Is The Plume of Feathers pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Plume of Feathers?

As of Nov 2, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Plume of Feathers on Nov 6, 2025 start from $142.48, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Plume of Feathers?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Plume of Feathers?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

Where is The Plume of Feathers located?

Situated in Sherborne, this inn is steps from Sherborne Museum, Sherborne Abbey, and Global Images Gallery. St John's Almshouses and Sherborne Steam and Waterwheel Centre are also within 15 minutes. Sherborne Station is only a 4-minute walk.

The Plume of Feathers Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Mar 26, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Location opposite the Abbey was fantastic the pub restaurant was amazing best breakfast we have had anywhere will definitely stay again on our next visit

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ananda

Mar 23, 2025

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a great stay. Hayloft Room was beautiful and special with all the small details appreciated. Breakfast amazing and friendly staff.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Sep 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely spot

Super clean and comfortable room, great staff, lovely breakfast!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Tammy

Aug 14, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Dusty to where we had to leave window open all night & sent them a email & still not got back to us plus the breakfast was more like a kids so for the price for 1 night or £170 not happy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

May 10, 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Pros - wonderfully comfortable bed and pillows, lovely sheets and soft fluffy towels. A lovely newly refurbished bathroom and lots of lovely hot water and nice toiletries. The food is superb, both dinner and breakfast, with lots of choice and cannot be faulted. Dogs allowed everywhere, which for us is a massive plus with 2 dogs. Opposite the Abbey so in a marvellous position for seeing the area by foot and parking is free as well Cons - chipped paintwork in room and bathroom, needed a re-paint of walls and the lovely wooden sash windows were dirty with peeling paint and a pane of glass was cracked. The coffee table was chipped and shabby and the general state of cleaning/dusting sadly let the room down

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Feb 1, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Some rooms better than others

Stayed in the Hayloft which seems to be slightly cheaper than the other rooms, but in hindsight I wished I’d paid a bit more for a room in the main building. The bathroom is down a flight of stairs and very cold, tiny with rust, mildew and cobwebs. Really needs renovation. Pumps on 2 out of the 3 toiletries didn’t work, including the hand soap and they’re bolted in to the wall (which has taken off half the ceramic tile in the process). The room itself is large but as someone else has commented, the heating is pre-programmed and can only be changed using a PIN number (which isn’t shown in the room) so it came on at odd times in the night, then cold again in the morning. Velux window blind above the bed is jammed half open and can’t be moved, which isn’t great for shutting out the light for a good nights sleep. Basically, didn’t sleep well at all. Great breakfast and friendly staff though and the pub itself is nicely done out. Just need to renovate that bathroom and give the room a bit of TLC before I’d stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Lynn

Aug 31, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

I had been advised by another traveller to avoid the Hayloft Room and made this request but guess which room I got!!….. the bathroom was very narrow and down a steep narrow flight of stairs not good if you need the loo during the night and over 60 !! - no plug near a mirror and the worse thing of all was the church bells directly opposite my room which rang on the 1/4 hr throughout the night so I got no sleep!! My friends joined me for breakfast (my treat) which cost me £41 for 2 x egg on toast with tomatoes and 2 coffees - needless to say I will not be stopping there again - on the upside the staff were very pleasant

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Jun 9, 2025

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Great location s

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

May 11, 2025

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The Plume and Feathers well worth a visit

We were very impressed with the accommodation, which was spacious, well equipped and comfortable. The food at breakfast, lunch and dinner was exceptional. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful and pleasant. Thank you

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Malgorzata

Apr 21, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

We have recently stay in Family Room. To be honest for 2 nights including breakfast we thought that is quite reasonable price to pay as the Room was spacious. However need some TLC and good cleaning. Window in bedroom broken-can’t close properly, lots of cow webs on the lighting and also good dusting is needed.Bulbs need replacing on the side table in the Tv room too. Generally good and proper hover and cleaning would help . On the positive note the bed was very clean and comfortable. Bathroom needs repair/replace shower head as it was constantly moving around and hot water tub for bath is not working properly. Also shower wall needs attention-silicone sealer. Toilet seat needs good cleaning especially on the back seat -it was dirty with orange and brown stains on the silver screws. Breakfast was mix results tbh as on Sunday morning we had perfectly served Full English breakfast however on Monday-sausage was undercooked-was red inside and water too. When we call for service we received information that it was cure and good to eat and we said it was not cooked correctly. Instead of going back and forth service should just say simple apology and admit the mistake,it was unnecessary and unprofessional ,also the portion size was much smaller than they before and presentation could be better. Overall I think our stay wasn’t worth £250 for just 2 nights with all this issues which could be easily solved.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Sep 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Second time we have stayed at The Plume travelling to/from Cornwall. It is a lovely, comfortable & homely hotel. However, the absolute bonus is their restaurant, the food (small plates/tapas) is excellent, as are the cocktails and wine list. It’s a shame it is not near our home as we would be very regular visitors!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Sep 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A great central location

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Nov 30, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

I found this hotel very overpriced. £130 for the evening. The room was cold and unwelcoming, had to call the reception to ask to put the heating on in the room. The cafetière had not been cleaned and was had the previous guests coffee still in there I had to wash out before use. Room was tired and bathroom a little grubby. Staff were excellent in the pub, but for the price of the room- it was not worth the cost at all. Disappointing stay and I would not return.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Nov 19, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Plume of Feathers

Lovely stay at the Plume of feathers. Lovely quaint loft room overlooking the coutyard. Very friendly, clean and a great breakfast included. Highly recommend.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Jun 10, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A perfect place to land after a long journey. Perfect staff, great patio gardens, restful and entertaining all at once. Don’t miss Nick’s trivia evenings.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Caroline

May 8, 2023

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Amazing food and service

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

LM

Apr 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mar 23 stay

Lovely room, comfortable bed and a nice lounge which was a bonus. Food was amazing as was the service. Only negative was the heating wasn’t on for very long

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jagna

Nov 21, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful place to stay in the heart of Sherborne

Wonderful, friendly little pub hotel in the heart of Sherborne. The rooms and the breakfast were royal, all served with true hospitality. Thank you!

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Sep 12, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Had a wonderful one night stay at the Plume in Sherborne. The staff were fantastic and made sure that my stay was great. The food was fantastic but the highlight is the small courtyard garden which has been made into a beautiful, peaceful spot for a lovely glass of wine before dinner. Thank you Plume!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hugo

May 21, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Really helpful and friendly staff. Great location for Sherborne.

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Apr 3, 2022

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Room, service excellent and had dinner in restaurant which was great. Highly recommended

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Feb 28, 2022

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Fantastic stay

We had a great time. Lovely room, lovely bathroom, lovely supper and lovely breakfasts. Service was amazing. We really couldn't fault it and will definitely stay again when we are next in Sherborne. A

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Nov 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Good to be back at this lovely pub - and this time our room was lovely, overlooking the Abbey (was not keen on the Hayloft room last time - very draughty and basic bathroom). Huge bathroom with excellent shower, comfortable bed and sofa bed for our son - but still plenty of space. Delicious breakfast.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marcela

Nov 8, 2021

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Excellent!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

lisa

Oct 11, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Night away for family party

It was a lovely room but the bathroom let it down I think it was like a wet room which is fine but the shower wasn’t very good at all they did come and fix it but it had no power behind fine for 1/2 nights . Breakfast was really nice staff was friendly definitely would stay again

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

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