The White Horse was recommended to my husband and I from our Air BnB host in Durweston. It was only…read morea short 15 minute walk to the place, and we were incredibly pleased with our experience. In fact, of all of the pubs that we visited during our week in Great Britain, this was truly our favorite. The bartenders, Mandy and Zoe were kind, friendly and made an effort to make us feel welcome in their place. We both ordered the Chicken in tomato/onion sauce topped with bacon and sides of veggies and it was delicious. For dessert we shared a special raspberry/sponge tart that Mandy recommended to us, and it was hands down spectacular. In addition to the warm atmosphere and good music, I felt the the locals here really went out of their way to get to know us. I could not have asked for a better experience for dinner/drinks and I would highly recommend this pub to anyone in the area. The delicious food, perfectly poured drinks and top notch customer service was a highlight of our trip to Dorset and Britain.

Very warm atmosphere, There is also an active fireplace. Amazing food for the money. Drinks are…read morequite pricey.

Don't let the reasonable looking outside of this establishment fool you. The food served is…read moredistinctly average: for example, limp salad served with chronically overdone steak. I've seen better food at motorway services. And, as for the service by the owner, it seems that he has not understood the idea of customer service. My family asked for a buffet to be made; a varied was promised; we received a small selection of dower sandwiches. It appeared the owner wanted to maximise his profits, caring little about the quality of service given. Locals say that the owner has been bankrupt twice; if that is true, I'm not surprised. My advice: give this disappointing pub a big miss.

Due to the bad manners of the landlady of Nelsons on New Years Eve ,we will never be drinking there…read moreagain ,found her very rude ,on advising her that the beer was not to the manufactures standards of drink, like they say takes along time to get a good reputation and a click of the fingers to loose it ,well lessened learnt ,!!!!!

great pub in town superb friendly atmosphere and good beer what more could you ask Nelsons has been…read morea great pub for many years and the manager that runs it now is a great guy so give it a try you are assured of a warm friendly welcome

A lovely traditional pub with limited parking in a slip road…read more On entering, it seems quite dark but you soon get accustomed to this. There are seats and tables and a dining area. All nicely upholstered. If you venture through the pool/smoking room there are steps up to the beer garden Very pleasant indeed. I would happily go here again, and hopefully will.

Although reasonably expensive the food in the crown is very nice. It also is an excellent place to…read moreenjoy a quiet drink. In the summer this especially enjoyable sitting outside in the beer garden.