Hotele niedaleko Burton Pynsent Monument, South Somerset District

As experienced Brit Stop members, we thought this sounded like an 'off the beaten track' country pub making an ideal place to park our camper for the night and enjoy a wholesome meal from a varied menu. Yes, it is down a couple of lanes and we parked in a quiet & spacious car park, but wait for it...we were extremely disappointed with the minimal, uninspiring menu & the prices but we were hungry! Not being chip lovers we both chose the sausage & mash despite it being served with just marrow & gravy at £15+ per head, it had to be cooked to a special recipe, after all you can do a lot with marrow. At least it was served quickly but with no phone signal we could not take a photo. So imagine an average bowl shaped plate with two table spoons of mash in the middle with a small serving of gravy(no pieces of onion)on top and two slim sausages on top of that. The marrow which was actually two very thin slices of a large courgette(a marrow is much bigger) was placed underneath the mash, unseen and uncooked! An unadvertised service charge was added to the bill, so we paid and left, still feeling a bit hungry.

The hotel is interesting with full amenities. The hotel is cosy and warm. The buffet breakfast is fantastic and the Hollandise eggs was awesome.

The only hotel in the town, the country is as usual, and foreigners live more.

Lovely country free with a modern twist. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. Everyone was so helpful and friendly. Room was very spacious and well thought out. Early morning start and the hotel kindly done a takeaway breakfast which was delicious. Dinner was also delicious, recommend for private dinner.

What a lovely place! The Old Pound is a village pub with superior accommodation offering outstandingly excellent food. The clientele is eclectic and the car park is likely to have everything from Bentleys to builder's vans. Certainly it is well patronised by locals as well as visitors. The atmosphere in the cosy public bar is overwhelmingly friendly with considerable convivial interaction between the locals and the tourists. Adjoining the bar is a pleasant little enclosed beer garden. There is a newly built or refurbished accommodation unit of seven rooms. Bar prices are local pub level, and actually less expensive than most with pints of real ale at well under £4.00. It is also a CAMRA pub with well celared craft beers, offering good discounts to CAMRA members. The accommodation. Our room was well furnished with tea/coffee making facilities and an ensuite bath/shower. The bed was amongst the most comfortable my partner and I have enjoyed - and of a size which could have easily accommodated Snow White and a considerable proportion of her entourage in addition to ourselves - though I must point out that no fairytale characters were molested during our stay! The restaurant. Offering a good selection of mostly locally sourced, home cooked produce prepared to very high standards - including even the very few bought-in items such as spring rolls, etc. The portions are gargantuan, and on one memorable occasion, involving locally made faggots and gravy, defeated even my extreme appetite. Honourable mention must be made of the sausages served with the enormous breakfast. They were quite outstanding in texture and flavour, so much so that I was moved to negotiate for extras on the second morning! All in all an epicurean delight. I can't recommend the Old Pound highly enough, and we shall most definitely be returning - probably on a regular basis.