Midsomer Murders pubs: where to eat, drink and stay

Midsomer’s pubs often change names between cases. Use the real pub and village names below to connect a remembered screen local with the place that supplied it.

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The real pubs behind the screen signs

The Six Bells, The Red Lion, The Eight Bells and The Bull & Butcher each have their own episode identities. A pub exterior and its fictional interior can also come from different real places. Read the individual scene descriptions before deciding that a familiar sign identifies every part of a screen business.

For a meal or drink, check the real venue’s own current opening and booking arrangements. For an overnight stay, the labelled town searches let you compare accommodation nearby. A filming connection is a reason to recognise a building; the practical choice of where to eat or sleep belongs to the present place and your own route.

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Real pub or inn	What it played	Search stays
The Crown Benson, Oxfordshire	The Incident at Cooper Hill — The pub garden is redressed as the Tonev family's garage.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Benson ↗
The Crown Inn Benson, Oxfordshire	The Incident at Cooper Hill — The inn appears under the same name in Cooper Hill.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Benson ↗
The Bottle and Glass Inn Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire	Lawn of the Dead — The inn appears under the fictional café identity Midsomer Mocca.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Binfield Heath ↗
The Lions of Bledlow Bledlow, Buckinghamshire	Dead Letters — The pub interior becomes the Hearts of Oak in Midsomer Barton. Dead Man's Eleven — The working pub is one of the real exteriors used around fictional Fletcher's Cross and has appeared under Midsomer pub identities including The Queen's Arms. King's Crystal — The real pub is renamed The Dog and Partridge. A Rare Bird — The pub appears as The Feathers in Midsomer-in-the-Marsh. Harvest of Souls — The pub supplies The Black Dog in fictional Whitcombe Mallet. For Death Prepare — The pub is redressed as The Brattlington Arms.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Bledlow ↗
The George on the Green Bray, Berkshire	Harvest of Souls — Its exterior is paired with the Bledlow pub to create The Black Dog.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Bray ↗
The Red Lion Brill, Buckinghamshire	Four Funerals and a Wedding — The pub is renamed The John Knox.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Brill ↗
The Plough Cadsden, Buckinghamshire	Down Among the Dead Men — The pub appears as the local in Midsomer Worthy.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Cadsden ↗
The Woodman Chearsley, Buckinghamshire	Country Matters — The pub appears as Elverton-cum-Latterly's local.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Chearsley ↗
The Highway Inn Checkendon, Oxfordshire	A Grain of Truth — The real pub keeps its name as The Highway Inn in fictional Lower Blissingham.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Checkendon ↗
Village pub Chipperfield, Hertfordshire	Days of Misrule — The pub is renamed the Calham Cross Inn.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Chipperfield ↗
The Horn Crazies Hill, Berkshire	Claws Out — The pub exterior is redressed as the Indian restaurant in fictional Binwell.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Crazies Hill ↗
The Shepherd's Crook Crowell, Oxfordshire	The Night of the Stag — The pub becomes The Apple Tree in fictional Midsomer Herne.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Crowell ↗
The Fleur de Lys Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire	Master Class — The hotel becomes The Devington Arms. The Ballad of Midsomer County — The hotel exterior becomes The Captain Farrell pub.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Dorchester-on-Thames ↗
The George Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire	The Maid in Splendour — The hotel first appears as The Maid in Splendour pub. The House in the Woods — The hotel is renamed The Feathers Hotel. The Ballad of Midsomer County — The building appears as the principal hotel in fictional Lower Crosby.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Dorchester-on-Thames ↗
Antique bookshop and The George Inn Eton, Berkshire	The Magician's Nephew — The neighbouring businesses provide the rare-book shop and inn exteriors.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Eton ↗
The Crown Inn Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire	Hidden Depths — The pub represents Midsomer Magna's village local.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Farnham Royal ↗
The Chequers Fingest, Buckinghamshire	A Dying Art — The village pub appears as the pub in fictional Angel's Rise. The Point of Balance — The inn appears under its own name in fictional Midsomer Mallen.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Fingest ↗
The Green Dragon Flaunden, Hertfordshire	Midsomer Life — The village pub supplies the fictional local used by the magazine circle.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Flaunden ↗
Village pub Flaunden, Hertfordshire	The Made-to-Measure Murders — The pub exterior becomes the local in Milton Cross. The Flying Club — The pub exterior becomes the local in fictional Finchmere.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Flaunden ↗
The Royal Standard of England Forty Green, Buckinghamshire	Death in Chorus — The pub appears during Tom and Joyce Barnaby's meal. Blood Wedding — The ancient pub appears during the wedding-weekend story. The Glitch — The pub becomes the local in fictional Aspern Tallow.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Forty Green ↗
Great Haseley village centre Great Haseley, Oxfordshire	The Silent Land — The pub, cottages, hall and shopfront become March Magna's library, inn, homes and florist.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Great Haseley ↗
The Bull Great Milton, Oxfordshire	The Christmas Haunting — The real pub is dressed as The Blacksmith's Arms in Morton Shallows.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Great Milton ↗
The Green Dragon Haddenham, Buckinghamshire	Murder by Magic — The pub exterior becomes The Green Man in Midsomer Oaks.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Haddenham ↗
The Rose and Thistle Haddenham, Buckinghamshire	Crime and Punishment — The pub is presented as The Gallows in Bleakridge.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Haddenham ↗
The Coy Carp Harefield, Greater London	The Sword of Guillaume — The canal-side pub is used for Jones and Stephens' interrupted meal.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Harefield ↗
The White Horse Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire	Secrets and Spies — The pub becomes The Allenby Arms and its garden shed becomes Seth's Shack.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Hedgerley ↗
Ye Olde Bell Hurley, Berkshire	They Seek Him Here — The historic inn is presented as the Magna Hotel used by cast and crew. The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy — The hotel is presented as The Lamb, the traditional pub in fictional Little Worthy.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Hurley ↗
The Swan Inn Islip, Oxfordshire	Midsomer Rhapsody — The inn becomes the local pub in Badger's Drift.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Islip ↗
The Lee Gate Lee Gate, Buckinghamshire	Bantling Boy — The pub is presented as the Hammer & Pennant.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Lee Gate ↗
The Red Lion Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire	Who Killed Cock Robin? — The pub is renamed The White Swan in Newton Magna. Destroying Angel — Its exterior supplied the local pub in fictional Midsomer Magna. Talking to the Dead — The pub supplies Monks Barton's village local. Echoes of the Dead — The pub appears as The Signalman in Great Worthy. Treasures of Darkness — The pub is presented on screen as The Speckled Trout.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Little Missenden ↗
The Cricketers Littlewick Green, Berkshire	The Scarecrow Murders — The pub and neighbouring green supplied village and scarecrow-festival exteriors. Death of the Small Coppers — The pub appears as the local in fictional Little Crosby. Death Strikes Three — The pub exterior is used as The Raging Stag in Godley Buzzard.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Littlewick Green ↗
The Jolly Woodman Littleworth Common, Buckinghamshire	Shot at Dawn — The real pub supplies the local pub interiors. Blood on the Saddle — The pub interior is paired with the Eight Bells exterior to create the Florey Arms.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Littleworth Common ↗
The Eight Bells Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire	A Tale of Two Hamlets — The pub represents Upper Warden's local, where Danny works. Blood on the Saddle — The pub exterior became the fictional Florey Arms. The Oblong Murders — The real building supplied the village-pub exterior in fictional Midsomer Malham.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Long Crendon ↗
The Golden Ball Lower Assendon, Oxfordshire	A Worm in the Bud — The pub appears as the local in fictional Midsomer Worthy.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Lower Assendon ↗
The Two Brewers Marlow, Buckinghamshire	Sauce for the Goose — The pub appears as a local in fictional Little Upton.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Marlow ↗
The Red Lion Penn, Buckinghamshire	Book of the Dead — The real pub keeps its name when it appears as The Red Lion in Mods Mire.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Penn ↗
The Crown Pishill, Oxfordshire	The Electric Vendetta — The pub is redressed as Midsomer Parva Village Hall.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Pishill ↗
The Old Fisherman Shabbington, Buckinghamshire	A Talent for Life — The riverside pub appears under its own name as Malham Bridge's local.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Shabbington ↗
The Crown Sydenham, Oxfordshire	The Night of the Stag — The real pub is renamed The Stag Inn in Midsomer Abbas. Murder by Magic — The pub interior is paired with Haddenham's exterior to create The Green Man. The Ballad of Midsomer County — The pub interior is used for the inside of The Captain Farrell.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Sydenham ↗
The Black Horse Thame, Oxfordshire	Death in the Slow Lane — The pub appears as John Barnaby's new local in Causton.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Thame ↗
The Cock & Rabbit The Lee, Buckinghamshire	Death of a Stranger — The pub garden appears as Upper Marshwood's local, where Troy stops during the inquiry. Death in a Chocolate Box — The pub and surrounding buildings represent the Safe Haven rehabilitation community.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near The Lee ↗
The Bull & Butcher Turville, Buckinghamshire	Murder on St Malley's Day — The real pub was dressed as The Chalk and Gown for the Devington school story. Schooled in Murder — The pub returned under the fictional name The Spotted Cow.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Turville ↗
The Six Bells Warborough, Oxfordshire	Market for Murder — The pub doubles as the village local in fictional Midsomer Market. Sins of Commission — The pub becomes Midsomer St Michael's village local. The House in the Woods — The exterior appears as the village pub in fictional Midsomer Newton. Second Sight — The pub appears as the local in Midsomer Mere. Left for Dead — The pub represents Dunstan's village local. The Great and the Good — The pub appears as Ford Florey's local. Breaking the Chain — The pub becomes Burwood Mantle's village local. With Baited Breath — The pub becomes The Fisherman's Arms in fictional Solomon Gorge.	Ad · affiliate link Search stays near Warborough ↗

Choose a pub stop that fits the day

Begin with a case you remember, then compare the pub’s real location with the other stops you intend to make. A village green, a church and a pub can give a short walk a clear focus. Leave enough time for ordinary travel between places, and keep your route based on real names rather than the geography created by an episode’s editing.

The Wallingford, Warborough and Dorchester route is one option for a day with pub and hotel connections. The full locations map helps compare other clusters. If you want a wider countryside route, the German itinerary follows two suggested days.