Wellington Hotels: Where to Stay in Somerset

Hotels in Wellington, Somerset form a short, mixed list. The town lies close to the Blackdown Hills, the M5, and the A38. We checked each property from the old guide against at least two independent sources. Some passed, one changed a lot, and one needs a warning. Rates change daily, so we quote none. Use the Expedia link below to compare current options, then confirm details with the property.

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Where to Stay in Wellington, Somerset

Hotels in Wellington, Somerset: Our Short List

We list six places. Four are in Wellington itself. One sits on the A38 just south of town. One is a glamping site on a farm in the countryside. We rank none of them, because the best choice depends on your trip.

Pick a town centre inn if you want to walk to shops and pubs. Pick the Travelodge if you want a plain, modern room with parking. Pick the farm if you want quiet and a fire pit more than a hotel lobby.

Every detail below comes from the property itself or from a second listing. Where only one source backed a claim, we say so. Phone ahead before you book, especially for room types and parking.

Travelodge Wellington Somerset

This is the most conventional hotel in the group. The address is West Park, off West Buckland Road, Wellington, TA21 9AD. The Travelodge website lists the phone number as 08715 591858.

Check-in starts at 3 PM. Check-out ends at noon. Early check-in and late check-out cost extra, so ask first. Staff work the hotel around the clock, and reception sells snacks and soft drinks at any hour.

Standard double rooms have king-size beds. Rooms also have blackout curtains, bedside USB charging, a desk, and tea and coffee supplies. The hotel allows pets in some rooms and has accessible rooms on the ground floor. Parking is limited, free, and first come, first served. Arrive early in the evening if you drive.

Wi-Fi is free for a limited time each day, with a paid option for all day access. A separate restaurant stands nearby, and the hotel sells a breakfast to go. Choose this hotel if you want a clean, predictable room for a night or two.

The Green Dragon Inn, South Street

The Green Dragon stands at 22 South Street, Wellington, TA21 8NR. Hotels.com and Kayak both describe an inn with a restaurant, a bar and lounge, and a terrace and garden. Both list 13 rooms.

Both listings include free breakfast and free Wi-Fi. Rooms have tea and coffee makers, flat-screen TVs, and toiletries. Hotels.com puts check-in from 3 PM and check-out at 10:30 AM. Kayak says check out before 10 AM. The two disagree, so confirm the time when you book.

Plan your arrival with care. Hotels.com says the inn has no front desk and asks guests to contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival. Late check-in is not offered either and guests need photo ID. The inn does not take pets or provide cots, according to the same listing.

We could not reach an official website for the inn. Treat the details above as reported by booking sites and call to confirm them.

The Vintage Inn, Fore Street

The Vintage, also called the Vintage Inn, is a local pub at 24 Fore Street, Wellington, TA21 8AQ. The phone number on the Visit Somerset listing is 01823 662369.

Visit Somerset and the Somerset branch of CAMRA both list the pub. CAMRA lists six bed and breakfast rooms. Three sit above the pub and three sit in a nearby building. CAMRA also notes real ales, a Sunday roast, and music on weekends. The CAMRA entry carries an older landlord note, so treat the staffing details as dated.

Expect a lively pub on busy nights. Ask about the noise level on Friday and Saturday if you want to sleep early. The old guide called this a quiet inn with a beer garden and a free breakfast. We found no source for the beer garden or the breakfast, so we dropped both claims. Ask the pub what the room rate includes.

The pub also stands on Fore Street, the same street as the Wellington Museum.

The Cleve, Mantle Street

The Cleve stands on Mantle Street, Wellington, TA21 8SN. The phone number on its website is 01823 662033. The grounds look over the Blackdown Hills.

This entry needs care. A Home Instead guide to Taunton and Wellington calls the Cleve a small hotel with four en-suite bedrooms in a Victorian manor house. The guide also describes a spa, a swimming pool, and a coffee house on site. The official website tells a different story. The site offers stays in two self-catering houses, a members-only health club called Bodywise, and a coffee house and bistro. The site lists no restaurant and no hotel rooms.

So the old claim of a fine dining restaurant and a hotel spa no longer holds. We cannot confirm the Cleve still rents hotel rooms. Call 01823 662033 before you plan around this stay. Ask whether you can book a house, whether the spa takes non-members, and when the coffee house opens.

Some booking sites still list the Cleve under Taunton. The address above places the Cleve in Wellington.

Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel

The Beambridge Inn is a roadside coaching inn. The address is Sampford Arundel, Wellington, TA21 0HB, on the A38. The phone number on its Visit Somerset page is 01823 672223.

Visit Somerset says the inn has eight en-suite rooms with free Wi-Fi, tea and coffee supplies, and large flat-screen TVs. The listing says the building has served as a pub since 1832 and began as a coaching inn. The inn lies about 1.5 miles south of Wellington town and about three miles from junctions 26 and 27 of the M5.

Kayak lists free parking and free breakfast. Kayak gives check-in as after 2 PM and check-out as before 11 AM. The listing also notes a function room for up to 100 guests, so the inn may host events. Some Kayak reviewers call a few rooms tired, so ask for a refurbished room.

This is a good base if you drive and want an easy run back to the motorway. The town centre lies about 1.5 miles away.

Lantern and Larks at Kittisford Barton

The old guide called this place a converted barn. We found something different. Host Unusual and Snaptrip both describe luxury glamping tents on a working farm near Wellington. Each tent sleeps six, with three bedrooms, an open living area, a kitchen, and a private shower room.

Snaptrip says each tent has a private wood-fired hot tub, a wood burner, a terrace, and a fire pit. Host Unusual does not mention a hot tub, so confirm this before you book. Host Unusual sets a two night minimum stay.

There is no mains power in the tents. Guests use rechargeable lanterns. Cars park in a set area, and you carry luggage on provided barrows along an uneven path. Snaptrip puts the drive to Wellington at about 20 minutes. The sites do not give a street address, so ask the host for directions.

Choose this site for a countryside break, not for a short business stop. Dogs are welcome on the Snaptrip listing, but rules apply, including quiet after 9 PM.

Where to Stay in Wellington for Different Trips

Match the property to the plan. This section keeps the choice simple.

For a night on the way to Devon or Cornwall, the Travelodge and the Beambridge Inn both keep you near the M5. The Beambridge offers an inn setting and the Travelodge offers a standard hotel room.

For a weekend on foot, stay at the Green Dragon or the Vintage Inn. Both sit in the town centre, close to shops, pubs, Wellington Park, and the museum.

For a rural break with walks, book the farm site at Kittisford Barton. You will need a car.

Wellington has no large hotels, and the town has few motels in the American sense. The nearest equivalent is the Travelodge. For more choice, look at Taunton, the county town, which has more hotels. We did not research Taunton for this guide.

Things to Do Near Wellington, Somerset

Wellington Monument is the area’s landmark. Wikipedia describes a triangular obelisk 175 feet tall, on a point of the Blackdown Hills about 1.9 miles south of the town. The National Trust owns the site. The old guide called the monument a cone, but the correct word is obelisk. Building began in 1817 and ended in 1854.

The monument closed to the public in 2007 for safety reasons. The monument reopened in August 2021 after repairs. Visit Somerset gives opening as dawn to dusk and entry as free. The National Trust car park lies about 200 metres along Monument Road, then a 500 metre path leads to the monument. There are no toilets on site. Check the National Trust site or call 01823 451587 for current access, including any climbing.

Wellington Museum stands at 28 Fore Street. The Wellington Local History and Museum Society runs the museum. Its displays cover the town’s links to the Duke of Wellington, the old woollen mill, and the local bank with its own banknotes. The museum reopened on 6 March 2026 after a refurbishment. Its website listed October hours of 11 AM to 3 PM on weekdays and 11 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays, with Sundays and bank holidays closed. Hours may change by season, so check before you go.

Wellington Park is an Edwardian park with flower beds and fountains, about five minutes on foot from the town centre. Free bandstand concerts take place on summer Sundays. The Basins are two small lakes within the Green Corridor, a traffic free space of about 65 acres around the north and west of town. Visit Somerset also notes independent shops, two bookshops, and a town centre car park with 520 spaces.

The old guide named Hestercombe House and Gardens as a hidden gem. We did not verify the gardens, so we left them out of the plan. Search for the gardens separately if you want them.

What We Checked and What We Could Not

We checked the Travelodge against its official page. We checked the Green Dragon against Hotels.com and Kayak. We checked the Vintage Inn against Visit Somerset and CAMRA. We checked the Cleve against its own site and a local guide. We checked the Beambridge Inn against Visit Somerset and Kayak. We checked the farm site against Host Unusual and Snaptrip.

We could not confirm any current room rate, so this guide gives none. We could not confirm the Cleve’s room status, the Green Dragon’s official check-out time, or the hot tub at Kittisford Barton. We could not confirm the Vintage Inn’s breakfast or beer garden.

We dropped these claims from the old guide: a fine dining restaurant at the Cleve, a free breakfast and beer garden at the Vintage Inn, a converted barn at Kittisford Barton, and the claim of bus links to every nearby village. None had a source. We removed no property, but several descriptions changed.

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Conclusion

Hotels in Wellington, Somerset offer a modest but honest choice. Book the Travelodge for a plain room, the Green Dragon or the Vintage Inn for the town centre, the Beambridge Inn for the A38, or the farm at Kittisford Barton for a countryside break. Call the Cleve before you plan around a stay there. Confirm check-in rules, parking, and current rates with each property, then use the Expedia link above to compare.

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