Best dog friendly pubs with rooms in Somerset- Good Hotel Guide

There’s plenty of history in this 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway, but it’s been brought bang up to date by a shabby-chic make-over at no cost to its charm.

The Red Lion, Babcary

Locals and tourists alike enjoy the friendly atmosphere at Clare and Charlie Garrard’s thatched village gastropub, ideally situated to break the journey between London and the West Country.

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 humming with a ‘lovely, informal atmosphere’.

The Kings Arms, Sherborne

Just up the street from the village church, this 19th-century inn is today a ‘friendly’ country pub run by chef/patron Sarah Lethbridge and her husband, Anthony.

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.

The Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton St George

In a lovely conservation village, long under the feudal sway of the Poulett family, this thatched 17th-century inn is now a stylish dining pub-with-rooms, part of the fiefdom of the trio behind The Talbot Arms in Mells and The Beckford Arms, Tisbury (see entries).

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The Farmers Arms

TAUNTON

Off the beaten track, four miles south of Taunton, a relaxed and dog-friendly rustic inn with wooden floors, exposed stone walls, leather sofas and a log burner, Perfect pre- and post a bracing walk, the welcoming bar serves an extensive range of Somerset ales, and there is hearty fare in the oak-beamed restaurant. Bedrooms have views of rolling countryside.

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The Hatch Inn

Taunton

Overlooking the Blackdown Hills, a welcoming, dog-friendly country pub in an 18th century coaching Inn. It is surrounded by rolling fields and the Neroche Staple Fitzpaine Herepath (a 13.5 mile off-road trail) is close by. 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, such as calves liver with crispy bacon, creamy mash and gravy or Dover sole Benoit with Fowey mussels and a white wine crème fraîche sauce, and a choice of vegetarian and vegan dishes, all based on locally sourced ingredients.

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