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The White Lion

4.0 star property
Inn in Southampton with a restaurant and a bar

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Double Room, Ensuite (King) | Miscellaneous
Terrace/patio
Double Room, Ensuite | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Bar (on property)
The White Lion sits in an upscale setting where guests find a peaceful garden and welcoming restaurant. The bar provides a spot to relax after a day of exploring, while in-room WiFi and a computer station keep everyone connected when needed.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite (King) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Ensuite (King)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
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Highlights

Patio
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Satellite channels
Iron/ironing board
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Patio
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Satellite channels
Iron/ironing board
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Southampton is home to The White Lion. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Winchester Cathedral are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Gunwharf Quays and WestQuay Shopping Centre. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Utilita Bowl or Fratton Park. Windsurfing and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and horse riding nearby.
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School Hill, Southampton, England, S032 3PF

What's nearby

  • Marwell Zoo - 14 min drive - 10.8 miles
  • Portsmouth International Port - 17 min drive - 13.6 miles
  • Gunwharf Quays - 21 min drive - 15.3 miles
  • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - 22 min drive - 15.0 miles
  • Southampton Cruise Terminal - 30 min drive - 19.8 miles

Getting around

  • Southampton Botley Station - 10 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bakers Arms - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Forest of Bere - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The King's Head, Wickham - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Bucks Head - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Fox & Hounds - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The White Lion

Upscale inn near South Downs National Park
Consider a stay at The White Lion and take advantage of a garden, a bar, and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • Smoke-free premises, luggage storage, and a computer station
  • An elevator
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at The White Lion have amenities such as free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, patios, and heating

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge); free wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

Property is also known as

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White Lion Inn Southampton
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Inn The White Lion Southampton
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Frequently asked questions

Is The White Lion pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The White Lion?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The White Lion?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The White Lion?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The White Lion located?

Situated in Southampton, this inn is steps from Meon Valley, and within 6 mi (10 km) of South Downs National Park and Wickham Estate. Westbury Manor Museum and Portchester Castle are also within 9 mi (15 km).

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The White Lion Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 145 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 164 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot and friendly hosts. Dining was very good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff and excellent location for the beautiful countryside walking Really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect stay

Everything was perfect with the stay. Very comfortable and clean rooms, service spot on and the pub food was very good
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyable 1 night stay

Great one night stay after attending a wedding in the area. Well appointed room, in adjoining stable block, with bottled water, comfy bed and great shower. Lovely breakfast. We were also given a courtesy call on the day to check we were still coming as we were at the wedding. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub with great food in a country village setting
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovelly located pub with an anex having rooms. Really welcoming good food and good accommodation in a quintessential English Village pub.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Lovely pub with rooms in converted stables. Everything lovely
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Maurice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice short break.

Nice room, lovely friendly staff and an excellent dinner and breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place, great food. Thank you.

We really enjoyed our stay. The staff and the food were standout. In fact, food was really really good. Our room was lovely and excellent value. We stayed for a visit to Hambledon Vineyard which was also fab.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden gem

Clean comfortable accommodation, converted stables adjacent to pub set in picturesque village. Great menu, selection of wines and friendly staff. Lovely stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly welcome, lovely clean, well appointed room, comfortable bed. Lovely dinner and breakfast. All in a stunning location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A beautiful gem

Beautiful place to stay in a beautuful village. Amazing meal, chicken kievs are must. Great hearty breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay

A lovely old pub with great bedding. The evening meal and breakfast were of the highest quality.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Wonderful one night stay prior to a cruise. Room very clean and bed extremely comfortable. Ate dinner and breakfast, both meals were delicious and dinner prices ( and drinks) were reasonably priced. Special thanks to Wendy and Richard for looking after us well. Will definitely book again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

KARIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cant fault it in any way - spectacular place

Always lovely to stay here, the most amazingly friendly country pub, with wonderful food. Stay for business few times a year cant fault it. they even go the extra mile by coming in early so we can have breakfast earlier than normal due to 8am meetings. Stay wonderful, and definitely give this place a try (even if its just for food and the ambiance).
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Fantastic friendly customer service from a small village pub Restaurant serving good traditional Pub food Excellent base for exploring Portsmouth Winchester and South Downs
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great little find

Very nice place to stay, was here for business but definitely a nice destination for a getaway, I would return with my wife. Unexpectedly the double room was effectively a mini suite, with its own lounge, was impressed to have a good size shower and bath in the bathroom. Everything was clean, the staff were friendly and the food was very tasty!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Room, Great Food, Great Stay

We had a very nice one night break at The White Lion. Our room was comfy, decorated very nicely and good size bathroom. Breakfast was very tasty and all in all we had a lovely time. We ate in the restaurant too and the food was absolutely delicious. All appeared to be freshly prepared on site and was of a very high quality. Staff are very friendly too. There's some lovely walks around and about, especially down the old tramline nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hampshire Downs at its finest

Absolute gem of a find in a beautiful part of Hampshire we only live 50 mins away but where at an event at the local Hambledon Vinyand did not want to drive home - so glad we made that decision and returning in July and will be a drive out to eat place in the future
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

White lion in Siberton

Very friendly locals from as soon as we drove up the side road. Highly recommend for room and food, 10/10 Room was great with bathroom and sitting room on ground floor, bathroom very spacious eith bath and very powerful seperate shower cubicle. With large double bed upstairs. Can’t fault staff at hotel at all, from checking in, to service at bar and restaurant . Very friendly and accommodating. Dinner was lovely, chicken Kiev was huge and lovely and the steak and ale pie was probably the best pie I have ever had full of juicy and well cooked meat. Prices in restaurant very reasonable. Bar prices also good and a wide selection of lager, ales and cider. Thanks to everyone at the white lion, we will return. Shout out also to the lay preacher who stopped for a chat whilst going to the church to lock up, what a lovely man.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended!

I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that the room was 2 floors - lounge and bath/shower downstairs and bedroom upstairs. The bathroom was very spacious with plenty of toals, soap, shampoo, conditioner etc. Bonus point for having an iron and ironing board in the room. Everything was wonderfully clean. The free wifi was plenty fast enough for me to get some work done with, handy it was there as i had no mobile internet signal (phone signal was good enough to make calls on though) The pub itself was lovely. Staff were friendly and the beer went down a treat. Considering the breakfast was a fairly cheap add-on i was expecting continental but not only did i get offered cereals etc i also had a really nice full english. All in all a great stay, i will definitely be staying here again for my next visit down that way!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Jonathan Warren

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Briton

Pre cruise overnight stay.

Stayed overnight before starting a cruise. Very good restaurant, service & bar. Excellent breakfast. Staff friendly. We will definitely stay again as very handy for Southampton.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Authentic English Countryside Delight

Staff was incredible, food was delicious and room was small but comfortable and like new. You can’t beat this place for an authentic English countryside experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

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