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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.
4.2 /5
181 reviews
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would recommend
Great stop over
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Nicky P
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We stayed here just for a night on our way down to the south coast. Fab stop over, we had dinner and breakfast in the pub. The food was amazing and the staff were so friendly and helpful.
Adequate at best!
Matthew F
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Adequate at best. I would say the site is more a pub stopover not a campsite. There were 50 plus units and only 1 shower available for the whole site & 2 24hr toilets (only 1 if someone is using the shower). Certainly not worth the £25 a night charge for camper 2 adults & 1 child. Sewage stench at the bottom corner of the site. Needs a decent shower/toilet block building if they continue to trade as they are.
Great pub - minimal facilities
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Ian George N
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Lovely pub with amazing staff and amazing food. There is only one shower for the whole campsite and no washing up facilities. Nice location, however it is a half hour walk to the next pub and no shops nearby. Would go again for the amount of time we spent, which was four nights.
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Kevin G
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One night stay. We had pre-booked a table in the pub for food which was needed as no other tables inside available. The site was busy but not packed. We arrived 7pm, set up, then ate at the pub, by which rime the single shower room was free as it was at 9am the next morning. Food in the pub was great as was range of beers. Nearest small shop is a 5 minute drive into the village. Well stocked. Brewery in the village is well worth a visit also.
Very nice
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Luke T
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Nice location with the pub right on site. Great food, myself and partner had steak and cheesy chips, which I recommend. Only issue, which was not the sites fault, was the snoring, haha. But and all round nice place.
Excellent experience
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Martin A
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Excellent experience, campsite and pub with food both great. Set up tent, no problems. Pub is great, excellent beer and food. Lovely area. One toilet, plus new shower room with extra toilet and pub toilets. All good. Good children's area, new wooden castle to play on. Not too noisy. Camping ground is on a slight slope, but not a problem. Staff were very helpful. Had cooked breakfast (Fri, Sat, Sun). Will be back.
An okay experience.
Paige C
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Our stay was average at best. Only 2 toilets and 1 shower for the whole campsite is nowhere near enough. But, they were always clean and well stocked up. The staff themselves were very friendly & the food in the pub is a must-try! The pitches themselves are on a bank and quite uneven. Some time and care needs putting into the campsite side of the business, but overall it served us well as a pit stop on our journey!
Toilets!
W M
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Good location, but only 1 toilet for the entire site. Really not good enough, in the mornings, it was very busy at the 1 toilet during busy periods. Would suggest hiring in some toilets.
Good site, nice staff, great pub
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Mark F
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It's cheap, it's a pub car park and field. Pub is awesome, staff very friendly. Could do with more than the 1 shower but can't fault the price. It's not the flattest but for the money, location and nice staff it's good value.
Hook Norton beer festival
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John R
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Booked The Gate Hangs High for the Hook Norton beer festival which we have attended regularly in recent years. Booking was easy. Very relaxed atmosphere on site. We had some excellent food in the pub. They laid on a mini bus to transport us too and from the festival which made everything easy. The only slight down side was that we had some noisy neighbours who stayed up till 2:30 am but that's not the campsites fault. However, I will stay there again and would recommend it to anyone.
Beer festival weekend!
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David T
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Great pub and staff very helpful and friendly. Food was excellent, We would book again.
First class stay
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Jeremy D
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First class stay, staff very friendly and can't do enough for you. Staff great we had a meal in the pub and food was great.
Lovely place
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Mandy W
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After our event we had planned to attend was cancelled, we stumbled across this place, who had late availability so just booked for the night. Great little place, plenty of room for camping (grounds not very even but no drama). Very quiet through the night, even though camping was busy. Pub was great, my youngest loved the play equipment. The food was lovely, everyone was super friendly and you felt like you just fitted in. I read they do music events so will be booking to come back in August to experience one of those. Would recommend.
Great pub
Tony M
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Great pub, very friendly staff, excellent food. Shame about the toilet facilities, although we realise the update delay is due to planning delays, alternatives should be put in place.
A reunion
Graham H
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I stayed as part of a group. The campsite lacked any meaningful abolition facilities. One wet room/toilet. The tiles had fallen off the wall in the shower area, plus one other separate toilet, of which both were not clean. No pot wash facilities. Hence, I have to give the low scores.
1st time and will go again
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John P
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Lovely pub, very friendly people and locals. The ground is very uneven and on a slope but once overt that, it's good. Could perhaps do with more hook ups and I think £5 for a dog is a little steep, but then I don't have clear up the dog mess that some pet owners don't. On the whole, it's a great little place. Food great, beers great, atmosphere great, walks great. I do recommend you try a night or two.
Reunion
Dennis G
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What a shame that the local planning authority has taken too long to approve planning applications, so the washroom facilities could have been improved before the beginning of the tourist season.
Overnight stay
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Helen E
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Convenient stopover on our way to New Forest. disappointed pub didn't do meal the 1st night, but our return stay meals were being served. Meal was gorgeous. Fairly flat pitch with electric. The site was quite busy on our 2nd visit (on our way home) so needed to queue for 1 shower and 2 toilets. Maybe needs a couple of more toilets. Looks like a work in progress. Would definitely stay over again.
One night camping
Claire C
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Very friendly and helpful staff, facilities (showers/toilet) could be improved, but apart from that we had an enjoyable stay.
Our stay in June
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Stuart M
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Large grass site. On a slope so pitch widely. Good location for Chipping Norton and surrounds. Bonus being at a pub. The only let down is the state of the single shower and the single campsite toilet. Both need some TLC and a good clean. Wouldn't take much to make them presentable.
Nice little campsite
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Allen L
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This was a stopover visit for me (and the dog) on my way to Dorset for a week. Nice little campsite on an uneven and sloping (but well trimmed) field. You choose your own pitch and I'd recommend you don't arrive too early and end up choosing a pitch that wasn't the best only to find that come check out time, a lot of better pitches become available (as I did). Aim to pitch at the bottom left hand corner of the field that's away from the yard and gets the morning sun (to dry your tent out). This is a very clean site with lots of bins which were emptied both days that was there. Very tidy and a safe place for kids to run and run. There was also a play area for kids which looked great. Picnic tables. Outside the pub for a nice pint and watching the sun go down. The toilets were quite small (one unisex one outside available permanently, others available when the pub opens). The pub is very friendly and very helpful (all staff). I had a takeaway Sunday lunch (as I had a dog with me) - I don't know what they did with the gravy, but it was absolutely delicious! The only downside is the yard next door - they start work around 5:30 - 6:00 am, (I think) so lots of forklifts, banging, clattering and "Good Morning's". I'm always up early anyway so didn't bother me that much. It's a real pity really as the site was very peaceful up until then. I also walked into the next village - about a mile. Very pretty and well worth the walk. I would recommend this site for a short stay.
Nice but needs some TLC
Sophia S
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Nice for a cheap break, but facilities were a bit run down and could do with a good clean. Good food in the pub onsite and only a short walk into Hook Norton.
Lovely weekend
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Veronique K
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Could do with one extra toilet and shower.
Lovely pub and great little campsite
Milly B
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Lovely pub and great little campsite but too many negatives for us. Only two toilets and one shower and both not terribly clean. No washing up facilities for campers. If the new owners can improve the facilities it will be a great little site. There was a classic car show on Saturday and the facilities were completely inadequate for the number of people there. The pub is lovely - we did not eat there but camping neighbours said it was really good. Gorgeous garden with outside bar. Very noisy skip hire company adjacent to site. Also, we were at the top end of the site and there is a lot of road noise from the busy crossroads. Walk into Hook Norton is lovely. We found a footpath not too far away and did not see one other walker on route.
Great place, lack of facilities
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Steve H
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Grate location good pub, with great staff. Campsite is on a slope so tent pitching is limited. The draw back is only one toilet and one shower. When we went, it was a busy weekend so the demand was high for the shower.