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The Pear Tree Inn
Melksham, Wiltshire
This gastropub-with-rooms is set in a beguilingly pretty 17th-century Bath stone inn with mullioned windows and cascading wisteria, and lovely gardens outside.
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This gastropub-with-rooms is set in a beguilingly pretty 17th-century Bath stone inn with mullioned windows, cascading wisteria, and lovely gardens outside. There is 'a genial grace to the setting'. House bedrooms, each named after a pear variety, mix contemporary furnishings with original features. Those in a barn conversion have statement wallpaper, comfy seating and a Fired Earth-tiled bathroom. Ground-floor Anjou has a shower; the rest have a bath/shower. A dog-friendly family suite has a king-size bed, two singles on a mezzanine, French doors to a patio. Extra touches include home-made biscuits and luxury toiletries. A larky spirit runs throughout, with jackdaw collections of knick-knacks. There are regular comedy nights, and hostess Jackie Cosens is definitely on the side of fun. They are serious, though, about seasonality and traceability. Chef/patron Adrian Jenkins buys from local farmers and growers, and uses fish from British waters. Menus might feature Wiltshire lamb rump with barley and spelt risotto, or tomatoes stuffed with feta, olives, rice and seeds. The kitchen makes all its own jams, chutneys and cakes, and breakfast eggs are laid by hens in clover.
Hotel Details
Address
Top Lane, Whitley, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 8QX, England
Telephone
Bedroom
10. 4 in converted barn, 2 in converted potting sheds, 1 suitable for wheelchair.
Openings
all year, except 1 week in Jan (call to confirm).
Background Music
in restaurants and bar.
Children
all ages welcomed, cot free, extra bed £30, high chairs, children's menu.
Dogs
allowed in barn annexe bedrooms (£15 a night), bar and Garden Room restaurant (not Sun Room).
Credit Cards
Amex, MC, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £150. À la carte £38. 1-night bookings refused Fri and Sat.
Facilities
bar/snug, 2 dining rooms, garden (alfresco dining), in-room TV, parking, restaurant wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.