Top Hotels in Ilminster
Top Restaurants in Ilminster
The 10 best hotels in Ilminster, United Kingdom
Discover the best hotels in Ilminster, Somerset, England including Best Western Shrubbery Hotel, Travelodge Ilminster, New Inn, The Bell Broadway, The Five Dials Inn, Shave Farm, The Flying Fish Stables, Woodleigh Bed & Breakfast, The Flying Fish, The George at Donyatt.
Restaurants in Ilminster
1. Best Western Shrubbery Hotel
Overall Ratings
4 based on 393 reviews
Ilminster in Somerset provides a fantastic base for breaks. Visit this quiet market town and enjoy the stunning countryside that lies on our doorstep. Ilminster is a charming town home to medieval streets, independent shops and regular markets. It is a great base to explore the many cycling routes, National Trust Houses & Gardens that Somerset has to offer. Located just half a mile from the A303 and 10 minutes from the M5, the hotel makes a great base from which to explore the beautiful county of Somerset. Individuals, tours and groups of varying sizes are welcome – the hotel has 23 bedrooms to choose from in a variety of styles. The hotel has ample car parking with easy access for guests. Recently, the hotel’s reception, bar and restaurant areas have all been refurbished. The bar, lounge and Revival restaurant are open all year around. Enjoy a simple snack, tasty carvery or more formal a la carte dining. This 3 star Edwardian Country House is a great venue for small intimate weddings, large receptions and civil wedding ceremonies. The hotel's ballroom (the largest in the area) can seat up to 250 guests for a wedding reception venue and there are 4 licensed rooms where a civil wedding ceremony can take place. Guests can stay in one of our 23 individually furnished en-suite bedrooms. We'll get involved from the initial planning stages right through to the big day itself. Our aim is to make your wedding day as special as it can be while alleviating some of the stresses along the way. For all enquiries, please contact the hotel directly.
Nice hotel
Reviewed By Voyage828283Nice clean rooms, no good if you have mobility issues, clean comfy bed, rooms not serviced daily, not even tea and coffee refreshed, nice breakfast on pre order. Attended for a family wedding which went of brilliantly.
2. Travelodge Ilminster
Overall Ratings
4 based on 500 reviews
Travelodge Ilminster is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Horton, offering a budget friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, and Travelodge Horton Cross makes getting online easy as internet access is available. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. While staying in Horton, you can check out a popular pub like The Five Dials Inn, which is serving up some great dishes. Enjoy your stay in Horton!
if you can, stay elsewhere
Reviewed By l0nd0nkatThe staff were perfectly nice and helpful, and that is where the positivity ends. The place itself is quite disgusting and in desperate need of some renovation and a deep clean. There were no less than 6 well established cobwebs in my room (Family room, No. 19) 2 in each corner. The sheets were 'clean' but had various stains on them. The bathroom (complete with HMP blue lino) had a leaking toilet, there was black mould on the ceiling, in each crevice and corner, and ALL around all handles of the bath. The shower head had so much limescale only 3 water spouts were functional. The toilet itself had never seen a splash of Harpic and had (what I pray) was a every growing limescale rim stain. The soap dispenser remained empty throughout my stay, the bins were never emptied. The corridors stank of wet dog and cooked food despite there being no food onsite, there were plenty of dogs staying which I don't mind, but given the poor cleaning standards it's a bit disconcerting. The room itself smelt damp and musty, no doubt due to all the mould. The year is 2022, people have devices, my family room for 4, had one plug. That plug is by the TV on the desk, there are no plugs by the bedside tables. God forbid you need to charge your phones overnight. I expect very little of a Travelodge, on a roundabout on the outskirts of Ilminster, but I do expect it to be clean. This was unacceptably dirty, bordering on revolting. It is also not cheap. Within the same price range there are far more clean and infinitely more charming 3-4 star b&bs in the area.
3. New Inn
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 129 reviews
Situated in the beautiful unspoilt village of Dowlish Wake in the heart of picturesque rural Somerset, the New Inn is a 350 year old stone built pub and is situated just 200 yards from the ever popular Perry's Cider Mill and Museum.We have two separate bar areas both with wood burning stoves, a stunning non smoking Restaurant serving lunches and evening meals and a large secluded beer garden which is perfect for those warm summer evenings.
Good old-fashioned pub hospitality.
Reviewed By eurogitVery comfortable bed and ideally situated for coast, countryside, stately homes and, if you are into fly-fishing, well placed for a number of West Country lakes. Staff are friendly and helpful and the breakfast will set you up for the day!
4. The Bell Broadway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
A family-run traditional English Country Inn with open fires, high quality locally sourced produce and well-kept Ales in a rural village location. Good links to the main road routes, a few minutes from the A303 and near the M5. Taking pride of place in the picturesque village of Broadway near Ilminster in South Somerset, enjoy the warmest of welcomes at The Bell Broadway. A unique experience, sensitively refurbished to preserve the character of the 18th century inn, combined with exceptional contemporary luxuries.
Appalling Service on bank holiday
Reviewed By chloemcclWe visited for the quiz on bank holiday Friday evening, we booked a table. Quiz and host were good. However, the waiting staff were terrible and the ‘manager’ couldn’t care less when issues were raised. We waited over an hour for 4 pizzas when we asked for an update we just got told we were busy and and when the pizzas did arrived they didn’t arrive all together and for £15.00 plus for a pizza not good enough. No apology forthcoming from any of the staff including manager. Disappointing and over priced.
5. The Five Dials Inn
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 232 reviews
The Five Dials Inn is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Horton, offering a family-friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. Guest rooms offer amenities such as a flat screen TV, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the inn. The property also features free breakfast to make your visit even more pleasant. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking. During your visit, be sure to check out a popular Horton cafes such as Monks Yard, which is a short distance from The Five Dials Inn. Enjoy your stay in Horton!
A very pleasant stay
Reviewed By Richard PLovely room, larger than expected. Sarah and staff friendly and efficient. Excellent evening meal, recommend the steak and Otter ale pie. Breakfast was a very good full English but other choices were on offer. A very pleasant stay, thanks to Sarah and all the staff
6. Shave Farm
Overall Ratings
5 based on 197 reviews
If you’re looking for a romantic bed and breakfast in Ilminster, look no further than Shave Farm. Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, and Shave Farm makes getting online easy as free wifi is available. In addition, guests can enjoy free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. During your visit, be sure to check out one of Ilminster's popular fish and chips restaurants such as Eagle Tavern and Stonemasons, all a short distance from Shave Farm. During your visit, be sure to check out a popular garden like Barrington Court, which is a short distance from the bed and breakfast. The staff at Shave Farm looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
An ideal place to stay for a peaceful time
Reviewed By I5392OSrobertsMy wife and I stayed for 3 nights whilst visiting family in Somerset. The accommodation was very clean and had everything you needed. The hosts were very welcoming but left you alone. They also provided a beautiful breakfast every morning which you order the night before. I thought the whole stay was excellent value for money.
7. The Flying Fish Stables
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 245 reviews
8 independent stable block rooms consisting of 6 doubles and 2 twin rooms. Views from the garden with a pub on site serving a delicious mix of Caribbean and British food. Dog friendly ( supplement of £5.00) with beautiful country walks for our 4 legged friends
Family Wedding - let down by cold showers and no heating
Reviewed By Ben RWe stayed here the night before my brother wedding. We arrived and the place is absolutely stunning- the lambs opersite, dancing and skipping while the sunset was amazing. It really was the scene from a movie. We checked into our rooms and on the face of it the room was spacious, clean and very modern, you couldn’t ask for more. There’s parking outside of the room and guest can usually easily get a reservation at the restaurant. Your thinking now after reading the start of this review. Why is this guy complaining, well let me continue. As you can imagine, it’s the day before the wedding and our family is slightly flustered. But yet again Elaine who was running the restaurant couldn’t have done more to help. She was amazing, I really can’t say thank you enough to this women. She’s was kind and consider and she even printing my brother wedding speech out which was brilliant. So we sat down for dinner and the food was brilliant. The only issue with this place was enduring a cold night sleep before the wedding and then waking up to a cold shower which isn’t what you want the day before your wedding.Persomally I don’t really care about me but I felt so sorry for my poor brother who shouldn’t of had this happen. I do want to finish with by saying the staff at this place are a massive asset and thank you to them all.
8. Woodleigh Bed & Breakfast
Overall Ratings
5 based on 71 reviews
Fabulous!!
Reviewed By Jtol62Stayed one night en route to visiting family. Really nice and friendly host Chris. The room was very relaxing and clean, bed really comfortable. The breakfast was enormous and cooked to perfection. I felt guilty I couldn't eat it all! Would definitely stay again and can highly recommend.
9. The Flying Fish
Overall Ratings
5 based on 7 reviews
Lovely couple of days
Reviewed By A1570RDkarengI attended a family wedding here last weekend. The staff are really friendly, the rooms were a good size and very clean, and the food was very good. A fabulous and relaxing time was had by all, highly recommended.
10. The George at Donyatt
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
A warm, friendly, welcoming village country pub, serving quality homemade food and good local ales. Opening Hours: Wednesday to Saturday: 12:00 - 15:00 and 18:00 - 22.30 Food served 12:00 till 14:00 18.00 21.00 Sun: 12:00 - 16.00 Food served till 15:00
What a shambles
Reviewed By Jan VWe emailed here on 19th September to ask if they had any availability. Received answer the same day saying they had a room free on room only basis. I replied asking if we could have it for 4 nights from the 23rd. Did not get anything confirming booking until 21st. We were flying in from Spain and it seems everyone in UK is staycationing, so virtually nowhere has any availability. We arrived, shown room and had meal in dining area. We arranged breakfasts at another pub nearby as George doesn't do breakfasts. We're told if we needed any thing like towels or tea, to put towels or teapot outside door. Reason for UK visit was to try and organise care for hubby's father, so rather stressful. Nothing was said about what to do when we were leaving. We left on Monday morning, there was no one around, we even called back after breakfast to check. Then when we were on way home from airport in Spain on Tuesday afternoon I get a call asking for payment. Not convenient for me at that time. Arrange that they will call next day. Then get an email asking me to call them at 11. They are the ones wanting payment, yet I have to call them !!!!! I called at 11.20 Spanish time, was told Sonia was not available so could I phone back. Again who is it who wants paying???? It wasn't convinent to call back, so they took my details. Later I get another email asking me to check details I had given them. I was not impressed with their total lack of information, we weren't told their opening hours, infact told there's always someone about. Nor at paying £75 a night for a room where you can only occasionally get toilet to flush and there were cobwebs. No linen changes, no bed making. No communication.
