The Bat & Ball
Oxford, Oxfordshire

The Bat and Ball is ideally located for both business and tourism in and around Oxford. Our rooms are comfortable and clean with starched linen bedding and all have en suite shower rooms with WC. We are now WiFi Broadband hot-spot enabled so you can connect to the internet via our broadband connection throughout the bar areas. Our superb bar is a haven for cricket enthusiasts, boasting an enormous collection of cricketing memorabilia. With pine tables and flagstone floors, the bar has a comfortable feel where you may enjoy an excellent selection of hand pulled ales, including Marstons Pedigree, our house brew - L.B.W. and a weekly changing cellarmans choice guest ale. Lager drinkers can enjoy chilled Stella Artois, Kronenbourg 1664 and Carlsberg. We also offer standard & extra cold Guinness and Strongbow cider. The Bat and Ball is a delightful coaching Inn with a traditional village atmosphere. Get into conversation with the locals and find out some details of the surrounding area - they're bound to keep you amused & entertained! Featuring an idyllic open plan bar with a large selection of cricket memorabilia, there is an irresistible ambiance and an attention to detail of the highest calibre. We have a quality restaurant with a reputation for serving beautifully prepared and presented dishes time after time. To compliment these facilities, we have seven en-suite rooms all possessing their own individuality, just like the famous cricketers that they are named after. Situated in the pretty village of Cuddesdon, the Inn benefits from being in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside with all its peace and tranquility, however, it is within 5 miles of Oxford city centre and its business districts and Science parks. The Bat and Ball is the perfect place to unwind whether you are staying with us on business or for pleasure. We are sure that you will find everything on your visit both relaxing and enjoyable. Dining at The Bat and Ball in our locally renowned restaurant is an experience in itself. Whether you join us for lunch or dinner, you can sample dishes from our popular menu where the emphasis is on quality and value for money, as recognised in the Good Pub Guide and the more recent accolade from Michelin, with an entry in the 'Eating Out In Pubs' guide which we are very proud of. We are happy to provide set priced menus for larger parties.

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Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the university buildings. The River Thames runs through Oxford, where for a distance of some 10 miles it is known as the Isis. Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxenaforda". It began with the foundations of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. In the 10th century Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by Danes. St Frideswide is the patron saint of both the city and university. Oxford grew up under the shadow of a convent, said to have been founded by St Frideswide as early as the eighth century. Its authentic history begins in 912, when it was occupied by Edward the Elder, King of the West Saxons. It was strongly fortified against the Danes, and again after the Norman Conquest, and the massive keep of the castle, the tower of St. Michael's Church (at the north gate), and a large portion of the city walls still remain to attest the importance of the city in the eleventh century. West of the town rose the splendid castle, and, in the meadows beneath, the no-less-splendid Augustinian Abbey of Osney: in the fields to the north the last of the Norman kings built the stately palace of Beaumont; the great church of St Frideswide was erected by the canons-regular who succeeded the nuns of St Frideswide; and many fine churches were built by the piety of the Norman earls.