WHITE HART

The white hart dates back to 1591. This is the earliest record that we have managed to find although it is rumoured parts of the building are even older. The Hart is the deer found on the front of the building and is original. The White hart is ‘lodged' (sitting down) this date back to Richard II. He gave houses the lodged hart to show he used it as a residence. The building is thought to be the site of the original ancient manor house for Haroldsworthy (worthy = farm). This is because manor houses were always built to the south of the church for superstitious reasons. Perhaps the lord of the manor then thought the house was too large moved out and let it as a hotel. In the 1950's horses were stabled at the rear of the building. Local man Mr Trace was the Ostler. Still today the original bells hang in the foyer. These were connected up to all the rooms and used to call for room service or perhaps the use of the Ostler. The Hutchings family moved to Holsworthy in 1982. With 5 days until..

Primary location: Holsworthy United Kingdom