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The Queen's Head
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Still very much a village local, with four simple, tasteful bedrooms, this atmospheric 19th-century beamed pub, serving staples and more exciting dishes, has been given a new lease of life by the Chickpea Group.
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The young and burgeoning Chickpea Group has opened up the beamed interior of this village inn to create a more social space. Furnishings for annexe bedrooms were sourced from local suppliers and antique shops. The bar/dining areas have wooden banquettes and wheelback chairs, kilims spread on stone and timber floors, walls painted with Farrow & Ball Sudbury Yellow and Inchyra Blue, hung with quirky artworks. On cold days, the log burners are lit. When the sun shines you can drink in a wild meadow opposite. The menu mixes classics with dishes such as stonebass, butter bean, leeks, roasted cauliflower, walnut. Your hosts invite you to ‘eat, drink, ramble’, (and don’t we all ramble when we’ve had a few?)
Hotel Details
Address
1 North St, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5EN, England
Telephone
01722 780 344
Bedroom
4. All in annexe at rear, off terrace, 2 on ground floor.
Openings
all year except 25–26 Dec.
Background Music
'ambient' in bar and dining areas.
Children
all ages welcome, 1 triple room but no cots or extra beds.
Dogs
allowed in bar only.
Credit Cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £94. 2-night min stay at weekends unless you're dining (but check availability). À la carte £38.
Facilities
open-plan bar, snug, restaurant, in-room TV, courtyard terrace, beer garden in meadow across the road, parking, unsuitable for wheelchair.