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stones. You can buy stone ground wholemeal flour from its shop, and there's also a sweet
riverside tearoom.
Sleeping
Mill Stream Cottage
( 01643-821966;
www.millstreamcottagedunster.co.uk
; 2 Mill Lane, Dunster; s £55, d £74-84)
In the 1600s
this was Dunster's workhouse, now it's a sweet-as-pie guesthouse with country-cottage
style rooms. You get homemade cakes on arrival and home-baked biscuits on the tea tray,
plus a sofa-filled guest lounge, where you can doze off in front of the wood-burner.
B&B
£
Dunster Castle Hotel
( 01643-823030;
www.thedunstercastlehotel.co.uk
; 5 High St, Dunster; d £90-150; meals noon-2.30 & 6-9pm;
)
Everything feels rich in this former coaching inn, from the dark purple furnishings
and gleaming wooden furniture, to the plush, heraldic-style throws. The bar is suitably
comfy, while the buzzy
restaurant
(mains £13-20) specialises in intense flavours. Expect
beef with chorizo, butternut squash with Parmesan, and scallops with air-dried ham.
HOTEL
££
Spears Cross
( 01643-821439;
www.spearscross.co.uk
; 1 West St, Dunster; d £93-103; )
One for the connoisseur -
of cuisine and beams. Gorgeous antique elm supports and panels are everywhere, framed
by floral furnishings and the occasional raspberry-red wall. But it's also worth staying for
breakfast alone: Bucks Fizz (with freshly squeezed orange juice and champagne), their
own cured bacon, locally smoked trout and spelt-and-honey artisanal bread.
B&B
££
INN
££
Luttrell Arms
( 01643-821555;
www.luttrellarms.co.uk
; High St, Dunster; s £100-130, d £130-160; meals noon-3pm &
7-9pm; )
Sleeping here is more like kipping in a baronial pile: something to do with the
monumental stone fireplaces and arching beams, the paneled doors and sheepskin throws.
Huge flagstones, heavy armchairs and faded tapestries dot the bar - a perfect fit for the
hearty food (mains £13).
Eating
