Is parking offered on site at The Talkhouse?

Yes, there's free self and extended parking. Free RV/bus/truck parking is available.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Talkhouse?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM. Contactless check-in and check-out are available.

What is there to do at The Talkhouse and nearby?

Have fun with nearby activities like cycling, hiking, and horseback riding. Additional recreation nearby includes birdwatching. The Talkhouse also has a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near The Talkhouse?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.

The Talkhouse, Oxford: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 25, 2025

Quaint, historic, charming, friendly staff

Christopher, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jun 19, 2025

Very peaceful, nice room whith a great shower, short drive to a park and ride to the center of Oxford.

James, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 12, 2025

Lovely pub with lots of character.

Lovely pub with lots of character. Good food and friendly welcome.

Julie, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 20, 2022

Comfortable, friendly, good food too.

Dave, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 1, 2025

Would stay again

Friendly and welcoming staff. Good location. Lovely warm cosy room.

2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Oct 17, 2024

A lovely country pub with a few rooms.

Tony David, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Mar 17, 2025

The wall finishes in the bathroom in particular a bit tired. A bit damp with mould on the ceiling. Needs better ventilation.

waclaw, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 15, 2023

The Talkhouse is a lovely old quaint pub in a tiny village. On the outskirts of Oxford, it is quiet and picturesque. Transport is a must for this property as there is not much available within walking distance. Freya was bubbly and helpful and the pub itself had great food. The room was clean and well equipped with essentials needed for a short stay. Across the road parking was easy and convenient. Breakfast on site is available from 10am and has to be prearranged so if you have an early start (as we did) then you need to organize this from before for a Continental option or go elsewhere.

Karen, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 30, 2025

Checked in after a day out, sadly the bar area and restaurant was cold although heating was on, we were shown to our room which had an overpowering smell of lavender, assume cleaning products (so good sign), room was cosy with standard size bed & good powerful shower but no hot water from sink tap. Our food from the restaurant was tasty. During the night we found the room to be noisy from other guests using bathrooms etc or coming and going as no sound proofing in place. Staff were friendly. Free car parking across the road and good location for several attractions in the area.

Janine, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Oct 28, 2025

Basic rooms, great pub with excellent food

David, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Oct 6, 2025

The room was cosy and tidy, with a lovely blanket and felt quite fresh. The bed was a standard double size, which fit the room well. The staff were friendly and very helpful, they let me use their charger when i forgot mine. The food was delicious and good sized portions (the chocolate fudge cake was huge! Could have been a bit warmer, but very tasty all the same!) The bar was pretty and comfortable and the breakfast was freshly cooked and of ample portio s, plus cereals and toast available in addition to the full english. It was a lovely stay and i would go there again if i am in the area.

Eleanor, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Aug 9, 2025

Nice room and outdoor space for a picnic and a drink from the bar. Nice village and countryside. Continental breakfast was disappointing. Fire alarm at 7am was a surprise!

Jane, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Jul 13, 2025

Lovely country pub, but small dirty, grubby rooms!

The pub itself was very quaint but there was so much wrong with the room and service that I really don't know where to start! The room was very small and musty smelling. It opened on to the beer garden but the window had no net curtains or privacy glass, so the only way to get privacy was to close the main curtains with a 10watt bulb in the ceiling. There was no wardrobe or chest of drawers, just a black wrought iron clothes rail with a knob which was perfectly positioned at eye-level! The worse part was that the whole place felt grubby, grimy and dirty. I've never seen such cheap, thin, degrained bed sheets and the pillows were also lumpy and disgusting. We decided to sleep on top of the bed rather than get inside! I knocked a tin of drink off the bedside table, mopped it up then used a wetted bath mat to clean the floor… the bathmat turned black with grime off the flooring! The bathroom was also musty and the extractor fan had a mesh over it which was full of dead wasps/insects! The towels were an off-white, creamy-grey colour and stained in several places. I wish I had more room here to write everything i wanted to cover. The only positive thing I can say about The Talkhouse is that the staff in the pub were very friendly. In summary, a quaint country pub with dirty, grubby rooms and zero customer service. Obviously, we'd never stay here again.

Roy, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

May 4, 2025

Weekend break

Very beautiful and quaint setting, very helpful staff, Bar prices a bit high, food excellent. Check out/Breakfast at 10am, If check out was later we would of had breakfast before leaving. Location remote but a 20 minute drive to city centre

R, 2-night trip

2/10 Poor

Apr 24, 2025

AVOID!!!!!!

We were staying over night for a hospital appointment early the next morning. Sadly there was a power cut a couple of hours after arrival, I understand this was not the fault of the owners, however it left us with no light, heating, hot water, power. We had to move hotels (at our own additional expense) as the power was not due to return until the early hours of the morning, a 12 hour outage I believe it was. The manager said he was unable to authorise a refund and the owner outright refused. Told us to get a refund from the power company. An awful, rude, unkind man named Nick, who clearly needs the £62 more than us. Would not recommend this hotel or any others under the Duvall inns brand, wouldn’t give that man another penny of my money!!!! I will also add I was poorly and expected to stay in a room with no heating or hot water for the night

Kelly, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 2, 2025

Quiet Getaway

Staff were lovely, very friendly and attentive. Easy to communicate with. Cody Okde Worlde type pub with exposed beams, partial thatched roof as well as tiled. Rooms were across a courtyard. Pub was very quiet when we arrived (about 2100). Large Carpark situated across the road.

Lisa, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Mar 10, 2025

Olde world interior and quality food 👌

Barry, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Feb 28, 2025

Sadly a no from me

The worst bedding I have ever had. Lumpy thin pillows and duvet and cheap feeling linen. The room smelt of damp and they had tried to mask it with an air freshner. The room looked tired and in need of a refresh. The rooms were in an outbuilding located around a beer garden which in the summer i image would be very noisy if busy. The walls of the room were very thin and we were woken by a loud noise every time our neighbour used the toilet or sink. This is an honest review that I am sad to leave as the service and staff were so nice. The hotel itself is a pretty country pub serving very good food. They just need to work on making the guests stay more comfortable. Just for the record, i am not an over picky person.

Colin, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 10, 2025

The pub and food is wonderful and the staff were very helpful. The room could do with some TLC.

Patricia, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 3, 2025

Great value stay for us - rooms are warm and clean. You can hear some noise from guests next door but for the budget, it’s excellent. The staff were really lovely and friendly. Car park is easy to park in and just opposite the pub.

Elizabeth, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 22, 2025

Très charmant, le service est au petit soin. Nous recommandons cet établissement.

Romain, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 13, 2025

Lovely room.Great staff.Great breakfast.Great dinner great price.

Tim, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Nov 30, 2024

Nice enough, but...

Booked with the lure of roaring fires in the pub: not so, there weren't any logs so no can do... we didn't really want to sit around all evening (as we were staying the night) in our jumpers but so be it. Other people kept their coats on. It was Monday night so maybe no chef but my Asian risotto was a porrigey mess that had no Asian flavours at all and a couple of limp pieces of pak choi that looked like leftovers. My husband's pie had nothing but potato inside and the pie crust was not edible. We just said OK when we were asked about the food because, what are the staff going to do? Offer more of the same? Room was cosy and had heating but certainly was not soundproof, we could hear next door's TV and road traffic noise. Could do better. The staff were fine but the "directors" need a rethink.

Amanda, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 24, 2024

A cosy overnight and great staff

Talkhouse is 15 mins from Oxford and we arrived in bad weather, room and pub very cost and staff are outstanding..so great. If there's any negative, I think cleaning details like corner, ledges, handles need attention, and an entrance may as it's an outside chalet.breakfast great and it's stay again.. it feels good to be there.

Keith, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Nov 11, 2024

No heating or hot water due to a boiler failure so had to vacate the hotel. Requested a refund 5 days ago and still waiting.

Tony David, 1-night trip

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10/10 Exceptional

Christopher

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James

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely pub with lots of character.

Julie

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10/10 Exceptional

Would stay again

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