The Black Dog is in the heart of Oadby, Leicester is a great friendly pub. Come and join us for great drinks in a fantastic environment/atmosphere! We have the biggest outdoor screen in Leicestershire, we have Sky and BT sports coverage, a large continental courtyard, car parking, illuminated bar, a private function room ideal for weddings, christenings, birthdays and funerals etc. Every Monday we host a quiz night and have live bands and discos.
With history from 1750, the Black Dog is a former old coaching inn, with amongst the ghosts is an old poacher, James Hawker. One night, after a bout of heavy drinking, he left the pub. He was later found dead in a field nearby. Legend has it that Hawker had boasted ‘I will poach until I die’, so it may be he ran into someone determined to stop him. Another ghost on the premises is a young man, who was decapitated when his motor cycle drove into the Black Dog wall over half a century ago. A ‘sensitive’, who visited the pub, said the ghost of a boy of eight years old haunted the cellar. He is a scruffy lad, with hobnail boots and his name begins with an S. The old stables are now a skittle alley, with this exhibits ghostly manifestations. these include a young groom dressed in a brown waistcoat, riding breeches and boots. The name, Black Dog, was originally after the Black Dog of Arden, Guy Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, who plotted against Edward 2nd in 1312. The Black Dog is the oldest pub in Oadby.
Open 12 till close
7 days a week
