Is The Fox & Hounds pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Fox & Hounds?

As of 15 Aug 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Fox & Hounds on 21 Aug 2025 start from £99.75, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Fox & Hounds?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:30 PM.

Where is The Fox & Hounds located?

Situated in Swindon, this inn is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Wilts & Berks Canal and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Swindon Arts Centre. Barbury Castle and Barbury Castle Country Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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About the area

Swindon is home to The Fox & Hounds. Barbury Castle and Royal Wootton Bassett Old Town Hall are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Laserquest Swindon and Cineworld Swindon - Shaw Ridge. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Nigel Eady County Ground or Stratton St Margaret Parish Grounds. Explore all the area has to offer with horse riding and cycling.

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10/10 Excellent

Michael

10 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very nice stay

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Dean

8 Aug 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

I have had some uncomfortable stays in other places and I’m afraid this is up there with them. Just not a comfy bed. To hard that’s the only thing that really matters is a good nights sleep

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

1 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Had a lovely stay, food in the bar is highly recommended, very comfortable rooms and bed , spotless clean

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

7 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff are amazing really friendly. The room is welcoming and comfortable. They sure know how to party in the Fox and the Hound.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danilla

15 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely clean convenient accommodation. Lovely, lively pub with fabulous food and friendly staff and punters. Everyone made as feel at home and part of the family!! Will definitely stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

stephen

11 Jun 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely find

I will definitely stay here again,the only trouble I had was that I couldn't get a vat receipt.

4/10 Poor

Thomas

19 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overall ok, but be aware they do not offer breakfast (even though they sell "half board". Room was nice, I had a great view of the open countryside. Very clean and everything worked as expected. They do need to get a new harder mattress though as it felt it was showing its age. Perfect for a holiday/pleasure booking, but the lack of a desk to work from was not great. Food in the attached pub was good quality and tasty, no issues here. Note the place is very dog friendly, so if like me, you are a bit cautious of dogs, it is something to bear in mine. My real issue is that they are selling a package called "half board" however they tell me they do not do breakfast!! So I paid for and expected it, and it never arrived.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Adrian

5 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

26 Nov 2024

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helene

9 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

jill

23 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A real village pub, lovely ambience, super friendly & helpful staff. Basic accommodation but everything you need

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

27 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

14 Sept 2023

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Niina

11 Jun 2023

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam

19 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Roger

19 Jan 2023

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

18 Sept 2022

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susanna

26 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Adrian

4 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Kevin

29 Jan 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No breakfast at all

Ok but no breakfast included. Some web sites still say free breakfast included the pubs information booklet says breakfast is available from 09.00 but when I called the bar the guy said that they would not be doing breakfast at all due to staff shortages but they may be doing them again in the summer! All very confusing but at the end of the day its now room only

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

22 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, modern, noisy, no red wine!

The room was clean and modern with a comfy double bed and small en-suite shower room. The walls are paper thin though. We could hear the person on the phone in the next room and the person he was talking to. We were phoned on the day of arrival to tell us that the pub would be closed for our stay due to Covid. Not a problem, we re-booked for 2 days later. Could have been more of an issue for people travelling further or arranging a bigger birthday dinner etc. The pub is clean and pleasantly decorated. The gluten free menu was limited though inc no desserts (ice cream is not a dessert according to my missus 😂). The bar also had no red wine in stock... None! Waiters a little inexperienced and did not understand the difference between gin and gin liqueurs when i was offered a different option due to a gin being out of stock. I thought the management or bar man could have apologised for all the unavailable options (alcohol and food.) Ribs and fries were great, chicken breast overcooked. Good portion sizes and ok value for money. All in all, another business hit hard by Covid, but not to have red wine in a restaurant is in my opinion laughable at best.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

9 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

1 night business trip so quick visit but would stay again. Staff great, food good and rooms great

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

8 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place to stay

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

20 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Not what I expected

The bar area is lovely, no doubt about it. The rooms are located in a separate building around the back, and inside it felt like student halls of residence. I'm 30 years too old for that again. They don't do breakfast on weekdays. That came as a surprise. What the girl didn't tell me was that I could have ordered a packed breakfast right then. By the time I read this in the small print on the wall, it was too late. There's no hairdryer in the room. This was also a strange one. Again, in the small print on the wall, you have to ask for one. But you'd have to do that at the bar, when it is open, when you discover at 6am there isn't one, there's no-one to ask. Again, I could've done it the night I arrived. Instead, I had to go to work with wet hair. I ordered lasagne for my tea. It did taste lovely, but the centre of it was cold. That put me off. The room and bathroom were spotless. The room, however, had clearly had issues with the shower and a leak, as the skirting board had expanded, cracked, and was hanging off the wall. In all, it felt more like a hostel than anything, and that wasn't for me.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nan

13 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

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