Family Friendly Pub & Accommodation on the Isle of Wight

The White Lion, Niton, Isle of Wight

A warm welcome, great food and a beautiful place to stay – discover The White Lion in the heart of Niton.

Owned and lovingly run by the Holmes family, The White Lion is a beautifully renovated village pub offering a relaxed and welcoming place to eat, drink, celebrate and stay on the Isle of Wight.

Located in the picturesque village of Niton, on the southern side of the Island, we are surrounded by beautiful countryside, rolling hills and stunning coastline. Whether you are visiting for a special occasion, enjoying a weekend escape or simply exploring the Island, The White Lion makes the perfect base from which to discover everything this beautiful part of the Isle of Wight has to offer.

Our six luxury bedrooms provide a comfortable and stylish place to stay, allowing you to enjoy a delicious meal, relax with a drink and then retire upstairs without having to worry about the journey home.

Food and hospitality are at the heart of what we do. From carefully created menus and special dining experiences to a perfectly poured local ale, a glass of wine or simply a hot drink and a catch-up with friends, there is always a warm welcome waiting at The White Lion.

We are passionate about creating a place where locals, visitors and families can feel at home. Our menus celebrate good food and quality ingredients, while our friendly team are here to make every visit enjoyable.

So whether you are joining us for lunch, dinner, drinks, a special celebration or a relaxing stay, we look forward to welcoming you to The White Lion, Niton.

Mark Holmes
Chief Executive

 

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Family Friendly Pub on the Isle of Wight

We offer a family orientated and dog friendly pub with a children’s play area to keep them entertained whilst you can relax and enjoy your time here with us.Our pub has been awarded 1AA Rosette for outstanding food and service for two consecutive years; read more about what our Rosette means below.

What it means to have 1 Rosette:

”These restaurants achieve standards that stand out in their local area. They serve food prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good quality ingredients. The same expectations apply to hotel restaurants, where guests can eat in with confidence and a sense of anticipation. Around 50% of restaurants/hotels within our AA Restaurant Guide have one Rosette.”
– AA Hotel and Hospitality Services

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Eduina Rodríguez Cordero
3 days ago
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Indoor dining room and outdoor terrace with garden, sublime service with delicacy and quality in the product, we ate very well.

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Dave Penny
5 days ago
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We come here regularly for a Sunday roast.. best we've had on the island so far. Would recommend and will be back
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Andrea
6 days ago
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A very good stopover stay. ☺Very good breakfast. Comfortable room, friendly staff. Location perfect for our needs. ☹Nothing
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Graham Povey
6 days ago
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We had a very good overnight stop Food, drink and service all very good.
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Graham Povey
7 days ago
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Great place for an overnight stop. Good food and drink.
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Helen
8 days ago
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☺Great location. Breakfast very good quality food. Room facilities excellent.
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Kbx
13 days ago
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Like it, we'll be back ☺Everything ☹Nothing
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Robert
16 days ago
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☺The choice of items on the breakfast and dinner menus was good and the quality of the food was excellemt ☹The room was somewhat cramped with limited clothes hanging space
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Terence O'Hara
16 days ago
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Should have come earlier. Excellent food, excellent service. HIGHLY RECOMMEND Terence O'Hara Oxfordshire
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Robin
20 days ago
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☺Great pub with a veiry good standard of rooms. Tea, coffee, comfy beds, firm pillows, strong shower, quality breakfast and pub food, big garden right in the centre of the village. ☹Minor quibble - aircon very noisy in room
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Gary Benn
20 days ago
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great location, very good staff nothing is too much trouble, they tend to all your needs and with a smile, the food is very good too, all in all a very pleasant stay.
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Deborah
22 days ago
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Archie fabulous young man ☺Archie the young man was exceptional. He made our first stay on the island brilliant. His knowledge and generally taking care of us. He absolutely couldn't have done more. So a huge thankyou Archie ☹Nothing
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Marrs Bonfire
27 days ago
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Great service and food
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Irwin
31 days ago
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☺Quaint, remodeled inn with a neighborhood vibe ☹I ate dinner at the inn. Fish was excellent but I would have liked more green beans and less potatoes. The salad was tiny.
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Charlotte
34 days ago
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Lovely property overall ☺Staff were lovely and welcoming. Breakfast was tasty with good quality ingredients. Bathroom was lovely and rooms tidy and clean. Aircon was brilliant and quiet. Plenty of parking. Room decor nice and plenty of room for suitcases (we stayed in family room) ☹Pillows were super soft and flattened as I slept. Spring mattress too soft for my liking. Could hear people talking and the music from downstairs so was noisy until about 10pm (this was on a Saturday and bank holiday Sunday night). Not ideal with children. Perhaps I should have foreseen this, being above a pub, but being a 4*, I also assumed that noise wouldn't be an issue.
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Marcello
35 days ago
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Pleasant ☺Central for Isle of Wight ☹Room a little too small

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David Brown
35 days ago
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Great food and the portion sizes were perfect, lovely pub and good service. Thanks.
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Jill
41 days ago
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Lovely 3 day break ☺Great location very central to visit the Isle of Wight Food lovely Lovely beer garden and lots of parking ☹The fact we weren't told the pub and restaurant was shut mon/tue until after we had booked it. We should have been made aware of this through booking .com
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Ronnie D
45 days ago
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We came here for some drinks and snacks, such as lovely place. The staff is super friendly, the chips we had were just perfect. They serve local ciders from apples grown just around the corner. There was live music inside when we were there, would come back for sure.
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Paddy Noctor
46 days ago
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Meal. Usual excellent food service.
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