Dunster Castle Hotel

The nine bedrooms are split into two standard doubles, four luxury rooms and three superior rooms, the largest with superking beds. One room, Dovecote, is kept aside for guests travelling with a dog. All rooms come with tea, coffee, hot chocolate and toiletries from a Somerset supplier, according to the hotel's site.

None of the room descriptions checked for this guide mention historic features specific to the 18th-century building, such as original fireplaces or exposed beams, so ask the hotel directly if that matters to you.

The hotel's restaurant serves breakfast every day and roast dinners on Sundays and Mondays, using locally sourced ingredients, according to its own site. Dogs are welcome in the restaurant on the wooden-floored areas, though not on carpet. No further detail on opening times or menus for other days was found in the sources checked for this guide.

The hotel has Dunster's only private car park, free for residents, a practical point in a village with limited public parking. Dunster Castle and its grounds, run by the National Trust, are around 50 metres from the hotel's door, and the village's medieval Yarn Market and High Street shops are within walking distance.