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“Quintessentially English Georgian Inn nestled in the Dorset/Somerset countryside welcomes guests with winter fires, bare boards and comfortable rooms. Enjoy the Moor Queen’s on tap and extremely enjoyable food. A little country treasure, with great walks from the front door. ”

“Quintessentially English Georgian Inn nestled in the Dorset/Somerset countryside welcomes guests with winter fires, bare boards and comfortable rooms. Enjoy the Moor Queen’s on tap and extremely enjoyable food. A little country treasure, with great walks from the front door. ”

Hotel Review

Stride across rolling fields, feast on Corton Denham lamb, retire to one of the 8 perfect room. Buried down several Dorset/Somerset borders lanes, Gordon and Jeanette Reid's 18th-century stone pub has an elegant exterior – more Country Gentleman's House than pub. The bar, with its rug-strewn flagstones and bare boards, pew benches, deep sofas and crackling fire, is most charming. In the light, bright dining rooms that doubles up as a cinema on week nights, and on the terrace in summer, robust modern British dishes are distinguished by fresh ingredients from local suppliers. Try pheasant, pigeon and black pudding fritters, follow with monkfish with chive velouté, make room for a comforting crumble. Expect their own Moor Queen's Revival on tap, homemade pork pies on the bar, Black Spot bacon, from the Queens Arms very own Farm, at breakfast (from 8am daily), and stunning walks from the door. Dogs are welcome in the bar and there is also a bedroom for you favourite pooch to have a sleep over.

Recommended For

  • Foodies
  • They rear their own pigs, sell their own eggs, as well as dry-curing and smoking their meats and fish- local, seasonal heaven!
  • Value chic
  • Well priced elegant rooms with an even better priced gourmet cuisine downstairs, a real find.
  • Sights nearby
  • National Trust properties close by include King Alfred Tower, Lytes Cary, Tintinhull House, Forde Abbey and Montacute House.
  • Great walks
  • For a lovely long walk Macmillan and Monarch ways are close by, plus the pub will pack your lunch.
  • Other Activities
  • Enjoy a glass of your favourite drink on the terrace with a magnificant view.
  • Tennis
  • There are tennis courts for guests to make ues of if they wish.
  • Hotel Entertainment
  • The dining room doubles up as a cinema on week nights.
  • Child friendly
  • Childrens menu and babysitting avaliable.
  • Pet friendly
  • Dogs allowed in certain rooms.
  • Restaurant
  • Award winning food
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • Full of character
  • Cinema
  • Good wine list
  • Less £
  • Family Suites
  • Quiet
  • Conference facilities
  • Free wifi
  • Romantic
  • Four poster beds
  • Charming
  • Traditional
  • Inn
  • Historic

Facilities

  • Car not required
  • Free pick up from Sherborne Railway Station.
  • Child friendly
  • Childrens menu and babysitting avaliable.
  • Pet friendly
  • Dogs allowed in certain rooms.
  • Restaurant
  • Award winning food
  • Parking
  • Free
  • Cots available
  • Bar
  • Fireplace
  • In room DVD
  • Outdoor dining
  • Cinema
  • Internet
  • Good wine list
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • Family Suites
  • Conference facilities
  • Free wifi
  • Wifi
  • Four poster beds
  • In room music system
  • Satellite / Cable TV
  • Garden

Activities

  • Sights nearby
  • National Trust properties close by include King Alfred Tower, Lytes Cary, Tintinhull House, Forde Abbey and Montacute House.
  • Great walks
  • For a lovely long walk Macmillan and Monarch ways are close by, plus the pub will pack your lunch.
  • Other Activities
  • Enjoy a glass of your favourite drink on the terrace with a magnificant view.
  • Tennis
  • There are tennis courts for guests to make ues of if they wish.
  • Hotel Entertainment
  • The dining room doubles up as a cinema on week nights.

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Somerset Pub Guide

"A sense of tranquillity and understated luxury oozes out of every pore, while the young staff are friendly and enthusiastic."

Originally published by The Telegraph (view article)