Location: Mark, Somerset, TA9ย 4LT

Business type: Venue

Business website: www.whitehorseinnmark.com/

Date listed: January 28, 2025

A 2025 finalist in the Countryside Alliance awards (pub category) for the South West, the White Horse is a “National award-winning traditional landmark country Inn…located in the ancient village of Mark on the edge of the Somerset Levels…in the hands of the McKenzie family since December 2014 after an absence of 13 years.” Ten years ‘in the hands of’ is enough to establish that whatever happens at the White Horse is no accident, and as we have said many times on this website, if a pub includes the word ‘traditional’ in its blurb (and is supported by the CA), chances are good that it supports hunting or shooting (or both). The White Horse is no exception to the rule, and Bristol Hunt Sabs found the Weston and Banwell Harriers with West Somerset Vale Hunt meeting at the pub just before Christmas 2024. The White Horse appears to be a popular wedding venue (as well as hunt meet) – we do have to ask whether the McKenzies let the happy couples know about their support for fox hunting when they book…

Links to further information

  • Bristol Hunt Sabs: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ (Facebook, December 2024)

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Listing is to inform choice only. By listing a business we are not suggesting or implying that the business is acting unlawfully. We are not asking for a boycott of the business. If you wish to contact the business please do so politely. We are a non-violent organisation and making threats, intimidating or harassing individuals is never acceptable under any circumstances and may lead to prosecution.