Exmoor White Horse Inn

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Sarah

Very comfortable, excellent food and the owners so friendly and helpful
Room was clean and comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Tuomas

I recently stayed at the Exmoor White Horse Inn for two nights, and it was a fantastic experience from start to finish. The accommodation was comfortable, welcoming, and full of character, providing the perfect place to relax after long days outdoors. Its location couldn’t be better—right in the heart of Exmoor, with beautiful hiking trails practically on the doorstep. The staff were warm and helpful, and the overall atmosphere made the stay feel truly special. Honestly, I can’t fault it, and I’d happily return for another visit.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

Mathew

We have stayed before as it's a great Exmoor location and very convenient, staff are great and the bar and restaurant serve good food and drinks. Tech could use maintenance/upgrades: both Tesla EV chargers didn't work and constant Wifi connection errors in our room and around the property.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Christina

One night stay very comfortable and relaxing hotel with kind and helpful staff and hosts.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Christopher

Excellent

Extra friendly staff with a very efficient check in. After a recent trip to Scotland this hotel was by far a winner in both the price stakes and quality.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Stephen

An historic base for exploring Exmoor.

An old coaching inn nestling in the Exe valley with lots of atmosphere. Great restaurant with excellent and personal service. Climb out of the valley onto Exmoor and explore moor and coast at the same time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Roy

Great location for hiking the area. Friendly, helpful staff. Booked a ‘luxury’ room which was a decent size but not sure that it could be described as luxury! Perfectly fine otherwise. Decent choice of food and drink. Outside seating (beer garden) beside the river.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Jean

Great location and good food plus very good value!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2025

Simon

Staff were excellent. Friendly, accommodating, nothing was too much trouble. Lovely atmosphere. Good food with two different menus in the evening.
Rooms were clean and comfortable.
Would not hesitate to recommend to friends or family and would definitely go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Mark

Great hotel

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Angela

Clean, warm, excellent service, excellent food and portions! Polite staff.

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2025

Pat

I requested a ground or first floor room as I have mobility problems. They emailed me and said they had a ground floor room, but it was an upgrade from what I had booked, therefore I needed to pay another £20.00 per night. I think this was absorbitant, as it didn’t look like the hotel was fully booked. Surely they accommodate disabled people all the time, or is it just a way of getting extra money. The site I booked through didn’t give me the option to say I was disabled, so I think these booking sites need to have a look at that part of the booking process.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2025

Peter

Service

Service was lacking.
Priority given to local people rather than guests.
Getting a meal was only available if they had a non booked table.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Lewis

Weekend away in Exmoor

A beautiful hotel & pub restaurant.
They have the friendliest staff along with amazing service.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Marcus

The perfect bolthole

The perfect bolthole
I wanted to a few days away before Christmas. Somewhere wild and windy. Exmoor delivers in bucket loads.
And I wanted somewhere cosy and comfortable to stay, which did good food.
The Exmoor White Horse Inn was the perfect place.

Attractively situated beside the pretty River Exe, my walks could start from the front door.
A cosy, comfortable room. Great food. And the warmest of welcomes - each time I returned from another windblown walk.

The perfect weekend bolthole.

Will definitely be back.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Carole

Traditional country inn excellent staff and comfortable bed

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2024

Diane

Good location in quiet village. Room was spacious and comfortable. Food was disappointing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2024

Jason

2 day getaway!

Lovely break for a couple of nights. Food was great, very enjoyable stay.

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Located in a lovely setting but starting to look a bit tired throughout.
We booked an upgraded room so two nights cost £355.00
Bed and breakfast which I don’t feel was good value.
We have stayed in a much nicer hotel with that amount of budget.
The room was OK but things like a shower over the bath with a rather tired curtain were not what we had expected.
The staff were friendly and helpful and the breakfast was excellent. Unfortunately I felt the experience didn’t live up to our expectations and was in my opinion over priced.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2024

Nick

Very nice stay good food room ok have had better but it was not expensive

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Annie

The hotel and staff were delightful and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2024

Matt

Welcoming, good beer and fantastic whisky selection. Foods ok. Beautiful walks from the hotel.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2024

michael

I like to give a honest review and did like the place . We stayed in room 37 which requires redecorating as not been touched for a number of years and was NOT luxury as advertised for the price . Food was nice in the bar and breakfast was also very good . Spoke to another couple who were of the same opinion plus did not like the tv on in the bar area as they or us did not want Eastenders on .
while eating !! Just needs some TLC .

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2023

Richard

The hotel is in a beautiful setting, and the staff could not have been more attentive or friendly. The food was excellent and great value.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2023

Erika

Fabulous Stay

We were warmly welcomed as was my dog who was able to stay with us - which is a bonus. The people were very friendly and more than happy to help wherever possible.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2023

Richard

A comfortable bed, that’s all.

We arrived just before 11pm and we’re shown directly to our room in another building across the car park. Unfortunately the lights on the outside of the building weren’t working, so we used the torches on our phones to find our way in. Upon initial inspection, the room looked very dated, but quite spacious, we had booked for 3 guests as per the description, (our young daughter was staying with us in the room), but they had called to say unfortunately it was a mistake on the Hotels.com website and the room can only hold two people, but our daughter was welcome to share our bed if we didn’t mind ! When getting into the bed, our young daughter pointed out the toenail clippings all over the floor next to the bed, so clearly the room had not been hoovered prior to our stay. In the morning, my wife and daughter had breakfast (very awkward service). Upon leaving, we were asked to pay a further £25 for my daughter, which I point blank refused as the room was booked for 3 people and was then too small for three people and our daughter had to sleep in with us. Disappointing and will not be returning.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2023

Tracey

Lovely location, very friendly and efficient staff.

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2023

Benjamin

We loved the location and the hotel was full of character. The only thing we did not enjoy was the meal on the first evening. We opted for a pub classic, the pie which was recommended on the menu, but unfortunately the food was lukewarm and bland. On reflection perhaps we should have eaten in the restaurant instead. This was the only complaint as everything else was amazing.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2023

Di

This was a last night away before driving home, booked so we could explore Exmoor. On arrival couldn’t locate reception staff but once found very helpful. Room was nice enough, wasn’t amazing quality but comfortable and clean. Bar staff were very nice, meal in the bar was not great sadly. First issue was undercooked Camembert, Steak was returned and clearly microwaved before being returned and awful, burgers were dry and tasteless, fish was better. Young person serving didn’t ask if everything was ok and management didn’t bother. Breakfast was better and couldn’t fault the service. Independent hotel and well attended, wish I could say we would return but won’t. Would have loved to give a better review.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2023

Joe

From the moment we arrived we were treated like royalty. It was wonderful, after a long day travelling, to park up without difficulty and then be shown to our rooms in person by the owner/manager who was SO attentive and polite.
The room was totally charming, in keeping with the age of the property, and the bathroom superb.
We had a fabulous evening meal, well presented and great portion size, and a good night's sleep.
The breakfast in the morning was second to none and made to order with ever need catered for. Our waiter made us feel that we were the only diners in the room. The service couldn't have been better. Well done White Horse Inn! I hope we can visit again. 10/10

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2023

Brenda

Village hotel/pub

Lovely old hotel. Plenty of character in a beautiful Somerset village. Lots to do within a short drive and plenty of walking. Room good, friendly staff, food great excellent service. If you want a sterile modern hotel then don’t bother with this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

J

a great place to stay
Friendly helpful staff and comfortable accommodation

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2023

peter

Recommend

Cosy hotel with great food and fantastic staff, lovely clean room with easy parking and beautiful country views.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2022

Gaynor

Weekend in the snow.

We had a wonderful, romantic weekend in this beautiful setting. The snowfall added to the spectacular scenery around us and the log fires and mulled wine added to the ambience of it all. The staff were amazing and did everything to make it a lovely weekend. Food was delicious and staff went out of their way to make it special time. Highly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2022

stellios

The Inn was a lovely building set in a lovely area, the staff were friendly and welcoming.
The peace and quiet was wonderful and refreshing

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2022

June

Lovely stay

Excellent stay. Comfortable room and food. Would come back. Staff impeccable

Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2022

Julie

Cool location near Exmoor in Devon England. Terrible internet connection but amazing breakfast

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2022

D

A little piece of old England

We have stayed here before many years ago so wanted to come back to this lovey Inn. We were not disappointed. One of the nicest things was to hear the horses going out on exercise every morning. The place is so tranquil and therefore helped us to relax.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2022

Geoffrey

Couldn’t Fault it

Really pleasant stay, very friendly, lively room, great setting, bar and food was excellent,

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2022

Stephen

This was our first stay here, we were impressed by the lovely location and quiet village setting, the room we had was spacious, and all the staff were friendly and helpful.
We had Sunday carvery in the evening which was really good and breakfast was excellent, could not fault this stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2021

Chris

Overpriced for below average room and poor food.

Hugely overpriced. The room was supposed to be \"luxury\"
It turned out to be quite small in the lodge next door.

The 21 day hung Sirloin steak was as tough as an old boot, even a steak knife struggled to tear it. Restaurant staff couldn't understand it as the butcher gives them priority!! Still charged full price even though sent most of it back. Observed other guests getting abrupt treatment and one even commented that it was not a pleasant way to be treated.

Location is nice with stables to the rear but we wouldn't stay here again

Business

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely location. Busy pub if you prefer quiet. Good good. Staff courteous and helpful. Rooms recently upgraded some. Shower not a power one. Very accommodating of dogs in restaurant and rooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2021

Ian

Wonderful location

A very pleasant 2 day stay, celebrating our 38th Anniversary. Many thanks

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2021

Graham

Amazing hotel and staff, great food both in restaurant and bar. Room and rest of hotel spotlessly clean.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2021

Elinor

Beautiful setting with welcoming staff

My partner and I recently spent two nights at the White Horse Inn and would definitely recommend this wonderful spot.
The rooms were very comfortable with a classic country, cosy feel, and ours had a lovely view overlooking the nearby stream.
We ate at the hotel restaurant both nights of our stay (opting for the quiet snug room at the back of the restaurant area) and were very impressed with the quality of the food. Overall, the breakfast and dinner options were fantastic and offered a good selection for most guests. Our only issue was the lack of vegetarian options on the menu. The one vegetarian main was a chilli which was unfortunately incredibly spicy and would be too hot for many diners.
The staff were wonderful! Welcoming, friendly and attentive to guests' needs. We'll definitely be returning!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2021

Antony

Hotel highly recommended

It was a pleasure to stay in this hotel for three days.
From the start when booking in the receptionist was so welcoming as was any member of staff that I had contact with.
The room I stayed in was spotless and well equipped.
I only ate breakfast at the hotel . The menu was varied and food presented well. I should mentioned that the staff again were welcoming and very helpful
I would recommend this hotel 100%

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2021

Ewan

One night stay

Although managed a parking space it was limited and very tight. Carpets in communal areas in need of replacing. Although bathroom clean in need of a shower replacement. Staff were pleasant. Hotel seemed Covid secure and food ok.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2021

Teresa

Lovely staff and good food

Really enjoyed our stay. All staff very friendly and helpful food really excellent. This is a great area to explore and Exford is an ideal central place to stay.
On the downside we thought our room was a bit ordinary for the money and parts of the bar and restaurant were dull.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2021

ROGER

Quality stay in fantastic location

Quality overnight stay in fantastic rural location Friendly staff and V comfortable bedroom Highly recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

Heart of Exmoor.

Lovely room, great food and friendly helpful staff. Felt safe with the precautions put in place de to COVID-19. Enjoyed our stay and would definitely book again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2020

Theresa

Exmoor walking trip

Great stay catching up with friends staying locally

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2020

ADRIAN

good country inn

The hotel was as expected, the room clean and quiet and the staff helpful and friendly. Breakfast was excellent and cooked to order and the bar meals were very good. However, the bed had an extremely firm mattress which was very uncomfortable and so my partner did not sleep at all well and had terrible back ache.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2020

Sarah

Excellent

Absolutely amazing, could not have made us more welcome.
We are puppy walking a police dog & nothing was too much trouble.
Everything was excellent, room, bar, food & decor
Highly recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2020

Pamela

Superb

We had a wonderful stay at this lovely Inn.
Our room was spotless and very comfortable.
We had dinner in the restaurant one evening and really enjoyed our meals.
We decided to eat in the bar the next evening and again the food was excellent.
Breakfast was cooked to order and was delicious.
The staff were all friendly and very helpful.
The important thing for us when we go away is to feel welcome and relaxed and we definitely felt both at The Exmoor White Horse Inn.
We Wholeheartedly recommend staying here and we hope to return again very soon.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2019

Louise

Enjoyable stay, such friendly staff

My Fiance and I really enjoyed the stay. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The room was lovely. There was an issue with the toilet not flushing on arrival, but staff sorted this out straight away. We had evening meal in the bar we enjoyed mingling with the locals, but there was the option to use the restaurant if you wanted a quieter meal. The food was decent, high quality pub grub. The breakfast was self service with plenty of choice. Situated in the middle of Exmoor, with stunning views, and good base for getting out in the wilds!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Nice property. Good breakfast. Comfy bed. Would recommend. Exmoor is wonderful. Hotel centrally located

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Overall it was a very nice place to stay, the food was good & plentiful & all the staff were very helpful & friendly. However it was let down by the condition of a corner of the bathroom ceiling which together with noise if running water for a long period of time made me worry that water was coming through the ceiling,at a time that I was ready for bed. On getting no reply from ringing reception for ages I was forced to go out to the main building in my pjs to get help! A girl came over to look & reported to the owner who eventually came over to reassure me that it was ok & would be sorted the next day. This was not the case & was like it when I left yesterday.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

All the staff very friendly and helpful. As regards food all taste catered for

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location. Great food. Nice staff. Room good

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

A traditional well managed friendly country inn with good accommodation and serving good wholesome food, and all in a beautiful countryside setting. Top marks.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2019

DC

The character of the hotel - beautiful old building but sympathetically updated.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2019

Verified traveler

I couldn’t go. Broken arm so I couldn’t drive there or do anything much.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The friendliness of all the staff was outstanding.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful location, charming surroundings, friendly people andgood food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2019

Vicki

Greathe staff brilliant location

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is in a beautiful rural location. Staff seem genuinely happy to welcome and help you. Cant recommend highly enough.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The location is lovely and the feel of the Inn is great. The staff are very welcoming and friendly l. They made our stay special and we will plan on visiting again.

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2018

K

Wonderful staff look after everything for you. Lovely spot with old charm and good food

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2018

John

a very pleasant and traditional on Exmoor

This is a most comfortable hotel in a beautiful setting,showing rural England at its best. It is a popular venue with a good bar and restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2018

Lindsey

Lovely hotel in a lovely location

Really lovely hotel and pub in a rural location next to the river. Very friendly and helpful staff and great food. The breakfast was great with loads of choice. The room was very nice and clean and there was a great seating area right outside overlooking the river. The wi fi was great and allowed me to work outside on my laptop in the sunshine 😊

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2018

Stephen

The food and restaurant service was outstanding and we throughly enjoyed ourselves. Loved the area and a perfect spot to explore. One area of improvement is providing water in the rooms.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

A lovely homely country hotel set in beautiful Exmoor village

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2018

D

Great stay in Exford

We had a great stay at the white horse inn ,the hotel staff were very friendly ,our room was great for us and our two little dogs, we hope to come and stay longer .some nice walks nearby .

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Good hotel for large groups, rather than lone visitors, first time I have felt uncomfortable/unwelcome by hotel staff, although the large , noisy, groups seemed happy, double check if you’re bringing a dog, as there are no dogs allowed in the annex, and not all rooms in the main building.

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2018

antoinette

Overall a tired hotel, we did have a problem with the room and an upgrade was offered with out any fuss. An excellent area made the trip for us.

Partner