Abingdon on Thames: Historical Oxfordshire town with Charm

Abingdon on Thames is a beautiful town located in Oxfordshire.  Abingdon is situated close to Oxford city and is about 5.5 miles away. Abingdon is historic and also has got modern outlook. On visiting Abingdon do enjoy the serene riverside walks, In case you are lucky you can also witness the iconic Bun Throwing event held during special occasions. If you are visiting town for a short time then please read below to find some of the local recommended information, you can also follow this link and this wiki here to know more about local resources and history of the town. Local Abingdon blog could also be followed to know more about what's going on locally. 

Pubs, Restaurants and Takeaways 

There are lots of good Pubs, Restaurants and Takeaways in Abingdon. Some of the ones I've been to which are decent and would like to recommend are -

 Pubs 

Kings Head and Bell - This is one of my frequently visited pubs. Good Staff, Great food and located very close to the town centre.

The Nag's Head- Near Abingdon bridge and riverside, Food is decent and reasonably priced.

The Crown & Thistle - Crown n Thistle has both pub/restaurant and Hotel. It's good but bit expensive than other restaurants.

Curries

Majliss - Indian Restaurant and takeaway , Majliss opened new branch in Abingdon around end of 2015. Service is great , food is tasty and price is reasonable. They also provide takeaways and usually delivery arrives around 45 mins from the time of ordering.

Spice Valley - Indian Restaurant and takeaway, Bit expensive than Majliss at the time of writing, food is good , service and price are also okay.

Italian

Ask Italian - Food was okay, service wasn't great but price is reasonable, worth trying once.
Pizza  Express - Good pizza's and deserts, one of the friend recommended lasagna here, apparently it's one of the famous dish of this restaurant.

Chinese 

Golden Kitchen - Takeaway, Good food , decent price
Parasol - Restaurant, They provide buffet ( all you can eat), but recently there have been mixed reviews.

There are also other usuals popular chains like Mcdonalds, Dominos and PizzaHut. If you are big fan of any of these you can find them too. 

Leisure

 

Sports & Fitness

For sports and fitness enthusiasts there is White Horse leisure and Tennis centre it's one of biggest popular centre with many sports facilities. For Athletics , hockey and football you have Tilsley park. There are many other sports clubs for Cricket , Football and Badminton. It will encourage everyone to try something to keep themselves fit.

 Entertainment 

Abingdon Guildhall host many comedy club evenings, theatre and other forms of entertainment. There are also plans to redevelop Guildhall with facilities for cinema.
If you want to visit cinemas in the meantime, Vue near Kassam stadium and the one's available near Oxford and Didcot can be visited.

Last but not least every town and village gets its shine and glamour from it's residents. In that regard  Abingdon community and residents are as beautiful and charming as it's town and best in World.

Disclaimer- Author is not doing any endorsements for listed pubs/restaurants,all the business recommendations are based on authors personal taste and is not responsible for any disappointments.This blog is informative only.