How do I find the Hook Norton Brewery?


Hook Norton Brewery - map ref: SP 347334 (O/S Sheet 151)

From the M40   From Oxford or Chipping Norton
Exit the M40 at Junction 11 signposted for Banbury.
Head out of Banbury on the A361 for Chipping Norton.
At Bloxham at a mini roundabout, veer right towards the Esso petrol station.
Follow this road for 400m or so and take the turning for Hook Norton, also signposted for Milcombe.
Pass through the village of Milcombe, following the signs for Hook Norton.
As you enter Hook Norton, follow the road through the village and pass the centre - a Mace food stores on RHS and a Hook Norton pub, The Sun Inn, on LHS and the church on the right.
Continue along this road towards the West end of the village where you will see a small green and another Hook Norton pub, The Pear Tree, in front of you.
Take a right turn at this green and on RHS of the pub you will see a narrow lane called Brewery Lane. The Brewery is at the end of this lane.
The visitors' car park is on LHS as you arrive at the single storey building just before the taller Brewery buildings. The Visitor Centre is in that single storey building. We will meet there. 		 

Follow the A44 to Chipping Norton towards a roundabout where the A3400 meets the A361 (the Banbury road).
Take the A361 towards Banbury (the exit next to the Little Chef).
Shortly after you have taken this exit, take the first turning left, signposted for Hook Norton.
Follow the signs for Hook Norton - you will take one turning to your right on the way.
As you enter Hook Norton, coming down a hill, just as you pass the edge of the village (the West end of the village), take a left hand turn by The Pear Tree pub which faces a small green.
To the right of the pub (on your LHS) is a narrow lane called Brewery Lane. The Brewery is at the end of that lane with the vistors' car park on the LHS.

Note - as a guide it takes around 25 minutes from Junction 10 on the M40 to Hook Norton, so do leave sufficient time. The narrow lanes are not suitable for fast driving and occasionally there are horseriders about, so do take care!

If you need any assistance on the day, do call Victor Smith on 07770 822977

The route from Hook Norton to Silverstone (below) goes via Deddington and Aynho and Croughton to the A43. The A43 has been upgraded and is now a first class dual carriageway through to Towcester passing Silverstone. There is an exit at Silverstone. The tedious jams we used to experience on the A43 in earlier years have gone. If you need any provisions, Brackley has shops ranging from food stores to ironmongers, and has several banks. Brackley is by-passed by the A43, so you will need to turn off to get there.

For members coming from London on the M40, an alternative route to Hook Norton is to leave the M40 at Junction 10 (marked A43 for Northampton and Silverstone). You travel north east a very short distance on the A43 and then turn left at a roundabout and then go north west to Aynho. Turn left, pass under the M40 and head west through Deddington until you reach the A361 (the Banbury Road). Turn left and after a mile or so, turn right for Swerford and Hook Norton. It is fair to say the route is then a maze of narrow lanes but follow the Hook Norton signs and you arrive in the village. Once in the village and alongside The Sun Inn and the church, follow the directions above to the Brewery at the west end of the village.