The Horseshoe Inn

4.0 star property
Bed & breakfast in Shepton Mallet with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Terrace/patio
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Classic Double Room, Shared Bathroom
Point of interest

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

Classic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
Smart TV
Premium bedding
Rainfall showerhead
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Classic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Deck/patio
Individually decorated
Heating
Smart TV
Premium bedding
Rainfall showerhead
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Map
Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, England, BA4 3JG

What's nearby

  • Kilver Court - 19 min walk
  • Royal Bath and West Showground - 6 min drive
  • Wells Cathedral - 8 min drive
  • Wells Bishop's Palace - 9 min drive
  • Wookey Hole Caves - 12 min drive

Getting around

  • Castle Cary Station - 15 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cider Bus - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mughal Empire - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Coffee Den - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Thatched Cottage - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The George Inn - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Horseshoe Inn

Upscale bed & breakfast in a rural location
At The Horseshoe Inn, you can look forward to a garden, a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), coffee/tea in reception and tour/ticket information
  • A TV in reception and luggage storage
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms are individually decorated, and have amenities such as free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • 32-inch Smart TVs with digital channels
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, electric kettles and heating

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 10 for adults and GBP 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay for free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 10 for adults and from GBP 5 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

The Horseshoe Shepton Mallet
The Horseshoe Inn Shepton Mallet
The Horseshoe Inn Bed & breakfast
The Horseshoe Inn Bed & breakfast Shepton Mallet

Frequently asked questions

Is The Horseshoe Inn pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Horseshoe Inn?

The Horseshoe Inn doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at The Horseshoe Inn?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Horseshoe Inn?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Horseshoe Inn located?

Situated in a rural location, this bed & breakfast is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Kilver Court and within 6 miles (10 km) of Royal Bath and West Showground and Wells Cathedral. Wells & Mendip Museum and Mendip Hills are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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The Horseshoe Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 48 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Jamie booked us in last minute and the room was perfect, thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Very friendly anf clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Nadira

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not at all like the pictures
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Nice Place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

kim

I was pleasantly suprise by the size and comfort of the rooms for the price, which although quite basic, were adequate for a short stay and great value. The staff were very welcoming and helped with our cases. It was a great location for walking to the shuttle bus. The downsides were the shared bathroom, steep stairs and no parking on site.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Great food dog friendly friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Very accommodating and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

BARRY

Staff very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

The owners and staff were very helpful nothing to much trouble Food excelent comfy beds lovely bedroom All in all great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Amenities
Perfectly good for the value. Good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Very nice place comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Nice welcome from owners. Excellent breakfast. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

David

A grade II listed property in a historical part of Shepton Mallet. Took time to read up on the area, would recommend everyone to do that, very interesting. Comfortable bed, clean room and great hosts. Some noise from the road adjacent to the Inn, not a deal breaker. Would I stay here again Yes.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

marcin

Not too bad
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Very well managed and lovely place to stay. I wish I could have stayed more days. Very friendly restaurant and pub downstairs, everything taken care of. The area is accessible by bus in either direction (Wells or Bath) and the town itself is highly walkable. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Grace

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Spacious room but needs some work
Overall, room was very spacious, clean and came with an ensuite bathroom. The double bed was comfortable. However, the condition of the room was below standard. For example, the bathroom door had no door handle, the tv didn't work, the main bedroom light wasn't working, and no milk provided for tea/coffee. If these improvements were in placed would give it a 4-star rating.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Craig

Welcoming small inn
Staff were welcoming and helpful. Kitchen was closing by the time I arrived at 20:50, but I got a fantastic pizza. Good beer. Room was clean and comfortable, if a bit tired. Separate shower room and toilet were clean with quality toiletries. However ceiling light wasn't working. I'd stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Amazing experience
Was very welcoming, clean and a good atmosphere. Nothing was too much trouble. Very close to shopping centre, local parks, shepton prison. Food was beautiful, owners lovely to chat too, always clean and tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff very nice and helpful but toom was had stale/stuffy smell. Right on road and so quite noisy. Room decoration and furniture need updating. Difficult to see how this is a four-star, upscale B&B.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

No double glazing in the bedroom overlooking the main road resulted in too much traffic noise overnight. Also parking near the hotel was not good.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

A very pleasant stay.
Very friendly host/owner. Managed to get there on the first day before their restaurant service finished and had an excellent spicy pizza. Shame I didn't have time to try other menu items. The room itself was a good size, lots of storage space and a kettle with some coffee/tea on hand. The bed was fine, although a little firm for my taste but otherwise comfortable. There was also a very small, almost cute freeview TV. Lets face it, you're not there to watch TV, but it's good enough and works. My only issue was the sash windows aren't double glazed and being roadside meant there was quite loud traffic noise, particularly with trucks. But it's an old building. So it's a minor thing personally. The shared bathroom/toilet is a good size and the shower was very good. Lots of complimentary shower gels on hand. Overall I nice place to lay your head. As I'm working in Bristol for a couple of months I'm pretty sure I'll use again. Price wise it was reasonable. On par with other places I'd looked at within a commutable distance of Bristol as Bristol itself is very expensive especially if you don't get free or included car parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Jenny and Dave
Needs ensuite facilities but it is early days for them so excellent stay otherwise.very friendly atmosphere and excellent food-well done chef. Comes complete with VERY friendly cat!!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

wendy

Needs some TLC
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Room ok for the money. Food good but they did not have the likes off mushrooms or beans as listed. Breakfast was full English for £10.00 or a bacon sandwich was the same price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Nigel

Commission Festival Stay
Nice convivial 4 night stay with very friendly hosts. Room was a good size abd clean. The bed was well made made and comfortable. The bathroom though not en-suite was a pace across the hall and huge well equiped and an excellent walk in wet room shower. The bar and restaurant area was has excellent cosie charm vett clean and tidy with a traditional skittle alley and nice beer garden. Although I didn't eat but saw the food which looked delicious and and was well received by fellow customers. Good local beers as well.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023