The White Horse Inn under a rainbow, with the white horse painted on its roof
Country pub · Bodle Street Green

The White Horse Inn

A family-run independent free house, nestled away from the hustle and bustle. Well-kept real ales, honest home-cooked food and a warm welcome.

  • Real ales,
    LocAle accredited
  • Dogs & families
    welcome
  • Vegan & gluten-free
    options
  • Garden, and log
    burners in winter
  • Free car park
    opposite
  • Wheelchair
    access guide

Opening hours

Mon & Tue
Closed
Wed to Sat
12 noon – 10pm
Sunday
12 noon – 6pm

Closing times may be flexible, depending on demand.
Mondays and Tuesdays are available for private functions.

Kitchen hours

Wed to Sat
12 noon – 2pm & 6pm – 8pm
Sunday
12 noon – 3pm

Call 01323 833243 to book a table.
Tables of six or more, please pre-order if you can.

Inside the Horse

Two halves, one welcome

The bar, with garlands along the beams
Pub side

Pull up a stool

If you only want a drink, join us pub side and relax away from the restaurant. Fancy a game? Challenge your friends on the dart board.

The restaurant, with tables laid for a celebration
Restaurant side

Make yourselves at home

Our restaurant sits away from the bar, with full table service. An ideal place for family and social gatherings.

A sharing board from the White Horse kitchen
Every Sunday and bank holiday

The Sunday roast

Roast beef, roast lamb, or chicken with baked ham, with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, stuffing and Yorkshire pudding. There’s a vegan and gluten-free roasted butternut squash too.

£19.50 adults · £12.50 children, including ice cream

Proud of our beer

Recognised by those who know

Pub of the Year 2025South East Sussex Country Pub of the Year
Good Beer GuideListed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide, 2025 & 2026
LocAle accreditedCAMRA LocAle accreditation, 2023
Food hygiene: 5Top rating, inspected November 2025

Harvey’s Sussex Best is always on, alongside two changing ales from local brewers such as Three Acre, Long Man and Lakedown.

What our guests say

Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Tripadvisor

“What a find! I genuinely cannot recommend this pub highly enough.”
Cambridge_Saint · Tripadvisor, May 2026
“All of the food was amazing and we had a Sunday roast that was out of this world.”
SteveK · Tripadvisor, April 2026
“We’ve been looking for a nice local pub for a while now… We had 3 roast dinners which were delicious.”
TracyB · Tripadvisor, January 2026

Read all our reviews on Tripadvisor

A few favourites

Life at the White Horse

Find us

White Horse Road, Bodle Street Green

The White Horse Inn, White Horse Road, Bodle Street Green, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4RE.

There's no street lighting in the village, so please take care after dark.

The front door of the White Horse Inn, with hanging baskets