I f you’ve ever driven the A149 between Hunstanton and Wells-next-the-Sea, you’ll have passed the White Horse. If you’re coming from the west, you’ll see that white horse’s face on the pub sign. From the east, you see its backside.
It’s the first clue of the sense of humour in a north Norfolk stalwart where the service is as good as the views. Formerly a fishermen’s boozer called the Lobster Pot, it went upmarket in 1996 when it became the White Horse, developing a reputation for championing local produce long before such provisioning became fashionable. As London money flooded the coast, the White Horse could have gone full-on Chelsea-on-Sea, but thankfully it never forgot that despite the rooms and the restaurant, first and foremost it’s a village pub, with the friendly, informal service of your local.
So no one will judge you if you order a pint of the Brancaster-brewed Oystercatcher to go with your chilled XO Brancaster mussels..
