Fox and Hounds Whittlebury Village

[IanS]

With Silverstone approaching does anyone know if the Fox and Hounds in Whittlebury has reopened?  The campsite bar at Whittlebury Hall is a disgrace, so had to travel to Silverstone village for decent ale?

Anyone with local knowledge?

Thanks

[Dangermouse]

There was a smarter type of pub open in Whittlebury for the Classic in July although whether it was called the Fox & Hounds I cannot recollect.

Did drive through Silverstone and there is a pub boarded up on the main drag through that I remember doing particularly well in in 1986!!!!!!!!!!

[Leftie]

The Silverstone website lists a number of campsites.

Selelect 'Hamilton Fields' and the 'Henwood'. This site is directly opposite the circuit main entrance.

20min walk to village and good ale.

Leftie.

[CraigB]

I'm staying at the Saracen's Head in Towcester - looks OK, but 1st time there.

[Brad Zarse]

We're bringing tents and our own beer..... and probably fireworks and noise making devices - it just seems easier that way....

[Queen Vic of the Melans]

I don't know a lot about Whittlebury I'm afraid...  The White Horse in Silverstone Village is not too bad.  Although it's a good 20-30 minute walk from the main gate at Silverstone.  I'm not sure how long it would take from the Whittlebury Hall campsite, but I'd say a good 20 mins on top of that.  Did you walk from Whittlebury last time?

I stayed at the Saracens Head years ago and it was always clean with good food/beer.  I hope it's the same now.  It's definitely not a walk away from Silverstone/Whittlebury though.

A word of warning as well...  Any taxis called out to Silverstone village or nearby hotels usually charge double fare/call out from Towcester.  Stu and I were due to stay at the Premier Inn, next to the Green Man Inn on the A43 but the taxis were charging over £20.  That hotel is just a couple of miles to the circuit, but a walk along a dual carriageway.  We found a B&B in the village and walked in.

[IanS]

I agree the White Horse is a bit too far to walk but had some lovely beers, so planning on bikes.  Two years ago the Fox and Hounds was a good close drink so a little disappointed to find it had plywood curtains when we arrived last year.  Cant seem to find any info from Google so suspect the worse.  One things certain I will not be drinking camp site (what tasted like) leftover Grand Prix beer from a plastic glass this year!