The White Hart

Owned & run by brothers James & Tom Bainbridge, The White Hart in Old Welwyn presents varied menus, real ales, an extensive gin range, cocktails & an exciting wine list. The restaurant, hotel & function space in Welwyn serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

For lunch & dinner the restaurant provides an A la Carte menu as well as a bar snack & sharers menu. The bar is open all day where you can pop in for a pint of real ale or have cocktails & G&T’s before your meal. The extensive wine list consists of wines carefully selected by one of the brothers James who enjoys nothing more than recommending & discussing wine.

The Kitchen is run by Chas wheeler who was previously head chef of The White Hart’s sister pub The Tilbury. The kitchen uses quality ingredients that are the drive for delicious, well thought out & creative dishes. The food for the group is headed by Thomas who runs The Tilbury Kitchen which has earned and maintained two AA rosettes, The White Hart has recently been awarded one AA rosette.

The hotel has 13 bedrooms including 3 boutique rooms with jacuzzi baths. All rooms have new king sized beds and the room rates include breakfast which ranges from honey & thyme porridge to a full English that has local bacon, sausages & homemade baked beans.

The hotel’s hidden gem is the function space, the old court room of Welwyn. This space has a private entrance and can lead directly to the guest rooms & is ideal for celebrations & parties. The hotel also has a variety of conference & meeting packages so you can work as well as play at The White Hart.

Great service is led by Adam & Martha who also worked with the brothers at The Tilbury. The hotel is guided by James who has 3 Michelin star experience so you are sure to feel welcome. Visit for the comfortable bar, quality restaurant and relaxing bedrooms.