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Best gastro pubs with rooms in Somerset
Somerset is renowned for its natural beauty as well as its historic villages and Cotswold charm. From cosy pubs with rooms to luxury inns, village retreats to remote escapes, there's just something about the pubs with rooms in Somerset that we love to return to time and again.
Carpenters Arms, Stanton Wick
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The Talbot Inn
Frome, Somerset
A 'popular pub in a beautiful village', this 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway has been beautifully made over in casual-chic style. It was a second venture for Dan Brod and Charlie Luxton, with Matt Greenlees (see also The Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton St George, and The Bath Arms, Horningsham).
The Carpenters Arms
Pensford, Somerset
In a hamlet just 25 minutes from Bath, 'the Carps' is a 'very nice country pub' offering 'very good' food, and oodles of atmosphere in the stone-walled, beamed bar, with fire and log-burner.
The Lord Poulett Arms
Hinton St George, Somerset
'Gardez la Foi' reads the Poulett family motto over the door of this thatched, ham-stone village pub, and the trio behind the Beckford group (see The Beckford Arms, Tisbury) have kept absolute faith with their winning concept here. The ambience is friendly and relaxed.
The Barrington Boar
Ilminster, Somerset
As much restaurant-with-rooms as friendly local, this 18th-century village pub, run by a husband-and-wife team, offers smart accommodation and cooking of a very high order.
Hort's Townhouse
Bristol, Somerset
Across from the Guildhall, this former sports bar, now a gastropub with rooms, has been given an extensive makeover in Art Deco style, inspired by its glamorous 1920s incarnation as a cocktail bar.
The Queen's Arms
Sherborne, Somerset
Serving cider since 1851, this honey-stone village pub has been attracting attention since a lockdown makeover by enthusiastic new owners. Contemporary-chic bedrooms have good fabrics, a Roberts radio, 100 Acres toiletries, views over gently rolling countryside.
The George Inn
Somerset
In a village close to Bath, one of England's oldest inns offers characterful rooms and above-average pub fare.
Crooked Swan
Crewkerne, Somerset
Saved from decay, completely refurbished, fitted out with flair and a sense of fun, this Georgian coaching inn has bedrooms of great character and seriously good food.
The Devonshire Arms
Langport, Somerset
Behind a handsome 18th-century façade, this former village inn overlooking the green is a contemporary drop-in bar and restaurant with stylish rooms, offering a mix of pub classics and more imaginative dishes.
The Red Lion
Somerton, Somerset
Flagstone floors, exposed beams and a log fire create a cosy ambience at Clare and Charlie Garrard's 17th-century thatched inn, while bedrooms in a converted barn are contemporary and stylish. Sophisticated gastropub dishes bring visitors to the Somerset village: venison tortellini; pan-fried gurnard, saffron potatoes, braised fennel, crab bisque. Happy hours, pub quizzes and curry nights encourage the convivial air.
The Exmoor Forest Inn
Minehead, Somerset
This Victorian inn, on a country estate and organic farm in the Barle Valley, in the heart of Exmoor National Park, has been refurbished by three brothers who have retained its rustic charm while giving it a subtle contemporary nudge.
The Swan
Wedmore, Somerset
Popular with locals, this 18th-century village pub has stripped-back modern interiors, boutique-style bedrooms, River Cottage-inspired local seasonal cooking, and a wood-fired oven on the terrace for alfresco dining.
The White Hart
Somerton, Somerset
With characterful bedrooms, this gastropub on the market square is a foodie spot, serving local beers and ciders, organic wines and creative dishes in which local, seasonal ingredients speak for themselves.
Somerset is renowned for its natural beauty as well as its historic villages and Cotswold charm. From cosy pubs with rooms to luxury inns, village retreats to remote escapes, there's just something about the pubs with rooms in Somerset that we love to return to time and again. Retreat to the tiny hamlet of Stanton Wick between Bristol and Bath for a warm welcome and plenty of West Country produce, from local lamb to seasonal game and fresh fish from Brixham. Food is an experience in its own right, thanks to the local larder as well as home grown produce grown from kitchen gardens as well as meat and fish that's cured or smoked in-house. Enjoy a stay in a bustling village pub that dates back to the 1700s, relaxing by the wood burner in the bar after a day of walking in the Somerset countryside. This part of the world is not short on traditional country pubs, but neither to they skimp when it comes to little luxuries such as organic toiletries and lush linens. Somerset pubs with rooms range from five-star luxury escapes that are perfect for romantic weekends, to fuss-free getaways that instantly make you feel at home.
