Fox & Hounds Country Hotel

Excellent and friendly staff, comfy rooms, good food and fabulous grounds. Used as a base for more adventurous walking in the surrounding area, this mini break was as good a dose of well being anyone could ask for. We will surely come again soon.

Love staying in this relaxed Country House Hotel in a pretty valley easily found just off the A377. Rooms are big and airy and the staff are soooo friendly and just when I thought it couldn’t get any better the kitchen upped the game with a new menu. Beyond delicious! We’ll be back!

Decided to visit for one night with our two year old cocker spaniel and this hotel sounded perfect for us. Easy to park and a warm welcome from Tom in reception to both us and our fluffy companion. Hotel inside was lovely and warm. We were allocated room 16 which was a family/superior room. It’s an old hotel sounded perfect expect floor boards to creak here and there. The room was very large with two separate bedrooms and a bathroom with bath and overhead shower. The main bedroom had a four poster bed, while the second was a sofa bed. The sofa bed was quite badly marked in places - which didn’t bother us as we had the pooch but would have been unpleasant if being used by an other person. The walls had quite a few marks on them in places but we appreciate its an old hotel though a bit of paint would have easily covered these. The room looked out over the rear of the hotel and the gardens. Thankfully the sash windows open a decent amount as the old steel radiators pump out an incredible amount of heat. We were able to turn them off but no one can say this isn’t a warm cozy hotel! The bed was comfy and generally it was quiet at night. We ate in the restaurant that evening and again the staff were very welcoming to us and our four legged friend. The restaurant area was lovely with a log fire going and a nice atmosphere. The food really surprised us though - it was very good quality and extremely tasty. We throughly enjoyed our meal. Prices for food and drink were thought were very reasonable. Breakfast the next morning was equally as nice with a decent hot buffet selection, cereals, toasts and pastries. In this hotel dogs are welcome anywhere with their human partners so there were no concerns about taking them into an area they shouldn’t be. The gardens at the rear were nice with a large dog exercising area at the very bottom. Overall we had a lovely stay and will definitely come back again with our pooch. If the hotel can tidy up a few of the minor niggles in the room then we would be happy to give it 5 out of 5. The staff here are all excellent, and it’s a very welcoming hotel for humans and pooches alike.