The Volunteer Inn Pub in Cotswold

We had a lovely Saturday night stay here and felt very welcome from the moment we arrived. Our room (3) was warm and cosy and the beds were very comfortable. The cooked breakfast was delicious and the portion size was generous. As others have mentioned, the only downside was that it was very noisy. Our room was above the toilets so we were kept awake until well gone midnight and I could hear the staff from about 6am. You are warned about this when you book though so I'd still give it 5 stars!

Nice rooms, with a cosy little pub and handy Indian restaurant right on our doorstep! Perfect for our needs. Substantial cooked breakfast included in the price, and continental breakfasts too. Staff so friendly and helpful, especially as we forgot half our stuff and had to come back for it! They are also very good with people with mobility issues, and went out of their way to change to a downstairs room for older members of the party, and even shovelled snow away to make it safer. Thank you for a lovely stay and excellent service!

Really enjoyed my weekend at the volunteer rooms lovely clean warm and breakfast cooked to order very reasonably priced stay would most definitely stay again

Great Beer and great place to watch rugby

Rooms were ok, but incredible service and great location.

The people are wonderful, warm, friendly, which made the stay. No one mans the Hotel/Pub from after breakfast until 3PM. I would recommend the rooms for the traveler on a budget...clean and with limited amenities. The people are amazing.

Went to watch the football on Sat. Nice place with nice people.

Cosy place, nice staff. Sweet little village. Easy to park on the street just outside. A bit noisy from the pub when people sit outside at night but also quite charming with the locals enjoying the pub.

Very limited real ale compared to its past glories.

The review is for The Volunteer Inn’s luggage transfer service—we haven’t ever gotten to stay in the inn or eat at the pub. The Volunteer Inn transferred two suitcases for us from Bath to Chipping Campden along the Cotswold Way while we did the walk over 10 days. This is the second time we’ve used their excellent service, and we would be glad to use it again. They are very reliable and responsive, and the price is reasonable. Also, they handled the bags carefully. Highly recommended!!

Great pub lovely beer garden bar and a curry house what can I say x good place to start the cotwolds way walk

Lovely local pub, only popped in for a beer while visiting

Indiase eten in het restaurant is een dikke 10, wat heerlijk. Eten is smakelijk, goedkoop en bediening vriendelijk. Zeker naartoe gaan als je in de buurt bent

Great service, good level of pub grub and lovely lively atmosphere what's not to like.

If you want to sleep before 1am then it's not recommended that you stay here. It's a very noisy place. The 'sourdough' for breakfast is actually cheap white loaf. We also had no hot water when trying to shower as 'the boss' had turned it off without any warning just as we were getting ready to go to a wedding. Very disappointing for 120 pound per night.

An amazing Indian restaurant in Chipping Campden

Nice pub, good staff, recommended.

Great inn, pub and restaurant. Lovely staff, including the pub dog, fantastic Indian food, great cooked breakfasts made to order. Got a free room upgrade and everything was perfect - no complaints!

Delightful stay at the Volunteer Inn. They upgraded my room as there was space during the off-season which I was grateful for. Inclusive breakfast was a full English of good quality. It's a great pub showing the rugby, and situated in a beautiful village surrounded by plenty of scenic walking routes. Would recommend to anyone for a brilliant country escape

Great pint and friendly atmosphere

A nice pubs for a bit of a laugh

Nice pint for under £4 and a cracking Indian restaurant

Pub frequented by locals with reasonable Indian restaurant in the back. The draw is the cheapest beer in town. Has all the sport on the various TVs.

My husband and i had an indian meal in the restaurant which had been recommended to us by locals.We both had poppadoms with dips,a starter and a main course.We thoroughly enjoyed our meal as it was one of the best indian meals we have experienced.The staff were very friendly and most helpful.The menu offered an excellent choice and the restaurant was clean,comfortable and spacious.

Room was lovely, breakfast excellent. Only downside was pub was very noisy so no chance of an early night. The location was great and would return.

Lovely service, started my drink in the bar where there is a lively atmosphere while waiting for the food to be prepared, received exceptional service and the peshwari naan was to die for!

An honest 'pub with rooms' - nothing more, nothing less. The bar was busy when I arrived, my room was quiet (though there was some noise from the nearby washrooms later), the en-suite room was large and warm, breakfast in the morning was prompt and filling. Didn't have the opportunity to try the Maharajah restaurant, which is apparently highly regarded. Staff were helpful, attentive (but not over-attentive) and informative. Would recommend for any visitor not looking for a 5 star hotel, and/or on a budget.

Went in on the off chance, luckily there was a table available. Good food with very good service. When choosing a main dish I was unsure what to choose our server (Who was excellent) recommended a dish he felt I would like. Can’t fault the man or his choice. All five of us enjoyed our meals & excellent value for money. A gem at the back of the pub.

Stayed with some friends; OK, its not the Ritz, the rooms are pretty basic but are clean and reasonably priced. The pub has a proper atmosphere, excellent beer, friendly professional staff ...alll you need from a Pub really. And the Indian Restaurant out the back serves excellent food

Great local pub with the added advantage of having a fabulous Indian restaurant out back! Good selection of drinks served by a lovely friendly barmaid.

Good service, good meal and friendly people. Good location in the high street. Dog friendly which was a plus.

We visited this very nice place several times during our stay. The staff are very friendly and nice the atmosphere is great. The prices reasonable. Do visit.

Cosy and welcoming good beers and an Indian restaurant next door too. Big TV for sports but only small bar area so gets busy.

Excellent local pub with a good vibe in the heart of very touristy Chipping Camden. Good selections on tap and (I think) the only place w live sport in the village. Curry shop at the back is very good as well!

We found locals are very friendly to tourists. Music and decor worth a visit. A more authentic venue to understand the Chipping Camden community. Chipping Camden is a great place to explore the Cotswolds.

...traditional with a pleasant outdoor area but an average range of ales and there are better around the village...

Great English pub atmosphere. Went a couple times while in Chipping Campden. Friendly staff. Located on Lower High Street.

This is the village locals pub but has a very friendly atmosphere with some really good ales on offer. Very dog friendly and really handy when waiting for your take away from the adjoining indian restaurant

Visité aquí primero por unas pintas y estaba muy entusiasmado con el pub. Mientras que allí noté el restaurante indio adjunto y ser un fanático del curry fue imprescindible para mí.Reserva realizada 2 días después estaba ansioso por volver y visitar el restaurante en la parte trasera. Aprovechamos la noche del banquete del martes por la noche (popadoms, entrante, plato principal y pan de arroz o naan), todo para 9. 99) Excelente comida y todo regado con una pinta de cerveza del pub.El personal era acogedor, amable y muy feliz de atender a todas nuestras necesidades. ¡Gracias!

Visited this pub with our son and his pal as it was the busy pub in Chipping Campden and to our delight it was busy with “ locals “ who were very nice and great ales. But this place also has an Indian Restaurant attached to the rear. The food was actually really really good and I’m a fussy eater with Indians but I was very happy. Great pub

A proper pub in the tourist trap of the Chipping Camden. I visited a few of the pubs and this was the best pub in Chipping Camden. A mix of locals and visitors. They have an Indian Restaurant on site which I didn't try but looked quite good. Music, Darts and sport on TV if you wanted. Nice beer garden too.

Visited with family when staying in Chipping Campden. Pub had nice mix of people and good beers. Would visit again

We enjoyed a few good nights in this local pub. Unlike the other touristy places in the village. This was used by local workers and locals. A really good atmosphere , and on hot nights a large comfortable beer garden.The bar staff were very friendly as well

We spent 4 days here. Room was clean and comfortable. Great location. A bit noisy on Saturday night, but no other complaints. Staff was lovely, more than accommodating. Would recommend it in a heartbeat. Ask for room #1.

Stayed two nights and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. In provides an interesting accommodation experience in that you could feel like you were participating in the evening party without leaving your room... the bar was quite noisy. That however did in no way detract from our visit. We were happy there.

Disfruté de una buena pinta en el encantador y bien cuidado jardín con un arroyo que atraviesa el fondo del jardín. La cerveza y la sidra eran sólo 3 la pinta que pensamos que era un valor maravilloso. Notamos que tienen alojamiento adjunto y estamos pensando en visitarnos con amigos más adelante en el año.

地元色強いパブでした。パブで食事できないので、食事は併設のインド料理店へ。できあがるのに時間かかるりました。

Good place to grab a drink and have a true pub experience. The clientele are working folks enjoying a drink and watching a football or rugby game. Darts anyone?

Attended during televised football and their local darts team so very busy but service very slick. Has an Indian Restaurant at the rear which seemed busy with regulars and take away customers

Very friendly pub with great reasonably priced beer and a good atmosphere. Clean washrooms and interesting sports memorabilia on the walls.

Solo visito este pub una vez al año mientras estoy

Went on a Sunday afternoon and was full of locals. Not posh but comfortable with sky sports and good ales at a reasonable price.

Loved this pub. Staff very friendly, prices so reasonable plus a beer garden. Frequented by the locals it is much more welcoming than others in the village. Loved the draft cider too. There is also an attached Indian restaurant which we tried and also recommend.

We visited every pub in Chipping Campden. The was the true local place to hang out in the evening. Everyone was friendly and we felt very welcome. We loved this little town and spent 6 wonderful days here.

What a fab little locals pub with a roaring log fire. Such a welcoming and warm environment with friendly staff, and pocket friendly prices. Well worth a visit.

very unusual so find a traditional curry house at the back of a pub in The Cotswolds. It was run by a group of guys who come down from Birmingham every day. They were the nicest and most friendly people we met in The Cotswolds all week.

Buzzy local pub; usually fairly busy - good beer, good sports TV and occasional live music. Associated Indian restaurant at back - but you can get Kebab Wraps in the bar - a must try!

Had a mice meal at the Indian restaurant behind the pub . The food was ok . The pub itself was really busy in the evening with a great atmosphere.

We popped in for a few drinks and ended up staying for food. Oh my what a treat. Great choice of ales and fine wines, amazing staff (especially a lovely lady called Jen). The food which was in the India restaurant attached to the back was utterly divine. Quite probably the best we have ever had. There is a great garden for kids too. Can't recommend highly enough

Very much a locals pub. Very good choice of beers. Real pub and a curry restaurant at the back which is also service by the pub for drinks.

Visitamos el pub en una noche y disfrutamos de un buen martes cerveza de precio. Nos enteramos sobre el restaurante hindú en la parte trasera del hotel, desde un local agradable.

A privately owned pub ... the owner lives there! Well cooked, plentiful PUB FOOD!!! Friendly and helpful staff! I've come here for years .... love it!!!

This is a good venue to eat and drink.The pub is vibrant and has a good choice of beer whilst the indian restuarant at the back of the pub provides good quality indian food. It is a very relaxing place to eat.

Como este es uno de nuestras familias pub local pensamos que nos gustaría dejar en un domingo por la tarde para una ale o 2. Nos sorprendió que no hacen el almuerzo! Después de visitar unos cuantos pubs, nos quedamos impresionados. Visitamos aquí anoche con nuestra familia y no nos decepcionó, el pub estaba lleno de gente, que nos encantó y los olores desde el restaurante indio eran increíbles. Me hubiera encantado haber pedido una para llevar, pero mi marido no le gusta la India, así que terminamos con China que no estaba mal, la próxima vez que él puede tener granos en tostadas! Nos pareció que el personal y el dueño muy amable y nuestro hijo disfrutó el tablero de dardos.

Great to have a pub in the front part and an Asian restaurant in the rear part. Seems a very successful arrangement. Pub is a friendly locals 'sports' bar but not a great selection of real ale for the CAMRA types. The restaurant owner is very friendly and helpful. The menu is extensive, food was excellent, individually cooked curries and portions large (doggy bag required). My Jalfrezi was one of the best I have had. Better than many city based Asian restaurants.

Prawn Tawa unusual and very tasty. Good Chicken Balti, naan bread and popodums. Well above average. The place is attached to the pub who charged me £3.10 for a Peroni (70 c in Itay)

Nice place, comfortable and has a good atmosphere. £5.45 for a mixed kebab starter (nice onion bhaji) maybe a little too much - same could be said for the main dishes a lot of which were £10+ and not quite worth the price tag - I'd expect something better TBH. My Achari Chicken was decent enough & the garlic naan was nice. Service was pretty decent on a busy night.

This a lovely pub, very friendly, helpful staff. Good selection of beers, popular with the locals. Always enjoy my visit here.

We wondered into this restaurant on Sunday evening, there were plenty of free tables, we pursued the menu and ordered both food drinksService was somewhat slow, I think they were maybe watching the England game on TV,When the food finally arrived it was not of a good standard, we have never had worse!We did not complain, we paid and left never to returnThis is sad as there is only one Indian restaurant, one Chinese take away and chip shop in Chipping Campden – maybe the lack of competition that is the problem, they must try harder!

Working in town on business Friday afternoon, I visited the Volunteers pub on the outskirts of town. It was already filling up with locals at 3.30pm. The atmosphere was really jovial, everyone seemed to like to have a laugh with the landlord Peter,This is a proper traditional pub serving a nice range of traditional ales (which I like) Ciders and lagers. there is also a highly rated Indian restaurant located to the rear. So all in all, great place to meet your friends and enjoy the weekend or evening.

The Volunteer Inn is a busy, lively pub that has two well kept local Ales on hand pump and the excellent Maharaja Indian Restaurant attached to it. There are a couple of TVs in the bar and one outside by the smoking area showing sports and a nice garden out the back. We had two takeaways during our stay and if we had not booked to eat in other places it would have been more as after a couple of pints with the smells from the kitchen wafting into the bar it was very difficult to drag yourself away!

I had a really good Indian meal - and the best (and biggest) Naan ever! The price was very reasonable.

We stayed here as a family ( 2 adults and teenage son). When we arrived around 12 pm from London by train( and then taxi ) there was no one at the Inn and no sign that we were expected, so we left our bags and had a wander around returning several times until finally someone appeared at 3 pm. We were organized to our room which was very simple and clean but definitely not 4 star. It was noisy until about 11 pm being above the bar and breakfast was fine but perfunctory. We didn't find anyone there particularly charming or welcoming. As an overnight stop to start the Cotswold way walk from Chipping Camden it is practical and cheap but 4 star ratings are misleading.

We were staying in the nearby Red Lion Inn and asked locals for restaurnat recommendations, this was one of them. the Volunteer Inn is a cosy pub at the front where we enjoyed some drinks in front of the real coal fire. We then passed through to the rear of the pub where the restuarant is situated. This is an Indian restaurant and we found the food to be of a very hight quality and very, very reasonable. We had starters, mains with rice etc and soem beers and it was only approx £40. If you're staying in Chipping then I would highly recommend

We thought we'd try it, as it was unusual. At the rear of the pub is a typical Indian restaurant, yet retains an English village pub atmosphere. Almost weird, yet interesting. The food and the service were good, and we'd certainly return if in the area.

This is well used local pub, gets busy and noisy but great atmosphere. Not a fancy gastro pub, but got curry house at Bach which is also very good.The deco is not fancy but the beer is wheel priced carling is £2.70 and other beers sensible prices. Some other local charge over 4 quid. The landlady is friendly and giveps good advice on local restrurants.She recommended Micheals for lunch and it was good advice.

We had a lovely curry on their special offer Tuesday deal that we could not fault either in quality or portion size. All too often the special offers are not so speacil in some restaurants but this was the exception and we followed the lovely food with a pint or two afterwards. A fine place in a very fine Cotsold town

We stopped for a drink and a break. It is bigger than its looks and goes a fair way back with a converted smoking area and toilets in a separate building (the smoking area has a TV outside, a great touch!)Located in the Main Street, but inside you are in for a treat as tv's, jukebox and sports souvenirs.Really good atmosphere

After an afternoon stroll around Chipping Campden and surrounding Dover Hill we decided to pop in for a couple of beveragesLovely welcoming local pub, superb beer, very friendly service and lots of convivial conversationDoom bar and H.P.A. both excellent - I definite must visit for any CAMRA folk in the areaHighly recommendedEnjoy :-)

Fab Indian restaurant at the back of pub, really fresh and tasty Indian food with smiling staff, can't be beaten ! Aldo does takeaway and value Tuesday buffets

Pub with an Indian restaurant at back. Good choice of beers and a warm welcome. Unpretentious and comfortable.

Traditional pub with real ales and an Indian restaurant attached to the rear - great combination, no gastro here!

The Tuesday curry banquet was a total bargain (£9.99 for poppadoms, starter, main and rice or naan) and the best curry I've eaten in a very long time! The tikka paneer was amazing and the staff very attentive.

Excellent curry, really tasty, we visted twice and we were only in Campden 4 days.We ate in the restaurant and had take away. Highly recommended.

If you want a traditional British pub that serves up good ale and is not wanting to become some gastro experience then this is the place for a session drink. There is a TV but you can still comforably chat with other visitors and the locals. Food is not part of the pub scene but a proper Indian restaurant is just the other side of the bar. Just what you need at the end of a drinking session

Popped in last Thursday night was late(just before 11). Was a welcoming little pub that was surprisingly busy for a Thursday night. Drinks were good and reasonably priced too. Less than £9 for 3 drinks is rarely possible these days.

OMG!!! The Maharaja Indian restaurant was the absolute best food of our entire vacation. There were enough leftovers for two more full meals for less money than normally paid for one meal. Can't say enough good things about this place.

Really good meal- don't be put off by entrance as nice restaurant at the back of the pub. Wide menu.

We visited a few places when recently in Chipping Campden but this was one of our favourites. We had drinks out in the lovely garden area which was great. And the drinks we all lovely as well.A very nice pub!

We called in here tonight it was a nice bar and the barmaid was also very nice. The beer was good and the price was very reasonable for the area and there were a lot of local people in here. Sky sports and a large TV, and the bonus of a curry house attached to it which was excellent.Thank you for a pleasant visit with good service and nice food you will see us again before we go home

I eat and drink at the Volunteer very regularly, the restaurant staff are always happy and the food is of a high standard. The bar is a great place to be and the service is among the best in the High Street, I am not the biggest fan of curry and I have read other people complain about the smell, this doesn't bother me personally - how else should an Indian restaurant smell? The owners and the restaurant manager are great people. They treat bar staff better than most other businesses in the town, the result is really as Jenny and the rest of the bar team provide a top quality service.

We were directed to the Volunteer Inn's luggage forwarding service by our hostess at our B & B (The Chance) and used them for our walk on the Cotswold Way all the way to Bath. They were very reliable, friendly and efficient and we highly recommend them.

chipping campden is a lovely place however this bar is somewhat grubby and not the same as the village - it was a bit uncomfortable and we only stayed for one...didnt eat in the indian and the bar kind of put us off

We were staying at the Noel Arms and sauntered over for a drink before our meal at the hotel.We were acknowledged in a friendly way on entry by a large group of football fans who were watching a game on the t.v.I was delighted to see some dogs sitting unruffled by the excitement at the side of their owners.Difficult to find dog friendly pubs in Manchester or Stockport now!

Polite staff, nice wine, nice food, but to much, what we couldn't eat was placed into tinfoil trays with a lid, for us to take away, a nice touch. Nothing to dislike.

Party of 8 served with various different curries. I had a Chicken Dhansak that was a bit floury in its sauce, and not particularly interesting. Others had better luck with sizzling King Prawn dishes. Naans and poppadoms good.Service a bit slow, and waiters rather pushy.

I have been going to this India restraurant for over 8 years and always found the food of excellent quality. The staff are very friendly and alway glad to see you.

We came across the Volunteer Pub as we were walking down the High Street in Chiipping Campden, glad we did.The atmosphere was so nice and the locals so friendly.The pub had reasonably priced drinks and it was great sitting near the log fire watching the football with the other customers.If you are in the area do pay a visit and they have a old fashioned juke box with a great selection of music for you to play for free.

Have eaten here (at the Maharaja Indian tucked out the back) several times, the service has always been flawlessly polite (if occasionally a little slow) and the food very good. Particularly recommend going on a Tuesday night for the £10 meal deal, great value. The outdoor area is also really nice, good little playpark for the little ones and steps down to the stream at the back of the garden - great for distracting hungry kids whilst waiting for food to arrive. Will visit again (& again & again most likely!)

We enjoyed our meal more than last time. Our tandoori prawns were particularly good. The staff were friendly and attentive. Our only issue was the spinach bagee which had too much oil in it. Nice that pieces of orange are served after the main course.