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Best pubs in Oxford › St Aldates Tavern

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#18 of 18 best pubs in Oxford · City Centre · OX1 1BU

St Aldates Tavern

★ 4.2 (1,395 Google reviews)

Best for a Good Beer Guide 2026 pub on St Aldates.

It's on 1 of the 6 Oxford pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 2 times. That makes it #18 on our best pubs in Oxford.

Real aleSunday roastTraditional
Pint£ ?not checked yet
Hours—see below
Crowd—see below

Live music · Sport on · Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

What the guides say

“CAMRA has included 15 different pubs solely from Oxford, with St Aldates Tavern on St Aldates among these.”

Good Beer Guide 2026 ↗

Also named by r/oxford.

Why it's on the list

  • On 1 of 6 lists (Good Beer Guide 2026)
  • Recommended 2 times on Reddit
  • Google 4.2★ from 1,395 reviews
  • Score 4 = 2 × 1 lists + 2 Reddit

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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