The Royal Oak is a great place to meet with friends or alone…
Everyone is welcome, even your four-legged friends.
Whether it’s date night, lunchtime drinks, after-work drinks or ‘simply just a few drinks’, The Royal Oak makes a great venue no matter what the occasion. The atmosphere is lively and friendly, with 6 screens and with the live commentary makes it a great place to watch sporting events. The Urban Garden, surrounded by festoon lighting, makes it the ideal place to enjoy the warm summer evenings and for the chillier evenings, it boasts heaters and blankets to keep the chill at bay.
Come and join us, there is no need to book, however, if you would like to secure a table for an event please pop in and speak with a member of the team.
We look forward to welcoming you to The Royal Oak.
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Sports
Salford City v Grimsby Town
Sky Sports 3 Football
15/05/2026 19:15
Coverage of Salford City v Grimsby Town the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final at Peninsula Stadium.
Football League
Northampton v Bristol Bears
TNT Sports 1
15/05/2026 19:45
Coverage of the match from cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens. The reverse fixture back in November saw the visitors dominate the meeting and earn themselves a 46-12 victory at home. The Bears did all the damage in the first half as they scored five tries and went into the break 35-0 up as Sam Worsley kicked five conversions
Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup
Notts County v Chesterfield
Sky Sports Plus
15/05/2026 20:00
Coverage of Notts County v Chesterfield the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final at Meadow Lane, as the teams contest a place in the Wembley final.
Football League
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
15/05/2026 20:00
Coverage of this Premier League clash from Villa Park. Aston Villa and Liverpool kick-off the penultimate round of Premier League fixtures this week, with Champions League qualification at stake. The two teams sit fourth and fifth respectively in the table, locked on the same number of points, with Liverpool ahead of Villa by virtue of a superior goal difference.
Premier League
England Womens v New Zealand Women
Sky Sports 4 Cricket
16/05/2026 11:00
Coverage of the third and final match of the series, held at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. England have only played one previous one-dayer at this venue and that came back in 2003, when they defeated South Africa by nine wickets.
Cricket - England Womens ODI
Celtic vs Hearts
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
16/05/2026 12:30
Coverage of this Scottish Premiership clash from Celtic Park. With just one round of fixtures remaining after this weekend, the title race could be decided in Glasgow as Celtic look to take another major step towards retaining the championship. Hearts, meanwhile, will be determined to spoil the party and strengthen their own push for a European place, having already taken points off the Hoops earlier in the campaign. Celtic have won seven of the last nine league meetings between the sides at Celtic Park, but the pressure and significance surrounding this encounter could make for a tense afternoon in the title run-in.
Scottish Premiership
Chelsea v Manchester City
BBC1
16/05/2026 15:00
All the action from the 145th staging of the final, held at Wembley Stadium. Despite experiencing a tumultuous campaign which has seen manager Enzo Maresca and his successor Liam Rosenior both leave the club, Chelsea reached this showpiece match when they defeated Leeds United 1-0 in the last four. City are looking to win a domestic treble, having already won the League Cup, but they lost to Palace 1-0 in last term's final and briefly looked to be heading out of the competition in the semi-finals this time around, before late goals by Tijjani Reijnders and Jeremy Doku gave them a 2-1 win over Southampton.
FA Cup
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
TNT Sports 2
16/05/2026 16:00
Coverage of the match from Twickenham Stoop. These two sides last met in the reverse fixture back in October when the Chiefs came away with a 38-0 victory. Exeter were already 24-0 up at half-time before scoring another unanswered 14 points to claim the dominant victory.
Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup
Saracens v Gloucester
TNT Sports 2
16/05/2026 18:30
Coverage of the match from StoneX Stadium. The reverse fixture at the end of December saw Saracens come away from Gloucester with a hard-fought 30-21 win. The game was on a knife-edge at half-time with the score 17-14 to Saracens before two tries in the space of six minutes took the game away from Gloucester and earnt the hosts an important victory.
Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
17/05/2026 12:30
Coverage of the top-flight match at Old Trafford, where the visitors will hope to emulate their impressive win of last season, which was their first at the 'Theatre of Dreams' since December 1994. Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Chris Wood all got their names on the scoresheet for Forest, while Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes hit the target for the Red Devils.
Premier League
Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
TNT Sports 1
17/05/2026 15:00
Coverage of the match from CorpAcq Stadium. These two sides last met in the reverse fixture back in October in a thrilling game that saw the Tigers win 36-35. Leicester were 22-7 up at half-time and on their way to victory before Sale fought back in the second half with four tries. Thankfully for Leicester they also went over twice in the second period to claim an important win
Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup
Arsenal v Burnley
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
18/05/2026 20:00
Coverage of the Premier League match from Emirates Stadium, as the Gunners look for three more important points in their quest for a first top-flight title in 22 years. Arsenal completed a simple 2-0 victory at Turf Moor in the reverse fixture in November. First-half goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice earnt Mikel Arteta's side all three points.
Premier League
Bournemouth AFC v Manchester City
Sky Sports 1 Main Event
19/05/2026 19:30
Coverage of the Premier League match from Vitality Stadium, as the visitors look for three vital points in their quest for another top-flight title. The reverse fixture back in November saw a brace from Erling Haaland and a goal from Nico O'Reilly give Pep Guardiola's side a 3-1 victory. This is Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola's final home game in charge of the club after three years in charge.
Premier League
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Sky Sports 2 Premier League
19/05/2026 20:15
Coverage of the top-flight match from Stamford Bridge, as the London rivals go head to head. The hosts have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning 10 of the last 12 meetings between the two clubs. The reverse fixture in November was also won by Chelsea thanks to a 34th-minute goal from Joao Pedro, as they completed their fifth successive win against Spurs.
Premier League
Snaxton’s Food Menu
Snaxton’s is an independent local family run business, and we are extremely proud and looking forward to working with The Royal Oak. Steve Axton the Company founder has always had a passion for cooking good food and wanted to share this with the community and beyond. We use local fresh produce to cook exciting street style food with the aim to keep you coming back for more and feeding that crave.
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Space For Hire
Got an event or function coming up? We got you covered, whether it’s in our heated urban garden or our spacious events area. We can tailor your event to you. The soundtrack to your event or function can be provided by live music or a DJ. With Snaxtons providing delicious catering options. Get in touch today to let us take the stress out of planning your event or function.
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