The Flying Fish Stables

4.0 star property

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Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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Wood Road, Windmill Hill, Ashill, Ilminster, England, TA19 9NX
  • Blackdown Hills
    6 min drive
  • The Flying Fish
    1 min walk
  • Taunton (TTY-Taunton Bus Station)
    15 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
    39 min drive

Room options

Double Room, Accessible, Ensuite (Disabled Facilities)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Twin Room, Accessible, Ensuite (Disabled Facilities)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, Accessible, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Accessible, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Flying Fish Stables

Hotel in Ilminster with a restaurant and a bar
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and conference space. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and wedding services. Housekeeping is not available.
The Flying Fish Stables offers 8 accommodations. Satellite television is provided.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Flying Fish Stables, you're just a quick walk from Barrington Hill Meadows. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a restaurant are available.
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet in some public areas
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Breakfast is offered for a fee
  • Amenities include a meeting room, conference space, and a multilingual staff
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Barrington Hill Meadows and 5 minutes from Donyatt Village Hall
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. A terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff are also featured at The Flying Fish Stables. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Ilminster hotel is smoke free.

The Flying Fish Stables has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Romanian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 20

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 10.0 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: GBP 10.0 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
The host will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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The Flying Fish Stables Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 129 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 129 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation
Perfect place for an overnight stay whilst travelling. Staff extremely friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent in every respect
Excellent in every respect. Would not hesitate to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Excellent value. Evening meal and breakfast was very nice. Service and staff excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ticked all our boxes
We loved our one night stay. Having checked previous reviews we had great expectations . We were not disappointed .Room was very spacious & comfortable with tea,coffee etc all to hand. The pub food was excellent with many menu choices. We plan to return when we are next in Somerset.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Shaun

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and owners made me feel very welcome and made my stay very pleasant. They even made sure I had a good breakfast before I left early in the morning. The stables were very clean and spacious as well as comfortable. I slept like a baby.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Flying Fish
The room was lovely. Each one has it’s own parking space in front. Loads of space, bath and separate walk-in shower. Tea and Nespresso provided too. Huge bed - bigger than a superking - and really, really comfy. We were late arriving but Kate had been in to turn the heating on and came over to make sure everything was ok. Tasty breakfast in the pub the following morning. Very amiable and relaxing atmosphere. We’d definitely stay again and highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious and comfortable in a lovely setting
We stayed for one night en route home from a holiday and visiting relatives. The inn was in a lovely position with great views over the countryside. Our room was spacious, clean and comfortable with good amenities. Parking was right outside. We had dinner in the restaurant which had a good and interesting menu and we enjoyed our meal. Breakfast was very good. We would certainly recommend this inn and are keen to go back for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Emma

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig D

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation and food of the highest quality Staff were great highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Devorah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

PHILIP

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable rooms and great service, excellent food and drinks too
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place with fantastic food
Great place to stay. Nice and quiet but close to Taunton. Accommodation nice, staff lovely and food is amazing!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Fiona

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room and a warm welcome
Lovely accommodation in a specially built building behind the pub. The welcome was friendly, the room spotlessly clean and well kept. Really good overnight stay. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent and large accomodation
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice Stabel conversions with a pub what can possibly go wrong. Nice menu (UK and Caribbean food) and nice freindy staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Jon

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Siobhan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a room in "The Stable" block which is just opposite the pub. We were able to park right outside our room. The room was clean and beautifully warm. The bed was massive, which was great. Kate & her bar staff were very friendly and we felt that nothing was too much trouble. Buddy was the chef whilst we were there & his Garlic mushrooms in cream were the best I have ever tasted! Thank you to both of you for making our stay with you so pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The pub is in a quiet location and the garden overviews open countryside. The rooms are large and pleasant to work from
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022