A PICTURESQUE Cotswold pub has appeared on the front page of the Good Pub Guide.

The King’s Head in Bledington, near Kingham, was one of between 6,000 and 7,000 drinking establishments included in the latest edition of the guide.

And after organisers emailed every pub featured asking them to send in a picture of their premises, they decided to go with the King’s Head.

Landlord Archie Orr-Ewing said: “It was great to be picked considering how many there are in the guide.

“It’s a lovely-looking 16th century pub made of honey-coloured stone, set on a village green, and we are just really pleased that they chose us.”

Entries in the guide are included by reader recommendation, and the pub has been featured for at least the 12 years since Mr Orr-Ewing and his wife Nicola took over.

He said: “It recognises the fact of what a lovely looking pub it is as much as anything else and all the locals are very proud.

“It’s early days to see what response we are going to get from a wider audience.”