The White Hart Hotels in Somerton
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The White Hart is a 13th-century coaching inn on Somerton's historic Market Place, run by hospitality group Stay Original Co. as a bar, restaurant and eight-room boutique inn. The kitchen serves a seasonal menu from midday to 9pm every day, alongside breakfast, Sunday roasts and a pop-up bakery. Three of the eight en-suite bedrooms overlook the market square and the 13th-century church of St Michael and All Angels opposite.
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Location
Market Place, Somerton TA11 7LX
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Registered with Companies House
- Registered name
- STAY ORIGINAL COMPANY LTD
- Company number
- 07330508
- Incorporated
- July 2010 · 16 years
- Company type
- Private limited company
From the Companies House register, checked 29 Oct 2026.
A building that spans five centuries
The inn's oldest surviving section, on the left as you enter, dates from the 15th century, with a 17th-century wing and an 18th-century facade added as the building grew, and a largely 19th-century rear. It was known as The Bear, or Black Bear, until the mid-1800s, when it took the White Hart name it carries today.
Recognised by the trade's own guides
The inn holds an AA Rosette for its food and an AA 4-Star Inn rating, and appears in The Good Hotel Guide, Sawday's and i-escape, alongside a Publican industry award - recognition built on its kitchen and its eight individually designed rooms.
One of seven Stay Original Co. inns
The White Hart is part of the Stay Original Co. group, alongside sister properties The King's Arms in Dorchester, The Swan in Wedmore, At The Chapel in Bruton, The Eastbury Hotel & Spa, Timbrell's Yard in Bradford-on-Avon and The Grosvenor Arms in Shaftesbury.
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