The Langford Inn is the perfect country bolthole near Bath — and 3 more of the area's best hotels
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There’s something about Somerset’s landscapes that take your breath away. Windy, narrow country lanes (Londoners beware) that give way to lush fields, morning mists that rise above the woods and candyfloss skies where birds gather at sunset. It’s a backdrop steeped in legend and the antithesis of urban living.
Nested on the edge of Somerset’s Mendip Hills, just 30 minutes from Bath, lies The Langford Inn, a recently refurbished 17th-century country inn offering a bucolic weekend getaway for city-weary souls. Butcombe, the brewer and hotelier, took over the pub’s reins in 2019, kick-starting a huge renovation project and reopening its doors in 2021. This year, even more spaces have been given a stylish sprucing-up: there are now 10 boutique bedrooms ranging from cosy doubles to sweeping suites, located either in the main building or adjoining stable block.
After a three-hour drive from London, past lanes peppered with stone cottages and lycra-clad cyclists, the sight of this idyllic spot, bathed in the late afternoon sunshine, was a delight. The bar, painted in soothing slate blues, with oak beams and snoozing dogs beside chintzy armchairs, offered the warmest of welcomes: a place to pull up a bar stool and order a G&T or a Butcombe ale (made in its brewery in nearby Wrington) before checking into our room for the night.
If you’re looking for space to spread out, the Superior Family Rooms are light and airy, sleeping up to three guests, with honey-hued panelled walls, floral upholstered headboards and bathrooms big enough for a party. While a bath would have been a welcome addition, the shower was pleasingly powerful and came with complimentary Bramley toiletries.
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