Best family friendly hotels in Somerset

There’s a huge sense of fun at this stylish hotel, whose logo is Vanity Fair’s caricature of the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Oscar Wilde’s Nemesis.

The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Bath

At the centre of a glorious Georgian crescent, two adjoining mansions are home to an elegant yet family-friendly hotel with oasis garden and beautiful spa.

Homewood, Bath

A ‘playful, quirky hotel’, in a traditional honey-stone building, Homewood is ‘full of eclectic eccentricity’.

The Carpenters Arms, Pensford

Rambling roses and brimming hanging baskets adorn ‘the Carps’, a friendly local pub-with-rooms in a hamlet 25 minutes from Bath.

The Lynch Country House, Somerton

Tucked away on the edge of a little market town 40 minutes’ drive from the Jurassic coast, this late Georgian mansion, topped by a belvedere with viewing deck, is an unusual and special B&B.

The Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton St George

‘Gardez le Foi’ reads the Poulett family motto over the door of this thatched, ham-stone village pub, and the trio behind the Beckford group (see Beckford Arms, Tisbury) have kept absolute faith with their winning concept here.

The Talbot Inn, Mells

This 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway has been beautifully made over in casual-chic style as a pub-with-rooms.

The Pig near Bath, Pensford

The setting is pure hog heaven at Robin Hutson’s third Pig hotel, surrounded by a deer park in a fold in the Mendips. The part-Georgian building comes in the group’s signature shabby-chic style.

No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath

The three Guest brothers made their first bold foray into hospitality with this boutique hotel and spa occupying three Grade I listed town houses on a splendid Georgian terrace.

Number One Bruton, Bruton

With its bright yellow front door and rhubarb-pink sitting room, this Georgian town house with cottages, forge and low-key Michelin-starred dining is stylish but unstuffy.

Blackmore Farm, Cannington

In springtime, wisteria cascades around the door of this 15th-century red sandstone manor house B&B on the Dyer family’s dairy farm.

The Luttrell Arms Hotel, Dunster

In a ‘lovely little medieval village’ overlooked by a red sandstone castle, what was an old guest house for the abbots of Cleeve Abbey is today a 'friendly and relaxed' hotel.

The Red Lion, Babcary

There's bags of olde worlde character in Clare and Charlie Garrard's thatched gastropub, with flagstone floors and exposed beams and plenty of cosy corners and crannies.

The Devonshire Arms, Langport

Behind a handsome 18th-century blue-lias-stone facade, a former village inn overlooking the green is these days a contemporary drop-in bar and restaurant-with-rooms.

The Newt in Somerset, Castle Cary

The buzz caused when Palladian Hadspen manor house opened its doors in 2019 shows no signs of abating; despite high prices, it’s hard to get a room without booking months ahead.

The Castle at Taunton, Taunton

The 150-year-old wisteria covering the facade of this historic building with its tower and crenellations attests to its longevity as a well-loved hotel at the heart of the county town.

The Swan, Wedmore

Go where the locals go, in this lively village in the Somerset Levels: this bring-the-dog, kids-in-tow pub-with-rooms bustles with a ‘lovely, informal atmosphere’.

The White Hart, Somerton

A foodie spot in a friendly town skirting the Somerset Levels, this updated pub-with-rooms in the market square draws tourists and locals with its ‘good atmosphere’ and ‘delicious’ West Country menus.

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Harington’s Hotel

Bath

In the heart of the city, this genial small hotel spreads over three Georgian houses on a quiet cobbled street.

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The Keep

YEOVIL

A smart, well-appointed B&B situated in the heart of town. A Continental breakfast is served in a contemporary dining area, or may be taken in the room.

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The Hatch Inn

Taunton

Overlooking the Blackdown Hills, a welcoming, dog-friendly country pub in an 18th century coaching Inn. Bedrooms are neat and comfortable, and supplied with tea, coffee, bottled water; Chard is large enough to accommodate a family of four. In the bar, local ciders and wines accompany home-made food, based on locally sourced ingredients. The Neroche Staple Fitzpaine Herepath (a 13.5 mile off-road trail) is close by.

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Best family friendly hotels in Somerset

Hotels not in the Guide that you may want to consider

Best family friendly hotels in Somerset

Harington’s Hotel

Bath

The Keep

YEOVIL

The Hatch Inn

Taunton

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