The Queen’s Arms Shortlist*
Sherborne, Somerset
Good Hotel Guide Review
A return to the Guide for this honeyed-stone village pub, which had a lockdown makeover under enthusiastic new owners. Bedrooms have good fabrics, a Roberts radio, 100 Acres toiletries, views over gently rolling countryside. Coach-house rooms are dog friendly. In the teal, flagstone-floored bar and restaurant, pub classics sit alongside dishes such as glazed pork cheeks (from free-range Story Pig farm nearby) with white onion cream, crispy onions, crackling and sweetheart cabbage. Vegetables arrive by wheelbarrow courtesy of a local grower. Apex beers are from the microbrewery behind. There are steak, fish and fire nights, and fresh-baked croissants at breakfast, with a small charge for cooked items.
Hotel details
Address
Corton Denham
Sherborne
Somerset
DT9 4LR
England
Telephone
01963 220317
Bedrooms
10. 3 in coach house. Plus self-catering cottage for 4. 1 room suitable for wheelchair.
Open
all year.
Facilities
bar, dining room, function room (private dining/meetings), in-room TV (Freeview), EV charging, Pub Hub coffee bar, terrace, garden.
Background music
classical or 'non-invasive contemporary'.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra beds and cots on request in some rooms.
Dogs
allowed in coach house rooms, on lead in dining areas, £15 cleaning charge (free in 1 uncarpeted room).
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £140 (continental buffet), cooked dishes £6–£9. À la carte £50, steak/fish and fire nights £70 a head. 3-night minimum stay at Christmas.
Good Hotel Guide articles about
The Queen’s Arms
- The Good Pub Guide: 9 of the best pubs with rooms in Somerset