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The Great Bustard
Salisbury, Wiltshire
On the Great Durnford Manor estate, where the great bustard has been reintroduced to Britain, this 19th-century boozer has been reinvented as a dining pub with locals bar, comfortable, contemporary rooms and a modern restaurant making exciting use of estate produce.
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Driven to extinction in Britain by Victorian trophy hunters, the great bustard has been reintroduced on the Great Durnford estate, where the knackered Black Horse pub also has a new lease of life. There is a locals bar, a glass-walled restaurant with open kitchen, a terrace for alfresco dining. Two house bedrooms and eight in purpose-built lodges have a natural, airy feel, with sisal rugs on oak floors, a super-king bed, espresso machine, Durnford organic products. Jordan Taylor makes creative use of estate and kitchen-garden produce in a menu that runs from small plates, pub classics and wood-fired pizzas to dishes such as confit pork belly, mushrooms, black garlic; pea risotto, sunflower pesto, ricotta. An onsite farm shop and treatment room add to the appeal.
Hotel Details
Address
Swayns Mead, Great Durnford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6AY, England
Telephone
01722 703583
Bedroom
10. 8 in new-built lodges, 2 suitable for wheelchair user.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
playlists 'in keeping with the atmosphere and time of day'.
Children
all ages welcome to dine, children's menu, double rooms only, cots available. .
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms (£25 per night) bar and on terrace, not in main restaurant.
Prices
B&B doubles from £225. À la carte £68.
Facilities
bar, restaurant, private dining room, large courtyard and garden (outdoor dining), treatment room, farm shop, parking, EV charging, public areas suitable for wheelchair user.
