The White Hart

The White Hart is a historic inn, pub and dining venue in the centre of Wells, Somerset, England. It presents itself as the city's most historic inn, positioned just steps from Wells Cathedral and the market square, and offers accommodation, food and drink under one roof. Its trading identity combines a traditional British pub with rooms and a restaurant, serving lunch, evening and Sunday menus built around classic pub favourites, seasonal specials and local produce. The White Hart's drinks programme is deliberately UK-focused. The pub states that it showcases only UK independent breweries, cider makers and spirit producers, with 18 lines of beer and cider that rotate constantly, alongside small-batch UK spirits and a hand-picked wine list. It also offers a range of low- and no-alcohol options. This positioning places it within the modern British 'craft beer pub' movement while retaining the traditional inn format. The venue is located in Wells, a small cathedral city in Somerset, and its address and setting make it part of the city's hospitality and tourism economy. It is listed on Wikidata as a pub in Wells, Somerset, England, and the subject name 'The White Hart With Attached Gate Piers' indicates that the building, including its attached gate piers, is recognised as a listed structure. The business trades as The White Hart Wells and maintains a website at whitehartwells.com. As a single-site independent hospitality business, The White Hart does not have publicly disclosed corporate ownership, group structure or listing status in the available evidence. Its offer is aimed at both visitors to Wells and local residents, with room bookings, table reservations and menus available through its website.

The White Hart is a historic inn in Wells, Somerset, England. Its name, 'The White Hart', is a traditional English pub and inn name, and the venue is described in public records as a pub in Wells. The subject name 'The White Hart With Attached Gate Piers' indicates that the building and its attached gate piers are recognised as a listed structure, reflecting the architectural and historic interest of the site. The available evidence does not provide a founding date or a detailed chronology of ownership. What is documented is the venue's present-day operation: it trades as The White Hart Wells, an inn with rooms, a pub and a dining operation, located close to Wells Cathedral and the market square. Its website describes it as 'the city's most historic inn' and emphasises 'centuries of charm'. In its current form, The White Hart has positioned itself around British food and drink. Its menus cover lunch, evening and Sunday service, with classic pub favourites, seasonal specials and local produce. Its drinks offer is explicitly UK-focused: it states that it showcases only UK independent breweries, cider makers and spirit producers, with 18 lines of beer and cider that rotate, a hand-picked wine list and a range of low- and no-alcohol options. This approach aligns the historic inn with contemporary British craft beer and independent drinks culture. Because the business is a single-site independent venue, there is no public record in the supplied evidence of a parent company, group ownership or stock market listing. Its history is therefore best understood as the history of a long-standing Wells landmark building operating as a hospitality business, rather than as a corporate brand with a documented expansion timeline.

A historic British inn and pub in central Wells offering seasonal British food, rooms and a drinks list restricted to UK independent producers.

• Lunch menu

  Classic pub favourites and seasonal specials inspired by local produce.

• Evening menu

  Dinner menu celebrating local produce and honest flavours, from comforting mains to indulgent desserts.

• Sunday menu

  Traditional roasts and seasonal sides for family and friends.

• Craft beers and ciders

  18 lines of UK beers and ciders, including classics and rotating guest beers.

• Wines and UK spirits

  Small-batch UK spirits and a hand-picked wine list.

• Low- and no-alcohol drinks

  Low-alcohol beer and cider, soft drinks and non-alcoholic G&T options.

• Rooms

  Guest accommodation at the historic inn, bookable online.

1. 1The White Hart Wells | Historic Inn, Rooms and Diningwhitehartwells.com
2. 2The White Hartwikidata.org
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