A NEW pub with rooms has opened nestled deep in the Wiltshire countryside. 

The Great Bustard is in the Woodford Valley, around six miles from Salisbury, and describes itself as "an ambitious country escape with smart rooms to bed down in and considered spa treatments, surrounded by the River Avon". 

There is also a farm shop stocking organic and local produce.

(Image: Dave Watts) READ MORE: Rugby World Cup winner launches clothing range at Salisbury shop

A spokesperson for the pub said: "Committed to farm-to-table dining, tapping into some of the best West Country producers as well as ingredients that come straight from the Great Durnford Estate, dishes are dictated by seasonal ingredients. 

"Talented head chef Jordan Taylor puts the farmers, the producers and the estate centre stage with the restaurant menu, which takes the best elements of modern British food and elevates them further. It’s innovative, considered cooking that, importantly, is unfussy too. And the space itself echoes that sentiment. Huge floor-to-ceiling windows look out past the courtyard to the garden with its old willow trees and wildflowers.

"The Great Bustard is a proper warm and welcoming country pub for reading the papers in a wingback chair by the fire, for wellies and wagging tails, for a quick drink at the handsome bar as much as for lunch in the beer garden. The straight-up, honest food means the kind of menu where you’ll want to order one of everything – game rillette and pickles, pizza topped with West Country cheese, crispy croquettes and next-level roasts."

(Image: Dave Watts) SEE ALSO: Look inside this £12M listed property with a rich history - now on the market

The Great Bustard has 10  bedrooms, two above the pub and a further eight across the courtyard in the outbuildings.

Named after indigenous British birds, the rooms have been designed as sophisticated but pared-back retreats. 

There are super king beds in every room and bathrooms stocked with soaps, shampoos and conditioners. 

The Great Bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird, was one of Britain's most beloved birds but was hunted to national extinction in the 19th century. The Great Bustard Group has re-established a healthy wild living Great Bustard population of around 100 birds. This charity, supported by HRH The King and public support, reintroduced the birds to three locations in south Wiltshire, where they are now successfully breeding and growing.