The Boat Public House

The Boat Public House, trading as The Boat Inn, is a family- and dog-friendly canal-side country pub and restaurant in Thrupp, near Kidlington in Oxfordshire, England. It sits alongside the Southern Oxford Canal, a setting that makes it a popular stop for walkers, boaters and hikers. The pub is run by Grace, Garret and their team, who describe it as having retained its traditional character and local appeal. The kitchen prides itself on serving dishes made in house using fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce. Its best-known offering is the Sunday Lunchtime Carvery, which features a choice of three meats and is promoted as an eat-as-much-as-you-like meal, with reduced pricing for seniors aged 65 and above and children aged 11 and under. The pub also serves real ales and wines, and hosts events. The Boat Inn has been recognised locally, including being voted Best Canal Side Pub & Restaurant in Oxfordshire and Most Family-Friendly Country Pub 2019 in Oxfordshire, and it has received a Recommendation badge from Restaurant Guru based on visitor reviews. It has also appeared several times in the detective drama series Inspector Morse, based on Colin Dexter's novels, and more recently featured in the ITV programme Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant. A Morse Dining Room displays photographic tributes to the episodes featuring the pub. The pub is located in the civil parish of Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire. It welcomes customers old and new, including dogs, and offers a beer garden. Its website provides menus, opening hours, event information and table booking.

The Boat Public House, commonly known as The Boat Inn, is a pub in the civil parish of Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp, in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is set alongside the Southern Oxford Canal, a location that has shaped its identity as a canal-side country pub serving walkers, boaters and hikers. The pub has retained its traditional character and local appeal, and is run by Grace, Garret and their team, who also mention their Greyhound Angel. Over the years it has built a reputation for house-made food using fresh, seasonal, locally sourced produce, with its Sunday Lunchtime Carvery as a signature offering. The Boat Inn has featured a number of times in the detective drama series Inspector Morse, based on Colin Dexter's novels and starring John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The pub's Morse Dining Room contains photographic tributes to the episodes in which it appeared. More recently, it featured in the ITV programme Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant. The pub has received local recognition, including being voted Best Canal Side Pub & Restaurant in Oxfordshire and Most Family-Friendly Country Pub 2019 in Oxfordshire, and it has been awarded a Recommendation badge by Restaurant Guru based on visitor reviews. It continues to operate as a family- and dog-friendly pub and restaurant with a beer garden, offering menus, events and table booking through its website.

• Voted Most Family-Friendly Country Pub 2019 in Oxfordshire

• Featured in the detective drama series Inspector Morse

• Featured in ITV's Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant

• Awarded a Recommendation badge by Restaurant Guru based on visitor reviews

Traditional, family- and dog-friendly canal-side country pub and restaurant serving house-made, seasonal, locally sourced food.

• Sunday Lunchtime Carvery

  Choice of 3 different meats, eat as much as you like, £17.95; seniors 65+ and kids 11 and under £11.95.

• Real ales

• Wines

• House-made seasonal dishes

1. 1Boat Inn Thrupp official websitetheboatinnthrupp.co.uk
2. 2The Boat Public House - Wikidatawikidata.org