OYO The Walnut Tree

Nice accommodation with easy parking

Really nice stay , very warm and cosy overnight. No pub open or food available, but great price for my stay.

Great value country pub, convenient to A303. Quiet trad. room, comfy bed, hot shower. All necessities, full cont. breakfast bonus. Parking a plus. Lucked out with monthly pizza van. Best outside of Italy. Hallway carpets give bad impression.

Really enjoyed our stay, the room was spotless and comfortable, breakfast was lovely and the staff and locals very welcoming in the pub. The only issue we had was the temperature of the shower, we couldn't turn the temperature down and it was so hot it was burning our skin, we did inform staff. Not the end of the world as there was a nice bath, my partner however has a knee injury and did struggle with the bath. There was plenty of parking, the location was quiet and it was a perfect chill setting, would highly recommend.

really frendly and quiet area mobile pizza van brill .very good value for money

Quite area great bar facilities and very friendly staff

This is a low-cost hotel and thus one does not expect 5-star amenities. However, it represents great value for money. Easy parking, comfortable bed, spacious room, lots of hot water in the bathroom with an old-fashioned shower head that delivers a lot of water (unlike some of these modern miniature nozzles that just trickle a small amount of water). Breakfast is minimal -- just "continental" cold goods -- bread, croissants, cereal, juice, sliced ham and cheese. The beverage machine provides a good variety of coffee and hot chocolate. The staff are friendly and helpful, but be aware there\'s nobody there after about 10pm so you need to find your way into the lobby at the rear and pick up a phone to get help checking in.

No dining or bar at 7pm on arrival

Quiet pretty village, good beer

I stayed here last year and gave it a 5-star review. Naturally, being in the same area I stayed here again. The experience wasn’t as nice. Apparently, it’s under new management and they don’t have the necessary staff for full service yet. It’s a lovely bucolic location and a historic building so I wish the management best of luck.

Great value for money... Room was spacious & very clean, Food was excellent (evening meal & breakfast) & the staff were very helpful & friendly.

Really enjoyed our stay, the room was spotless and comfortable, breakfast was lovely and the staff and locals very welcoming in the pub. The only issue we had was the temperature of the shower, we couldn't turn the temperature down and it was so hot it was burning our skin, we did inform staff. Not the end of the world as there was a nice bath, my partner however has a knee injury and did struggle with the bath. There was plenty of parking, the location was quiet and it was a perfect chill setting, would highly recommend.

On arrival it was obvious the room hadnt been hoovered at all. The man did apoligise and go and get a hoover to do it. I moved the lamp and a dust outline was there. Tv didnt work and wifi wouldnt connect the whole stay. Metal lump where toilet roll holder should have been, no lightbulb in the mirror light, hook on main door lose and hanging so couldnt be used, door stiff and had to fight it to shut or open it. Door to bathroom was sitting diagnally badly ...so wouldnt shut at all. Because of cleanliness we didnt dare risk breakfast, so we can not comment on that. The bathroom was up some stairs but the window was on the floor, so you had to close the curtains if you wanted to use the toilet or shower or people in the garden could have seen us. A really disappointing stay and unfortunately we will not be returning to this venue.

The hotel (!) was serving coke from shop bought Cola bottles; we ordered food - the starter arrived 30 minutes after we ordered; our mains 1 hour after we ordered- which we simple ham egg and chips and scampi and chips. The room wasn’t cleaned after our first night. The bathroom tiles were mouldy. The bedroom hadn’t been dusted in ages. A film of dust on lampshades and tv table. The door to the room which was on the courtyard was dirty and covered in cobwebs. The outside tables hadn’t been cleaned in weeks, nor the ashtrays emptied.The coffee machine in the dining room was dirty Had Alex Polizzi been here I think she would have condemned the place .

Room dirty and dated bed wasn’t great and breakfast was cheese and ham however it was cheap

Nice quiet area. Rooms comfortable and clean.

Sadly, the accommodation was neglected and in need of some tlc. The sink in the bathroom was cracked, and there was no light bulb above the bathroom mirror. The chair to sit up to the desk to work, had a collapsed bottom and was not fit for purpose. The cleanliness was poor, particularly in the bathroom where there was old soap suds on the handrails in the shower. On a positive note the bed was comfortable.

Pleasant staff Lovely place to stay very clean and comfortable

Friendly but not clean. Cobwebs galore! Pictures on the website are very dated. The hotel now, is looking very tired and in need of a good clean. Food is very basic. Not restaurant standard. Bed was very hard and bedding basic. Carpark had old carpets and sofas stored in it!

Booked a deluxe room. Arrived at the property, unimpressed with the pile of carpets and furniture rotting and stinking in the car park. Show to our deluxe room, absolutely disgusting, every surface was covered in a thick layer of dust that you could write in, stained carpets and cushions, old chipped and mismatched furniture that looked like it had seen better days. Cobwebs everywhere there's no way these couldn't have been seen they were hanging from the wall's. Didnt stay went and handed the keys back to reception.

Friendly welcoming staff, reasonably priced food. Room was a good sized twin, unfortunately the walls were paper thin and we could hear the water system empty every time someone used any toilet facilities . Good onsite parking, lovely village pub.

Peaceful location. Good bar food though didn't seem to cater for Vegans. Room spacious but very tired. Beds saggy and uncomfortable. Ceiling dripped water when upstairs used shower and signs of staining so obviously a regular occurrence. Shower good but fan didn't work and clogged with dust. Breakfast was supposed to start at 8 but no sign of any staff until 8.30. Coffee machine unavailable and all very self service. Overall very disappointing, would not stay again.

Great value country pub, convenient to A303. Quiet trad. room, comfy bed, hot shower. All necessities, full cont. breakfast bonus. Parking a plus. Lucked out with monthly pizza van. Best outside of Italy. Hallway carpets give bad impression.

Super room and price Vs Travelodge / Premier Inn etc.

We booked for 3 night's, just needed somewhere to sleep and get something to eat. We left after a few hours, pub and restaurant closed , noisy neighbours, paperthin walls and extremely noisy pipework. Dont waste your money.

On arrival it was obvious the room hadnt been hoovered at all. The man did apoligise and go and get a hoover to do it. I moved the lamp and a dust outline was there. Tv didnt work and wifi wouldnt connect the whole stay. Metal lump where toilet roll holder should have been, no lightbulb in the mirror light, hook on main door lose and hanging so couldnt be used, door stiff and had to fight it to shut or open it. Door to bathroom was sitting diagnally badly ...so wouldnt shut at all. Because of cleanliness we didnt dare risk breakfast, so we can not comment on that. The bathroom was up some stairs but the window was on the floor, so you had to close the curtains if you wanted to use the toilet or shower or people in the garden could have seen us. A really disappointing stay and unfortunately we will not be returning to this venue.

Lovely quaint & quiet place to stay, very relaxing. Room was lovely but it would have been nice to have 2 chairs but we couldn’t fault the room. Bed was comfortable Breakfast was great. Very friendly service. Definitely go back there again.

I asked prior for a room with a bath, no response and after arrival only shower. I asked for a bath and this was sorted. Room was cold, poor lighting, spiders everywhere, no bath mat ..it was very slippery, no soap at all provided. Good was friendly kind staff, breakfast good.

Not the best. Very noisy there seems to be no wall sound insulation

Stayed here for a one night stopover. Ideally located off the A303, all the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Evening meal and breakfast food, everything was good. Our room however let it down, window blind broken and obvious it was. So our room was very bright in the morning. The mattress on the bed is beyond redemption, springs gone in a couple of places. It caused a very uncomfortable sleep and it really soured the stay. Furniture and carpet appear to fairly new and though the bedroom is small the room good value. Bathroom is a little tired but acceptable. Hopefully the owners invest in some new mattresses.

Lovely traditional pub with rooms in an annex. Owner and staff are very friendly and helpful. Good food cooked fresh in their kitchen. Excellent breakfast. Rooms cleaned daily to a high standard.

A warm welcome and quick check in. Room and ensuite clean and extras like hair dryer, kettle, toiletries etc provided. Good choice for breakfast. The full English was so good that we hardly needed anything else to eat until dinner time. A lovely quiet location.

Stayed 5 nights. Room decor tired. Had to ask for carpet to be hoovered as it clearly hadn’t been. There was a shortage of bath towels for 2 days as they had not come back from the laundry company so extra hand towels were provided. On 2nd day a member of staff took some from an unused room for us. Hadn’t realised until day 2 that we needed to register our car details for the car park on a computer at reception as we were not told on checking in and found out by chance. On our 4th breakfast I had to ask for mugs and spoons but it wasn’t the usual staff member on duty. Breakfast continental as advertised but simple. The receptionist and usual breakfast lady were very helpful and pleasant.

The young staff are not welcoming the mature ones are there was no tables to eat so was told we could eat outside then they managed to find us one the first table we was going to sit on we was told was reserved however no one sat on it except staff we only had 1 bath towel and no one turned up for breakfast by the time someone had to get in Kenny which was good of him had to wait by then we had had enough and left

I booked this property as it had recent 9/10 reviews and was ideally sited for a quiet break to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary weekend. To my surprise the “quiet” hotel had live music on the Friday night until late which was a singer/guitarist sited 2 yards from the foot of the stairs leading to accommodation where we were the first room making sleep totally impossible. When I spoke to person in the bar indicating that I expected some form of compensation as not “quiet” as advertised the response was that they have live music once a month so we were unlucky! Room was in need of a revamp, carpets and most fittings fairly worn. Maid service was poor. Forgot to replace towels on day 2, when mentioned to a staff member a lady appeared 10 minutes later with them “I didn't do your room” rather than “sorry they were forgotten”. Bath and sink clearly not cleaned each day. Cooked breakfast was good but the staff attending to us were fairly aloof and not at all engaging. Location is very much “off the beaten track” so be prepared to drive some distance for food and the like (evening meals on offer didn’t look too appetising when we saw the 8 or so people using the pub of an early evening). In summary 2/10 for “friendliness”, 8/10 for breakfast and 3/10 for cleanliness = 4/10 overall. If you decide to stay in this “quiet” location, ring first in case you are “unlucky” to be staying on the live music night!

Friendly staff , good customer service . Rooms comfortable , a little old fashioned but suits the style of the pub . Staff could not be friendlier they were all very nice

There were no toiletries in the shower; fortunately we had taken our own. When we checked in we told the lady dealing with us that we would want to eat. She didnt mention until we went to dine that the chef was off and rather than the advertised items on the menu the choice was burger or pie with chips or curry. If we hadnt had a pre dinner drink we would have driven elsewhere. The place was very run down and the view from our first floor room was a tiny fenced area full of weeds and a traffic cone. The bedroom walls are paper thin and during thr night someone in the adjoining room was defecating in his toilet about 4 feet from where I lay. The wifi was not working and at breakfaat time neither was the coffee machine. I guess we expected better having stayed there some years ago in a ground floor room with its own little patio at the rear. Those patios are clearly unused as the weeds there are 6 ft high. We chatted to a local who described the place as 'ghastly'.

Good value for money. Not 5* but entirely adequate. Wayne the manager was very personable and hard working.

Staff very friendly and helpful.

We looked forward to our visit but sadly were disappointed. We arrived at 3pm but were told we couldn't check in as the system was down. Completely understand things like this can happen but when we asked when it would be possible we were just told no idea, then told they wouldn't be serving food that night (a Friday) as the chef had gone home and then the barman disappeared. At 4.30pm a long standing resident said he could show us to our room. The towels and bedding were clean but the carpet was filthy and the bathroom just had the empty toiletry bottles from a previous resident. The continental breakfast the next day was fine. Perhaps we just caught them on a bad day but after our experience, we won't return.

Great value country pub, convenient to A303. Quiet trad. room, comfy bed, hot shower. All necessities, full cont. breakfast bonus. Parking a plus. Lucked out with monthly pizza van. Best outside of Italy. Hallway carpets give bad impression.

Really enjoyed our stay, the room was spotless and comfortable, breakfast was lovely and the staff and locals very welcoming in the pub. The only issue we had was the temperature of the shower, we couldn't turn the temperature down and it was so hot it was burning our skin, we did inform staff. Not the end of the world as there was a nice bath, my partner however has a knee injury and did struggle with the bath. There was plenty of parking, the location was quiet and it was a perfect chill setting, would highly recommend.

I booked this property as it had recent 9/10 reviews and was ideally sited for a quiet break to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary weekend. To my surprise the “quiet” hotel had live music on the Friday night until late which was a singer/guitarist sited 2 yards from the foot of the stairs leading to accommodation where we were the first room making sleep totally impossible. When I spoke to person in the bar indicating that I expected some form of compensation as not “quiet” as advertised the response was that they have live music once a month so we were unlucky! Room was in need of a revamp, carpets and most fittings fairly worn. Maid service was poor. Forgot to replace towels on day 2, when mentioned to a staff member a lady appeared 10 minutes later with them “I didn't do your room” rather than “sorry they were forgotten”. Bath and sink clearly not cleaned each day. Cooked breakfast was good but the staff attending to us were fairly aloof and not at all engaging. Location is very much “off the beaten track” so be prepared to drive some distance for food and the like (evening meals on offer didn’t look too appetising when we saw the 8 or so people using the pub of an early evening). In summary 2/10 for “friendliness”, 8/10 for breakfast and 3/10 for cleanliness = 4/10 overall. If you decide to stay in this “quiet” location, ring first in case you are “unlucky” to be staying on the live music night!

Quite area great bar facilities and very friendly staff

Quiet little village nice place to stay friendly staff and very clean

Nice quiet area. Rooms comfortable and clean.

Quiet pretty village, good beer

A lovely pub and hotel in a very quiet Somerset village. One mile off the A303 and 7 miles to Sherborne. Pub food is fine as is the continental breakfast in the morning. Excellent value for the money which includes a very comfortable room.

The property is located in a pretty little village. Very conveniently located for local atttactions. It is let down by its state of repair & lack of maintainance. The relief manager in charge during our stay was very pleasant & friendly but appeared to be struggling with things - coffee nachibe breaking down, lack of towels, staffing etc. it didn’t affect our stay as we enjoyed being there however things could be vastly improved.

Stayed here for a one night stopover. Ideally located off the A303, all the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Evening meal and breakfast food, everything was good. Our room however let it down, window blind broken and obvious it was. So our room was very bright in the morning. The mattress on the bed is beyond redemption, springs gone in a couple of places. It caused a very uncomfortable sleep and it really soured the stay. Furniture and carpet appear to fairly new and though the bedroom is small the room good value. Bathroom is a little tired but acceptable. Hopefully the owners invest in some new mattresses.

The first impression upon entering reception (it's in the pub) is that you feel like you've walked into the crime series Midsummer Murder and are looking to find Barneby. Our room was great, large bed, nice bathroom. You are greeted very warmly and uprightly, and you feel like you've been treated to a very good life. The Walnut Tree is located in a small village (approx. 400 inhabitants) and is very peaceful and full of character, making it the perfect place if you want peace and relaxation. We were the guests who stayed the longest, with 18 nights. We ate dinner every day and sometimes lunch too. The food is excellent; we give the kitchen 11 out of 10 stars. I can only recommend the food. During our time as guests, we became very close to the landlord and his wife and the staff, and a friendship developed. Furthermore, when you are open to other people like we are, we were also able to make contact with the local residents, and all of this gave us the feeling that we were part of the community. We would therefore like to express our thanks to the landlord, Peter and his wife Janine, and of course to the staff (Kira, Barbara, Megan, Rachel, and the young bartender). I would also like to express our thanks to the local people (Jeff, Joe, Paul, and Sharon); it's nice to have friends, thank you. We can definitely recommend The Walnut Tree and we will be back. PS: It's a village hotel with a pub, and not a Big City Hotel, where you have 24 Hour service.

Great little country pub. Friendly manager and staff. Excellent food and cask beer.

A good location and room was excellent. The first breakfast morning was brilliant with 2 staff and everything was fine. The second morning there was only 1 staff serving and they had not replenished cereal choices or condiments. Milk had to be replaced as it curdled in my coffee and the replacementvwas yhe same so coffee was left. The menu sheet was missing but that didn't seem to matter after I asked for porridge which was not good (not cooked long enough) we were not asked of we wanted anything cooked at all. My husband had the last 2 weetabix left in the basket. We made do with toast, no marmalade portions left and left thinking yesterday much better. Sadly will not be returning

Really nice stay , very warm and cosy overnight. No pub open or food available, but great price for my stay.

Room poor, dated, no mattress protector, easy chairs dirty, unsure if the smoke alarm was working (?) The room rate was cheap however basic cleanliness is a must Breakfast was ok, toast and cereal but coffee machine not working Ate at the pub and service was slow not enough staff seeing to paying guests

Bit mixed… room for the price was very good value but a bit dated, towel radiator was on full and had made the room extremely hot had to get manager to turn off as both plastic tap caps were broke. Bed…very comfortable but could have done with lighter quilt, Food… excellent!!! Service…. excellent!! Breakfast (continental)…. excellent Staff… excellent all of them!!

Friendly staff, nice evening meal and continental breakfast. Fantastic value.

No dining or bar at 7pm on arrival

There were no toiletries in the shower; fortunately we had taken our own. When we checked in we told the lady dealing with us that we would want to eat. She didnt mention until we went to dine that the chef was off and rather than the advertised items on the menu the choice was burger or pie with chips or curry. If we hadnt had a pre dinner drink we would have driven elsewhere. The place was very run down and the view from our first floor room was a tiny fenced area full of weeds and a traffic cone. The bedroom walls are paper thin and during thr night someone in the adjoining room was defecating in his toilet about 4 feet from where I lay. The wifi was not working and at breakfaat time neither was the coffee machine. I guess we expected better having stayed there some years ago in a ground floor room with its own little patio at the rear. Those patios are clearly unused as the weeds there are 6 ft high. We chatted to a local who described the place as 'ghastly'.

A lovely pub and hotel in a very quiet Somerset village. One mile off the A303 and 7 miles to Sherborne. Pub food is fine as is the continental breakfast in the morning. Excellent value for the money which includes a very comfortable room.