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New Inn

4.0 star property
Inn in Ilminster with free breakfast and a restaurant

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New Inn sits close to the town center, welcoming travelers with free breakfast each morning. The property features a cozy bar and restaurant for evening relaxation. Guests can use WiFi in common areas or gather outdoors around the barbecue grills.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Showing 3 of 3 rooms

Family Suite, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Heating
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite ( & Single)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

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Dowlish Wake, Ilminster, England, TA19 0NZ

What's nearby

  • Barrington Court - 16 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Montacute House - 19 min drive - 13.3 miles
  • County Cricket Ground - 26 min drive - 16.7 miles
  • Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre - 35 min drive - 19.0 miles
  • Lyme Regis Beach - 35 min drive - 18.0 miles

Getting around

  • Crewkerne Station - 18 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Royal Oak - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Lord Poulett Arms - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Bell Inn - ‬10 min drive

About this property

New Inn

Upscale inn
At New Inn, you can look forward to free breakfast, a bar, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks at this inn include:
  • Free self parking
  • A porter/bellhop, barbecue grills, and smoke-free premises
  • Concierge services

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

New Ilminster
New Inn Ilminster
New Inn Ilminster
Inn New Inn Ilminster
Ilminster New Inn Inn
New Ilminster
New
Inn New Inn
New Inn Inn
New Inn Ilminster
New Inn Inn Ilminster

Frequently asked questions

Is New Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at New Inn?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at New Inn?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at New Inn?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is New Inn located?

Situated in Ilminster, this inn is within 3 mi (5 km) of Ilminster Library, Cricket St Thomas Golf Course, and Ilminster Parish Hall. The Warehouse Theatre is 2.3 mi (3.8 km) away.

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Reviews

New Inn Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.2

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.6

Staff & service

8.6

Eco-friendliness

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 178 out of 265 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 71 out of 265 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 265 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 265 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 265 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely friendly, welcoming, courteous staff. Fantastic food and relaxing ambiance. Simple yet adequate accommodation. Peaceful area with lovely walks around the village.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location to explore the area. Good parking. Friendly staff. Good food and beer!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful just off the a303 pub with cosy rooms and fab food , nice and quiet set in a lovely village with rich the owner on the New inn being very welcoming and helpful When passing again we will be sure to stop over ..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Cozy stay with friendly proprietor

Very cozy stay, quiet location, excellent food and friendly proprietor and staff. Everything we needed for our mini break.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kuniharu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service. They offered Special dinner menu for kids.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Evening meal was excellent. Breakfast good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Muriel

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

Happy traveller

A comfortable overnight stay with really good food . Sorry don’t know how to send the photo
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruoxi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cosy hotel, our family had a great time there and the breakfast was fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall it was a great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

Great Stopover

I have stayed here a few times in the past - last time was around 10 years ago. As before rooms are great and the food excellent. Will definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stop over on the way to Falmouth. Great country pub with B&B, good food and very helpful, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lester

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

Lovely Stay

Very pleasant stay, staff excellent, great food and a lovely area. Well behaved dogs are welcome and have a lovely time playing with the two very friendly pub dogs. Will certainly go again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very clean and comfortable stay, great menu and knowledgeable staff who are very friendly. Should I be in that area again for business I would not hesitate to use the New Inn again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Antony

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff and a reasonable breakfast. However, the room was dirty, the bathroom looked very tired and the toilet hadn’t been cleaned properly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms, quite adequate for our needs. Very friendly staff, we were made very welcome. Food amazing and we would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Miles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cosy English pub with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice welcome and pleasant overnight stay with evening meal and breakfast but pub lacking atmosphere in spite of it being a Saturday night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendlyness of the owners.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very welcoming village pub. Food was great and the room we had (family room) was clean, fresh laundry and spacious. Great value as well. Breakfast was perfect portion size and a tasty start to our day. We would definitely go back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was first class about this venue. It is in a beautiful village with other attractions. The owners and staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. We would recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Selim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful host kids loved the dogs ❤️ just needs a good high and low dusting and we forgot to say we couldnt work out the heating when we did get chilly late evening but snuggled down in the amazing beds and soon warmed up ❤️
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little room, the green emergency light kept me awake though! Smaller bed but lovely little room for a stopover
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

C

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

Lovely stay

We stayed for 3 nights. Lovely accommodation. Very clean and excellent facilities. Lovely owners. Very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was lovely. We had a meal Saturday evening. It was lovely. Very reasonably priced
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

chris

The atmosphere and friendliness of the staff was brilliant, however the fabric of the building was poor and dated. Our room had cobwebs in th corner
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

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