FAQ's - The Black Horse

Dreaming of a delicious Christmas feast with family and friends? Look no further than The Black Horse! We&#8217;re thrilled to be taking Christmas bookings for 2025 and we&#8217;re brewing up a season full of festive cheer.
Our chefs are currently working on our delicious 2025  Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and festive menus that are guaranteed to make your celebration extra special. Plus, nothing beats the warm, welcoming feeling our pub brings throughout Christmas to make it an even more magical occasion.
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Toast to the New Year at The Black Horse with celebrations surrounded by great food, drinks and fun for all!  Then, enjoy a family feast on New Year&#8217;s Day to make the most of the festive break.
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2025 New Year's Celebrations

Give the gift of good food, good times and good company this Christmas &#8211; all from one little e-gift card. If you&#8217;re looking for the perfect gift for your friends and family this festive season, then look no further than a Love My Locals e-gift card.
From burgers and beers to curries and cocktails, the Love My Locals e-gift card delivers it all. Best of all, they can use it at over 1,000 pubs and bars across the UK!
Order yours in a few clicks from the Love My Locals site today and they&#8217;ll be delivered directly to their inbox!

Gift Cards

That&#8217;s a wrap! The search for the UK&#8217;s smartest pub is now over.
For the past four weeks, Marston&#8217;s and Paddy have been on a mission to uncover the sharpest minds and smartest pub in the UK, and what a journey it&#8217;s been!
We have loved welcoming you all to The Black Horse in Cirencester each week, seeing the competitive spirit, and hearing the buzz of brainpower!
While the quiz may be over, the good times at The Black Horse continue! Keep an eye out on our website and <a href="http://https://www.facebook.com/360900590615573">social media</a> for upcoming events, exciting offers and more reasons to visit!

Here&#8217;s our how our top 10 national leader board ended up. 
These quiz enthusiasts have shown incredible knowledge throughout the quizzes. 
Huge congratulations to Flat Cap Andy who is walking away with the £5K grand prize and will be meeting Paddy McGuinness himself!

National Leaderboard

Congratulations to our four Smartest Pubs of the Week. 
Their collective pub brainpower and teamwork has earnt them the prestigious title, along with a donation from Marston&#8217;s Charitable Foundation to support a local worthy cause.

Smartest Pub

Take on the Win a Wedge Challenge with our new and improved Order and Pay, Scan, Order and Play at The Black Horse today.
Our new and improved Order and Pay makes ordering from the comfort of your seat quicker and easier than ever, and every time* you use Order &amp; Pay; you’ll get to play Trivial Pursuit Win a Wedge.
Put your knowledge to the test and enjoy great food and drink at The Black Horse in Cirencester. Complete the pie for instant rewards and be in with the chance to win Thousands of prizes and fantastic offers!
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Scan the QR code at table in pub or <a href="https://order.marstonspubs.co.uk/blackhorsecirencester">click here</a>
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Answer all six Trivial Pursuit questions correctly for an instant reward or fantastic offer
Didn’t get them all right? Don’t worry, you’ll still be entered into our weekly prize draw where you could be in with a chance to win big!
What are you waiting for? <a href="https://order.marstonspubs.co.uk/blackhorsecirencester">Play now</a>
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There’s a prize or offer for everyone.  From in-pub treats like our delicious burgers, sides, sundaes, pints and offers. To family holidays, getaways for two, £10,000 cash prize, concert tickets, Samsung TV’s and Trivial Pursuit Board Games!

Play your way to fantastic prizes!

Up for grabs week commencing 16th June 2026&#8230;
£10,000 cash prize
A Samsung TV
2 x Linkin Park concert tickets at Wembley Arena
50 Trivial Pursuit board games
Simple SCAN, ORDER &amp; PLAY today, you might just… Win a Wedge!
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