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This long-established pub in Donnington offers exactly what you'd hope to find when you venture away from the main tourist routes.
The Old Waggon & Horses has been serving locals and visitors for decades, and that accumulated warmth shows in the relaxed, genuinely welcoming atmosphere you'll encounter when you walk through the door.
The bar stocks a solid range of local ales alongside the usual drinks, while the kitchen turns out honest pub food—the kind of straightforward fare that satisfies whether you're after a substantial lunch or something comforting after an afternoon's countryside walking. There's no fussiness here, which is precisely what works so well.
Donnington itself is a small village positioned handily between Stow-on-the-Wold and Moreton-in-Marsh, making the pub a natural stopping point if you're traveling between the two. What makes it particularly worth seeking out is that it captures something authentic about everyday life in this corner of the Cotswolds. Rather than feeling designed for tourists, it's the sort of place where you get a genuine sense of how people actually spend their time—which is exactly the kind of discovery that makes exploring the quieter lanes so rewarding.
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