The Running Horse

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Jeremy

Traveling from the USA , this is the second time we have stayed here visiting family in the area, great location , food and staff.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2026

Michelle

Clean room, nice staff, cute for a little night away and a nice pub dinner.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Colin

A lovely stay in a fab room and great food, highly recommended

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

david

Good room, lots of parking, good location, nice pub with lots of outdoor seating, decent food, and great breakfast. All in all a great place to stay for a couple of nights. Only improvement could be some better cooling in the bedrooms during the hot weather.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Chris

Super friendly and helpful staff, room was really nice and very clean. Amazing value for the breakfast, plenty of parking so overall would recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Gary

The whole experience was excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Eddie

Shower needs looking at as the head was broken as it must have been dropped at some stage so it was not ideal for a shower on a hot day

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Timothy

This is an absolutely amazing and peaceful place to stay. The rooms were great, the food was delicious, and the staff friendly and helpful. The attention to detail is great.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Rumeshan Malin

Overall, this hotel provided excellent value for money, combining comfort, convenience, and great service. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it to anyone looking for a pleasant and stress-free stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

Mark

Lovely break , rooms comfortable with lovely facilities, staff were friendly and so helpful, food was excellent, would recommend to anyone

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2026

Kirk

Yes

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Max

superb pub, lovely rooms, quiet location

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

David

Great room - wonderful pub - very attentive service

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

stuart

Second time we have stayed here the rooms are excellent and the food is very reasonably priced. Definitely would stay here again!

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2026

Chris

Always generally good. Dirty ashtray outside my room wasn't what I expect from the RH. Sets the tone.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

carol

We (my son and I) booked a twin bedded room but it was a double. The assistant manager gave us a second room for the first night and sorted out the twin for our second plus offered me a complimentary drink.
It was an error on their part but we were impressed with how well they handled the situation.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Richard

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Lovely to find a place that just gets it right! We were made to feel very welcome by Summer and her team. Thank you for an enjoyable stay.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Feb 2026

Susan

Our room was well presented and looked lovely and enjoyable range of drinks and snacks available.
Quality of the bed was terrible!! We did tell the manager of this issue as we're returning next week.
Felt like due to the fact that we had booked via Expedia, and although I booked an upgrade room, that we didn't get the best quality of room and bed.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

fiona

All good, thanks.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2026

Chris

Everything. Love the Running Horse. Cosy rooms, well equipped rooms, quiet, comfy, boutiquey, great pub, great food and great staff. Second stay and hoping to stay again (work). Hopefully some summer evenings, bike rides. Keep it up Running Horse 🐎🐎🐎

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Craig

Spotless and big comfy room #2 Food excellent so great location in quiet village . I’ll be back!

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2026

Lyndsey

Lovely room, comfy bed and nice and warm when it was -2 outside! However breakfast room was very chilly and the choice on the continental section was very limited.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

julie

Everything was perfect . Food excellent . Service wonderful . Room very comfortable . Hot room on a very cold day - can’t fault it

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Jack

Great breakfast, nice cozy room, daily room service making sure everything was topped up and attended to

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Taylor

Lovely cosy room, nice touch with the homemade short bread and the Christmas music playing. Thank you so much

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Robin

The room was clean and comfortable. Staff pleasant.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

YI

Basic hotel. A bit chaotic in the morning

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Ian

Perfect

Safe parking, excellent meal in pub, pub was very unique in its decor, really nice environment, attentive staff. Very nicely appointed room, absolutely loved staying here and will be back

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Derrick

The staff were very helpful, especially when they ordered me a taxi. The room had more than enough electrical plugs. A great shower and coffee facilities. The choice at breakfast was very good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2025

Martin

Menu needs reviewing.

Accommodation good. Staff friendly and helpful. Food and menu disappointing. Breakfast overcooked both days.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Paul

Running Horse is very quaint and cozy. The dini g options are very nice and the service
natural and friendly. My husband and my inlaws stayed for only one night and were very happy with the accommodations. The countryside is beautiful.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Chris

Excellent, staff, food and bedrooms. See you again!

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Nick

An honest opinion.

To be honest, I did like the place, but I can’t put my finger on why when we arrived to check-in was easy we ordered some food we both had steaks. I asked for mine to be rare it was well done by the time I got my steak it was perfect but my wife had by then finished.. breakfast was okay but I asked for my eggs to be soft specifically I had to send them back by the time I got my breakfast my wife had finished. I found the food not very good and expensive. We both had prawn cocktails, £8.50 there were five prawns.. in the room there was a combination shower but the tap missing off of one of the appliances so you couldn’t use it. I did like the room the furniture and how it was laid out ..but the roomwas very warm but they-provide a lovely fan. The location was wonderful and very convenient for Winchester. I did like the place and I probably would go back and all these comments really are for the Hotel to try and help none of it bothered me that much but I know it would a lot of people. Just my honest opinion.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Alan

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The rooms are really nicely made up from previous stables (they have removed the horses).
All the facilities in the room were good and appropriate.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Robert

My sister and I loved our stay at The Running Horse. Friendly staff, great atmosphere and good food.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

R

Thanks for looking after me and accomodating my late check in and early check out with breakfast too.
A lovely spot and I will be returning.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Kevin

We enjoyed an excellent dinner and breakfast on our one night stay.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2025

Vicki

Excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

John

Great rooms - bar - restaurant - breakfast 10/10

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2025

Roger

Too hot

We have stayed here before. The prices seem to have gone up. we did not feel we could justify breakfast as well. It was good last time though. Supper was pleasant although the portions seemed smaller than last time.
However our main gripe was the temperature in the room. It was so hot that we got very little sleep. They did provide a dyson fan but that only recirculates the hot air. If summers continue to get hotter, air conditioning will be imperative here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Alison

Recommend!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2025

Godfrey

Nice stopover before cruise

Ideal location for pre-cruise stopover. Easy access to Winchester plus food menu was imaginative. Breakfast included was plentiful and freshly prepared. Friendly staff and the room was a high standard.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

John

Brilliant place to stay and eat.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Thomas

This property is near Winchester in the country. It was a very nice surprise after a long day of traveling. The restaurant was very good.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

John Kelleway

It was good, room a little small but it had everything you wanted in it. Could have done with another chair so that we could both sit but no room for one

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

James

Booked for 10 people for a golf tournament and despite some issues with the bookings and rooms, it was resolved very quickly. Rooms and food were excellent. Thanks for a great stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Ryan

Great stay!

Comfortable, quiet, safe, clean, helpful and attentive staff. I would definitely stay here again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2025

carol

Food and drink was very expensive

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Mark

Easy check in and the hostess was friendly and helpful.
The room had pretty much anything you could wish for in it. Very well equipped room, lovely linen and a super comfy bed with different firmness of pillows.
Nespresso machine, mini fridge, DAB radio, large TV, Dyson fan, Iron, Hairdrier, all great!
Checkout was easy the next day. Just a shame we couldn’t have stayed for longer and made better use of everything.
Many thanks!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2025

John

Great Hotel-

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Win

The rooms are beautiful with lots of little touches. Decent tv. Fridge radio coffee machine.
Set in a lovely area.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2025

GEOFFREY

A very unusual property but room was a bit shabby

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2025

John

Friendly staff, great breakfast, quite- just a nice place to stay. 10/10

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2025

Julie

Our experience

We have visited this accommodation before and was excellent. But unfortunately on this latest visit we had several issues, With the service of the room and the lack of concern from weekend staff. The pub is extremely nice and the food very good as was the service in the pub . Just not the same with the service of our room .After our complaint i hope they recognise this
and amend the issues in future.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2025

Claire

Wonderful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Jonathan

Lovely place to stay

Really lovely pub/restaurant/hotel.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2025

jeremy

Excellent spot for exploring Winchester and Downs

Lovely place and enjoyed the restaurant food and drink at lunch and for dinner. The burger and pork chop were particularly good.

The rooms are good but I would say it's function over comfort. Beds were fine just a little sparce and nothing comfy to sit on apart from the bed really. So not a room to stay for a bit of a pamper stay ...but great if you are out and about. Amenities all present and correct and liked the DAB radio touch

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2025

Michael

Very clean and lovely staff , couldn’t do enough for you from bar man to waitress. Highly recommend 👌

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Fabulous

Just lovely. Staff are so helpful and friendly, room was comfy and clean and we also had a great meal.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Timothy

Review

Wonderful place to stay, comfortable beds, nice decor, well maintained and food is very good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2025

Valerie

Full english lived up to a great breakfast.loved the cozy well equipped rooms.Would of liked a microwave in the room.Lots of outdoor space for the rooms which would be great in the summertime.Modern and very clean room.Excellent staff a shout out to the
cleaning lady who provided excellent customer service.We will be back .

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Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2025

Simon

The accommodation was very comfortable with very large comfy bed
Beautifully decorated and lovely bathroom/shower, very well equipped
Breakfast first class and very friendly staff
Would deftstay here again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Anthony

Hard to fault this excellent place for an overnight stay. Ample parking, quiet location, spacious comfortable room with extensive amenities, including fresh milk in fridge for tea/coffee. Pleasant staff and prompt service in restaurant.

Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2024

Gary

Great dinner and breakfast, room acceptable if a little tired.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2024

Martin

Wonderfully themed place with great service.

What a great place! Themed with Horses! Who knew? Fantastic service and very excellent food, both dinner (evening) and the breakfast. Clean rooms, comfortable and a good shower.
The dinner service team were great, the place gets quite busy (not surprised) and the hosts were still very attentive and efficient to serve the table. Overall a very nice place to stay and a thankyou to Belle (waitress) for the service we received.

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2024

Karen

Room 2 smelt damp but easily solved by opening the windows to air off. Overall lovely staff, excellent food and excellent communication. I would definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2024

A

Comfortable, welcoming and a little different.

A really nice place to stay, proving that quirky doesn’t have to be weird. Comfortable bed, welcoming team, great food (perfect fish pie) served with a smile by Jess 😊

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Jennifer

This was the absolute cutest place. It’s a hidden gem. Everyone was kind and helpful.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2024

Md Nasirul

It was really nice place to stay.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Really nice stay and a decent breakfast.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2024

Amanda

I was expecting an easy walk to town it was a 15 min car ride. The evening meal was expensive terrible service and bad food

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Lucy

Overnight stay to meet up with my brothers and friends inn Wichester.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2024

Michael

A atmosphere to be enjoyed

A nice stop off for the evening before traveling in to our next stop

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Short break

The pictures make the room look larger than it actually is. The room had a damp issue which required a plug in air freshener to mask the smell. Food was above average price for pub food and beware service charge added even for bar drinks.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

Julian

Almost perfect

The staff were all very helpful and pleasant whilst remaining professional throughout. The room was spacious and very comfortable, we had the usual tv, kettle, iron and teas and coffees but we also has a coffee pod machine, with a selection of pods, an iron and ironing board and a digital radio. The Sunday carvery was very tasty and good portions. My only complaint would be the full English breakfast which was very bland and nothing to write home about, overall it was an excellent experience and we will be staying there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2024

Robin

Relaxed and friendly

The Running Horse is nestled in a forest area and is relaxing and quiet. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The room was modern and the bed was comfortable. Lots of power outlets in the room. The restaurant menu was very extensive and breakfast was comprehensive. I would definitely stay there again next time I'm in the area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2024

john

COuntry pub hotel near Winchester.

A quirky hotel with cabins/chalet in beer garden. Very welcoming to dogs, not that i have one. Staff very polite and customer focused.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2024

A J

All very good,roomclean and serviced daily,meals plenty of choice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2024

Kirk

A favorite place but..

A hotel and restaraunt where we love to stay. Great food and terrific staff. This visit spoiled by the room allocated - #6 - located on a corner with frequent periods of outside noise in the evening and obstructed access in the morning.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Laura

Style was really nice and it was silent and dark at night. Great attached pub.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Paul

Really enjoyed our stay here. Very comfortable room, tasty food, good service and good value for money.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2024

Eddie

We liked the \"cabin' style room. There was a large dent in the wall, i assume caused by the door handle.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2024

Christopher J

Great rooms outside a great gastropub

Stable rooms recently done outside a wonderful pub including great cooked breakfast. Also had a burger for dinner which was delicious!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Good restaurant, details missing in rooms

Good food, good choice of beer, easy to park. My room didn't have any toilet paper and there wasn't any no tea mugs.

Business

4/10

Poor

21 Jan 2024

Andrew

Its a shame our stay in this unique hotel was spoilt by a heating issue and amateur service. Instead of informing us of a problem with the heating upon check in, we were expected to accept a noisy fan heater blasting hot air like a hairdryer for the night. When it was brought to the attention of the staff, i expected a quick response but nothing happened for over an hour with sub zero temperatures outside. The staff were very dismissive of the issue and thought it was perfectly acceptable. Although they did source a portable heater and extra duvet while we had dinner, it would have been courteous to know what was happening.
Service at breakfast was painfully slow and all the staff showed no interest in rectifying the situation.
We have stayed in other hotels within the chain and professionally trained many staff with the hospitality industry, I am very disappointed with the level of service at The Running Horse.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2023

Robert

Perfect for an overnight stay centre to Heathrow. Great friendly staff

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2023

Jason

Overall this was a lovely stay away from my home in a built up environment, the pub is set in a lovely area and not a sound could be heard apart from the local wildlife.
We had a very welcoming reception from all staff members and the atmosphere was very friendly
The food was fantastic but the accommodation let it down!
We paid £220 for a king size but unfortunately in my mind it wasn’t very king size!!!
The room was very small and nothing special about it especially considering the amount that was charged.
Also the price did not include breakfast !!!
In my experience this should have been a maximum £150 per night plus breakfast .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2023

Janet

Lovely comfy stay.

Had a good two night stay,the room was very comfy with a nice selection of hot drinks available,the room was lovely and warm as the heating was on,the bathroom was a good size with a great shower,I loved the toiletries,it was a well thought out room for a comfortable stay.
We ate only one night in the restaurant it had a good menu and was very nice,it was busy due to the time of year but the staff were pleasant and coped well,enjoyed our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Karen

A lovely experience. Fantastic food and comfy beds, would definitely recommend.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Scot

A country gem……

We had a short 1 night stay at this Wonderful pub. Great location in a rural village but only 10 mins drive to Winchester. We only regret our stay was not longer and we will be back. Lovely breakfast choices and a truly lovely welcome.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Louise

Super Cute Countryside stay

It's such a cute place, I love going here, it was my second stay and im going back again in a couple of weeks. Really nice comfortable place,

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2023

Suzanne

Nice Place

Stayed here before a lovely place.
Food delightful but table service was slow

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2023

Jessica

Running Horse

Beautiful venue with wonderful staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2023

Paul

well worth consideration as a overnight stay

don't bother booking some faceless hotel in the area if you have the option of staying at the Running horse. well worth your money. Shame we didn't arrive early enough to taste the evening meals on offer.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2023

Tony

Great place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2023

Tony

Just lovely

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2023

Anson

Loved this place! Very nice and up to date. The pub was amazing (food, atmosphere.) Modern room was comfortable. Will stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Lisa

Fab place

Fab property. Comfy lovely bed and fab shower. Lovely staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2023

Taylor

I had a great experience during my stay at The Running Horse. The staff were more than helpful with everything, the food at the pub was great, and the room was exactly what I needed. My only issue was the struggle to get an Uber from the location, given its location (not an issue for most people who have vehicles). I'd absolutely stay here again given my great experience.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2023

Amanda

The fire alarm went of and woke us at 7am on sunday morning leaving us exhausted having got in at 12.30,no apology was made by staff, just family told staff had set it off as they came into work,Breakfast took nearly an hour to be served from being ordered as their ipad didnt upload the order.Also they didnt have much for self service ,despite an hour left of breakfast service,1 croissant was the only continental item on the breakfast table range.

Leisure Self