The Double Red Duke

In the heart of the Cotswolds, The Double Red Duke is a fire-lit coaching inn that blends village pub warmth with beautifully layered rooms, garden lunches, and the quietly indulgent rhythm of English country life.

Story

The Double Red Duke’s story begins in the 17th century, when this honey-stone building first served the Oxfordshire village of Clanfield as a coaching inn. For centuries, its fireplaces, thick stone walls, and generous rooms absorbed the rhythms of local life, offering warmth, food, and shelter at the heart of the community.

Centuries later, Sam and Georgie Pearman carefully reimagined the inn as part of their Country Creatures collection, preserving its timeworn character while layering in bold fabrics, heritage wallpapers, British craftsmanship, and deeply comfortable interiors. Today, open-fire cooking, roll-top baths, and garden-facing rooms give the building a renewed sense of purpose without losing the soul of its past.

Why we selected The Double Red Duke

A fire-lit village inn

At its heart, this is the kind of English inn people dream about - stone walls, roaring fireplaces, candlelight, and the sense that the pub still anchors village life.

Open-fire cooking as ritual

Much of the experience revolves around the kitchen, where flame-led British cooking turns long lunches and slow dinners into the defining rhythm of the stay.

Interiors full of British character

Layered fabrics, heritage wallpapers, roll-top baths, and playful antiques create rooms that feel deeply comfortable, theatrical, and unmistakably Cotswold.

A stay shaped by countryside ritual

Muddy walks, pints by the fire, striped parasols in summer, and slow mornings in bed make the stay feel rooted in the best rituals of English country life.

Local life & traditions

This is the land of stone villages, working farms, and centuries-old pub culture, where the rhythms of the Cotswolds are still shaped by lambing season, kitchen gardens, local shoots, and produce drawn from surrounding fields and estates. Long lunches, Sunday roasts, and pints by the fire remain woven into daily life.

Nearby villages rise in honey-coloured limestone, with old churches, market squares, and winding lanes that have changed little over time. Architecture here is unmistakably Cotswold, from mullioned windows and stone cottages to slate roofs and weathered inns, while kitchens centre on British game, garden vegetables, local cheeses, and slow-cooked dishes that reflect the countryside around them.

Authentic experiences in the area

Estate walks and village pub lunches

Set out on foot through surrounding fields, dry-stone walls, and Cotswold lanes before returning for a long lunch by the fire, one of the most authentic rituals of countryside life here.

Seasonal shoots and field sport traditions

During the season, experience one of the Cotswolds’ most enduring rural traditions through local shoots, clay pigeon sessions, or guided introductions to field sport culture.

Farm and market visits

Visit nearby farms, artisan producers, and village markets to discover the ingredients, cheeses, game, and seasonal produce that shape the inn’s kitchen and the wider rhythm of the region.

Antique towns and honey-stone villages

Spend slow mornings exploring nearby market towns, antique shops, bookshops, and honey-coloured villages that capture the enduring charm of the Cotswolds.

Location & surroundings

Set in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, the landscape surrounding The Double Red Duke is defined by stone villages, working farmland, ancient woodland, and the softly rolling countryside that makes this corner of England so enduringly romantic.Located in the village of Clanfield, the inn sits among open fields, hedgerows, and quiet lanes, with the wider Cotswold landscape unfolding into honey-coloured villages, market towns, and broad green pasture. The setting captures the slower beauty of rural England, where every road seems to lead to another pub, church spire, or limestone hamlet.

Located in the village of Clanfield, the inn sits among open fields, hedgerows, and quiet lanes, with the wider Cotswold landscape unfolding into honey-coloured villages, market towns, and broad green pasture. The setting captures the slower beauty of rural England, where every road seems to lead to another pub, church spire, or limestone hamlet.

Key details

Address

Bourton Road
Clanfield
Bampton, Oxfordshire OX18 2RB
United Kingdom

Getting here

By train: Charlbury, Oxford, and Kingham stations are all within easy reach, with London Paddington connections in around 1 hour

By plane: London Heathrow (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes by car), with Birmingham also easily accessible

Private transfers and on-site parking can be arranged

Facilities

Restaurant centred on open-fire British cooking and seasonal Cotswold produce

Cosy pub, bar, and low-lit snugs with fireplaces

Garden terrace with striped parasols for long lunches and evening drinks

Shepherd’s Hut treatment room with massages and aromatherapy rituals

More

Rooms: 19 rooms and suites

Season: Year round

Words from the owners, Sam and Georgie

“For us, The Double Red Duke has always been about the rituals of the English countryside, muddy boots by the fire, long lunches that turn into dinner, and the kind of rooms you never want to leave. We wanted to create an inn that feels deeply rooted in village life, but just indulgent enough to escape into.”

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