The Red Lion, Bloxham, Oxfordshire

From Middleton Cheney I followed a bit of the Jurassic Way, a long distance public walk, and only got lost in a couple of places where the farmers pulled down the way markers.  There are some nice bridges on this route down to Bloxham, and lots of other pubs to hit.  In fact, I had just about given up and was heading into the highly recommended Elephant and Castle when I spotted the Red Lion, my goal, 100 meters away.

The Lion is a Fullers pub and they had HSB on with two other ales.  An old guy muttering to himself over a gigantic cup of coffee snatched a television remote away from in front of me and flipped through two or three channels then tossed it on the bar and wandered out.  But the food smelled tempting and the staff seemed reasonably sane.

It is right on the main road and appears to be maybe 100 years old but has a lot of traditional construction features to it and could easily be much, much more aged.  The small public bar is cozy (except for Mr. Grumpy), and the lounge/restaurant is large and has windows most of the way around.