Sparkford Inn

Stayed one night, which was one too many. The only had two staff on, front of house and chef. Chef was nice, front of house no so. On check in I was told there was no breakfast included and if I wanted some, McDonands was up the road. No instructions given about overnight arrangements, that I found out later (from the chef) was that the was no one on site - and as there was no phone number, etc provided, not sure what you do if anything goes wrong! Front of house cashed up at 10:15 and as such refused to serve us another drink when we asked, and despite offering cash and to pay extra, would not budge - the Inn advertise its opening time until 11:00 - not with that member of staff. So felt like we were being send to bed at 10:15 like naught boys. The room - windows are from the last century and don’t close properly, there is no desk to work at, or s chair to sit on - so had to work sat on the bed. Sink it too small to wet-shave and the toilet masticator makes a noise every few minutes - all night. Would I stay here again - no chance!

The room was spacious but very tired and in need of some tlc. There was unfortunately some mould in the bathroom as well. The bed was comfortable and the shower was fine. Although only provided one towel for a room which slept 3! The pub itself was nice enough and a fairly quiet setting.

Good place to stop for me mid journey . Budget accommodation but adequate. Staff were friendly and helpful. Disappointed that they do not open their restaurant for breakfast so had to stop further along at a cafe. Evening restaurant menu was pub dare but good food reasonably priced if not the largest of portions (chicken tika) . My room was at the front of the building near to the road so quite a lot of traffic noise even at night and single glazed sash windows didn't stop any noise at all.

Room No.1 was ok, bed linen and towels spotless and bathroom ok but my sister’s room No.2 was not so good and her shower room was grotty. The ‘Inn’ closes at 9pm but we were given a key to let ourselves in as residents. We booked dinner for 7pm for four on Friday evening but couldn’t then order dessert as kitchen closing just after 8pm so asked for a coffee but they had no milk! We didn’t see any other residents during our 3 day visit but my niece tried to book and was told they were full? I don’t believe any of the staff live in. it’s a weird experience being above an empty pub in the evening when we were expecting a nice cheery atmosphere.

This is a lovely friendly pub. Rooms clean and comfortable. The landlady was very welcoming. They have only had the pub a few months and she did appear to be short staffed at times but managed well and was super friendly and honest about this. Rooms a bit short on tea and coffee making supplies but nothing else to complain about and they did attempt to rectify this. Rooms accessible for elderly parents. Both Father and Husband had a fabulous trip to Haynes Motor Museum which is just up the road! Great access from A303 if breaking up a trip.

Just had a Carvery at the Sparkford inn , fantastic value for money, and excellent food and service, well done. The Pub is characterful and obviously very old, but is still worth a visit, only 15 minute walk from the Haynes museum, RAF Yeovilton is just down the road, and Glastonbury festival less than half a hours drive.