Bar in Ilmington, United Kingdom

The Howard Arms

125Pearl Points

Pub-first, food-led

About The Howard Arms

A sensible Ilmington choice for groups who want a relaxed village-pub meal with a credible food signal from The Good Food Guide 2025. The Howard Arms is easier to recommend for four-plus people, family meals, and low-pressure catch-ups than for a high-stakes date or formal tasting-menu occasion.

The Howard Arms in Ilmington is best approached with a short, practical brief: the verified details confirm long opening hours, a casual dress code, and Good Food Guide 2025 recognition. Those facts make it a useful option to consider when planning time in Ilmington, while leaving menu, price, booking difficulty, and service format to be checked directly before you go.

The main decision point is expectation-setting. The confirmed information supports a relaxed visit rather than a highly specified dining plan: dress is casual, and the venue is listed by The Good Food Guide 2025. Because no verified cuisine, dish, price, or menu format is supplied here, avoid assuming a particular style of meal until you have checked the current details with The Howard Arms.

Use it for a relaxed Ilmington plan

Safer read is to treat The Howard Arms as an Ilmington venue with a confirmed Good Food Guide 2025 listing, not as a place where the available data proves a specific cuisine, chef-led format, or price point. That distinction matters if someone in the party is choosing between a casual stop and a more tightly planned restaurant booking.

For anyone considering a return visit, plan around the verified basics: Ilmington location, casual dress, and broad daily opening hours. If you are comparing other options before choosing, start with our full Ilmington restaurants guide, then check current details directly with the venues you are considering.

Plan the table around the confirmed practical details

The verified hours are 7:30 AM to 11 PM Monday to Saturday, and 11 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday. Those hours are useful for planning, but they do not confirm every service detail, menu availability, or booking policy. If timing, food service, or a particular table setup matters, confirm directly before travelling.

The practical verdict: choose The Howard Arms when you want an Ilmington option with casual dress and a confirmed Good Food Guide 2025 signal. Look elsewhere, or verify more directly, if the occasion depends on a known menu format, specific pricing, dietary details, or a particular style of service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a reservation at The Howard Arms?

The verified details do not confirm the booking policy or reservation difficulty. The opening hours are 7:30 AM to 11 PM Monday to Saturday and 11 AM to 10:30 PM on Sunday, but you should contact The Howard Arms directly if a specific table or time matters.

Is The Howard Arms good for groups?

The verified details do not include seating capacity, table sizes, or group-booking information. It may be worth considering for an Ilmington plan, but groups should confirm arrangements directly before relying on availability.

Does The Howard Arms have happy hour deals?

No verified happy hour or drinks-promotion details are supplied here. Treat any offers as something to check directly with The Howard Arms before you go.

Is the food good at The Howard Arms?

The clearest verified quality signal is its Good Food Guide 2025 recognition. No specific cuisine, dishes, prices, or menu format are confirmed in the supplied details.

Is The Howard Arms good for a date?

It can suit a relaxed Ilmington plan if casual dress and the confirmed opening hours fit what you want. For a date built around a specific menu, price point, or service style, check current details directly before booking.

Location

Lower Green, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4LT, United Kingdom

Ilmington, United Kingdom

Compare The Howard Arms

How it compares

Against The Royal Oak, The Shed, The Halfway at Kineton, The Duck on the Pond, and The Lamb Inn, The Howard Arms is the stronger pick when the group wants food confidence as well as a pub setting. The Good Food Guide 2025 recognition is the main separator.

Pick The Royal Oak or The Lamb Inn if the outing is more drinks-led. Check The Halfway at Kineton or The Duck on the Pond if the route matters more than staying close to Ilmington. Use The Shed as the casual cross-shop when the group wants something lower-key.

Where to go if this is not the fit

If the table cannot work here, try The Royal Oak for a similarly informal pub option, or The Lamb Inn if the plan is more drinks-first than food-first.

For a wider search, use our full Ilmington bars guide alongside our full Ilmington restaurants guide.

How it compares for Ilmington pub meals

The Royal Oak, The Shed, The Halfway at Kineton, The Duck on the Pond, and The Lamb Inn all sit in the same practical decision set: informal countryside drinking and eating rather than formal restaurant theatre. The Howard Arms has the clearest food-recognition signal here thanks to its Good Food Guide 2025 listing, so it is the safer pick when the meal matters as much as the pub setting.

For value, the choice comes down to what the group needs from the room. If the priority is the easiest low-pressure table for four or more, The Howard Arms is the pragmatic first look. If the group is more drinks-led, cross-shop The Royal Oak or The Lamb Inn. If the plan involves a broader countryside drive rather than staying close to Ilmington, The Halfway at Kineton and The Duck on the Pond are worth comparing for location before deciding.

The Shed is the one to check when the party wants a more casual-feeling alternative, while The Howard Arms is the stronger call when someone in the group cares about food credibility. None of these peers should be treated as a formal splurge choice based on the available detail; the useful distinction is ambience, convenience, and how much weight the group puts on the meal itself.