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Great welsome, with good food and a selection of drinks. Both alcoholic and non- alcoholic.   The pub puts on many events for the village: including breakfast with santa, bingo, coffee mornings etc.

A community pub which embodies what best about our Norfolk community. Run and supported by volunteers it’s the hub of the community with great events and keeps the alive. 

Great community spirit. The pub is at the heart of this village and also has a vital volunteer-run shop, the only local retailer. Recent hard times have reinforced the community's resolve to make this a great local hub.

It’s the heart of our village. It’s where we can all come together and find company, regardless of how busy the pub is the staff always go out of their way to make you feel important and valued. It’s a community pub because we, the community, need it!

Very cosy pub and the food is great .

Love the atmosphere and fright night was incredible 

It still feels like a proper pub. Thankfully without too much modern makeover. However it has a friendly staff, good food and drink and a nice welcom

Community run pub and village hub , offering excellent food, drink, take out food and community social events. Warm welcome for holiday folks and boaters but focused on all round support for the locals needed for year round business. Lovely pub garden too and community shop ! 

Just a great welcoming pub

This is a community pub with a great community spirit. So many people in the village give so much of their own time to volunteer helping out with gardening, DIY, decorating, and with the many events that are held throughout the year. This would mean so much to them 

Great pub, fantastic atmosphere, excellent food and drinks are served with a friendly smile.

Everyone is made to feel welcome.

The pub is the heart of the community, it’s provided so many jobs over the years for many people in the village, myself included. The food is delicious and comforting, plus the service is great! In the winter the fire is always on and there is a friendly face waiting to greet you. In the summer the pub is a hub of socialising and events like our beer festival. I couldn’t imagine this village without this pub, it deserves all the recognition for powering through covid and other tough times. 

Warm friendly pub, excellent community spirit.

This pub is the hub of the village and community. the village has really pulled together to keep the white horse open and so far has brought everyone together and the pub is going from strength to strength. the directors and staff are all on the same page now providing a truly welcoming and friendly place to meet and spend time friends. The atmosphere is great and the food is delicious.

The staff manage to set up events to cover all walks of life and age in the village so everyone i feels involved . 

Friendly and welcoming staff, excellent food, lots of events, cosy in winter and plenty of garden space in summer. A great example of a community-owned pub!

Community run friendly pub, wouldn’t recommended anywhere else 

Fantastic staff and a fantastic community 

A pub that is truly at the heart of the community in a thriving Broadland village. The conjoined community shop is excellent, serving villagers and boaters from Upton dyke.

Warm welcome and huge community spirit. Something for everyone from coffee mornings for local groups to live music nights. From engaging and fun events for children to ‘Fright Night’ spectacular at Halloween. Quizzes, bingo, folk music nights, acoustic Fridays - there is something for everyone whether you are a local or a visitor. The White Horse also hosts our only shop, which is a lifeline to many older residents. And the food is delicious. It is the heart and soul of our village. 

The White Horse really is the hub of the community. There is always a friendly welcome from the staff, for locals and visitors alike. The pub is so much more than a place to get great food and drink. It hosts many different clubs and groups, from walkers to quizzers. 

Great atmosphere cozy log fire, delicious food, friendly staff great big garden and lots of events. They are really working hard to keep this community pub going well done

Great community pub that is the hub of the village with the staff always going that extra mile putting on events and welcoming everyone 

We have visited this pub whilst on holiday in the region several times and have always enjoyed friendly and efficient service. The food has always been amazing and staff and locals have made us feel very welcome. 

This pub is at the heart of its community. It is friendly and welcoming to both locals and visitors alike and has a great atmosphere. Serves amazing food too!

The White Horse is a great pub.  It's support the the local community by supporting local community events. Also puts on excellent entertainment, food and drinks.   The staff are friendly which leads for a welcoming environment. 

We always visit this lovely pub when we are in the area.  So welcoming and cosy - what a village pub should be. The food is delicious and not too expensive. We can't wait to visit again. 

This pub is all about the community in every way. It's run, supported and owned by the village. It is quite literally the hub of the village. 

Brilliant staff, ready volunteers, and always something being put on to encourage people to visit - a really diverse and creative environment all backed up with great beer and food! Combined with the shop (staffed by volunteers) it is an essential community hub.

The pub was in real financial trouble this time last year but a new board of directors and a group of volunteers has helped turn the pub around into a great community space. With monthly events to help bring in people to the pub and village. A new event for this year, an adults only fright night, an event that was beyond anyone’s imagination, the day time however over 45 children enjoyed free pumpkin carving, actives and even a tractor ride around the village. 

The pub is community owned.  It offers a wide range of events taking advantage of its large garden. The younger community members are not forgotten either with events like the summer beach party with it bouncy castle and beach for the weekend or the Halloween Craft Party where all the activities were free of charge. A good quality menu is on offer but at its heart, the White Horse is a pub that serves great food and isn’t a restaurant. The folks who want to come in for a drink and a chat are just as welcome as the diners.

Always a warm welcome great food drink and company 

Community run pub. Great food , service and staff. Vital service for local villages offering something for everyone throughout the year. Inclusive and welcoming to all whether local or not.

Absolutely fabulous, fabulous pub! 

Large selection of  events , good food, lovely atmosphere. Everything you can ask of a village pub.

It's the best village pub with a great sense of community 

Beating heart of the community

A warm warm welcome, every day!

A fantastic community pub with a real traditional feel about it. 

The new board of directors have worked so hard this year to bring this community pub back to being the centre of village life. They and all the volunteers who give their time for free deserve this award.

Amazing really friendly community pub. great beer and food

It has the most amazing community spirit. The hard work from staff and volunteers shine through-out  the pub! 

We’ve been coming ever since I was a child and have so many memories here. The biggest fish and chips and excellent beers! Lots of community events. 

A friendly proper country pub, open fires, good ale & great food - all served by friendly and efficient staff. Perfect 

Food is well thought out and presented and every meal I've eaten tastes amazing. Sunday roast and you can have a separate dish of the best cauli cheese! Staff are the friendliest I've ever met in a pub. Everyone has a smile for you. And beer is perfectly kept. Their events are crafted as well as the beer. Halloween this year included a zombie apocalypse composed of real cars from the scrapyard! Like nowhere else!

Friendly pub with good beer and food and a Great community spirit serving both locals and others. Staff always pleasant and lots of events to increase the appeal of the pub to a wide demographic.

The pub is a community pub. It serves great food at reasonable prices. The staff are welcoming and keep the beer well. This evening there was a welcoming log fire going 🔥 

Not long ago, this community pub and village shop was facing closure due to severe mis management by the then directors. Only because of the input from village, holding a village meeting and agreeing that the pub would survive with input from the WHOLE VILLAGE and not just the shareholders were we able to turn it around. Not least because one villager was forward thinking enough to contact the local TV and radio resulting in a piece both on Anglia TV and Norfolk local radio. The pub now has new management (all volunteers) and together with the shop, run mostly by volunteers and open seven days a week, and together we have turned it around to become a well frequented and well known and loved local pub and shop.

Fantastic pub very friendly staff great food and a massive part of the village life the village would be dead if it wasn’t for this pub keeping the village alive 

This pub is a critical part of the local community. It’s gone from nearly closing to now thriving. The team there have worked so hard that I truly believe they deserve the recognition. Most of whom are volunteers. Holding family events and delivering amazing food. It’s a testament to have this as part of the local community. 

The White Horse is the heart of Upton life. A community pub run by a dedicated team of volunteers and staff. Live music is a regular feature and activities like bingo and quiz night add to the community feel. Friendly staff, great real ales and food at affordable prices. Beer and music festivals and the amazing Halloween Fright Nights. It’s just the best!

An amazing community pub offering excellent food and a wonderful atmosphere. 

A warm welcome and the Sunday roast was amazing. My husband enjoyed the selection of beers.

Community driven 

It’s the heart of our village. The building celebrates the village and the village celebrates the pub. We all love it. 

Fantastic local pub great food and great beers 

This is the heart of our little village the staff and volunteers are so friendly, and it’s all owned and run by the local community.  It’s truly inspirational and with the adjoining community shop, its the  become the hub of the village.  It’s kept a traditional feel and yet always seems to come up with new ideas to help the local community.   And great beer and food!!! 

Pub is a fantastic community asset, which nearly closed in January, but with a new injection of life and motivation the pub has remained open and is doing well! Lots of volunteers and community inspired events are held. Weekly quiz and bingo evenings, live music and festivals! 

Our community owned pub really is the heart of our village. Run by a voluntary board of directors plus a large group of volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure a wide variety of events and activities are on offer for all. Children's crafternoons, live music, beer festivals and beach parties - we've had it all this year! An amazing asset to our small, rural village.

Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Lots of different events to suit everyone.

A fantastic day last Saturday with lots of fun activities including crafts for the children.

The Fright Night in the evening was absolutely amazing and so much effort went into this event.

It’s a community pub so everyone works together and great community spirit. Great food , atmosphere and they put on good events . 

Perfect illustration of what "local" means in the term Local Pub. Run by locals. Local beers. Local food. Local vibe. Attractive to the full range of locals (quite a varied bunch!) and holidaymakers mixing it up in the bar, the restaurant or in the garden. Then there's the Beer Festival and The Winklefest ........... something for everyone

The Whitehorse is a brilliant community pub. It has rescued itself from the brink of death and made a tremendous comeback to become once again the hub of our wonderful village. The dedicated staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring back the spark and to engage the community, both locals and visitors, with a wide range of events and activities to suit everyone. The effort has not gone unnoticed. It also has a shop run mostly by volunteers, which is a lifeline for our elderly community. WELL DONE WH!!!

Community owned pub with great food, drink and lots of fun events.  15 minute walk from Upton Dyke so easy to visit by car or boat.

Great food and beer 

Friendly staff and Clientele, with a homely atmosphere. Busy events calendar also. Latest one -Frightnight was spectacular.

Always friendly and welcoming to everyone.   Great choice of drinks and the food is outstanding.   

Norfolks first community pub, the White Horse is an incredible place to visit, unchanged for many years and it has such a unique atmosphere that most pubs struggle to achieve. This place is such a life line residents and travellers to enjoy a traditional pub. Bingo nights, dog walking get togethers, fundraising coffee mornings, quiz nights, beer festivals and many other music events. To be shortlisted will help raise our profile. PS prince Charles popped in once and we had him pulling pints. 

Amazing atmosphere and friendly staff

An excellent community run pub managed by volunteers, offering quiz nights, dog walking group, music events, beer festivals, Saint George’s celebrations, bingo nights, McMillan cancer fundraisers. Great food great atmosphere. 

Warm welcome from a village community.  Great menu and a good variety of beers. Also regularl music events with overall excellent service.

It’s a proper village pub run by the locals and the heart and hub of the village. It’s great. 

A perfect example of a well run local pub offering a combination of a high quality restaurant & yet retaining the feel of a traditional village pub. It’s owned by the community & is a real asset to the community across all age ranges  & needs 

Welcoming and friendly. Imaginative approach to ensuring something for everyone. 

Always a friendly greeting lovely atmosphere and great food 

The staff are amazing the food is incredible and the events the put on for all ages is incredible 

Excellent community owned and run pub. Great home cooked local food. Local drinks eg beers etc. Very good disabled toilet also good for people with stoma. Lovely pub garden. Lots of special events. 

Such a great atmosphere, locals and holidaymakers welcomed. Food is very good. A comfortable, traditional pub with a very good selection of beers and ciders. Always our go to as there's always something going on.

So welcoming, relaxing, great atmosphere 

The experience was exceptional, from the exquisite food quality to the warm, welcoming atmosphere.

The 28-day aged beef was truly unforgettable—one of the finest Sunday Roasts I've ever had.

The friendly ambiance and thoughtfully curated events made every moment memorable!

Friendly, great food, lovely ambience, variety of entertainment, essential to the community and friends from surrounding villages

FRIENDLY STAFF WHO MAKE YOU WECOME, GOOD BEER AND GREAT MEALS

This is a community pub in the truest sense. Run and managed by hard working staff, volunteers, villagers and local businesses, the pub provides all of the qualities of a traditional 'local', plus an excellent dining experience, frequent live music and other social events. Catering for regular customers, occasional diners, boating enthusiasts, dog walkers, cyclists and holiday makers alike, all can be sure of a warm welcome. Motor home owners can enjoy overnight parking with toilet facilities, and the use of the pub and shop during opening hours. The White Horse really is a Proper pub.

Unique atmosphere run by great people 

This is a community pub that was not doing so well this time last year but with New Staff and committee and the support of the community it’s back on track

Friendly and all community volunteers.

Really good atmosphere staff friendly good food 

The pub is one of the last true rural I dependent pubs.  It engages with the local and more general community with a range of fun events. Volunteer participation is also encouraged eg their spectacular ‘fright night’. 

Good selection of beers, staff are friendly and a Great fire. Like a 2nd home, as have been frequenting this pub for over 50 years.

Nice location cracking beer friendly staff and friendly locals - what more can you want from a village boozer !!

I love this place 

Lovely food at a great price and a wonderful atmosphere,

Great community pub - good food and fantastic place for locals and outsiders/ holiday makers. 

SAVED BY THE COMMUNITY AND IS NOW THE HUB OF THE COMMUNITY HOWEVER IT IS PROFESSIONALLY RUN PROVIDING THE VILLAGE WITH A MUCH-NEEDED SOCIAL CENTRE AS WELL AS BEING A TOURIST DESTINATION CLOSE TO THE BROADS. GREAT ATMOSPHERE, GOOD FOOD, REGULAR EVENTS AND FESTIVALS.  IT HAS SAVED A VILLAGE WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO SUSTAIN IT.

Great community pub where everyone is welcome and all hard working staff volunteers and committee members who work tirelessly to keep pub financially viable 

This pub is amazing, good selection of beers, ciders and ales. And other drinks!

Fantastic food and events or dedicated nights/weekends.

Beer festivals are amazing and always have a fantastic atmosphere. Friendly staff!

Great beer and ambiance

Community owned for the community. Lots of events. Great food. Helpful friendly staff. Good value. Good garden. Dog friendly. 

Always a friendly atmosphere great food and loads on 

Great support for and from the community. Fabulous events. Warm and friendly staff. Excellent volunteer effort.

Community pub, run by volunteers. Good food and drinks, important social centre for people.

Regular entertainment, spotless and cosy interior, beautiful garden. Delightful staff. Good selection of real beers. What more can you want?

Upton white horse is a traditional British village pub, a roaring wood fire, gives the pub a real cosy feel, a darts board, games nights, open mike nights, bingos & pub quiz's & local bands there's always something to enjoy. a great asset to the village run by the community for the community!!

This time last year it was looking like the community owned pub was going to close forever. But with an enormous effort from a new board and volunteers from the community they managed to turn it around. They have a good selection of real ales and local ciders served by friendly and helpful staff. The bingo and quiz nights are very popular and about once a month they have a cake and coffee morning with a raffle. All throughout the year there have been events, theme nights, festivals and the latest Halloween night was exceptionally good. 

It's the hub of the village and has a brilliant atmosphere and great beer.

The White Horse is the Hub of Upton, it supports the village and all that live locally. 

Always a friendly atmosphere, serving great beer and lovely food

Community owned pub that is the heart and soul of the village. 

Lovely vibrant village pub. 

Innovative and different 

Fantastic customer service, host amazing events, overall best pub in the area 

It's community owned and has lots of entertaining event including  a beer festival. The food and drink are excellent. Many people in the village give the pub many hours to undertake maintenance of the pub and it's gardens.

Our pub is a community pub and is the hub of the village. As well as offering a wide range of locally sourced food and drinks it provides regular live music, quiz nights, bingo, karaoke, jazz nights and folk sessions. It’s also a place for the walking club to start and end each week. The beer garden gets great use with activities throughout the year and volunteer gardeners tend the beds and tubs. Friends of the White Horse organise regular coffee mornings. There is always a warm welcome and is well loved by locals and visitors to the village, with some people holidaying on the Norfolk Broads coming back year after year. 

Proper local pub with great food!

Because of the quality of food, which is superb. I really liked the 28 days aged cured beef, one of the best Sunday Roast I have ever had. Also, the atmosphere is so friendly and the events they organise are top!

Great atmosphere, can be cosy and quiet but can all so blow the roof of with music nights. The staff are all so friendly,  the food is great. New event this year was the fright night for Halloween,  iv never screamed and laughed so much in the same night.The weekend events all summer long are a huge draw and very well attended. And has a great village shop joined on to the pub.

friendly local, great food at sensible prices, superb beer festival, and range of beers always excellent

It's a pub that brings the community together 

The events this pub puts on is second  to none and they always make you very welcome . The garden area is a fantastic space in the summer months. There Halloween event they put on this year was fantastic. The owners and the customers all really put in a great effort. It was exceptional. Never been to a pub that puts more effort in on there events 

All that’s good about a community pub. Friendly welcome, great choice of beers and excellent food. 

A fabulous cosy village owned pub with a great welcome, good down to earth but varied pub and tasty food at sensible and affordable prices.Food and atmosphere has to be tried to be believed.

This pub is a very family friendly place, with some amazing staff and some incredibly successful and well thought out events. This pub serves some of the best food around and the community surrounding the place is amazing. The White Horse is definitely worthy of being voted for pub of the year!

Food and drink is fantastic. Service is always spot on and would recommend to anybody! 

Friendly pub! Put on great events throughout the year the most recent being their amazing fright night!

The various events they do are always great