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The Cotley Inn

2.5 star property
Inn with free breakfast, near Blackdown Hills

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The Cotley Inn sits near Blackdown Hills offering travelers a continental breakfast each morning and reliable WiFi in every room. Guests can wander through the garden, relax with drinks at the bar, or sample dishes featuring local ingredients at the restaurant.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Showing 3 of 3 rooms

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Standard Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Sofa bed
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Signature Room

Signature Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Signature Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
The Cotley Inn, Chard, England, TA20 3EJ

What's nearby

  • Blackdown Hills - 7 min drive - 2.6 miles
  • Chard Museum - 8 min drive - 3.2 miles
  • Snowdon Park - 8 min drive - 3.2 miles
  • Barrington Court - 27 min drive - 14.4 miles
  • Lyme Regis Beach - 31 min drive - 16.2 miles

Getting around

  • Axminster Station - 28 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cerdic (Wetherspoon) - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Brightside - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Flinthock Inn - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Bath House Chinese Restaurant - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Cotley Inn

Inn near Blackdown Hills
Located close to Chard Museum, The Cotley Inn provides free continental breakfast, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. In addition to a bar and a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi, with speed of 25+ Mbps.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
Room features
All guestrooms at The Cotley Inn boast comforts such as bathrobes, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers
  • Heating and housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Cotley Inn Inn
The Cotley Inn Chard
The Cotley Inn Inn Chard

Frequently asked questions

Is The Cotley Inn pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at The Cotley Inn?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Cotley Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Cotley Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Cotley Inn located?

Situated in a rural location, this inn is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Blackdown Hills and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Chard Museum. East Devon and Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are also within 16 mi (25 km).

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Reviews

The Cotley Inn Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

10

Amenities

9.8

Staff & service

9.6

Eco-friendliness

10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely overnight stay in the countryside and a great find. Beautiful setting, delicious food. We will definitely return if in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding Place

A couple just stopping over for a night, amazing yet again! Fabulous food and outstanding accommodation in The Holt! Dina and staff so friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super friendly and amazing service, the room and the pub was stunning and the food was incredible as well as the cocktails and drink selection. 10/10 would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Couple stay

A lovely find. Beautiful room and amazing food in the restaurant. Staff were extremely friendly. Will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patsy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful pub in the country fantastic staff food good and different from normal pub food. Lovely country walks great for dogs even dog showers out side. The old stables was beautiful accommodation attached to the pub. We would return again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was 10/10. From the evening meal to the beautiful room & continental breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful service, rooms tastefully decorated, amazing food - just the perfect little getaway! We’ll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Cotley inn

A truly amazing inn in the heart of Somerset. The staff are so lovely helpful and enthusiastic. the food is superb and just in the right quantity to feel full but not over full. Service is excellent and room quality superb. I cant recommend the Cotley inn enough. thank you again for a lovely stay.
Beef Rib
Sirloin Steak
Raspberry Parfait
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The cotley Inn

This has to be one of the best Inns weve stayed at. To staff are amazing they are friendly attentive and really want you to enjoy youre stay. The room was amazing so comfortable and romantic. Finally the food was amazing. Thank you for a lovely stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room, great food, friendly staff, very welcoming. Hard to fault, would definitely recommend a stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A pleasant one night stay in a beautiful setting.

The Inn is set in a lovely area and we were blessed with good weather. Drinks on the terrace as the sun set was delightful. The room was small but clean and well equipped. Good for a night but a I would think a bit claustrophobic for an extended stay. (Complementary pantry for the rooms with ice creams, teas/coffees, water etc. was most welcome). It was a little warm at night for our stay but the Dyson fan helped a bit. Food was good but not exceptional (lacking in seasoning) and the monkfish portion rather small for the price. Service was consistently good and friendly. There was some confusion at the end when the Inn thought I hadn't already paid the bill for the stay, but this was quickly resolved on my producing the paper work from Hotels.com.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delicious local food. Great service. Lovely room and pantry for guests.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great spot

Second stay in 4 months en route to Cornwall from Hampshire. Great pub and accommodation warm welcome and great food too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Amber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Flying Stopover visit.

For a non local was in the middle of nowhere which is best in daylight for finding! Beautiful rooms, was nosey and peered through other room windows for future. Sadly missed breakfast so check when defo doing it, but there was a great farm cafe a mile down the road which was great. Really beautiful bedroom and amazing upholstered bed. Also loved seeing the pet pigs/bacon on the edge of the carpark.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Peacefully perfect nights stay

I'm not sure how old the room I had was but appeared brand new and was very clean. The location is basically the middle of no where so very quiet and peaceful. It is only 5 mins out of town but you need transport to get there. Only had breakfast but the food was local if not their own and was great. Would I stay here again - yes most definitely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at The Cotley Inn. The young owners and staff are charming and friendly without being intrusive. The food is great and the bar well stocked, both with local produce. The rooms are beautifully finished and extremely clean. A perfect weekend break for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A real country gem

What an amazing little gem. The food is unbelieveable and people are so friendly when you arrive. Perfect hotel, beautiful rooms.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Exceptional accommodation with food to die for!

From parking the car to checking out (which was sad), the stay was exceptional. I am usually critical however everything was faultless! So much so we are looking for a excuse to book in the next couple of weeks.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything about the stay was magical
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

What a great find! We will return!

What a lovely place to stay. Extremely comfortable with high quality bed linen and super soft towels. Underfloor heating and superb shower. Tea and coffee including nespresso machine, fresh milk provided. We had a delicious meal too all with locally sourced produce. Excellent service by a great team. Thank you for making us feel so welcome. We will definitely return and would not hesitate in recommending the Cotley Inn.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cotley inn

What an amazing pub. The staff were amazing. The accommodation was superb and food fantastic. I cannot recommend this location more. Well done to the staff you were brilliant
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aslaug Terese

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Supen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zair

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

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