The Golden Ball

~As Cotswolds As It Gets…

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WE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED IN THE NORTH COTSWOLD AWARDS 2025!!!!!

In not 1 BUT 2 Categories. Just being nominated means more to us than you can imagine! It shows that all hard work that we, our friends, family, EVERYONE who has helped us along the way, has put in over the past 2.5 years is paying off. We LOVE what we do, from right down to the nitty gritty like paperwork, what food we serve, the quality of the pints we pour and the events we organise! And to every single person that has walked through our door from the day we opened.. THANK YOU! Without the support of our customers our pub wouldn’t exist!

If you have visited us and loved what we do then you can VOTE for us in the Best Small Business Award & The Best Eat and Drink Award by going to www.northcotswoldsawards.co.uk and completing the voting form. Voting CLOSES on OCTOBER 3rd! Here is our website address to copy and paste required for the form. https://www.thegoldenball.co.uk/ Again we would like to say THANK YOU!

SATURDAY 26 JULY!- IBIZA NIGHT IS BACK!

Bigger & better than previous years IBIZA NIGHT IS BACK! Pig Roast from 7pm then from 9pm-LATE we are super excited to welcome DJ Marc Antony! Having been featured on TOMORROWLAND’S official Spotify playlist and just released his new single Take Me Back he’s guaranteed to well and truly bring the party! From modern day to the Ibiza classics come and dance the night away!

We will be CLOSED as a one off on Sunday 27th July. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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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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