Bev & Paul Vanstone have been Managers Of 'The Midget' For 11years

They have been together for 13 years, Married for 6 years and have a beautiful 5 year old Daughter called Grace.

Bev and Paul are Trainer Managers and Bev now helps the recruitment team in Greeneking. They both are committee members for Abingdon Pubwatch and are part of the Nite safe Action Group.

History of The Midget

The Pub was opened on the 12th December 1974 with the brewers "Morlands". They had a competition to name the it. As the MG works was based in Abingdon the winning entry had chosen The "Magic Midget" after an MG racecar. John and Val Hitchcock were the first landlords and stayed running the pub for 5 years. The "Magic Midget" was then refurbished several times with three different bars catering for families and the community. Back in 2002 it completely transformed in to one open bar layout. Concentrating on good food, live music and sport. With The dramatic new look it also shortened its name to The "Midget" it became modern, brighter and more appealing to its female customers.

Now 7 years on The "Midget" is going from strength to strength, regularly winning awards for its food and customer service. It has recently had a freshen up and a new look. With a new chill out area and more state of the art TV's. Sky HD and Setanta feature at the "Midget" and it always has something going on every day of the week.

The "Midget" is definitely the place to Eat & Drink in Abingdon.