“Wherever possible, the food, including handmade sausages, Wiltshire cured ham, award winning cheeses and home baked breads, is sourced locally to help support local businesses. It all adds up to an imaginative menu, a delicious combination of simplicity and decadence. It isn’t short on imagination either - take for example, the dandelion and burdock trifle and the Stourhead farm faggots with onion gravy.” - Review for The Travel Editor – December 2009.

Our ethos at The Swan@Stoford is to endeavour to source the food we serve locally.

Our Chicken, Eggs & Pork are all free range. Our Beef is from Wiltshires well known Stourhead Farm & is aged for 21 days, Lamb is always English & from local farms where possible. Our handmade sausages, Wiltshire dry cured ham & bacon are from less then 8 miles from us. Award winning cheeses reach us from the New Forest & Hampshire. Game comes from a mixture of the local shoots that take place nearby. Indeed, so keen are we to keep it local, we even purchase excess vegetables that individual growers may have from their allotments!

This way we save on ‘food miles’, a little help to the environment, support our local businesses & their staff, our own version of Fair-trade if you like. We have carefully selected a varied menu to cater for all tastes & budgets which leads us to be one of the most popular venues in the area.

Our bar offers everything a traditional should. With exposed beams & log fire it’s the perfect place for a pint of local cask ale & handmade pork pie or local cheese ploughman’s. Our full range of soft drinks, wines & menu can be enjoyed here as well. Dogs on a lead are welcome in this area as well.

“Good real ales, excellent food, attentive staff , newspapers at breakfast croissants and fresh fruit wow.” William form Killa,GB.

Our Garden room has been designed to create a warm & relaxed atmosphere. With French doors leading out to the garden this room is ideal for a romantic table for two or for groups up to 8 people.

The Wylye room is the ideal place for families to come to eat. It is light & spacious, can cater for up to 50 people & it’s where our traditional Skittle alley is located. Also, it’s a great place for a family reunion or celebration, see our functions page for more details.

Recipe Of The Month

Warm Lobster & Potato Salad - August

Strawberry and Coconut Trifle - July

Goats Cheese Cake with Rhubarb Compote - May

Bouillabaisse - April

Braised corn-fed chicken legs, with smoked bacon,
white haricot beans, shallots and rosemary - February

Duck with Blueberry and Madeira Sauce - December

Pumpkin & Goat ‘s Cheese Risotto - November

Gilled Herb Lamb Chops - October

Dukkah – Summer

Carl’s Perfect Recipe for Pimm’s No. 1 cup – click here to download