Information Density: The White Hart Hotel – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

[H3] New Cornish Ice Cream Flavours
We are now offering delicious Cornish Ice cream from Treleaven.
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[H3] Shmoo Milkshakes
We are now offering delicious Shmoo milkshakes in Strawberry, Banana and Chocolate flavours. Available to eat in or take away, any time of day. Enjoy...
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[H3] Brewery broadens horizons for local Coastwatch unit
Seafarers around St Agnes Head will soon be able to sally forth into the waters with more confidence, safe in the knowledge that the local...
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[H2] Function Room Rates

[H3] Full Day
£100 per room (+ VAT).
[H3] Half Day
£55 per room (+ VAT).
[H3] Evening
£45 per room (+ VAT).
[H4] Room rates include use of the following equipment
Wall Mounted Screen that can be connected to a laptop
Television and DVD Player
Pasties are available from £4.55 per head. Buffet menus are available from £10.95 per head and a tea and coffee station from £2.50 per head, or the main restaurant menu can be used for meetings with fewer than delegates.

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[H3] What's On

[H2] Live Music Nights

Follow us on Facebook @whiteharthotelstaustell for updates on artists playing on our live music Friday and Saturday nights in the bar. Please see our Facebook page for the latest entertainment schedule or call us direct.

[H2] Senior Roast Thursdays

On Thursdays we serve a 2 course roast meal – only £12.95 for pensioners. Booking advisable – Call 01726 72100 to make a reservation.

[H2] Sunday Lunch at The White Hart

Pop along between 12-3pm for our amazing home cooked Sunday Lunch!
Choose from roasted beef and Yorkshire pudding, roasted pork with apple sauce, roasted turkey with cranberry or roasted leg of lamb with mint.
£13.95 Children’s | £18.00 small | £20.00 regular | Large Mixed £22.00Price includes a dessert
Booking advisable – call us on 01726 72100 to reserve your table.

[H2] Fish and Chip Friday!

Join us in The White Hart Bar & Lounge every Friday from 6pm until 9pm
Regular cod with chips, mushy peas, bread and butter with a cup of tea – £12.95
Large cod with chips, mushy peas, bread and butter and a pint of Cornish best ale – £15.00

[H2] Senior Pie Tuesdays!

New senior citizen two-course (main & dessert) lunch being served Tuesday lunch times £12.95.
Give is a call for menu choices or to reserve your table, 01726 72100

[H2] The White Hart Bar and Lounge
The White Hart Hotel bar and lounge serve stylish pub food, award winning St Austell Brewery Ales, a wide selection of wines and hot drinks. Why not treat yourself to one of our fabulous cocktails? We also serve Champagne by the glass.

[H3] LATEST RE-OPENING INFORMATION / COVID-19

Temporary reduced menu available to dine in or take away with contactless pick up.
We will also be continuing to offer our 2 course set lunch delivery service which we have operated throughout lock down to those unable to get out at £10 per 2 courses plus £2 delivery charge per address.
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[H3] RESTAURANT/BAR OPENING TIMES

Food Service Times: Monday – Saturday | Please call us for our up to date service times
Food Service Times: Sunday | Please call us for our up to date service times
Opening Times: Monday – Thursday | 10am – 2.30pm | 5pm – 10pm
Opening Times: Friday – Saturday | 10am – 11pm
Opening Times: Sunday | 11.30am – 10pm
[H3] NON RESIDENTS WELCOME

Feel free to contact us with any questions, enquiries or assistance you require. We will aim to get back to you as soon as possible.

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[H4] The History of the White Hart
Tucked in close to the old town’s heart, under the shadows of the church tower, The White Hart has long been St Austell’s foremost inn.
It has played a pivotal role in the St Austell Brewery estate since Walter Hicks bought it for £5000 in 1911 , a sum that matched its importance within the town and a whole £1000 more than he had previously offered when it went unsold at auction in 1908. Perhaps a Royal visit to the town and the hotel by His Majesty King Edward VII in 1909 persuaded Walter of its worth!

[H4] The History of the White Hart

As one of St Austell’s oldest inns , the White Hart was first recorded in the reign of William and Mary (1689-1702) and is mentioned at its former location in Fore Street - at the entrance to White River Place - in 1734, before being relocated to Church Street. Trading as a Posting House, business was brisk, especially as, from 1760, the new turnpike passed directly by its doors..
The current building dates from around 1769, It was a built as a town house for Mr Charles Rashleigh, a pre-eminent gentleman of the town and Charlestown’s founder, and it is likely that the building was converted to its current use upon his death in 1823.

Back to the early 1820s when Charles Rashleigh was still the owner of the house. Removed painstakingly by professionals from the Victoria & Albert Museum, the wallpaper was donated to the Museum soon afterwards, where it still resides today alongside a comprehensive account of the incident in a contemporary fashion magazine, Connoisseur, written by the landlord of the White Hart, one Dudley Walker.
Encouraged by this literary success, Dudley Walker went on to become a fully-fledged author, writing romantic novels under the pseudonym of Ewart Dudley based around West Country locations and including, in 1939, a fly-on-the-wall account of the ups and downs of running a Hotel, entitled The Spider’s Parlour, based around his experiences at the White Hart.

[H4] The History of the White Hart
Pigot’s Trade Directory of 1823 lists Elizabeth Price as proprietor of the Hotel in Church Street and in a travel guide for tradesmen written in 1824, FWL Stockdale writes that ‘The White Hart is an excellent house for Commercial Gentlemen.’ Trade was still so good in 1925 that Walter’s daughter and Brewery Director Hester Parnall added a third storey to the building, giving it the completed façade and dimensions you see today.
The White Hart continues to provide luxury accommodation at the heart of historic St Austell and forms a key part of the St Austell Brewery heritage in its home town.
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