Winyard's Gap Inn

We only stayed one might but were so pleased with the whole experience we will go again and stay longer. The Owners are very local and only took over in January 2024. The staff are excellent and the food delicious. The room in the annex was well furnished with great taste and very comfortable. It will be a wonderful location in the summer having a huge lawn area with a magnificent view. Good value for money. Room charge only and breakfast extra but you pay for what you get. Full English at £12.50 was excellent and plentiful.

I spent a few hours in here finishing a book. I arrived about 11 and left mid afternoon. The pub had a warm and inviting atmosphere with a real fire, comfortable furniture, great views and welcoming staff. I had a burger with fries which was super tasty and filling plus a couple of drinks and two decaf coffees which were very good. The staff were attentive and efficient without being intrusive. I didn’t go into the restaurant area but it seemed well patronised. There is a great outdoor seating area with fantastic views over the surrounding countryside which would be great on a dry, sunny day. Highly recommended.

We had one of the studio rooms, which on first impressions looked good. We started to notice a few things...sink in the kitchen was dirty, and the kitchen bin was broken. The shower did not have any hot water, we did mention this the first night but still not working on 2nd night. Then on the 2nd morning we lost all water, meaning that no cups of tea, no flushing of loo and no shower or brushing of teeth. The food however, was amazing. Friendly service and top notch menu. Compliments to the chef. Would we stay again.....yes but under new management or when they get a good handy man.

Just what we needed, a quiet, relaxed three night break, exelent views, friendly staff, superb accommodation, out of this world food, our dog was firmly welconed from all staff and other customers, hopefully we can find the time to come back very soon once we have lost the weight we put on after eating so much of thier deliscious food

Hard to find a fault Food - dinner and breakfast great. Best poached eggs I’ve ever had Room - very comfortable and bed gave us a sound sleep with well equipped shower room. Under floor heating worked perfectly People - friendly and helpful Beer - great choice of local beers. Setting - beautiful Pity we couldn’t stay longer.

Incredible room! So pretty, spacious and clean. We booked the studio with bath, and it had a full kitchen for cooking. Totally dog friendly, had wooden floors and a great patio for him, lots of dog waste bins. The breakfasts are amazing! And the dinners good too. Dog could stay with us for every meal. Staff couldn’t do more for us, so amazingly friendly. Only thing that would have been useful would have been a hosepipe - the local walks are brilliant but our dog got really muddy. Also last sitting for breakfast is 9.25am and check out 10am - little early for us haha

Great food, incredible venue - went with our dog & baby. Smashing staff, very helpful. Really accommodating manager, best meal of our holiday. The views from this place are astounding, nice typical pub-grub style food in addition to some more restaurant style dishes if you want to go inside and eat. We had the Scallops to start which were amazing, my partner had the lamb which was cooked to perfection & I had a pulled beef Burger which was enormous.... just what I wanted! We finished with a Crunchy Cheesecake that was as good as it sounds. The venue did have a few stairs with no ramp, so we did have to lift the buggy up and down - that really is my only criticism (which wasn't a massive issue for us tbh but worth knowing if you go in a wheelchair!) and everything else was outstanding from a great team in a really fab place. Go to this place for a drink and some food, it's money well spent!

My wife and I have just returned from a 4 night stay at Winyards Gap Inn and I have to say it was one of the best stays we have had in this country. We stayed with our 2 little dogs and both Annie and Mia were both made most welcome as were we! We had planned to stay nearer the coast, Charmouth or Lyme Regis but either no hotels were available or were ridiculously expensive. Winyards Gap was about 30 mins. from the coast and Dorchester so an easy drive. As to the Inn itself, the room was spotless and the pub was great. I must praise the chef and his staff . We ate there every night and the menu was varied, excellent and reasonably priced . ( If only there was a pub like this near where we live in S.E. London.) Others on this page have praised the food and I must agree with them but then I must include Graham and all the rest of the bar staff as well. Always available and helpful and I loved the " Poretti" lager. Again a great place to stay, its only minor drawback , its isolated location.

Lovely little find with a fabulous view . Our food was delicious and well priced . In Fact the vegetation curry with cauliflower was so tasty we’ve emailed them for the recipe . Staff were all lovely and very helpful , and very nice evening will go back for sure