each is partially partitioned, giving a larger impression. Three pumps in each bar - but only one set is actually used, to ensure the beer isn't too cold - usually two pumps are in use. The pub has lovely views from its front patio and garden across the canal to New Bradwell. It offers you very friendly service.

  • New Queen Victoria 42 Church Street Milton Keynes MK12 5JW moc.liamg@civneeuqweneht(01908) 313838

    Large corner pub in the heart of Wolverton. Single room with long bar. It has two hand pumps, one serving real ale and one cider. Food service is in the restaurant (though you might to be able to eat in the bar) - called the Sunnyside Up and serving traditional cafe/pub food unti 3.30pm and then a southern African-themed restaurant, the Braai Shack, serving in the evening (except Monday) - this is a destination in itself. Rear covered patio has plenty of tables and chairs.

  • North Western 11 Stratford Road Milton Keynes MK12 5LJ moc.liamg@teertsbrck(01908) 322797

    Very much a locals pub with a large L shaped room and a single bar. Named after the railway company which served Wolverton and built the railway works in the town. Reputedly haunted. Good value traditional pub food served daily; offers breakfasts from 9am. Partly-covered outside seating at rear. Friendly welcoming staff.

  • Nut & Squirrel 1 Barnsdale Drive Milton Keynes MK4 4DD ku.oc.snnirebme@senyeknotlimlerriuqsdnatun(01908) 340031

    Popular open plan pub with nooks and crannies offering a traditional multi-room feel. Eating throughout, but there is a restaurant off the bar area. Five handpumps offer two regulars and a regularly rotating selection of three cask ales with Cask Marque accredited quality, plus several craft beers on tap. Monday and Thursday nights are "Cask Club" when all real ales are reduced by £1. Usual extensive Ember Inns food menu; catering for both vegetarians and vegans with a dedicated menu. Ember Inns app enables ordering from tables an offers regular food special offers. The Ember Inns takeaway service is available. Plenty of tables and seating outside, including 4 solid wooden booths to protect you from the sun or rain! Located on edge of Westcroft shopping centre and opposite Howe Park woodland. Local CAMRA branch's Most Improved Pub 2019.

  • Old Beams Paxton Crescent Milton Keynes MK5 7AE ku.oc.snellumcm@senyeknotlim.smaebdlo(01908) 201054

    The Old Beams was rebuilt after a fire in 2007 with the remnants of the historical pub abutted to the newer oak framed barn. The west end of the Old Beams was the old farm, built around 1600 and called East Green Farm. Later the farm was called Shenley Lodge, which gave the area its name. This part of the pub is the oldest building in Shenley Lodge. The main entrance is now at the opposite (eastern) end from the original farm building and the car park. Entering, you are in the vaulted barn, which houses a long bar directly in front of you, with the large area to the left reserved for dining with table service. To your right, the remaining tables are for drinking and food ordered at the bar. The room beyond this area is what remains of the original pub and can be hired as a function room. That room reflects its four hundred year history in its beamed decor and the rest of the pub is designed to blend in, with plenty of beams and stone-flagged floors. The six handpumps on the bar serve three McMullen's beers. Outside there is a large patio with plenty of tables and a large garden. The car park is a good size, but the pub can get very popular in the summer, when parking can prove difficult - but careful parking is permitted on nearby roads.

  • Old George 41 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AA moc.liamg@nniegroegdloeht(01908) 562181

    Family run free house in a Tudor building with low ceilings housing a single bar plus a another room at rear. Accommodation is available and hotel licensing laws permit the bar flexible closing times. Three hand pumps with two constantly changing guest beers. Outside courtyard with undercover seating augments the drinking area. Three steps down into pub front and back reflects the pub's age. Toilets are upstairs. Public car park to rear, free for 3 hours and after 18.00.

  • Old School House London Road Milton Keynes MK11 1JA ku.oc.ynotsesuohloohcsdlo@ofni(01908) 561936

    Busy food-focused pub with major rebuild and refurbishment in 2022, when name changed to the Old School House, the building's original purpose. Pub is one large L-shaped room, but internal decor and sub-walls define separate areas within; two steps up to dining area at far end, otherwise completely level flooring Three handpumps although usually only two in regular use.. Food served all day, including breakfast 10-11.30 am on Saturday and Sunday - but eating is, by no means, necessary. Outside seating overlooks busy road.

  • Old Swan 8 Shenley Road Milton Keynes MK3 6EZ ku.oc.yelhctelbnawsdlo@tcatnoc(01908) 372926

    Busy pub offering two distinct, but linked bar areas with quiet area to the front; one step up to the larger, long bar with games area at far end, restricted to over 18s. Pub is neatly decorated with yellow and grey paint; largely carpeted, but with stone tiles in front of bar. Six steps up to main door, but slope up to car park enables entrance via a side door on the level and into level-floor main bar area, but there is no disabled toilet.

  • Olde Swan Newport Road Milton Keynes MK6 3BS ku.oc.gnikeneerg@9626(01908) 679489

    Period building, part dating from the 17th century, with low ceilings and exposed beams, extended over the centuries, with seating on different levels. The pub restaurant dates from Tudor times and has retained many original features. Most of the pub is given to dining, but there is a small but comfortable bar area to one side. There are four hand pumps and the beer selection is from the Greene King range. Brunch served at the weekends. The large garden overlooks the Green and is very popular in the summer.

  • Plough Simpson Road Milton Keynes MK6 3AH ku.oc.egallivnospmishguolp@ofni(01908) 691555

    Entering the pub from the front, the beamed room on your right with tables and chairs can be used as a small private dining area or function room. Ahead of you, the spacious bar has a variety of seating and tables. Through the bar to the rear of the building is a large restaurant looking out onto a patio, It has recently been refurbished. There are three hand pumps serving at least two ales, from ther Brewpoint list. Food-focused, the interesting menu, includes traditional pub fare and a Sunday menu; steak and beef come from local butchers. Food available throughtout the pub, including the front and rear patios. Car parking is at the rear of the pub, behind which the large garden slopes up to the Grand Union Canal.,The garden has always been very popular in summer and the Plough makes a good venue from which to take a stroll along the canal.

  • Prince Albert 17 Vicarage Road Milton Keynes MK13 9AG moc.liamg@megtreblaecnirpeht(01908) 477945

    Complete refurbishment in 2023 This friendly, family-run Red Oak Taverns tenancy pub offers a small, changing selection of well kept ales (note that Wainwright Amber is actually keg). It is in the heart of the old village, so feels like the old village pub it once was. There is a pleasant, quiet garden at the back with tables on a small paved area and further tables in fenced-off children's play area. Pub is welcoming, comfortable and in excellent decorative order, with the bar straight ahead as you enter and a games room up two steps on your left.

  • Prince George of Cambridge Portishead Drive Milton Keynes MK4 3FA ku.oc.snellumcm@km.egroegecnirp(01908) 504391

    Recently-built and mostly food-oriented McMullen's house on western outskirts of Milton Keynes. It has five hand pumps, but usually only three are in regular use except at busy times. Bar is straight ahead as you enter, with well-designed restaurant area to left and more tables to right. Although it is open plan, pillars and beams give a more friendly feel. The pub has plenty of tables and seating outside in the patio and garden area - being built in a bowl helps catch the sun. Ample parking.

  • Red Lion 11 Lock View Lane, Simpson Road Milton Keynes MK1 1BY moc.loa@eseehcpt(01908) 372317

    A popular lock-side pub on the Grand Union Canal re-opened in September 2023 with new publican. As you enter the pub from the road, the snug is to your left, offering comfortable seating and a quiet place to drink and chat. The archway facing you leads to the main bar with a variety of standard and high tables and chairs. Three Cask Marque-accredited real ales, are offered from the extensive Punch Taverns lists, plus a selection of wines and spirits; tea and coffee also available. Food from 12-4.30 on Saturday & Sunday. The main bar has a dart board and a large screen TV showing sports. And this bar leads to the well-appointed covered smoking area and the canal lockside garden, both of which have been well refurbished. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

  • Roman Crown 1 Constantine Way Milton Keynes MK13 0RA moc.liamg@64nworcnamoR(01908) 220293

    Formerly Roman Park Residents Club, but now a pub & cafe open to all. Café opens before pub and serves breakfast from 10am.

  • Ship Ashore Granville Square Milton Keynes MK15 9JL ku.oc.snnirebme@senyeknotlimerohsapihs(01908) 694360

    Part of the Ember Inns group, this is a smart, modern pub on a residential estate not far from Willen Lake and its recreational facilities. The pub comprises one large bar but pillars and half walls break up the area to give a more intimate feel. As well as their three regular beers, there is a changing guest ale. Monday and Thursday nights are "Cask Club" when all real ales are reduced by £1. Drinkers and diners are both made welcome. Lunch and dinner service for food includinga vegetarian and vegan menu, while the Ember Inns App facilitates ordering and provides loyalty scheme discounts. There is a small garden outside and ample free parking is available, but you will need to register your car at the bar on arrival.

  • Stony Stratford Conservative Club 77 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AY ku.oc.bulcnocynots@tcatnoc(01908) 567105

    Multi-roomed Private members' social club for Conservative Party members, but card-carrying CAMRA members are admitted as guests as well as those carrying a current copy of the Good Beer Guide. It offers up to four cask conditioned ales. Members enjoy regular events and activities, including live music. Occasionally the Club holds events that are open to the general public and the restaurant/lounge is available to the public between 12 and 2 when food is available. The car park is restricted to Members and their guests and parking outside can be difficult.

  • Swan Hotel 36 Watling St Milton Keynes MK2 2BL moc.liamg@senyeknotlimletohnaws(01908) 370100

    This pub/hotel advertises itself as a Sports bar, with eight TV screens and the possibility of an outside screen for big matches . There is one large central "horseshoe" bar. The area at the rear of the pub houses a pool table, while there are tables and chairs in front of the bar. There is a patio area outside at the rear. En-suite accommodation is available, Breakfast is served from 7am Monday to Saturday.

  • Swan Inn Broughton Road Milton Keynes MK10 9AH (01908) 665240

    13th century village pub with thatched roof, low ceilings and inglenook fireplaces. Four handpumps offer up to Two regular ales and two changing ales. As you enter, the bar is immediately in front of you. To the right and stretching from the bar to the rear of the pub is the restaurant. The far end of the restaraunt, the Garden room, can be separated from the main part of the restaurant by sliding doors and can be hired for weddings and parties. To the left of the bar is the Snug, a small L shaped room, which is quieter than the bar and can also be hired for small gatherings. There is an outdoor patio dining area with waitress service. Meals can also be ordered from the bar for eating indoors or in the garden. Smoking is restricted to the far end of the garden.

  • Talbot 33 London Road Milton Keynes MK5 8AB ku.oc.snnirebme@senyeknotlimnnitoblat(01908) 827296

    A large pub, which is divided into several seating areas, some as restaurant areas. The main bar area, with its 7-12 hand pulls (currently 7 in use) is for adults only, with under-18s restricted to restaurant area on left of bar as part of group of diners. Food is served all day every day. Monday and Thursday nights are "Cask Club" when all real ales are reduced by £1. Offers on food and drink also available through the Ember Inns app. Wednesday is quiz night from 8.30pm. Large garden, popular in summer. Large car park but to be free you must check in your car registration at the bar when you arrive.

  • Tawny Owl Fyfield Barrow Milton Keynes MK7 7AN ku.oc.gnikeneerg@5315(01908) 232490

    A modern pub on a residential estate consisting of one large room with one long bar and seating on two levels. Up to three beers are available, usually from the Greene King portfolio but beers from other breweries occasionally feature. Weston's Old Rosie is available on hand pump. There is usually background music playing and large screen TVs showing sports events and a drop-down screen for showing the major sporting fixtures. Mondays are poker nights and on Tuesdays they have "beat the barrel" where, if the cask runs out while your pint is being pulled, you get your pint for free. There is an ATM opposite the pub.

  • Three Trees 144 Buckingham Road Milton Keynes MK3 5JB ku.oc.nnihsitirbtaerg@seerteerhteht(01908) 366816

    Large pub partitioned into many areas and booths, both small and large. Well-decorated, with pale grey part-panelling with many appropriate pictures and signs, including some linked to nearby Bletchley Park. The Three Trees is designed for relaxed eating with only a small bar, but there is ample outside space with many tables, including some covered, some heated and a small outside bar for busy summer days. The small bar has three handpumps, with one regular ale and, occasionally, a second, plus the usual keg beerr and lagers. It also has a Gin menu, including four local Bucks Brothers gins. There is a wide-ranging "home-cooked" Great British Inns menu, including carvery and separate menus for vegans, children and bar snacks & meals. The pub offers an OAP and an over-55 discount scheme.

  • Turing Key Drayton Road Milton Keynes MK3 5SQ ku.oc.snotsram@yelhctelB.yeKgniruT(01908) 973084

    New-build Marston's Rotisserie Pub Restaurant, opened in 2019 in a new estate on the south-west edge of Milton Keynes. Large open-plan pub divided into dining areas, with a loosely allocated drinking area. Serving great choice of drinks including cask ales, pub classics served every day including rotisserie chicken and roast dinners on a Sunday. Ample outside tables and chairs at front and side on paving and grass with kids play area. Large car park with easy access. Weekly quiz every Thursday.

  • Victoria Inn 6, Vicarage Road Milton Keynes MK13 9AQ moc.liamtoh@KMnniairotciVehT(01908) 312769

    As you enter, the bar with four hand pumps is directly in front of you, with at least three in use, usually offering one or more local beers. They offer regularly changing ales chosen by local customers with a darker beer from time to time. It is the Local CAMRA Pub of the Year, 2024. On your right is a room with a pool table and dart board. To the left is a room on two levels with tables and chairs, banquettes and an open fireplace with a cheery real fire in the winter. It's a 17th century pub and retains much of its character: exposed beams and low ceilings, with blue-grey half-panelling, creating a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. Seating is also available for about 30 people at the front of the pub on a paved terrace. Hosts the annual beer & bun races on Good Friday every year, supporting different charities each year. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024.

  • Warbler on the Wharf Campbell Wharf Marina, Frobisher Gate Milton Keynes MK15 0DW ku.oc.snellumcm@frahwehtnorelbraw(01992) 584911

    Large modern new-build pub from McMullens, which opened in 2022 on Grand Union Canal towpath at the eastern (bottom) end of Campbell Park at new Campbell Wharf Marina development. Close to both Gullivers Land themepark and campsite. Four handpumps with at least three in use, all from McMullen songbook. Spread over two floors, with large bar area as you enter the pub and extensive restaurant areas beyond and up large staircase or lift, including a small bookable room. Outside terrace, beer garden and 1st floor balcony overlooking marina. 66-place car park

  • Wavendon Arms 2 Newport Road Milton Keynes MK17 8LJ ku.oc.smranodnevaweht@yriuqne(01908) 584277

    The front entrance to this Victorian building opens onto the bar and the separate restaurant is behind and to the right hand of the bar. The pub has been tastefully refurbished and provides modern comfort while retaining some of the building's original features. There is a combination of tiled and wooden floors in the bar with leather armchairs around the fireplace and stools around circular tables, plus well-padded bench seats with scatter cushions in the bay windows. Some of the original walls have been removed to make the bar open plan, but there remain some cosy corners with comfortable seating. Oakham Citra is often available in warmer weather.

  • Wetherspoons 201 Midsummer Boulevard Milton Keynes MK9 1EA ku.oc.noopsrehtewdj@251p(01908) 606074

    Unbeatable for price and cask ale range with 12 hand pumps (although the three regular beers have two pumps each), several dispensing local beers, Ciders are always available. The beer list from which they can order each quarter is usually on display on a noticeboard. This is a popular and easily accessible meeting place for both locals and visitors. Single large open bar with a "fenced" mezzanine area, plus outside tables and chairs on paved areas around pub. Food available from the usual Wetherspoon menu, served from early morning until late evening.

  • White Horse 49 High Street Milton Keynes MK11 1AA (01908) 567082

    A small pub with only one bar, which faces you through the front door. With its entrance arch to the side, it was a coaching inn on Watling Street and dates back to 1540. Although there are three hand-pumps, the third is usually only utilised at busy times, but the pub always feature at least one ale from a local brewery. It has large-screen TVs for sports coverage, but shows other programmes when there is no major sport. Public car park to rear, free for 3 hours and after 18.00.

  • Willen Dragon Brickhill Street Milton Keynes MK15 0DS (01908) 766779

    The pub's name came through a competition with the name chosen in honour of the famous dragon-boat festival that takes place at Willen Lake. Brand new Brewers Fayre pub, located right by Willen lake near the water skiing area. Has a "feature bar" lounge, banquette seating and group dining tables. Promotes its open kitchen with a dedicated carvery table for roasts, alongside a breakfast and soft-drink station. Outside is a large garden, with outdoor bar, covered seating, beach huts and kids play area, along with a water station for four legged friends!

  • Wolverton Sports Club Osbourne Street Milton Keynes MK12 5HH

    Longstanding private club established by workers from Wolverton Rail Works (bowls club in 1900, cricket and tennis clubs in 1903) now housed in 1980s clubhouse with a single large private bar and social area plus changing rooms for the sports clubs. The bar has three handpumps in regular use, though sometimes only two used at quiet times. A free house with the ales changing every week for a wide selection of seasonal ales, actively supporting local brewers. Membership is automatic for members of cricket, tennis and bowls clubs. Social non-playing members pay a low annual subscription and are the majority of bar users. Members can bring up to 3 guests, but they must be signed in at the bar before alcohol can be purchased. Food not regularly offered but is sometimes available during events and for competitive matches. The Clubhouse has tennis courts in front, a cricket pitch at the rear and a bowls green at the side, with the Club also supporting two darts teams. Parking in the side streets can sometimes be difficult..

• Moulsoe
  • Carrington Arms Cranfield Road Moulsoe MK16 0HB ku.oc.smranotgnirraceht@seiriuqne(01908) 218050

    Spacious pub/restaurant in Grade II listed Victorian Gothic Revival farmhouse originally built for the Carrington Estate. Situated in a picture-book rustic village amid fields and woods surprisingly near Milton Keynes and Junction 14 of the M1. Justly renowned for its modern British cuisine (booking for meals strongly advised) the Carrington Arms also welcomes non-eating drinkers in its bar area and large beer garden. The latter boasts a giant chess set for the use of patrons. Three real ales, real cider and craft keg lagers are on offer. Accommodation is available in chalets beside the beer garden. Breakfasts are also available 7:30 -11.15am and afternoon tea, 2-5pm Monday to Friday. They also offer the Holy Cow burger take-away service (see their website for details). The Village Hall next door doubles as the pub's function room.

• Mursley
  • Green Man 22 Main Street Mursley MK17 0RT moc.duolci@doowrohelttilmoS(01296) 720389

    This one bar, two neatly-decorated room public house is in on the main road through the village. Reopened under brand new ownership in 2023. You might now call it "a nice little village boozer". Offers a range of events, especially for locals - see their Facebook page for details. The main bar has three hand pumps usually offering a choice of three well-kept and regularly-changing beers. The serving area is to the left of the main bar, with some bar stools and tables; the area to the right has more chairs, tables and a dartboard; it also has a jukebox (for which you need coins). At the back, beyond the toilets is a comfortable beamed room with settees, further chairs and tables, plus a very large screen TV.. It has a good sized beer garden & car park to the rear, plus both rear and front patios with seating.

• Newport Pagnell
  • Big Jay's Smokehouse & Grill 1 Wolverton Road Newport Pagnell MK16 8BG ku.oc.nnihsitirbtaerg@esuohdereht(01908) 990139

    Remodelled into the Smokehouse & Grill in early 2024, offering "Southern American" cuisine, including a "Texas-style carvery" on Sundays. Well-presented decor with half-panelled walls, pub is divided into a range of large and smaller areas. The pub is a good size, but still has a more intimate "country" feel. Two hand pumps available but only one in use for ale. Keg beers available. Food-led pub, but drinkers are welcome with a front bar and large marquee in garden (with bar) plus additional uncovered tables offering alfresco drinking & dining area. As well as large marquee at rear, there is also a good-sized, part-covered well-presented boarded patio area with tables and bench seating. Situated on the edge of Newport Pagnell, a 10 minute walk from the centre (or 3 minute bus ride for the less active).

  • Bull 33 Tickford Street Newport Pagnell MK16 9AE 07399 746778

    Solid traditional English pub on Tickford Street on the way from the Town Centre to the former Aston Martin works, now only a repair shop for the marque. Cosy, half-timbered saloon bar, basic public bar and a pool room comprise the pub. Four handpumps, but usually only one or two in use - from a rotating list of six "popular" ales, with occasional extras. Accommodation offered, which is popular with visitors. Roast dinners noon-3pm on Sundays. Pictures of old Newport Pagnell and memorabilia of the Beeching-axed Wolverton to Newport Pagnell railway adorn the saloon bar. Friendly bar staff, proud of the range and quality of their real ales.

  • Cannon 50 High Street Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ (01908) 211495

    This family-run town-centre free house is keenly priced with a good variety of beers. There is a single L-shaped room with the bar facing you as you enter, but it has separated seating areas all around the bar and beyond. The snug area enjoys a real open fire. There are four hand pumps but, although a free house, beers are from the Marstons lists. There is a heated external smoking area, with tables on the rear patio leading to a separate function room, which has its own bar. A new outside bar has recently been added for use in Spring and Summer months. it has a large well-organised car park which is accessed from Union Street (running behind the pub and the High Street).

  • Dolphin 82 High Street Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ moc.oohay@bupnihplodeht(01908) 617086

    Popular town centre pub. There are two bars, one dedicated to sports TV and pool table, and the other with a log burning stove and comfortable seating and lounge area. Taken over by new publicans in June 2024 following refurbishment. Now offering two real ales, several keg beers and food.

  • Dove 6 Wordsworth Avenue Newport Pagnell MK16 8SB moc.liamelgoog@llengaptropwen.evod(01908) 615343

    Popular estate pub. Focus on TV Sport and music at weekends.

  • Frog & Nightgown 33A High St Newport Pagnell MK16 8AR ku.oc.devivernaws@ofni(01908) 610565

    Busy one-room bar up side-entry (the original coach entrance) on left of the Swan Revived Hotel, of which it is an integral part, both physically and commercially. Interesting knick-knacks adorn the walls. Comfortable, quiet courtyard outside with sheltered tables and chairs, also serves as smoking area. Accommodation and meeting rooms in Swan Revived Hotel, which is directly accessible from within the pub. Quiz night Thursdays, live music every other Friday.

  • Kingfisher 20-22 Elthorne Way, Green Park Newport Pagnell MK16 0JR ku.oc.gnikeneerg@2334(01908) 618390

    Popular Greene King estate pub with friendly staff and emphasis on TV sport. Three Hand pumps, but generally only one in use.

  • Kings Arms 1 Severn Drive Newport Pagnell MK16 9BY (01908) 610033

    Imposing building set back from main road with a large beer garden at the front. Open plan single main bar but with separate drinking areas. 5 hand pumps, but only 2 in use in winter or 4 in summer - with a regularly changing menu of ales.

  • Newport Pagnell Town Football & Social Club The Pavilion, Willen Road Newport Pagnell MK16 0DF (01908) 611993

    NPTFC is a Charter Standard Development club offering football training and matches for children from U4 through to the First team that plays at Step 5 of the National League. Clubhouse opening times may vary between winter and summer and they are open from 12 noon until 11pm on match days. Also open until 11pm on (Monday) Darts nights during the winter. Check their website The Club has a close rtelationship with Willen Hospice, holding staff events and regular charity events to support the Hospice. Chaity events also held to support the Club and Vintage Tractor Club events. You can currently view the FA Vase Cup in the clubhouse, won by the football club at Wembley in 2022,

  • Newport Pagnell Working Mens Social Club 28 Silver Street Newport Pagnell MK16 0EN moc.tcennoctb@laicospn(01908) 610007

    Family-friendly Members-only club with drinks available at low prices. Guests may be admitted as 'associate members'. The club has a main social room and two function rooms available for hire. It also offers four pool tables, some days for no charge, and four dartboards, plus a jukebox.

  • Ousebank House High Street Newport Pagnell MK16 8AN (01908) 462618

    17th century building with 19th century extension. It was formerly the Royal British Legion Club, but now a now a "community-owned" pub. It is located at the east end of Newport Pagnell High Street, just short of Great Ouse Bridge. It has two bars: a front lounge and a larger main bar at rear. Friendly bar staff and very reasonably priced beer, with one regular ale and two changing guests. These will be rotating beers from Marstons (Ringwood, Hobgoblin, etc) or the local Phipps, but occasionally something less well-known. Food only available regularly on Sunday, but there are occasional specials. They also hold a monthly Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast and Drop-in hub. Darts in front lounge. Parking and smoking area behind the premises. Children welcome in front lounge only until 9pm. Local CAMRA Club of the Year 2020.

  • Plough 57 High Street Newport Pagnell MK16 8AT (01908) 210751

    Basic two-bar town centre pub, but with regular karaoke in one bar. Main entrance into vestibule with door on right into main bar and on left into music bar. Three hand pumps, but only one currently in use. - but has no pump clip! Coffee morning on Mondays from 11.30. Motorbike meet on Wednesdays from 6pm. Dog Days on Thursdays 2-6pm with pup-friendly snacks. Under new management from 2024. Weekend closing times are certain, but can close earlier on weekdays if not busy.

  • Rose & Crown 74-76 Silver Street Newport Pagnell MK16 0EG (01908) 611685

    Two-bar public house in a quiet area a short walk from the High Street. Recently nicely refurbished by new tenants, with grey-painted panelling and discrete beams. The central bar is straight ahead as you enter, with tables and chairs to the right and to the left, more tables and chairs, plus armchairs around the log burner. The back bar has high tables with chairs and a dartboard which will be well used on darts league nights. Four handpumps offering a range of different beers usually from the Wells & Co Brewpoint list.

• Newton Longville
  • Crooked Billet 2 Westbrook End Newton Longville MK17 0DF bup.tellibdekoorc@olleh(01908) 827511

    Reopened under new management in September 2023, with food service starting from 8 November. The Crooked Billet was built as a farmhouse in the 1600's, using the wood from a sailing ship. The farmer served ale to farmworkers. In the 1700's it evolved into a village pub and a brewhouse was added in the 1800s, but its use ended long ago. This thatched pub was refurbished in 2021-22, but remains warm & inviting with a relaxing atmosphere. The bar has four hand pumps offering two regular beers and two regularly changing beers, plus lagers and Beavertown from Greene King lists; traditional pub food available and there are regular food vans or "specials" nights. The large beer garden includes a marquee, which can be booked for private events, as can a designated area of the restaurant. Check on-line for coming events.

• North Crawley
  • Chequers 24 High Street North Crawley MK16 9LH ku.oc.cnsreuqehc@olleh(01234) 391438

    This down to earth pub has a quiet bar and one where they occasionally have live music on a Friday (middle of the road was how the music was described). It has two hand pumps and an old bar with some original features. The pub is very community focused and regularly fundraises for charities, from nationals, such as MacMillan Nurses and Help for Heroes to locals, like North Crawley Schools and the Church Bell Fund. The Darts team plays matches on Monday night and the pub supports the village cricket team. No dedicated parking, but is available immediately outside or nearby (outside Church). You can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome.

• Olney
  • Bull Hotel 9 Market Place Olney MK46 4EA ku.oc.yenloletohllub@ofni(01234) 711470

    A former 17th century coaching inn in the centre of Olney overlooking the market place. It has four handpumps, with three in regular use for the one regular ale and two guests. It also offers a range of Brewpoint "craft" keg beers. Refurbished in 2018, the Bull is now a pub & restaurant with 12 en-suite rooms. Entering up the steps through the main entrance, you enter the bar with a drink servery on your left, a small cosy, old bar ahead, another bar on your right and the arch leading through to the main restaurant area. To the right of the main entrance is another entrance (level, so suitable for wheelchairs) opening onto a long narrow dining area that also leads into the main restaurant area. The servery bar has a stone-flagged floor, the other two bars have wooden floors and the restaurant areaS have stone chevron flooring.Two steps up at the back of the restaurant area (with a chair lift) gives access to some more tables (under cover) and then to the good-sized patio garden, with plenty of umbrella-protected tables. As well as an extensive lunch and dinner menu, the hotel is open for breakfast from 8am Monday to Friday and from 8.30am at weekends.

  • Carlton House Club 38 High Street Olney MK46 4BB moc.tenretnitb@033enots(01234) 711348

    Large Georgian building set back from the road with tables and chairs in front courtyard and a garden area with tables to rear. There are two bars - one of which is the Games Room, the other a restaurant/lounge plus a large function room that can be hired for weddings and other celebrations. CIU Affilliated.

  • Cherry Tree 3 High Street Olney MK46 4EB (01234) 639877

    Pub named after the Olney Cherry Fair that takes place each summer and dates back to the late middle ages when the town produced large, commercial cherry crops. It has plenty of separate rooms, plus a few nooks and crannies, mostly with comfortable seating. Downstairs there are several separate bar area sand a large dining area towards the rear. Upstairs has more bars and a function room. It is in a renovated Grade II listed building first opened as a pub in 2018. Many of the old Victorian and Georgian features, such as corniching, plaster work, sash windows, parquet flooring and fire places, have been renovated and reinstated to integrate with the contemporary design. The whole pub is decorated with antiques and cherry tree-themed works of art sourced locally, including 1930s oil paintings and original 1920s Tiffany wall lights in the lobby. Its menu has an emphasis on Mediterranean food - including gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes - and boasts a large range of craft bottled beers.

  • Swan Inn & Bistro 12 High Street South Olney MK46 4AA (01234) 711111

    First established in 1793, although the building is older, this period stone building has wooden and stone floors, low ceilings with beams and open fires. The interior is divided into drinking and dining areas and there is a large courtyard garden to the rear with a marquee that can be hired as well as seating for up to 30 people. Six hand pumps serve the permanent house beer from the Eagle Brewery and three guests. As well as the main menu and the changing set menu, bar snacks such as toasted ciabatta, burgers or fish finger sandwiches are also available.

  • Two Brewers 34 High Street Olney MK46 4BB moc.liamelgoog@yenlosrewerbowt(01234) 711393

    Genuine free house with two hand pumps in regular use and up to four at busy times serving constantly changing ales, sometimes from local breweries. As you enter, bar entry doors are left or right. On the right has carpeting, tables & chairs, dartboard and gaming machine. Turn left from the entrance is a larger bar, primarily for dining, with a polished wood floor, tables and chairs and some more comfortable booth and armchair seating. To the rear is a large concreted garden, parlty covered, with plenty of bench tables and seating.

• Padbury
  • Blackbird Main Street Padbury MK18 2AY (01280) 816463

    This lovely old pub in the quiet village of Padbury has a very modern feel while retaining much of the old building's character and features. Unpretentious, white-painted exterior offers a warm welcome inside. The large bar, split in two by a wall, has three handpumps (but usually only two in regular use) often with local ale. It has a variety of comfortable seating with tables, chairs and benches. Limited menu but with specials - such as steak night, banger night. Meat from local butcher. Pizza oven being planned. The car parking is limited, but there is some parking on the street.

  • New Inn London Road Padbury MK18 2AW (01280) 813173

    A free house in a 150-year-old building with low ceilings, exposed beams and a large open fireplace. To the left of the front door is a snug with leather settees and arm chairs on a wooden floor and to the right is the main bar with an open fire and tiled floor. Walking through the bar to the rear of the pub brings you to a quiet room with tables and chairs and a door to a pleasant patio garden, a grassy area and car park No regular food provision, but weekends see various food vans and foodie evenings. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays, but open 1-8pm on Bank Holiday Mondays.

• Sherington
  • White Hart 1 Gun Lane Sherington MK16 9PE moc.loa@trosertrahetihw(01908) 611953

    This old and historic pub (established in 1741) has been sympathetically restored and is popular among villagers and visitors. The bar is straight in front as you enter, with another barroom to the right, a restaurant area to the left, beyond the fireplace and a garden room to the rear. Its five handpumps usually serve four ales and often a cider. The staff are friendly and helpful and know many of the regulars by name. It has occasional live music and holds its own Beer Festival in May each year. Its car park separates the pub and the hotel. Behind the car park (in a separate building that has housed both a pub and a brewery) there is now a village store.

• Steeple Claydon
  • Prince of Wales 16 Addison Road Steeple Claydon MK18 2NP (01296) 730222

    The main bar is to the front of the pub with a games area to the rear. Aunt Sally, dominoes and darts. There is a large function room and an enclosed garden with a covered seating area. Food is provided by the separate Lucky Star Chinese take-away on the premises, which can be eaten in or taken away (opens 5pm daily, except closed on Monday).

• Stoke Goldington
  • Lamb 16-20 High Street Stoke Goldington MK16 8NR (01908) 551233

    In the peaceful village of Stoke Goldington, close to Milton Keynes and Northampton, the Lamb has a comfortable and intimate bar, large separate restaurant, less formal dining room and a large garden sometimes used for outside music events. There are six handpumps, with three in regular use, four at busy times and one used for cider (Old Rosie). The bar area has dartboard and traditional Northants skittles table, though it is necessary to book these. They serve home-cooked food, including award-winning pies, using local seasonal produce. Closing times can vary if the pub isn't busy or being used for an event. The Lamb has good parking and encourages walkers to park early, order food, then embark on their recreation, before returning to enjoy drinks and the pre-ordered meal. Local CAMRA awards in 2022 for 22 years service as publicans and 22 consecutive appearances in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.

• Stoke Hammond
  • Dolphin Leighton Road Stoke Hammond MK17 9BB (01525) 279518

    Village pub with complete internal rebuild, include new furniture, fixtures and fittings. L-shaped pub with bar at front and wooden-beamed restaurant area to the rear. Rebuild included custom-designed, hand-made bar. A free house, it has three hand pumps and is currently ordering its beer from Leighton Buzzard and national distributors. Food-led pub, but has good-sized bar area with mix of high and low tables. Glass doors at rear lead onto patio area with chairs and tables and garden area beyond,(to be redesigned in summer). Run by same people as Cross Keys, Woolstone and Plough, Simpson.

  • Three Locks Leighton Road Stoke Hammond MK17 9DD ku.oc.skcoleerht@ofni(01525) 270214

    Popular canal-side pub that supports local breweries.  Many of their real ales are local and one hand pump serves cider.  The pub is particularly popular in summer with customers arriving by road and by narrowboat. The bar, with its six handpumps (usually four in use, but more in busy periods), occupies about half of the long narrow building and the other half comprises the restaurant with open view to the kitchen where all meals are freshly prepared. There is plenty of outside seating along the side of the locks with more tables and chairs both on the large decking area to one side of the building and in the front. Boaters are welcomed, with good and quiet mooring just below the locks.

• Stowe
  • Blackpit Brewery Tap Room Silverstone Road Stowe MK18 5LJ (01280) 827244

    Located a few yards from the brewery but only open on Fridays between 4pm and 8pm. There are at least four handpumps, but currently Cloud Nine and Goshawk are the two beers on draft (and not yet brewed on site) plus a wider selection of bottled beers, Prosecco, Gin, Wine and soft drinks. Bottles may be purchased for take-away. A cafe currently offers breakfast and lunch, Monday-Friday, primarily for those working at on-site businesses. See website and Facebook page for Special Events, with wider taproom opening hours/days and wide range of food likely to be available.

• Swanbourne
  • Betsey Wynne 21 Mursley Road Swanbourne MK17 0SH ku.oc.snninamkao@ennywyesteb(01296) 720825

    This Pub is unique in that it was built by the local Estate to serve the village, opened in 2006 and is named after the Swanbourne Estate’s 18th century owner. It is surprisingly large for its location, so also welcomes visitors from elsewhere (with its extensive car park). Reopened in 2017, its modern construction is designed in a more traditional style. As you enter, the large stone-flagged bar is straight ahead, with the bar itself on the right and the restaurant beyond; the function room is behind the restaurant (but also has its own separate entrance. Although its main focus is on food and families it also has a designated bar area with comfortable seating and tables as well as bar stools. The bar has three handpumps, although the third tends only to be used at busy times. It has ample outside tables and seating, both under a large canopied area and beyond around the pub. Oakman Inns Takeaway and "Makeaway" service available

• Thornborough
  • Two Brewers Bridge Street Thornborough MK18 2DN (01280) 812020

    Everyone's idea of a country pub, run by the same friendly landlord since a1982. Set in a tranquil village, it has a cosy snug with an inglenook fireplace and a larger main bar with a wood burning stove, pool tables and dartboard. They are part of the local Darts league. There are three handpulls with two regular beers and an occasional guest.

• Turweston
  • Stratton Arms Main Street Turweston NN13 5JX moc.oohay@smranottartseht(01280) 704956

    Early 18th century stone-built pub on edge of quiet village in Buckinghamshire, just across the Great Ouse river from Northants. Before it was a pub, the building had been the village morgue, with the tunnel leading to the church now used as the pub cellar. Five real ales usually available and pub is "Timothy Taylor Champion Club Member". Major matches are shown on TV, but the volume is usually low enough for conversation. Advisable to book for food Friday/Saturday night and Sunday lunch. Food unavailable Monday and Tuesday, although Pizza always available. Outside are seats and tables on paving and several marquee-covered areas, plus an extensive grassed area often used for barbecues and other functions in summer. A popular pub with walkers Free overnight parking for motor homes, but phone to book. Motorhome Pub of the Year & Pubstop of the Year, 2022.

• Weston Underwood
  • Cowper's Oak High Street Weston Underwood MK46 5JS ku.oc.kaosrepwoc@seiriuqne(01234) 711382

    A charming village pub with purple wisteria covering its red brick walls, situated in the quiet village of Weston Underwood. It is an old pub (18th century) that has been sympathetically restored with wonderful open fireplaces and stone floors. It serves three real ales from the Stonegate lists and the food is made from locally sourced produce, including their own smokehouse menu. On Sundays, roast lunches are served between midday and 4.30pm. They also offer an "At Home" menu for takeaways. The large garden is often used for events and community activities and the garden bar is open at busy times. "Garden dining" is encouraged in good weather, sometimes with a large marquee and a pergola. At the top of the garden there are good facilities for children to play. B&B is now offered with four rooms.

• Whaddon
  • New Lowndes Arms 4 High Street Whaddon MK17 0NA moc.kooltuo@smrasednwolweN(01908) 508373

    A village pub with a single-room bar split into two areas with additional restaurant seating. Covered marquee in summer months. Four handpumps; two are in use at present. The pub is dog friendly and is a destination pub for people from Milton Keynes. It is popular with walkers and cyclists The large garden has panoramic views of the countryside bordering the western edge of Milton Keynes.It has plenty of outside seating and a small car park at the rear. Charity events raise money for local charities or Together for Short Lives.

• Winslow
  • Bell Hotel Market Square Winslow MK18 3AB (01296) 714091

    The bar of the Bell Hotel looks out onto the old Market Square and there are lots of cosy areas tucked away off or away from the main bar, Beers from Greene King always available, plus London Pride - with friendly bar service!. It is a traditional coaching Inn with low ceilings, exposed beams and brickwork with a mix of wooden and stone-flagged floors. Its several hundred years of history (parts dating from the early 16th century) include time as a magistrates court, but - sadly - it stopped brewing its own beer in 1914, though the former brewer does not feature among its resident ghosts. Being an hotel, the opening hours and meal times are extensive, including breakfast. Good variety of freshly-prepared and cooked Award-winning pies are a speciality, including a Gold for Best Steak & Stilton pie in England! Their food uses local ingredients wherever possible. Inside the pub is the Bell Pie Shop for uncooked pie take-aways, open all day every day.

  • George Inn 16 Market Square Winslow MK18 3AB ku.oc.letohllebeht@ofni(01296) 714091

    This 200 year-old listed building stands at one corner of the old Market Square and has now been taken over by the landlord of the Bell Hotel, opposite. Opening hours not yet confirmed, so treat the What Pub timings (and other information) with caution for the moment. It has a large bar as you enter with tables and seating, with a red leather curved bench seat in the bay window with the snug beyond, also with red leather bench seating. Main bar has a real fire. There are 4 hand pumps but currently only one in use.

  • Nags Head 39 Sheep Street Winslow MK18 3HL (01296) 712037

    This cosy pub in a nineteenth century brick building has an L-shaped bar with two bay windows and three real fires. It became a pub in 1832 but the building itself is rather older. Very much a community pub with multiple teams for darts, pool, football, rugby, cricket, clay pigeon shooting and fishing. The pub is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

  • Swan 2 Buckingham Road Winslow MK18 3DY (01296) 711157

    This down to earth family-run pub is mostly used by locals. It has a small bar and a friendly atmosphere for the visitor. Two hand pumps, but only one currently in use. No food offering apart from usual bar snacks. There are two dart boards (plus a darts team) and a jukebox. A monthly quiz night is organised and occasional karaoke and charity events. Parking available across the road.

• Woburn Sands
  • Station Tavern 146 Station Road Woburn Sands MK17 8SG moc.liamg@swnoitats(01908) 582495

    A traditional pub, next to the station with many of the original features such as its horseshoe shaped bar and railway memorabilia. Its "Barn" offers a pleasant dining area that can be booked for private functions. Although it only has two pumps the beer is very drinkable and the service always friendly and efficient. Publicans, Helen & Kevin received CAMRA award for 36 years' service at the pub in 2022. As it serves food and drink from breakfast onward every day, it is a good pub to visit with a non-drinking companion or to wait for the train. The recently refurbished garden is now a very pleasant place to sit and relax Covered courtyard adjacent to their barn can also be booked for small parties, etc. The pub has themed nights such as 'Retro - meals in a basket' and live music from time to time.

  • Swan High Street Woburn Sands MK17 8RH ku.oc.sdnasnrubownawseht@yriuqne(01908) 583204

    This modernised pub has areas of comfy seating as well as more traditional bar stools areas, a restaurant, and tables where you can eat the same food as the restaurant within the pub setting. The food has old favourites mixed with more fashionable new flavours, with Brunch served from 9am at the weekend. In winter it has a large open fire and it is a very popular pub for eating. It is often quite busy and so service is as quick as is possible but always very friendly and helpful. Now has outside seating available.