A Grade II-listed traditional coaching inn with elements from 16th- to 18th-centuries. It has two inglenook fireplaces with real fires in winter. Outside is a large garden including an Aunt Sally pitch and a covered smoking area. There is a car park through the archway and bus 3 between Shipston and Banbury stops at the door. The pub sign shows St George and not King George; apparently the masons constructing St George's church opposite lived here in the 1300s.

Freespirit Pub Co took over the lease from Hook Norton, refurbished and reopened the pub in September 2025. After breakfast is served, bar opens at 10 am.