A HAMPSHIRE pub and brewery company is poised to reopen a long-shut historic village pub.

The Upham Pub Group, based near Eastleigh, is to open its 13th pub.

The White Hart in Overton, north Hampshire, is to reopen its doors to guests on June 10 following three years of closure.

The pub has undergone an extensive and sensitive refurbishment by its new owners, The Upham Pub Group.

It now offers 12 en-suite bedrooms, due to fully open by June 27.

Upham currently has plans to relocate from Stakes Farm, Upham to the outskirts of Bishop’s Waltham as well as increasing its portfolio.