The Bustard Tea Rooms

About

Food the Way It Should Be

Situated minutes from Stonehenge, this is how a tearoom should be. A cosy little nook, or a table in the sun; the choice is yours. All our food is homemade, fresh, delicious, and affordable. 

We have tables available in The Old Stables (now our function room), The Crannog, our cosy sanctuary with views of the mature gardens and of course the garden itself where you can enjoy the peace and quiet that only comes from being off the beaten track.

Dogs and children are welcome, with water bowls (for the dogs!) and changing facilities and high chairs (for the children!). There is also a selection of toys, both inside and out, to make sure that your little ones stay entertained so you can finish your whole drink.

We also have a license, so beer and wine are available by the bottle.

The Bustard Inn is owned by the charity Gul Outdoor Therapy. But there been a building on this site for some 400 years. The building is made of traditional Wiltshire cob and over the year’s additional bits have been added on in various styles including the coach entrance and a large upstairs room which was built on for the expected visit of Queen Victoria as she visited the troops stationed here in the Boer War. 

The main part of the current tea rooms was stables and much of the current car park too, from its coaching inn days as we are situated half way between Salisbury and Devizes on the old coach road. At times 40 horses could be stabled here, and the farrier lived in the cottages opposite.

Stories of secret tunnels and highwayman are rife, but unproven!

The inn has a display of pictures through the ages and the original painting of the Starkey family playing croquet on the lawn in 1864. During both World Wars The Bustard was used as an officer’s mess and we have a display of military shields donated by various military units over the years.

The story of Winnie the Pooh started near here on the Plain and Dickens himself supposedly enjoyed staying here whilst writing one of his novels.