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The White Horse (Heartwood Inns)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop		1
Sharp's - Doom Bar	Not Tried	0
St Austell - Tribute	Not Tried	0
Timothy Taylor - Landlord	Not Tried	0

Visits Details

18 Jan 2025 (Hogan Sampling)

Very busy with diners and drinkers on my early afternoon and first visit to this historic coaching inn in the centre of Dorking. A small table was to be had at the front of the pub and following prompt service at the bar which only takes card payments. I was soon to meet up with one other CAMRA member from south-east London on this Saturday afternoon's outing. I was especially pleased that there was a local brew on to sample and following my walk around the market town of Dorking and browsing of antiques in many an old shop in West Street, adjoining the High Street.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop	4.20		Good head and lacing on this local pale-coloured best bitter from Surrey Hills Brewery, based just outside Dorking at Denbies Wine Estate. The bitter was 2019 Gold Award CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain Competition (Overall Supreme Champion) no less! A first hit of grapefruit and lemon. It was followed by a pleasantly bitter and hoppy mouthfeel with a moreishly dry and malty aftertaste.
Sharp's - Doom Bar	4.00	Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute	4.20	Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord	4.30	Not Tried

About The White Horse

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Website.

The pub is found in Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BE.

Situated in the main High Street of Dorking, it is recorded that its predecessor, known as the Cross House, was on this site from at least 1278. Most of its rebuild is 18th century but some of it dates to the 15th and 16th centuries. Dickens was resident here whilst writing The Pickwick Papers. Believed to be one of England's oldest coaching inns, it is Grade II-listed. The pub was re-opened in 2024 by Heartwood Inns following being refurbished. It also has a separate restaurant and 56 guest bedrooms. The bar on my visit on 18th January 2025 offered the 3 regular cask beers listed by CAMRA's WhatPub and one guest cask ale.

We have visited this pub once, seen 4 different beers and tried 1 of them.

Map location

Postcode: RH4 1BE