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Located on the edge of the Cotswolds, The Gate Hangs High in Hook Norton is a simple pub site, suitable for camping and touring on unallocated grass pitches. With views of the Oxfordshire countryside, pitch up at this site and sample a pint of one of Hook Norton's ales or a pub meal all on your doorstep. The site is also within 35 minutes of Chipping Norton, Bourton-on-the-Water and Stratford Upon Avon.
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181 reviews
82%
would recommend
Nice place
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Graham S K
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A very nice site, work in progress for camping, all facilities there, eorking well and very clean. Quite simple but good. Great pub with excellent food. Excellent service. Local colour - very much a country pub.
Really good site, staff very friendly
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Tracey P
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Really good site, staff very friendly. Plenty of room nobody was on top of you.
A hidden gem, with great links, friendly people and a great pub
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Jamie S
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This was surprisingly brilliant. Great location the pub is lovely with great food, friendly staff and Hook Norton really is just a mile down the road
Touring caravan
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Steve H
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A lovely quiet place, very relaxing great hosts, good food, I will be recommending to all my friends as its great value for the money
Great site - good value
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Bernadette G
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A really good stop over site - plenty of pitches - facilities are basic but the price is very reasonable. The staff in the pub were excellent - Charlie was brilliant, helping us to sort out a takeaway (the kitchen was closed the night we stayed).
clean
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Jacob M
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lovely staff, good quality for money however its really far from everything
Lovely stay in site and pub
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Steve B
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The site was above our expectations, we were all very impressed with the site and the pub the kids loved the play area. The site was quiet and not crowded. The pub was clean well stocked and the beer was (hookey) was excellent. My only criticism would be the lack of available toilets and showers outside pub opening hours. Some of us will be returning soon.
JUST PERFECT
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Philip B
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Great site , lovely pub, wonderful people Thanks We will be Back
Great find
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Ralph P
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Great 2 day stay, peaceful and clean. Host couldn't have done more to make our stay perfect. The pub had a great atmosphere and served really delicious food, which meant we never cooked ourselves.
Our second visit and won’t be our last!
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Amanda O
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Great time again spent here - really good value for money. Everyone really friendly. Site access excellent and left to use common sense on where to pitch which is lovely. Our second time and we would be back again!
Great value for money, location and lovely pub onsite
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Harry R
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Great location, walks that start from the site if you want to do that. Walkable to nearest villages (inc. pubs, shops etc.) Spoilt for choice of places to go and things to do if you're happy to jump in the car for 20 minutes in any direction. Lovely views of the countryside. Great pub, good service. Basic facilities but clean and advertised as such so no surprises. Work underway to modernise the site and facilities so will only get better. Great value for money, would definitely return.
Lovely campsite
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Jackie V
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Amazing weekend. Perfect site and close to lots of beautiful places. Really friendly staff and the roast was beautiful. Would recommend.
Enjoyable stay
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Elaine E
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Had an amazing stay here last weekend with friends. Great site, lovely home cooked food in the pub and very attentive bar staff. Met the owner, Nigel, who was very approachable and friendly. He invited us to a private party on the Saturday evening which was a lot of fun. Only thing to point out is I thought the size of the single shower room could have accommodated an extra shower. Would definitely go back.
Disappointed
Lindsey S
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The first disappointment was that the pitches are not allocated, it's first come first served, so we were left with the 2 worst pitches EHU on very sloped, muddy ground due to the very wet weather on the run up to the weekend. When we arrived, we were advised by a couple leaving in a campervan to access the site from the lane running up the side of the pub so as to enter the field from the top, as it was too muddy to tow a caravan up the very muddy slope accessed from the car park. There are only 2 toilets and 1 shower available, if there had been a rally on that would not have been nearly enough. There was also a lot of noise from the plant hire place next to the site on the Friday and started again at 8am on the Saturday morning. The pub itself was very nice and the food was lovely. Hook Norton village is beautiful and the brewery is well worth a visit although we were unable to get on a tour but the shop, bar and a visit to see the shore horses was worth the trip and it's walkable from the site. Due to unforeseen circumstances on the day of departure, the staff were very understanding and allowed us to leave the site much later than the noon departure time, it was the last weekend before it closed so possibly nobody else was booked on.
Great site
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Philip K
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Good food, great location. Facilities were good. Friendly staff.
Disappointing
Mark H
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Arrived to be told just to choose an electric pitch but no hook up stands available, just a cable attached to some lights which we were told to use. Sloping pitch which we weren't told about. Toilets were disgusting, the one and only shower was blocked! We were also charged £10 for our two dogs for one night! The most I've ever been charged. We ate at the pub, I can't fault the food so that was a plus. All in all, the site and garden were very scruffy and I feel a tidy up is needed.
Fun weekend with friends
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Colin S
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A very pleasant stay. The food was delicious and the service was first class. The staff were lovely.
Lovely place
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Angela T
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A fabulous site for a pub camp. The pub restaurant food is amazing and the staff are very accommodating. The facilities for campers are kept clean.
Not great
Lisa F
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Sorry for a bad review. Booked an electric hook up at very short on a space. They should have a walk around as there wasn't much room for us as it was a free for all, without any thought of other people coming. No code given for showers. I'd say it could be a fire hazard as there was no room to move around. Was our first time using our new motor home and was disappointed ☹️ I really think some kind of safety checks should be done. Pub looked nice but didn't use it. Definitely not be returning. I know it's a basic campsite but still needs to be safe. Did email the site to say I was disappointed but no response.
Remote but lovely
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Nigel B
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Nice site in the heart of the Cotswolds. Not very level camping field. Couldn't find wash up facilities. Otherwise, pub was excellent.
Great site
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Mike R
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The only minor issue we had is there a waste processing and skip hire business neighbouring the site. They seem to start work at 6:00am so there is, inevitably, some noise. The pub itself is lovely with very friendly staff. The location makes it an ideal base for touring the Cotswolds and Stratford on Avon is less than 40 mins.
Great country location
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Munish M
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Had a great weekend in a camper. Powered pitch on a field, nice and peaceful. Great food in the pub with nice beers and super friendly staff. Will be returning soon. One toilet for the campsite could do with a makeover but was clean. Use of the pub facilities available, not sure if there are shower facilities as I didn't spot them. One criticism is that the water standpipe being in the field is muddy and a little slippery, a simple soak away dug under the tap and filled with gravel would sort this so your shoes don't get filthy. Not a huge amount to do in the area but the brewery tour at Hook Norton Brewery is well worth doing and is great value for money, with a tasting session at the end. It's a 30 min walk to get there.
Little gem of a site
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Lisa T
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Stopped here on our way to Shropshire to break up the journey and so glad we did. Friendly, welcoming staff and a lovely cosy pub with a fire that was roaring. We had a restaurant meal, which was first class, followed by breakfast the following morning before setting off on our travels. Hot showers and all facilities for waste and water on site. Will definitely be back.
Good site with clean facilities
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Mike E
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Friendly staff, giving clear instructions on where to hook up and where all the facilities are.
Value for money
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Roy C
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Although not advertised, the hosts provide 24 hour toilets and a shower room. Brilliant. The Sunday lunch was well presented and tasted really good. Only disappointment was that they close at 8pm on a Sunday, but not to worry, we sat in the van and finished off the day. All in all, you cannot complain at the price - £18 for EHU, marvellous.