The Golden Ball

~As Cotswolds As It Gets…

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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year from all of us here at The Golden Ball. We would like to say thank you to everyone who came through our doors in 2025. Whether it was for a pint, a meal or one of our events we are grateful to every single one of you and all the support we continue to receive. Here’s to 2026 and making it our best one yet!

After a busy festive period we will be closed from Saturday 2nd January to re-charge and re-open our doors on Wednesday 14th January. We look forward to welcoming you back.

Fi, Bex & the team xx

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About Us

The Golden Ball in Lower Swell is a Cotswold classic. Quintessential, quaint and quirky in all the right measures, our story is weaved with that of local history and rural culture.

Learn about hosts Becky and Fiona and everything they have to bring to this corner of the Cotswolds.

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Our Menu

Our food philosophy is a very simple one; homely and hearty. With a menu full to the brim of pub classics and daily specials we aim to have something for everyone.

Our meals are loved by locals and visitors alike - browse our menu.

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Your Visit

We are excited to have you join us at The Golden Ball. We are situated in the beautiful village of Lower Swell. It doesn’t get more Cotswolds than this.

Book your table and plan your visit around your meal. There’s plenty to explore.

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Local. Lovely. Lower Swell.

It doesn’t get more Cotswolds than The Golden Ball.

Welcome one, welcome all.

While You’re Here…

If you are planning your visit to the Cotswolds take a look at our blog. Filled with helpful hints, tips and local secrets, let your visit to The Golden Ball provide the perfect punctuation to your tour of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Golden Ball is five minutes from everywhere…five minutes from Bourton on the Water, less than five minutes from Stow-on-the-Wold, five minutes from Lower Slaughter and well…ten minutes from Moreton-in-Marsh.

Wherever you’re headed, we’d love to share with you our favourite things to do in the Cotswolds.

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