The White Hart in Swindon

Was staying here for a few days and all I can say is amazing rooms, and amazing food, so many options for the b and b breakfast not just your normal cooked or pastries and the pub is amazing friendly staff and good atmosphere, Lots of parking and good access routs to m4 and all of Swindon, 1000% recommend!

Delicious Roast Dinner , top quality produce and super helpful staff

7.95 for a shandy and a soda with lime not quite a pint size glass Bit steep but, hey, you gotta support local pubs

Had an absolutely amazing Sunday dinner here — cooked to perfection! The food was delicious, everything tasted fresh and full of flavour. The service was brilliant too, really friendly and welcoming. We made a late request to come in and they still made sure we were looked after, which we really appreciated. Big thanks to the whole team — we'll definitely be back! Thanks

We stayed as a couple with a dog and found the accommodation to be of a really good standard; comfortable and with lots of little extras such as pleasant coffee, biscuits, bottled water and ample bathroom cosmetics. The bathroom towels were bath sheet size - great as there’s nothing worse than tiny towels after a nice powerful shower. Only criticism was the loo roll was very thin and naff but the general quality of the room and with breakfast thrown in proved to be excellent value over the Easter weekend. Would return if in the area.

Just had the most incredible experience under the new ownership. The service was incredible, arriving on a busy ‘good Friday’ without a booking and we were still accommodated and welcomed. Dom was the guy that served us the most and he was so attentive to us, our 2 boys and our dog. The food was incredible, the goats cheese starter is insane and despite it seeming busy in the pub our food was prompt and fresh. We love that this is our local and will be visiting lots more. Well done to the whole team. A must visit.

Amazing refit, smacks of quality. Staff are brilliant. 👏

Only ate here and will do again. So can't tell you about the hotel, but the food was excellent value and extremely nice. Had the road pork, and the salmon special. Chose the small roast pork and it was huge! Veg were extremely well cooked.

Good food and even better service. Look forward to going back.

Just had an amazing time here for Mother's Day. The food was lovely and the staff were very cheerful and polite. Loving the new interior as well. Will be back soon.

Fantastic food and service! We'll definitely be returning! Made to feel welcome, food was great and served fast, Ruby, our waitress, was lovely!! Highly recommended!!

I really enjoyed my meal at The White Hart tonight. Great vegan options, a lovely atmosphere and friendly service. Definitely recommend!

Went for dinner tonight and it was fantastic. The food was delicious, the staff were really friendly and the refurb looks great! Atmosphere was really cosy and welcoming. Will definitely be back

The best pub in Wroughton, end of. The manager John is friendly and knowledgeable. The food is AMAZING. Will I be going Back….. oh yes

We attended as a family of four for Sunday Lunch. The new improved White Hart was aesthetically improved 100%. The staff were attentive and the food was lovely. We all opted for Beef & Chicken. We felt the food was a good portion and the Yorkshire puds very good. The manager was watching the staff serving and engaged with guests in a very pleasant way with enough empathise on the experience for the guests. Thumbs up from us we loved the food and ambience and service.

The White Heart is Red because they’ve pumped new blood into it. Perhaps Aubergine🤭

Heard that there were new owners so thought we would give it a try. Greeted well and shown to a table but after giving our order for a light lunch then waited nearly 40 minutes for it to be served. over £30 for 2 lunches and 2 drinks. VERY EXPENSIVE for what we had. They will have to improve on the service and the very limited menu if they want repeat business. Would not want to go there again I'm afraid

Visited yesterday for the 1st time since reopening what a gem.of place to have in our village. The food and service was brilliant. We look forward to our next visit.

Excellent breakfast! Highly recommended.

Went for Christmas day dinner, great food and service and we would definitely go again.

My go to pub in the village! Have heard people say it’s expensive compared to the others, however I gladly pay the extra £1 a pint to have this atmosphere. The staff are amazing, friendly and welcoming. They are actually dog friendly, i.e they like dogs and have treats and water, not just signs saying they are. Love to sit and work by the fire when I need a break from the office.

Great , we just got.our pub.back, yippee So much better than what was since Xmas NEW OWNERS Xmas lunch was wonderful, you couldn't fault it, looked after our + one very well. HAPPY DAYS

Food very good, only 2 staff on duty, one was the chef. Service not a patch on The Plough Chiseldon

Really enjoyed our meal, and our visiting friends were impressed too. Crispy batter, good chips, I was dubious about curry sauce with fish and chips but it was very tasty! We had crumble, and blackberry parfait, both delicious. Not expensive, fairly priced. Definitely ready for a return visit.

Lovely and dog friendly. Only giving a 4 because i had to send pie back. Twice. As undercooked. Staff gave us discount and free drink but I had looked forward to the pie as it looked so nice. Just the pastry top too thick and was undercooked..

Nice room good location but not good full English. My husband's choice of salmon much better.

I am going to start this review with stating that back in May 2024, we had a very poor experience with the food where a burger was bland over cooked and expensive and would've resulted in a 0 star review - it was inedible! Since then, the White Hart has undergone new ownership and whilst we were hesitant to return based on our previous experience back in May, we took a chance and glad we did. I had the Chicken, which was cooked very nicely, it came with mashed potatoes and broccoli and a gravy sauce. The price was very reasonable too. It was nice to see the pub a busier than I had seen it previously too. The review given is 4 stars, I would've possibly given 5 stars but it loses a star due because I feel more vegetables could've been served. Very pleased with the improvement - keep it going please

Stopped in here for a pint after a long dog walk around Barbury Castle and surrounding downs. Great staff, great pint. However, I got absolutely stung by a parking fine for parking here as a genuine customer. Apparently there is a console you need to validate your parking on. Didnt see any console or signs, and was not warned by staff...watch out!

Sells 🍻 & food all good by me ! Just saying

Great service to a large group of 25 for a family celebration dinner. Food was excellent, served well, and tasted great. Lovely bedrooms Easy parking Friendly and helpful staff Thank you to the team 🙌

Visited last night (Saturday), as a party of 23, to celebrate a special family birthday. We enjoyed a beautiful three course meal, the quality of the food and service was excellent. Thank you to the staff for making our visit so enjoyable.

We held a funeral wake at the White Hart, Wroughton this week and were very pleased with the support, service and catering we received from Manager and all staff. The spacious facilities gave us plenty of room to spread out as needed.. Everybody was very friendly and helpful, the food was excellent and good value, and the location was good for everybody - travelling from multiple directions - with the pub being in easy driving distance from M4 junction 16. Thank you to all. Highly recommended.

Great place to stay Charming inn Excellent breakfast Convenient parking

Despite giving my vehicle registration details, I was fined 30 quid for parking at this pub for lunch. Ridiculous. Won't be back.

Popped in for a drink after work the other day, felt very welcome due the young lady behind the bar, her name was holly. Definitely returning when i get the chance, my wife’s allergies were not a concern as holly went above and beyond to make sure she was taken care of.

Ate hear after visiting the area. Lovely food and pub cannot fault in the slightest

Had a cuppa whilst waiting to pick up the granddaughter from school.

We visited with family and dogs for an evening meal - my husband has stayed here a couple of years ago and recommended the food and it was half way for both parties and in easy access of Marlborough/M4. The food was lovely and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Amazing stuff,everyone so friendly can't do enough for you. Highly recomend.

We stayed for two nights, when we arrived we had lunch and my whitebait was good but my partners choice was mediocre. In the evening others joined our group and all of us were disappointed with the food. The next night 5 of us wanted a meal but there was none available other than chips as they said there was a problem in the kitchen. The bar lady then announced last orders at 9pm even though we were residents. The 5 of us had travelled a long distance to a funeral and wanted to catch up for a bit longer but had to leave earlier than we wanted. Be warned, if you are on the ground floor the view out of the patio door is a wall about 2 feet away. I will however say that the bar staff were really friendly and good.

Very nice helpful Lady at check in. Good service for dinner and breakfast. Room a bit tired, bed very hard and pillows very hard (didn't suit my preference but probably fine for others). The worst thing was the toilet seat, I didn't really want to sit on it and definitely didn't want to touch it, it was disgusting (see pictures)

What a lovely pub, love the layout and decor, had good atmosphere too and the bar staff were really friendly and attentive. Definitely go again.

Nice enough food, nice enough pub, but they use a vulture parking company that charges you 60 to park if you don't put in your reg.

Could u please cancel my parking fee no one at the bar asked me to log in and as being diagnosed with breast cancer I wasn't really looking for the sign

Really well run dog friendly pub with very nice letting rooms. Good food menu and great breakfasts. Very helpful staff.

We wanted a overnight stop in a country pub and Wow the White Hart delivered that in big bundles. A very warm welcome and we were due to have a room upstairs, but the staff (young lady) member noticed that I was struggling to walk (having just got out of the car after two hours) so upgraded us to a down stairs room in their new building behind the pub. Which was really good of them and helped us a lot. The room was excellent. The pub seems like the heart of the local area with really friendly locals of all ages. The landlord/manager Jack was so attentive and so helpful. A great atmosphere in the pub with people enjoying themselves young and older! The food was excellent, dinner, steak was cooked to perfection for our choices and chips were fantastic. Breakfast was also prefect. If you need to stop in the area, this has to be the first choice for overnight or longer. Parking is onsite but remember to log your registration number at the bar.

Had a great selection of lunch nibbles during a business meeting recently. We were well looked after by Jack on the day, who went above and beyond to give great service without disrupting our meeting. Food was hot and fresh tasting; hot drinks were well presented and reasonably priced.

Lovely old pub, beautiful new rooms!

Very disappointed. Management made aware of numerous issues. Grateful for their offer of compensation. Wouldn't stay there again.

Excellent stay, the rooms are spacious, well furnished and clean. They prepare excellent breakfasts with choices from the menu. The staff is very friendly and kind. The bathrooms perhaps should be looked after a little better but I think it depends on the materials used. We would definitely stay here again

Not in any way as good as it was. The whole place is filthy. Sticky tables, spider webs around the windows, stained fabric on chairs and dusty cushions. The food wasn't a patch on how it was. My roast beef was thick dark brown and tough, the vegetables were ok but not seasoned, the potatoes were an abomination. Obviously frozen and re-heated with no hint of ever being roasted, just cooked enough and reheated which gave them the texture of mush, tasteless mush. The yorkshire pudding was overcooked and dusty.It was a very poor standard of roast dinner compared to before. The place was empty which should have rang alarms bells as it was always packed. It is such a shame as this place was always consistant.

Fantastic accommodation in a great location with top notch breakfast and really helpful, friendly staff

Food, beer and service were ok, watch out for the parking restrictions, there are a few signs in the car park, but nobody in the pub ask if you've parked and there is no obvious tablet to log your registration. If you don't want to add another £100 to your night out keep your wits about you or consider going somewhere else.

We went for lunch with some friends and received excellent and friendly service. We had a couple of dogs with us and they were made very welcome also. The food was very good, quite different from the usual pub grub and very tasty. Great beer as always. We hope The White Heart continues to offer great service to the community in future and we we be definitely returning soon.

Went for drinks with friends after a game of cricket. We had to clear our own tables and then the beer was flat. To top it all I have now recieved a £60 fine for parking in the carpark which turns out is not for the pub- there are no clear signs anywhere and we were not warned by any of the pub staff. Will not be coming back.

Great place to explore the area. Good food, nice and spacy rooms. We did not miss anything. Very attentive and friendly staff! Clear recommendation!

Took relative out for lunch. Found the place quiet and cozy. The food was good. Land lady was great, really helpful great host.

Superb stay. Staff were great. Rooms modern and clean. Food excellent. Enough said.

Lovely rooms nice restaurant and good staff,

Cosy little pub with rooms, stayed overnight in advance of an event the next day. Comfortable room with everything you'd need, excellent high pressure shower! The staff were incredibly helpful, especially Rebecca who was very personable and made our stay. Thanks!

First of all we are locals and have been going to this pub for many years. We booked earlier today and was told by staff we hadn't booked. The bar staff who were friendly, were too busy talking to friends and seemed disinterested in people waiting for food. They did not have a children's menu and were not even sure of what specials they had. 3 tables was all that were waiting. We waited 1 hour and 10 mins for food. The positive is the foods was lovely but by the time we got the food then the trip was already ruined. When we gave the feedback the excuse was 'we chased the chef 4 times' no apology or communication on what was going on and what was happening. If I'm honest that is a poor excuse and lack of management. Won't be going again if they can't improve the customer service or wait time, hate to be there if it was busy. Thank you but no thank you.

A nice local pub, Rooms too hot and fans should be available. However the 28 degree heat is very rare. Food was nice and staff friendly

This was a return visit after an awful experience last year to use the apology voucher offered by Butcombe. 11 ladies who lunch turned up unenthusiastically but what an improvement. The food was very good as was the service. Credit where credit is due, we were all very satisfied this time. Just one thing still needs to be sorted out, the online booking system!!!!!!

Great local pub with friendly helpful staff. They also have a good selection of food and drink. As I was working in the area I had to get up early and breakfast is served from 8 am if I had know that I could have arrange for some pastries for my breakfast other than that I had a lovely stay and would recommend staying here.

Great stay at the white hart. Lovely room, great service & a yummy breakfast

We loved our dining at the White hart Inn! We are 5 vegans and are from New Zealand but were wanting to try a Sunday roast. These guys had an excellent vegan choice for the Sunday roast, a lovely mushroom Wellington and all the trimmings! Great service, great location and even better food! Thanks guys

We booked a table for fathers day and the service was perfect. Very nice food, we were all very happy with our meals. They have a nice variety on the menu. We preordered our food and they got it spot on even with a couple of minor changes we requested. Thanks to all the staff. It went just how we would have hoped. Couldn't have asked for more.

Perfect place to stay with outstanding staff who serve you with a smile.

Good food, very friendly and helpful staff. The wait was just right. Thanks

We had a lovely lunch here and it was quite refreshing to see some different options on the menu from the usual pub fayre. Nice friendly atmosphere and dog friendly too. We did get caught out by the parking issue as we were unaware of the need to enter your car reg on the terminal, but after speaking to the manager is was quickly sorted, thank you. We’ll definitely be back.

Lovely Sunday roast, friendly welcoming staff as always. Often my wroughton pub of choice and it never disappoints!

Fantastic staff, lovely room, great beers and superb food. Have stayed in hotels all over the world and enjoyed this stay as much as any anywhere I have ever stayed. Outstanding, thanks in no small part to the staff who were all really nice and very professional. Can’t wait to stay again. 😊

Well where to even being. Arrived and noticed the parking signs that were not very clear, like others had stated no machine to pay for parking,entered and spoke to staff members asked if I had to pay for parking and was told no, thought no more of it. Sat and had the lunch, could barely even eat it, it was that salty. A pub that had high expectations left me with a salty taste in my mouth quite literally to the point I couldn’t even finish the meal. Fast foreward a week and I come home to a letter of guess what a parking fine, so call the white hart explained what had happened and they advised they got the charge cancelled. Fast foreward another two weeks where the company sent me another letter chasing me for the parking fine increasing it to £100, had to appeal with them to get this cancelled, which luckily I did. Absolutely shocked is an understatement at the service from the white hart. The meal quite frankly was disgusting and the fact it ended up in nearly a parking fine was just absurd. After reading response to others where they have replied asking to contact them and they will get it cancelled I wouldn’t even believe and if you do make sure you get it in writing. Will absolutely not be returning.

This place is lovely. The only thing I would say is to sort out the gate in the back garden as it doesn't shut properly and our granddaughter kept wanting to go out of it, and it leads onto the carpark

Stay away! The bed was so hard, lumpy and stiff that my back was hit with a bad case of lumbago. Very dirty shower cabin and dusty surfaces in the room. Also beware that you will stare straight into a concrete wall from your window. This shows on the description but nevertheless, appalling to feel like you are trapped underground.

What a haven of peace and excellent food, as a break in our journey after delivering the grandchildren back to their parents in Wales after a hectic half term! From the moment we arrived, we were made to feel so welcome by each member of staff. The first beer was wonderful - thanks to Butcombe Gold! Our dinner was amazing and it was so nice to have table service throughout. This was prompt but not hurried. We both had Smoked Trout - yummy! Truffle fries were delicious and the butterscotch on dessert was heavenly!!! Could breakfast get any better - Yes - Avocado on sour dough toast - yummy! Husband said his porridge with stewed fruits and toasted seeds was the best that he ever tasted. We will be back for another stay when we have delivered grandchildren again... Looking forward to it already.

The white Hart was a perfect place to stay while my wife and I was on a little break. The room was spacious and clean. The staff was excellent and the breakfast was very good.

Went for food only. Reasonably priced, however the quality of the Sunday lunch was below this level. The waiter and myself mistook the beef for pork (grey looking)!

Friendly hostel in a quiet area. Pleasant staff. The food is very decent. Really perfect for a stopover. 8

Came here for a late lunch and tried the chunky chips and sharing board with bread, olives, hummus and beetroot bites, also had some aioli The chips were absolutely delicious and properly home cooked and the dipping sauces were lovely, will definitely be back

Ate Sunday Lunch at 4pm - had the impression they would prefer to be closed. Food was fine (not fine dining). Service was poor. Ordered a starter, four vegetarian meals, and cauliflower cheese (with drinks), which the server conciously decided not to write down. Initially got 3 vegetaraian meals and a vegan meal. Re-ordered and got cauliflower cheese and starter (just after main course). Will not be returning.

Amazing food every time we visit

Dodgy steak tonight, Thatchers and service great

The food is fantastic. great service with a smile. clean and tidy.

Food items on lunch menu were over priced but well cooked.

Disappointing stay. We booked a superior room with a bath (at £30) more than the standard room. There was no bath, the toilet seat was broken and the hot tap was loose and leaking. We ate in the restaurant. Service was variable but the biggest complaint was my wife’s meal (chicken pie) was dry, burn and inedible. They took it away and replaced it but left my meal. So my wife watched me eat and then I watched her eat. We were told there would be a discount. The server knocked £5 off and £5 was added for service.I didn’t have the energy to do anything but go to bed.

Worst stay we have ever had at a Buttcombe hotel Absolutely filthy and unhygienic Suggest you see the e mail we sent to your head office for more details Only one positive was bar member Paige who was very pleasant

I stayed here 1 night with my friends. What a fantastic place. To start with its a beautiful pub with a stunning front garden. The room i stayed in was surprisingly very spacious. Spotless and well equipped with everything needed for a good night stay. I usually have issue with bed and pillows on my stays but this bed was super comfortable and clean. They provide extra heating in the room too. Service was spot on. Ladies at the pub were so friendly, welcoming and smiling all the time. Made me feel at home. Breakfast was hearty and included in my stay with a fab selection to choose from. I will def be recommending this hotel and will surely be staying here again. Thankyou

my wife and I popped in last Saturday lunchtime and picked this pub as they are dog friendly, which is great. Location is good and generally outside and in the decor is fine, but it's like the last time an overhaul was done was early 2000's (guessing) close examination we could see grime on walls. we both had two rounds of drinks and gammon/egg/chips, which was pleasant enough. my wife had a small bottle of prosecco and i had to ask for a glass, then was offered a pint glass by the young guy behind the bar, which was funny. i showed him him what a flute glass was !!. Outside of this the staff were fine enough and helpful. I didn't question the bill but noticed on the menu that the meal price was high, but did not expect a lunchtime bill of £72.00, ouch. So what i would say is please train staff, or dont have them serve the public. Deep clean the bar area or re-decorate. Review the prices as they are prohibitively high. Thanks

For a gastro pub I wouldn’t rate the food chips oily chocolate brownie dry definitely not worth the money and such a weird choice of ingredients on some of the dishes

Lovely quiet little pub. Food was good with generous portions. Staff behind the bar also super friendly, lady with two tone hair ( blonde/ dark) was super lovely !

A little disappointed...needs a bit of a shake up. Didn't really feel like I was a resident, I could have been a drifter just passing through. Room was pleasant but cold in the mornings as there was no heating on and the controls on the radiator were broken. Outside temperature in the mornings was between 3 to 5c so not exactly summer temperature's. Being an early riser I don't expect to have a cold bedroom on waking. The quilt on bed was paper thin and after checking if there were other blankets in the room I ended up putting my quilted waist coat on-top to keep me warm overnight. The bathroom is tired and needs a refit, the toilet seat was loose and I mean loose...you could see where they had glued it to try and secure it but that had failed. Breakfast was good and staff were on point. On the Sunday I enquired about the evening meal situation and was told the kitchen closes at 5.30pm but should be ok if I get down before 6.00pm... as I'm a resident I should be fine. I got down before 5.30pm to be told the kitchen was closed and to look elsewhere...nice touch. So I made a few calls and found another restaurant in Wroughton and drove there to have my food...not really what I call service. I stop in a lot of places and some are good and some are average and seem to miss the point and this is one of those. Service is king. I could go on but I wont...its one I will be giving a miss to when I'm next in the area.

Lovely pub with high quality accommodation. However there were a large number of cobwebs decorating the ceiling of our room. Further, the hot tap in the sink dripped all the time we were there. It did not bother us save that it was a terrible waste of hot water. We did mention it to the lady behind the bar who said that she would report it to her supervisor. I have only given a three for location as there really is nothing to do in Wroughton itself. We were meeting friends for lunch and it was a good halfway point for all of us. We stayed so that we did not need to worry about having a few drinks with our meal.

Nice place for fish and chips and a brew.

Friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable room. Plenty of parking. Food, especially breakfast, was very good.

Friendly pub, comfortable and quiet room, good breakfast. The staff is helpful and pleasant

Stayed in room 10 not the room we booked 😒 Could hear every word and sound from adjoining rooms. The same couple of downers which could be fixed with a bit of attention but management has ignored: Lampshade literally falling apart. Toilet very difficult to flush. Stained carpet, Blood splat and chips in plaster above the radiator! Breakfast : Mushrooms were dead and past cooking and the bread was rock hard. Our bill was wrong and we were overcharged but it was corrected after I mentioned it. Maybe there has been another change in management? We've been staying at the White Hart since 2021 for it's proximity to family, but we will be going elsewhere in future.

We was really enjoying it and everyone was very accommodating. The reason I did 3 stars was because at 12.30am that night when we was both sleeping we had somebody trying to get into our room. This happened 3 times in total in the early hours. We was both so so scared that none of us went back to sleep again. We have never had an experience like that and we were both very scared. We had a shower and checked out as we was too shaken up to do anything else. Although we didn’t have our free breakfast because we just wanted to leave as soon as possible. This is an experience we will never forget.

Appalling service, extortionate prices and tiny portions of average food. Would never return here , we eat lots of Sunday lunches around the country. This by far ranks in the top two worst for experience and value for money. It is not inviting , starting with registering your car with you having confirm your car on a photograph otherwise you will get a fine. Gives you the feeling straight off this is not going to be a good experience. We were shown to our table and ordered our food, if felt like it was an irritant that we had turned up and broke up the serving staff from their conversations. The place was empty 1pm , so we should of guessed the locals knew better . The roasts we ordered were on the pricey side but we hoped with an empty pub , we would get decent food. Sadly the amount on the plate was very poor and overdone. The chicken was on the bone with no breast at all. Roast potatoes tiny and like bullets. The cabbage was underdone and bitter. We felt cheated and decided to skip desert as the feeling on our table would be miniscule serving , style over substance. During the whole meal no one came to check us or ask if we wanted any more drinks or desert. They just stood by the bar chatting to their mates. We waited and waited and in the end went to the bar to pay our bill. It was not until I had scanned my card I realised they had added a service charge to the bill. What a joke their staff did nothing to say there was any type of service. Avoid this place.

Stayed for two nights as I was in the area for a family funeral. Worth checking closing time of pub as I wasn't aware it shut early the days I was there.