The White Hart

Very old building, uneven floors gave it character. Very steep steps up to the accommodation level though. No parking, though I thought there was (I guess I misread the information about this place), nearest parking was just round the corner and cost £8 overnight, i.e. 24 hours. This was recommended by the staff when we arrived, not knowing where to park. Next day I asked at nearby Waitrose about free parking and they helpfully pointed out several on-street free parking marked bays which were only about 5 mins walk to the hotel, which we were able to use for the remainder of our stay. I would suggest the staff might have mentioned this possibility and given us the option.

This is a lovely small hotel. We stayed 1 night while visiting friends for their wedding reception. The place itself is lovely. The room was clean. We didn’t have any towels when we first arrived but once we told the staff they brought some up in good time. The floors are all incredibly uneven each corridor or room has a different angled floor. It made for an interesting night after a few drinks. We had breakfast included with our room but we weren’t sure what it entailed. Usually when we stay somewhere like this we are offered fruit juice and tea and you are welcome to however much you would like. We were just given a menu and asked what hot drink we would like. We ordered from a small menu but wasn’t given any information regarding what was included in the price. I ended up ordering the toast stack which didn’t look toasted but it was quite hard and chewy to eat. We payed for the room over the phone so didn’t get any sort of confirmation beforehand of what was included so it would have been helpful if the staff at breakfast would maybe let the guests know what was included. Overall the place and area is lovely.

I planned a stay for my girlfriends birthday and it wasn't what I paid for. First off the service was absolutely excellent.. we had dinner there and the service was top notch. But the room wasn't what was advertised on the website, the room didn't look anything like what I thought I was paying for. It's more of an inn than a hotel as when we got to our room we could hear the loud noise from downstairs at the bar. It was so bad we had to checkout at 10pm and find another hotel. Apart from the great service and staff I was very disappointed with the room.

We stayed at the White Hart to see family in the area and found it to be very nicely renovated and clean. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom modern and functional. A door at the top of the stairs served to baffle the sound from the pub below, which made our room quieter than we expected it would be as the place was busy and the atmosphere lively. Next morning we were treated to a delicious breakfast from their Sunday brunch menu (included with our room). My only criticism would be that while the restaurant was busy with Sunday brunch, the service was painfully slow….it took us a good 40 minutes to be served and a further wait of about 10 minutes for someone to settle our room bill for us afterwards. Not a good choice for someone hoping for a quick start the next morning.

Stayed for one night mid week and the room (no. 7) was lovely. A genuine boutique room and very comfortable and surprisingly quiet being on the road side. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast is fantastic with lots of choice. Very happy to recommend and will stay there again

Amazing stay would highly recommend

A really nice room, spent two days working nearby, it was an excellent hotel.

In this period of hospitality staff shortages The White Hart seems to bucked the trend and recruited superb staff. We were very impressed with all the staff we came into contact with at the property and in particular the girls at reception. Very efficient and helpful check in. We were attending a function close by which was not easy to find from the postcode. They sourced directions, booked a cab, then chased the cab when it was a few minutes late and appeared with an umbrella whilst we were waiting and it began to rain. She really was very impressive. The restaurant and bar staff also very friendly and efficient. Great breakfast with lots of food options to cater for all tastes. Would recommend for anyone attending a wedding or function near by. Very nice bathrooms, iron and even hair straighteners in the room.

This is more of a pub with rooms than a hotel. It's been refurbished well and is certainly an historic building, but there were some maintenance issues (leak from shower that couldn't be rectified, AC unit clicking noise) that possibly should have been addressed before check-in and the staff helpfully allowed me to move rooms. No particularly obvious Covid preparedness beyond the use of disposable paper menus and the poached egg was a catering one rather than from a real egg. It was probably an off-day, that happens. But I'd take a little persuading to return I am afraid, certainly at the price charged (although everywhere is expensive this summer!)