The Golden Ball

~As Cotswolds As It Gets…

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We have been shortlisted for Gloucestershire Live’s PUB OF THE YEAR 2025! We honestly cannot believe it! The amount of ongoing support we have been receiving is so greatly appreciated. You can VOTE for us now by following the link. https://xd.wayin.com/display/container/dc/47ac1c21-e85d-4937-8c42-f18f8c941907/entry?

We have been nominated in the Taste of the Cotswolds Awards 2025!! This time celebrating our delicious Sunday Lunches! If you have visited and loved our roast please VOTE FOR US in the Best Sunday Lunch in the Cotswolds 2025 category by following the link below! THANKYOU

https://cotswoldsawards.com/taste-of-the-cotswolds-awards/

SATURDAY 15th October- A NIGHT OF REGGAE!

Join us for homemade Jerk chicken, rice & peas for £15 per person. Served from 7pm. Then 9-11pm come and dance the night away to all the best reggae hits with DJ Andy.

For everything we have coming up at the pub

take a visit to our event page by clicking the button below

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WINTER OPENING HOURS

Week commencing Monday 3rd November we will be commencing our winter opening hours! Please find them below.

Monday- CLOSED

Tuesday- CLOSED

Wednesday- Open from 12pm

Thursday- Open from 12pm

Friday- Open from 12pm

Saturday- Open from 12pm

Sunday- 12-6pm

KITCHEN WINTER HOURS

Monday- CLOSED

Tuesday- CLOSED

Wednesday- 12-2pm/6-8pm

Thursday- 12-2pm/6-8pm

Friday- 12-2:30pm/6-8:30pm

Saturday- 12-2:30pm/6-8:30pm

Sunday- 12-3:30pm

This will change again for the Christmas period details to follow.

For everything we have coming up at the pub

take a visit to our event page by clicking the button below

Events Page

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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