White Horse Inn in East Riding of Yorkshire

No music No phones Nothing but people chatting away. Just howva pub should be!

Nice place , but ridiculous you can't even check your phone for the time you okay to pay for drinks on your phone no comfortable in there anymore and shows with less costumers

Friendliest pub in Beverely! (NOT) Do they want customers or to piss everyone off!!

Dogs are not welcome so we couldn't go inside which is a shame because the whole point of our trip to Beverley was to enjoy this pub.

Here's a possible review: --- A Charming Throwback at the White Horse Inn Pub The White Horse Inn is a small, charming pub steeped in history. From the moment you step inside, it’s clear this is a place where tradition reigns supreme. One of its most unique quirks? Swearing and mobile phones are strictly prohibited. In today’s world, that might feel shocking, but it encourages a refreshing sense of community and conversation that’s all too rare these days. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, with warm fires crackling away and a pool table adding to the lively yet relaxed vibe. It’s the kind of place where you can truly unwind, provided you don’t need to check your phone every few minutes. However, not everything was perfect. As a designated driver, I opted for a Coke, and I have to say, it tasted a bit off—almost chemically. That’s a small complaint in the grand scheme of things, but worth mentioning. Overall, the White Horse Inn is a wonderful place to visit if you’re looking for an authentic, old-world pub experience. Just be ready to put your phone away and embrace the art of conversation. --- Would you like me to adjust anything?

Unique pub, lots of different old rooms, all original old furnishings, and a lovely warm winter fire... Dim lighting due to still using gas mantels. No mobile phones allowed, no swearing.. We love this pub

Great local pub! Has the proper atmosphere due to no phones allowed, finding a little room in the building and overall atmosphere is something that needs to be experienced!

The most unusual pub you will thoroughly enjoy.

Iconic pub that still has gas lighting and proper old fashioned service. It's a Sam Smiths house

Sam Smiths pub at its very best...quirky, friendly,great beers at great prices...no electronic devices and open fires. People actually having conversations....wow!!!!!

Great pub!! Back to roots of a real old pub - no electronic devices allowed, so people have real conversations. Great Samuel Smiths ales and beers, all at great prices (£3.20 for a pint of bitter). 👏

Love this place. Will be back. Nice to be in a pub where phones need to be switched off and people talk to each other. It's like a luxury experience in a bothy in the Scottish Highlands but more civilised!

Very strange experience. Was told not to use my phone. I put my phone away and then noticed the woman behind the bar continually glancing at me to make sure I wasn't on the phone. Felt uncomfortable and unwelcome. Won't be returning.

This unchanging pub is a total gem and pubs like this are extremely rare now, we try and go when we’re in the area as it’s a must visit for anyone who enjoys a very traditional unspoilt pub.

Beautiful pub as it ever was. Good beer as usual. It's changed though, there's a weird vibe with "no phones or tablets" signs clumsily plastered everywhere the eye can see, distracting from the heritage. In various places they've also put up helpful lists of all the things you're not allowed to do with a phone. Texting, Google, apps, Facebook, yada yada. You're not allowed to take or view photos!? I get it, everyone wants a nice social atmosphere. But it comes across as very prescriptive and authoritarian ramming these ban notices down your throat everywhere you look.

Last popped in 50 years ago so thought it was about time I called by again. Hasn't changed much. Thankfully. Won't leave it another 50 years.

Very dated pub but everyone seemed friendly. Typical Samuel smiths pub. Cannot use mobile phones inside which is ridiculous in this day and age. No music or tv. But still a friendly pub to visit .

Nice pub unique that they don't allow use of mobile phones to get people taking again. Amazing how many struggled. Nice atmosphere and more talking than usual

Great place for a pint and a chat !

Traditional Sam Smith s pub.great value beers £3.20 a pint of ale, flag stone floors not a sky t.v in sight no mobile phones. A refuge from the fizz palaces of Beverley town centre

Atmospheric pub with gas lamps. No swearing or mobile phones allowed.

a must for every beer drinker visiting Beverley nice beers in a very interesting old building with plenty of outdoor spaces and interesting rooms (including a very nice modern games room) and customers

The place is great, but it depends on who's running it.

Have been going in Nellie's 60yrs. I love half a pint of wheat beer! Love sitting outside in the sun with family & friends! I miss the live music 🎶

Work related but well worth a visit

Nellie's used to be a welcoming place. Now CCTV everywhere. Unpleasant.

Kind of like Moe's Tavern from the Simpsons, you sit in silence and drink watered down swill you have never heard of before.

This place should be shut down the staff are unfriendly and unclean especially the female manager we got short changed so when we complain we got told to leave.

No Dogs, No food, No music, No cell phones, No Tablets and No laptops makes me wonder how Smith breweries makes any money ????

Time warp pub with gas lights and great Sam Smiths bitter. Unfortunately owners, Sam Smiths, don't allow use of mobiles which I agree with but not even for photos? that's stupid!!

Hardly changed in the last 40(?) years, which is both its strength and weakness. Didn't like the new pumps on the bar.

OK. It's a Sam smiths so limited to own brand everything. All the usual luddite rules no mobiles laptops etc but strangely you can pay by card so it's OK when it suits mr Smith. Lots of nice rooms all done out in old decor but unfortunately you can't take any photos. Had to sneak one of my beer which at least shows off the type of rooms in the pub. Much better pubs in Beverley

This is a pub with no TVs, no music, no mobile phones to be used just conversation face to face.

Lovely friendly pub with exçellent food and welcoming atmosphere. Always friendly and comfortable. A great place for a good quality meal and a drink.

Talked to like a 4 yr old because payed with phone but then not allowed to use phone.. No signage saying no phone policy but signs do say you can now pay with phone which policy do u follow? 8 people walked out who wer not with us The most un inhospitable place ever been in Drunk up and left nice 1st time and last time in Landlord to landlord review 1 star is still to high

From one of the Yorkshire's best kept secrets, "Nellie's" of Beverley is ruined by an overbearing landlady fixated by rules from no digital devices at all to no children (even well behaved teenagers with family). Believe me, these rules are zealously enforced with an army of surveillance cameras keeping check on every room. This once family friendly famous ancient coaching Inn (a jewel of Samuel Smith's brewery in the North) is a quiet, sterile, unwelcoming shadow of its former self. A great shame but best avoided.

National Heritage pub. Pleasure to visit. Samuel Smith Brewery bitter excellent and the next day I was very impressed with Yorkshire Stingo 8%. A must visit when in Beverley. Highly Recommended

Lovely coal 🔥 Nice to get away from the Internet because phone's are banned. If you cannot live without your phone, while enjoying a beer in, old unique surroundings, then it's not for you.

Famous for being lit by gaslight only. Sam Smith pub, no brands, no swearing no phones!

Don't go here can't even get ur mobile out check the time without being told off by the landlady ..... no wonder its quite all the time and they don't get many people in don't waste your money

Fabulous selection of drinks in an amazing and unique location, we got a table in the front room which is a first 😀

One of the best old pubs I have being to🍻🍻

Rude woman with glasses who works there shouting at group for putting phone down (had phone out for a maximum of 5 seconds). Thought this was unacceptable as they’re meant to be ‘welcoming’. Brought the atmosphere down for the whole pub after. Although we weren’t with the group we thought this was very in unacceptable and won’t be visiting again.

Would be nice in the summer but today it was colder inside than out

Quaint little "old world" tavern style pub serving a good selection of ales and lagers. Friendly local staff and pubgoers with a surprisingly rare and pleasant anti swearing policy👍

Nellie's is a Sam Smiths pub so be prepared for the rules: no mobiles, no music no tvs etc. On the plus side it has gas lights and a very 1910 vibe. Cheap beer Nellie's is best known for its small cosy rooms, fires and gas lighting.

Lady behind the bar working flat out and keeping up with all customers, whilst maintaining a cheery attitude. The pub was warm and inviting and the house rules are brilliant. Certainly a inn to visit. The ale and lagers are a real treat. Been multiple times and every time, without fail, the pub is busy and has a good atmosphere. Long may it continue. Definitely my favourite pub.

Now possibly the most miserable pub in Yorkshire. No dogs. No children. No mobile phones. No photos, and to cap it all last time I was ther no on tap beer. Honestly go to the Monks Walk or The Sun at the other end of town you will have a better time.

Bed sheets were dirty,had to share a room with 2 kids, and to get dressed in tiny cold bathroom, had to fill kettle up with bathroom water, no heating, noisy at night , damp walls, had to help yaself for breakfast, and had to find staff next day stood wating for 10 min, not happy 😑

No photos, no phones, no swearing, routing fires, gas lighting and Sam Smiths

Classic pub. Interesting decor and olde world of ambience. Great value drinks.

Old world traditional pub, comfy, inviting and great for talking to people you've never even met. Staff are very friendly and polite.

One of my favourite pubs, known locally as 'Nellie's' Give yourself a moment as you enter for your eyes to adjust to the lighting. Great value drinks and a wonderful atmosphere, it's a pity that I live so far away!

After furlough of the staff, allegedly taking the Retainer for keeping staff, Humphrey Smith had the audacity to raise the price by at least £1 per pint, no wonder most of the regulars are missing. Greedy Humphrey!! We spend time in London with our family who live there, ALL The Sam Smiths houses ALLOW use of mobile phones, cameras and Internet connections!! We had it explained to us by one of the managers; IF they didn't allow the use of the devices; they might as well close the pubs altogether because there wouldn't be any of the City workers using them!! It's sad to see that some up here in the North ARE closed and some of the closed ones are advertising for new managers!! Humphrey has bitten of his nose to spite his face. Wake up and smell the coffee Humphrey!!

Good bar man was welcoming and interesting clientele. One of the beers I did not like but the stout was very good. One peculiar thing though and please note if you are not a resident of Beverly mobile phones are not allowed to be used on the premises

What a fantastic old pub... Full of atmosphere, it still uses gas light. Staff are are very nice.

Historical building and environment typifies old English pub. A little more enthusiasm from staff would enhance the experience.

I'd forgotten quite how good old brewery bitter is. And very reasonably priced too. If you've never been you must visit, it's unique.

Really authentic pub a must visit.

No use of personal tech and or mobile devices allowed, good beer and conversation only; a truly traditional pub.

The second best pub in the world.

Totally different pub good beer nice staff. Well worth a visit

Good pub. Limited to Sam Smith's beer, but good traditional bar. Atmospheric

Lovely friendly staff. Great to go back in time Nice pub

This is possibly the oldest pub I have ever been in. The atmosphere was great the beer was very tasty and 2 pints of very nice stout and a pint of organic lager £11 get in

The iconic Nellie's what more can be said.

Lovely atmosphere here. Friendly staff. Nice pint of Beverley Bitter.

Love it here, still not sure whether it's despite or because of its Sam Smith's quirkiness. Maybe a bit of both! Decent beer too.

Old pub quirky, great staff make you feel welcome.

Amazing atmosphere, been going here for years and hardly changed. Great pub.

Amazingly historic pub and no phones allowed!

Ofcource, very traditional & freindly. My another regular, know thos place since 1984 ! JJ

Always have to visit when in Beverly, good beer sensibly priced like stepping back in time

A caveat on the property prevents changes of any kind so Nellie's is absolutely authentic.

A must every time I visit Beverley. Almost unique. I'm not put off by Sam Smith's rules or the increase in beer prices. Fantastic on cold days with real fires in most rooms.

I spoke to a gentleman in the pub and he told me that I was the first person he had met who was served beer out of a jug as used to be the case 50 plus years ago.

Great find in Beverley. Shame you can't take pics of all the amazing little rooms. Dogs only allowed in outside areas which is a shame. Already knew the restrictions before our visit and not a problem for us. Still very reasonably priced drinks menu and they now take card payments.

Great pub..no tv,no phones great atmosphere. Good bar staff too.

Open fires really nice but so hot.

Started to visit more after drifting away. Great place for a pint or three. Great on a winters afternoon sitting in front of a real fire. Sarah the manager? is great.

Very interesting and definitely very different from other places. Highly recommended for cozy stop for some drinks. Many doors, many tiny little rooms and they are very cozy to seat in with the fire lit in. Like all those good old village little inns. Highly recommend for visiting and have a drink or to.

Probably the best real ale offered in Beverley in a pub with warm character. Samuel Smith range of beers, is the cream of Yorkshire beverage in my opinion.

5 stars for this wonderfully atmospheric pub, which is a warren of virtualy untouched old rooms complete with York ranges and many other original fixtures and fittings. I apprecaite the no mobile phone rule (other than to take photos) Great beers

One of the most atmospheric pubs you're likely to find anywhere in the country. Like stepping back in time to the Victorian era. It's a Sam Smiths pub which means there are no branded drinks and no food, but it more than makes up for it. Definitely one to try.

A must to go in when visiting beverley ,but don't get your mobile phone out

As always "Nellie's" is an experience to have. Gas lights, multiple rooms to discover and uneven floors all add to the atmosphere. Be aware that there is a no mobile phone policy and swearing is not permitted.

Gas lighting, roaring log and coal fire and a friendly Yorkshire welcome in this traditional, historic pub. Prices are good too!

Also known as Nellie's its a quirky pub full of character , no mobiles allowed or you will be asked to leave. Uneven floors, lit by gas lamps and heated by many fires dotted around this is not a place for a jumping music fuelled night out but if you want a pint , a cocktail ( limited but made fresh), a spirit and a chat with mates its the ideal place.

Still a great pub with gas lamps and coal fires with intimate and quaint rooms.

Locally known as Nellie's I believe. Its a step back in time, gas lamps and no mobiles or laptops to be used. Loved it ! Oh and the beer isnt bad either its Sam Smith's 😁

Wondeful old pub with gas lights amazing to see and wonderful staff 😀 very good day here

Fantastic traditional old worldly definately worth a visit

Old but Gold... Well worth a visit if you are in that there Beverly...

Very old pub, mobiles banned so you can have an old style conversation. Loved it

A great quaint little pub. They have kept the authenticity of it's history and have a no swearing or phone policy which I find to be great, delicious beers and lovely bar staff. Highly recommend for history buffs or drinkers 🍻

Historical pub in the heart of Beverley. Decent beer and plenty of space to drink it in with a proper log fire to keep the cold out. Gets very full but never waiting long to be served. However this used to be one of the cheapest pubs in Beverley. Now not so much as there has been a massive price hike. Also ridiculous rules in place banning swearing and electronic devices in the pub, same as all the other pubs owned by the lunatic Humphrey Smith.

A real OLD ENGLISH PUB. Amazing WHO you meet in here!!

No phones No cash No dogs No children No swearing No 2nd visit for us

A wonderful old pub. More of a step back in time to the 1700's Like an historical museum it's a joy to walk around. 1 hand pump beer an an array of Sam Smiths keg beers and bottles. Not as cheap as they used to be. All prices have gone up to suit the rest of Beverley. This is a non mobile phone pub, conversation is encouraged instead. No TVs. And I'm glad that they've got rid of the fruit machines. A good old fashioned pub that encourages old world values.

Had a pint of the iron maiden only to wake up with an upset stomach the next day. Wish they stocked hoegaarden or similar.