The John Russell Fox has been a fixture on Andover's High Street for as long as anyone can remember — a proper Wetherspoon house where breakfast starts at 7am, the kitchen runs late, the ale is well-kept and the bedrooms upstairs are clean, comfortable and very fairly priced.
Downstairs, the Fox is everything you'd want from a town-centre Wetherspoon — coffee and a paper at 7am, a quick pint and a steak club by lunchtime, families in for tea, the match on in the evening. Upstairs, thirty-two comfortable bedrooms make it one of the most convenient stays in Andover.
Open early, open late. The bar pours well-kept cask ales, the kitchen turns out the full Wetherspoon menu — breakfast rolls, burgers, steaks, salads, the lot — and the coffee is genuinely drinkable. TV screens carry the live sport; the licensed outside area takes care of sunny afternoons.
Children are welcome with adults until 9:00pm, and the team are happy to help with allergen information for every dish on the menu.
Thirty-two en-suite rooms sit directly above the pub — clean, modern, comfortably furnished and very fairly priced. Check in at the bar, sleep in the heart of town, wake up to breakfast downstairs.
You're a fifteen-minute walk from Andover train station (direct to London Waterloo), five minutes from the bus station, and a short stroll from The Light Theatre. Stonehenge, Thruxton and Finkley Down Farm are all a short drive away.
Reliable connection throughout the pub and the bedrooms, at no charge.
TV screens across the bar carry the big matches and the day's racing.
En-suite rooms upstairs, booked directly at the bar or via the Wetherspoon site.
A licensed outdoor seating area for sun, smoke breaks and fresh air.
Dedicated baby change facilities, accessible from the main bar area.
Level entrance from High Street and an accessible WC on the ground floor.
The John Russell Fox
10 High Street
Andover, Hampshire
SP10 1NY
The Fox has been doing the simple things — a decent pint, a fairly priced meal, a clean bed — for years. Here's what people say.
Stayed upstairs for one night before a meeting. Clean room, comfortable bed, and a full English downstairs in the morning for less than a fiver. Genuinely unbeatable value.
Family tea on a Wednesday — kids ate for pennies, the staff were lovely with them, and the steak club was spot on. We'll be back for the curry night.
Proper pint of cask ale, well kept. The match was on the screens, the place had a buzz, no nonsense. Exactly what a High Street Wetherspoon should be.
The John Russell Fox sits at number 10 on Andover's High Street — doors open from 7am every day of the week. For bedroom bookings, large parties or anything else, just give the bar a ring.