Chestnut Horse

Comfortable 16th-c pub in pretty village of thatched cottages; open-plan but with a series of cosy separate areas, log fires, black beams and joists hung with jugs, mugs and chamber-pots, three Badger ales, plenty of wines by the glass and good selection of whiskies and gins, well liked food including home-made pizzas, Mon steak night and other offers, attentive friendly staff; background music; children and dogs (in bar) welcome, seats and tables on smallish sheltered decked area, summer tubs and baskets, walks in Itchen Valley, open all day Fri-Sun, food all day Sun.