The White Horse Hotel and Restaurant, hotel near Newmarket Race Course

The White Horse Hotel & Restaurant
Newmarket 8 miles, Bury St Edmunds 4 miles

Welcome

The White Horse Hotel is a beautiful building with parts of it dating back 500 years. It was built to give rest, food and drink to weary travelers on the Newmarket Road. It is ideally located on a two mile returning access to and from junction 41 off the A14.

The Hotel's long and interesting history has talk of three ghosts and lights hovering over it which spectacularly lit the night sky. The outside and ground floor trading areas of the building have been fully renovated.

We have the Worcester Bar with an oak floor cafe appearance. The Palmerston lounge is a relaxed dining area leading into the Sutton Dining Room both creating our elegant 30 cover restaurant.

Then we have the Ascot Servery where we serve our carvery and cold table foods and where we have our full size wine chiller stocked with our interesting white wines and champagnes. Our kitchen is partitioned off by a Norman Church lead light glass panel which is interior lit to show off its delicate structure.

The centre of the Hotel is three stories with an entrance pillared portico at the ground level and two balconies above. The refurbished floors provide seven en suite bedrooms. Outside is a front area to park 10 cars and a side car park for another 30 cars.
We have a lovely large Beer Garden with our exotic Aotearoa cocktail bar serving daily cocktails and other fun things to eat and drink. We have music & garden games.

Our Chefs are creative and provide excellent meals with changing bar restaurant and specials board menus.

Our guests have rated us an average 8.6 out of 10. These rates are collected and published by an independent site (accurate as at 23/11/07).

Facilities

The following is a list of available facilities both in and around the White Horse Hotel:

Mini bus with 15 seats available for pick up and drop off to Newmarket races and dining guests within 5 miles
30 cover restaurant Large professional coffee machine offering latte, cappuccino, mocha, espresso coffee as well as a variety of teas and hot chocolate
Worcester Bar with leather high backed chairs to create a relaxed sophisticated cafe atmosphere
Games room and lounge with wireless Internet Leather sofa seating area with low central coffee table around the open fire place
Large beer garden
Seven en suite bedrooms
Parking for 40 cars
Children indoor and outdoor play areas
Aotearoa cocktail bar with seating in the garden
Garden patio to be decked and fire pit installed.
Covered area ideal for smokers
Easy access to the A14 at junction 41 Bar menu,
Al A Carte and daily specials board
Open 11-3 and 6-11 Monday to Saturday and 12-3 carvery on Sunday
Newmarket race courses and stables only 8 miles away
Karting track nearby
Pay as you go golf courses
Fishing facilities
Clay shooting S
hopping in historical Bury St Edmunds only 4 miles
Cambridge 25 minute drive

Come and Stay

We have seven lovely furnished and quaint en-suite bedrooms on two floors.   Please click on Rooms for our rates .  All rooms have tea making facilities, freeview television with DVD and allergy free bedding. Mini bar in room on request.

Eating: 

FOR ALL OUR MENUS PLEASE CLICK ON RESTAURANT

How to find us
The White Horse Hotel Risby/Saxham is conveniently located a short distance from the A14 (junction 41) between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.  If you are travelling on the A14 from Cambridge/Newmarket going east towards Bury St Edmunds - Turn off at junction 41 signposted to Saxham and Risby and we are 1.5 miles on your right.  If you are travelling on the A14 from Bury St Edmunds going west towards Newmarket - Turn off at junction 41 signposted to Saxham and Risby.