The Mercure White Horse Hotel Dorking is a lovely coaching Inn with a lovely Dickensian flavour. With its old oak beams, open log fires & inviting lounge with nooks for quiet conversation. An ancient vicarage in 1278, the White Horse was first established as an inn in 1750 & is part of Dorkings rich heritage. With its old oak beams, open log fires & inviting lounge with nooks for quiet conversation, there is a positively Dickensian flavour about this beautiful old coaching inn. In fact, Charles Dickens was a visitor & did some of his writing here. Dorking is an ideal base for visiting local attractions such as Polesden Lacey, Denbies Vineyard, Chessington World of Adventures, Legoland & Epsom Racecourse.