Devil's Stone
Devil's Stone, Staple Fitzpaine Road, Staple Fitzpaine, TA3 5SJ, United Kingdom- Site
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Charming 18th Century Bed and Breakfast in Taunton
Historic Charm: The Hatch Inn, built in the 18th century, offers a unique and charming stay for guests looking to explore the historic attractions nearby.
Cozy Accommodations: Each unit at the inn is thoughtfully equipped with modern amenities such as a flat-screen TV, free WiFi, and luxurious bed linen and towels, ensuring a comfortable stay for all visitors.
Convenient Location: Located within proximity to various landmarks including Dinosaurland Fossil Museum and Sherborne Old Castle, The Hatch Inn provides an ideal base for travelers to explore the cultural and historical treasures of Taunton.
Book your stay at The Hatch Inn today for a delightful blend of history, comfort, and convenience.
Check-in from
04:00 PM
Check-out by
10:00 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
19 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
11 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Friendly staff, room was lovely bed very comfy
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Perfect one night stay. The room was ready early, smooth check in. Great breakfast!
Comfy room nice shower and good food.
No negatives
bedroom bright and clean. Dinning and bar area lovely atmosphere, chilled music and candle lighting.Food delicious! everyone very welcoming and really nice. great stay.
Friendly staff, lovely room, comfy bed, great breakfast to name but a few
Nothing at all, faultless
Good shower , excellent breakfast.
Everything! It was fabulous
The room was beautiful, fresh and clean
Carpet a little grubby as you walk upto the first floor
Very friendly and relaxed a beautiful comfy bed and big room.
I think overall it could with an update. The carpets were tired and it needed a lick of paint.
Made to feel very welcome and totally enjoyed our stay. Comfortable room with everything we needed. Delicious breakfast - full Hatch and vegan meal. Dog walking near by. Wished we could stay longer!
All great.
Cost and location
Arrived on a night (Thursday) when only pizza on the menu.
Breakfast was great, love eggs royale and a pot of tea in the morning ! Yum
All was good, cant really fault it to be fair.
Very accommodating, really appreciated it
We had a really warm welcome, beautiful clean bathroom, hearty breakfast and fantastic value for money
Lovely shower, bed comfortable..Great pizzas and breakfast
Room hot even with fan. TV reception poor until we sorted the aerial lead out.
Nice people working there and clean and comfortable enough.
It was really unfortunate that there was very loud music and shouting late at night even though it said clearly that the pub was closing at 11pm. The guest who were staying on the wrong side of the building really struggled . We had to ask twice to cut the music and the number for our of hours didn’t answer.
Everything apart from the bed, found the standard double bed too small
Standard double bed
It was a lovely cosy place to stay, very friendly staff and great food
Breaksfast was amazing!
We had a lovely room it was very comfortable and everything worked. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food was excellent. Overall we were very impressed and would recommend this establishment to others but would suggest booking well ahead as rooms are limited.
Nothing springs to mind.
Tastefully decorated, clean, spacious.
The hosts were friendly and thoughtful, the room was lovely, the bed was comfortable, the shower was great. Food was delicious, as was the beer - what a lovely place! It’s in a quiet village surrounded by beautiful countryside and we would definitely stay again!
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Lovely village pub, friendly owners & locals. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the food was great and the room very comfortable
Location is perfect to explore places like Forde Abbey and Hestercombe gardens, and close to Taunton. Dog friendly. Excellent staff - very friendly and helpful, especially Rebecca who was juggling bar, restaurant bookings and accommodation bookings. Until the next time..!
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Friendly reception on arrival. Good selection of coffee and teas in the room. Great shower. Parking available and good location. Good breakfast.
Bed mattress too soft (for me)
Well styled furnishings, people incredibly friendly - great breakfast.
The room was very comfortable - big, with a newly installed looking bathroom. It had a large TV, and good coffee and tea facilities in room. The staff were excellent - all very friendly and helpful. The bar area was busy with friendly locals, and the drinks are not overpriced. Everything about the property was well kept and I liked the decor.
Sadly the kitchen was closed on a Monday, the night I was staying; and there were not any other dinner options that were walking distance at 8:30pm.
Really friendly, lovely big room, great staff and amazing breakfast. Great WiFi also
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Big room Big bathroom Lovely staff Great breakfast
Very noisy at night Carpets threadbare upstairs Some of upstairs felt like a building site
It’s location
Nice position
Local feeling and good breakfast
All good
Struttura accogliente e pulita con personale gentile. Molto apprezzata la possibilità di mangiare nel ristorante dell'albergo, dove abbiamo mangiato pure molto bene.
Unica cosa la struttura non è nel paese, ma è necessario avere l'auto. Per noi non è stato assolutamente un problema
The Hatch Inn was in a perfect spot for our overnight stay on our way for a weeks holiday in Cornwall.The accomodation was clean and tidy, the food enjoyable and the staff were very nice.
Fabulous breakfast and very friendly staff
Fabulous location
I cannot praise The Hatch Inn enough. The room was amazing, large, nicely furnished with a huge lovely bathroom. Excellent food in the evening and a great breakfast. Staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Together with good parking, a really nice stop over for us on our way home from visiting friend's
Great place to stay, lovely people, very comfortable and tasty breakfast
There was nothing I didn't like
Lovely cosy little pub. The room was lovely and the staff were exceptional. We enjoyed the breakfast too
The bed was a bit too small for the both of us
Very good for both
If the ashtrays were clean off the garden tables more often
Lovely pub, excellent facilities, friendly staff and great food.
Lovely room with character and style. Nice and clean and a decent shower. Staff very friendly. Second time of staying..
hosts where kind and helpful five star
nothing. all good
The stay was enjoyable even on the hottest night of the year i had a really good nights sleep
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We liked everything. Incredibly friendly staff, lovely big & stylish bedroom, big bathroom, car park out back and everything worked. We had dinner in the pub and breakfast was included and both were really tasty. What a great experience.
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Lovely pub, great welcome and staff couldn’t do enough to help us out
Yard at the back for sitting out enjoying a drink maybe could have been a bit more tidier. Lots of bits n pieces lying about but wasn’t really a bother just an observation really.
Clare the host was warm and friendly, showed us to our room and explained about choosing breakfast options. I could not fault anything, breakfast was gorgeous and the staff could not do enough for you. Plenty of parking and convenient to our needs. Highly recommend, I will definitely be staying again when passing through.
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This place is the perfect pub/inn to stay at. The beer is great, the facilities are great, the food is really above the normal stuff you often get in UK pubs. The staff 9and the locals at the bar0 were all friendly, Great dinned, great breakfast.
Nothing - this place was by far the best place I have stayed in ages.
Warm atmospheric pub with very friendly staff in a beautiful village setting. absolutely delicious supper and breakfast was the best of our trip so far.
slightly tatty communal stairs and entrances, room very clean
Check in was very easy and room was lovely, with fresh cold milk from the fridge available for nice teas and coffees in the room. Staff were very friendly and breakfast was fantastic. We were stopping over for one night and it was a great base to see Taunton and surrounding attractions
Good location for a stopover on the way to Cornwall. Modern and fresh decor, really lovely bathroom. The food was also excellent, stayed for dinner and had the included breakfast the next morning. Lots of options and a good quality.
There was live music on a Saturday night that was really loud up in the room! I could have gone down and listened to it I understand. It wasn’t overly a problem but if you want a peaceful evening best to check when they have live music on.
This is a lovely, peaceful location, great food and really helpful staff.
Great village location ideally situated for the M5, lovely room, fab evening meal & breakfast
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Very welcoming , great staff great food , room super clean, modern and comfortable, will definitely stay here again if in area .
Staff extremely accommodating and helpful Great value for money Excellent
The staff were very helpful and welcoming. Was just what we needed for the night!
Beautifully decorated, very friendly and helpful owners, breakfast was outstanding
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Friendly, welcoming staff. Clean, comfortable room. 1st class service in resturant and delicious food.
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Very friendly staff good choice of food lovely breakfast really dog friendly
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Beautiful property everything you needed
Everything was perfect
Location was lovely Very comfy room Food was excellent Staff were very friendly and helpful
Nothing it was great
Size of family room. Breakfast very good.
Lovely Inn to stay at. Very friendly staff and delicious food
Food
Nice room and restaurant I usually don’t order steak as I am always disappointed but I complemented the chef on possibly the best sirloin steak I’ve ever had. It was thick and juicy and so tender Breakfast was delicious
Unfortunately I have disabilities and really struggled with the stairs. But there is a good stair rail and I managed There is a lovely little shop on the property with good quality goody things for gifts
Exceptionally dog friendly - with very friendly humans too. We had a room with plenty of seating and a beautiful bathroom. A real treat to be able to stay above where we had a tasty dinner. And breakfast was delicious.
Friendly. Cosy room. Super shower room. Lovely breakfast.
Didn't know there was no food available on day of my stay.
Lovely country pub with nice atmosphere. Terrific breakfast. Staff were great.
Room could have been cleaner - used cotton ball by side of bed. Window frames where you open them were dusty. WiFi was not good
The location was fantastic for Taunton and the staff were amazing. So helpful, lovely and accommodating. We were staying for my son’s exams in Taunton school and the staff could not have been more helpful to him and I.
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Staff are wonderful, friendly and welcoming and rooms are very comfortable. Ideal location for the reason I make the trip. Cannot fault it.
There is nothing at all I don't like about it
Very clean and well presented, excellent dinner and breakfast. Very welcoming.
Beautiful, friendly Inn. The room was extremely comfortable and the food was delicious. Highly recommend!
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The Hatch is a lovely pub with a big car park which is always a bonus. We stayed there as we were attending a party at the village hall which was only a few minutes walk away! Couldn’t fault anything, thank you
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Cosy atmosphere, very friendly & fun staff.Parking at the back. Tasty dinner. Very accommodating owner who accepted our 3 additional unplanned guests for dinner.
The stairs were ok for us but could be a little hard for older or less able guests. Breakfast could include the use of non dairy milk & greek yogurt.
The evening meal was lovely especially the dessert and the breakfast the next morning was delicious, the staff were very friendly and accommodating.
The room could do with a little TLC but it was comfortable and clean.
Pizza night was very good asd was the breakfast
Bed a bit old and sagging
Really nice little pub and good, comfortable rooms. I think I was upgraded which was a nice touch and I had a lovely bathroom with a freestanding bath. The bed was very comfortable, room a nice temperature and there was fresh milk available in a fridge outside the room. Breakfast was lovely. Pretty location.
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Conveinent for a short stay6
Excellent staff welcoming and professional Evening meal fantastic Great breakfast and flexible for the kids
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Lovely rooms and very friendly staff, wonderful breakfast.
fab food
A very warm friendly welcome, clean well kept room excellent shower comfortable bed all we needed for a great nights sleep followed by a top quality breakfast
It was perfect
Really comfortable room. Great food at the pub. The included breakfast on particular was excellent. All the team there really lovely. And great value. Would definitely recommend.
Breakfast was delicious and plenty of choice to choose from. The room had plenty of space for me to move about in. The bed was really comfortable. I really enjoyed my stay.
If you came from the main road, there was no sign at the front of the Hatch Inn that I had to go round to the back. I had to phone them to ask where I was meant to get in to check in.
Really lovely family room. Peaceful nights sleep. Nice big bath. Tasty brekkie! Really helpful friendly staff.
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Everything was amazing great location we were made to feel so welcome and the food was fantastic aswel would definitely stay again thankyou so much for having us 🩷
Characterful and very cosy and comfortable
Breakfast was a little bit overcooked for my liking and toast was hard. Stain on bathroom floor. Otherwise everything was lovely.
Really pleasant staff. Lovely bathroom in Room 5.
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Very welcoming. The meal in the evening was delicious. Highly recommend it. The hairdryer was excellent 😬The salmon and poached eggs (perfectly cooked)at breakfast Delicious
Breakfast was great. Just a shame we were not offered any toast.
We loved everything about The Hatch Inn, food, cleanliness, staff, decor and the rooms.
Everything was ideal, better than expected
Breakfast and dinner where delicious. Room was clean and comfortable. Staff where helpful and friendly.
Lovely place to stay, bed was very comfy and the pub had a nice atmosphere
All good
The location, staff and room were really nice. The whole place was very clean.
Whilst the food was beautifully cooked and presented, even with a side dish I was still hungry after my main course.
Lovely, quiet location with a very peaceful atmosphere. The staff were extremely polite and professional throughout our stay. The food was top-notch — fresh, well-prepared, and absolutely delicious. We would happily return and highly recommend it to others
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From the initial welcome to the comfortable room and dining room bar, all our expectations were exceeded. This is a gem of a village pub and one we’d certainly return to if in the area again. We were there on Thursday, when their kitchen is closed but instead wood fired, stone baked pizzas are cooked to order on site - delicious. Breakfast was a delight but the staff make this place the success it obviously is; thank you
Location was perfect, close to where I needed to be with great parking. Had dinner in the restaurant which was beyond amazing, along with breakfast which was delicious with lots to choose from! Beautiful rooms, very cosy and comfortable!
Nothing to improve!
Fabulous breakfast, amazing shower and pet friendly. Lots of good walks close by.
Located a little out of the way but as it’s a public house and does food then not a big issue.
I love this place . Rooms are so cosy and the food is top drawer
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This is a place we would certainly revisit if ever the opportunity presented itself. The hosts were wonderful, the atmosphere is relaxed and they accommodated our late arrival for breakfast with a smile. We were even offered a wash for our wet sport clothes and our running shoes were put in front of the fire without us asking. The breakfast was lovely and the dining room allowed us a quiet space to catch up on some work.
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Cleanliness
9.13/10Spotlessly clean and very comfortable according to multiple reviews.
Service
9.6/10Staff were friendly and helpful; excellent service noted in several reviews.
Location
9.14/10Quiet village location praised for its peacefulness.
Room Quality
9.09/10Rooms described as very comfortable and to a high standard.
Amenities
8.62/10Basic amenities mentioned, with guests appreciating the comfort.
Value for Money
9.28/10Value for money rated positively, especially for the quality of food.
Food and Beverage
9.43/10Food consistently rated as excellent with specific mentions of breakfast and pizza nights.
Overall Experience
9.3/10Overall positive experiences reported with guests looking forward to returning.
An 18th-century inn setting blends timeless character with modern comforts for a unique Taunton stay.
Situated in Hatch Beauchamp, guests enjoy a peaceful base with easy access to Taunton’s nearby landmarks.
Sampled rooms include coffee/tea makers, TVs, and quality linens for a relaxing retreat.