he Red Cow is the oldest pub in Slough. This fact provides the arena for some fun and spirited debate within the pub walls. Some locals say that it is the oldest pub, and some will agree. Then others will say that it is not the oldest pub in Slough, and others will disagree. In any case, we believe that the Red Cow is the oldest pub in Slough. That´s our story, and we´re sticking with it!

• The Red Cow Inn dates from the sixteenth century and was originally a private house called Pond House. The original Red Cow Inn dated back to the seventeenth century, however the name was transferred to the current pub in the early nineteenth century.

• From the mid 17th century, stagecoaches began to pass through Slough on journeys toward the West. Slough and Salt Hill were famous stage coach changing posts on the road out of London. Coaching inns began to spring up along the Great West Road to serve as resting points between London and the West Country. Today, only two of those inns survive, and one of them is the Red Cow Pub and Inn at Upton.

• In more recent history, the Red Cow was temporarily re-named "The Black Bull". This is the Red´s cow claim to fame in the 1970´s. It was used as a background shot for TV show 'The Professionals'.

• Presently, the Red Cow is owned and operated by Dawn Groom. Dawn has had the pub for the last 10 years and has brought the pub up to what it is now - a warm, friendly, traditional pub that promotes and welcomes a family atmosphere.