We stayed at the Old Parsonage on November 5th, with friends that we met for a weekend away. After a day in Bath we quickly drove to Farrington Gurney where we spent a night in the two four poster rooms. The Old Parsonage has a history dating back to the 1600s and it retains all its old character whilst being a warm and comfortable place to stay. The beds are very comfortable and quiet and we had a very good night's sleep. Breakfast was delicious and we were given ideas by Charlotte the proprietor about where to go and what to do on Sunday. We visited the Mulberry outlet and also Kilver Court gardens near to the outlet at Shepton Mallett. We would never have thought of going there, but on a sunny autumn day the gardens were stunning. We carried on to Wells and had a lovely afternoon meandering around the cathedral and the town and browsing the shops. All in all, a great weekend. The Old Parsonage is an excellent base for exploring the area. We felt as though we had stepped back in time into an era of quiet and calm. Brilliant!

Discreet and efficient host, spotless quality furnishings, excellent breakfast and a good value change from chinzy hotels.

Not your normal residence put over to b&b but a lovely, well preserved and interesting house providing a very comfortable, private and unique experience. The rooms are very clean and relaxing with good facilities. Don't expect ultra modern and high-tech, instead expect cottage style & four poster bed, log fire heating in the lounge, freshly baked home baked bread still warm from the oven, a quality cooked breakfast or continental choice.
Plenty of parking and local amenities for eating out. Ideal overnight stay our romantic weekend for two.

We enjoy using B&Bs as one-night stop-overs and always aim to find somewhere with architectural interest. The Old Parsonage is unique in this respect, as it's grade 2star listing would imply.
Our welcome was businesslike rather than warm and the owner displayed a rather detatched manner throughout the stay. She put us in mind of a abrupt and rather strict old-fashioned school mistress.
Our room was spacious and comfortable with a well equipped en-suite. Everything was in good clean order. Certain details of the decor clashed with the quality of the building. Off the peg, DIY store, plaster ceiling roses and a self-assembly four poster bed, with fixing bolts very much in evidence, were disapointing.
A welcoming cuppa and cake would have gone down well, as it was, there was a kettle in the room with tea/coffee sachets and not even a biscuit.
As is so often the case, TV viewing was uncomfortable. Why is seating so rare in B&B rooms? We didnt notice a TV in the lounge.
The bed was comfortable but we did not sleep well because of the traffic on the main road outside. An attempt had been made to remedy this with the fixture of some architecturaly, very inappropriate, flush modern window shutters.
The cooked breakfast was fine although there was a limited range of sugary cereals and those mean mini-pots of thin marmalade. Home made bread did not compensate for having to get up to make one's own toast.
Overall this B&B is good but not fully deserving of the glowing accolades recorded here.