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Wallingford & Thames

The Six Bells

The Six Bells was used as The Black Swan in Badger’s Drift in Midsomer Murders. Customers welcome.

Thatched Six Bells pub facing Warborough village green
Photo: Steve Daniels / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
On screen as
The Black Swan in Badger’s Drift
Access
Customers welcome
Time needed
20 minutes–meal stop
Nearest place
Warborough, Oxfordshire

On screen

The Six Bells is a particularly clear Midsomer landmark because official tourism, the parish council and the pub’s owner all identify the filming connection. Experience Oxfordshire records its recurring Black Swan identity, while the parish council places it on the south-west corner of Warborough Green.

Its thatched frontage and relationship to the open space make the exterior useful to recognise even when a fictional sign is absent. The actual business remains a village pub with local customers, so the most rewarding stop combines a respectful look at the setting with whatever hospitality is available on the day.

Visiting The Six Bells

Begin outside from the public approach and notice how the pub sits against the green. For a drink or meal, consult the pub’s own website, which publishes lunch, dinner and Sunday lunch menus alongside opening and contact information. Confirm the kitchen arrangements for your chosen date, especially if the stop is essential to your itinerary.

An owner’s property description can explain the building but should not replace the operator’s current service information. Book where appropriate and mention dietary or access needs directly. Interior photographs and requests about filming should fit around the business’s normal work.

Check the filming source

Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

A walk around Warborough Green is the immediate companion and requires no separate drive between the pub and village setting. You can then continue the wider Midsomer theme at Dorchester-on-Thames or Wallingford, both included in the official Oxfordshire trails. Make one of those your second substantial stop and arrange the pub visit around its confirmed opening.

For a slower day, the village and a booked lunch can be enough; there is no need to turn the meal into a rushed pause between several residential photo stops.

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Wallingford & Thames

Nearby filming locations

Wallingford Market Place with the town hall and surrounding buildingsTown · Customers welcomeWallingford Market PlaceOn screen as Causton town centreSee the locationPale façade of Wallingford Corn Exchange with arched entrancesAttraction · View from the road or pathWallingford Corn ExchangeOn screen as Causton PlayhouseSee the locationWarborough village green with a path and trees around its edgeVillage · Customers welcomeWarboroughOn screen as Badger’s Drift and other Midsomer villagesSee the locationHistoric shopfronts lining Dorchester-on-Thames High StreetVillage · Customers welcomeDorchester-on-ThamesOn screen as Multiple Midsomer villagesSee the location

Sources

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