Arkell’s home page – pub accommodation, food and drink in the south of England
  • Host:
  • Susan Price & Mike Fleming
  • Where:
  • Upper Wanborough
  • Near Swindon
  • Wiltshire SN4 0DQ
  • Telephone:
  • (01793) 790305
  • Facilities:
  • Car Park
  • Garden Or Patio
  • Pub Food
  • Function Room Available
  • Map:
  • Click Here for a Map to The Black Horse, Wanborough

The Black Horse, Wanborough

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The Black Horse makes a marvellous country pub - and it must have been a wonderful farmhouse.

Perched on the steep hill that climbs up from Wanborough, it once used to be part of Callas Hill Farm. It was then the property of John Deacon and he allowed John Bray to open it as a beerhouse called Callis House in 1862. Arkell's bought the property in 1891 at a cost of £620.

The adjoining hall was added much later, in 1939, to house Wanborough British Legion - another symbol of how Arkell's pubs have been a focal point of local communities over the years.

Today you could call The Black Horse a pub for all seasons. It's a warm winter refuge with a fantastic, compact garden ideal for long summer evenings - and for admiring the superb views across the rolling Wiltshire countryside.