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The Compasses Inn

3.5 star property
Inn in Salisbury with restaurant and bar/lounge

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The Compasses Inn, in the heart of the historical district, offers a garden retreat and welcoming bar. Guests can explore nearby attractions, relax on the quiet terrace, or enjoy a full breakfast at the restaurant. Past visitors speak highly of their experience here.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
The current price is ₹13,200
₹15,840 total
includes taxes & fees
24 Nov - 25 Nov

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Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Wardrobe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Wardrobe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Wardrobe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Cottage | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Cottage

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds
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About the area

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Lower Chicksgrove, Tisbury, Salisbury, England, SP3 6NB

What's nearby

  • Messums Wiltshire - 9 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Dinton Park & Philipps House - 9 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Wardour Castle - 16 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Wilton House - 21 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Stonehenge - 25 min drive - 29.9 km

Getting around

  • Tisbury Station - 7 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kingfisher Cafe - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪The Talbot Inn - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪The Beckford Arms - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Tisbury Fish and Chip Shop - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Villa Verde - ‬12 min drive

About this property

The Compasses Inn

Inn in the historical district
You can look forward to a terrace, a garden and a bar at The Compasses Inn. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self-parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), luggage storage and smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at The Compasses Inn have amenities, such as free WiFi.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with baths or showers and hairdryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 9 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 10 for adults and GBP 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

More

  • Built in 1400
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

Pets stay for free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 10 for adults and from GBP 10 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

Compasses Inn Salisbury
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Compasses Salisbury
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The Compasses Inn Inn Salisbury

Frequently asked questions

Is The Compasses Inn pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Compasses Inn?

As of 22 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Compasses Inn on 24 Nov 2025 start from ₹13,200.15, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Compasses Inn?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Compasses Inn?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at The Compasses Inn?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is The Compasses Inn located?

Situated in the historical district, this inn is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Messums Wiltshire and within 6 miles (10 km) of Dinton Park & Philipps House and Wardour Castle. Bowerchalke Downs and Fontmell and Melbury Downs are also within 9 miles (15 km).

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The Compasses Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 55 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, very friendly people
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cosy Inn in Tisbury

Beautiful, cosy 14th century inn with rooms. Picture postcard perfect and in a great location for walks and a short drive to Tisbury High Street. Food in the pub was excellent as was choice of drinks. Plenty of car parking right opposite
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time staying in 'Plum Cottage' very good value for money. Great breakfast served 9-10am, taken in the pub and included in the room rate.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very warm welcome. Spacious, clean room, excellent linen and toiletries
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's a beautiful pub, the staff are exceptional. Food was delicious and well presented. The accommodation was warm and cosy, super clean and comfortable. I cannot rate our stay enough and would most certainly go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful little inn! Gorgeous property with outdoor seating and a charming pub. The food was outstanding! Cod fish cakes with shrimp masala sauce were a treat!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good except breakfast was slow and a little dry. A good night’s sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's all totally fabulous !!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location, good atmosphere, helpful staff but needs attention to detail eg no glasses in room, only one mug.

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute cottage, not for anyone mobility challenged. Very hot bedroom, didn't sleep much because of that (need lighter weight duvets), shame as otherwise lovely room & very quiet. Lovely to eat supper overlooking the field of sheep and lambs. Food was average. Pub chairs could be more comfy. Breakfast rather small (a full english was one mushroom, 1 small sausage, 1/2 tomato, scrambled egg & 2 very crispy bits of bacon. Had to request toast. Cold option was lovely but limited, juice, granola, yogurt & compote. Nice walks to be had from the door (we enjoyed the river walk through fields to a church, starting virtually opposite the pub).
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hard to find!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed. Excellent breakfast. Bedroom noisy when pub is full. Bathroom was basic with bath and shower hose. Alternative bathrooms are available. Pretty location. Front could do with being tidier.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The compasses Inn was a very well organised friendly and relaxing place to stay. It was easy to find using Google maps from the app (which is saying something!) Good parking, although this can get busy with the pub and restaurant in the evenings, however we always found a space, getting back before 7 in the evening or after 9! Extremely quiet considering the Pub is below - we heard nothing! Dog friendly which was a bonus, with a long walk over the fields opposite if needed for the dog. (Dog poo bin in the car park!) Staff were very welcoming and helpful. The facilities were super, great shower etc. Very comfortable bed and large pillows. Food was delicious, great breakfast and very reasonable price! Selection of local brews in the pub. The roads either way to the Inn are single track, with some passing spots, mostly other peoples drives. Further up the village there was a tractor and large trailer blocking the road as a local house (probably a new purchase from outside of the area) was having a huge amount of earth excavated, so no way past which meant reversing, turning around and a couple of miles detour the other way around. We also had to back up to allow other people to pass, as despite their being yards past a passing spot, people don't seem to be either able or willing to back up anymore (so I can only assume they were holiday makers also!) This of course is nothing to do with Compasses Inn, which we loved and would visit again without a second thought!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charmigt boende på en pub med excellent mat och god öl. Härlig omgivningen på landet samtidigt nära till alla sevärdheter i området. Rummen är underbart inredda och man möts av the och småkakor. Allt var helt fantastiskt!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay in stylish accommodation

We had a lovely stay, beautiful setting, stylish accommodation, great food,The staff were all friendly and attentive. Minor complaints would be a very squeaky bed and rather odd pillows. Similar to meringue looked full and puffy but went completely flat!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yvette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Little Gem of a country inn

A delightful small country inn with very pleasant rooms and en suite facilities. Despite a hard frost overnight we were very warm . The bed linen was exceptionally clean and crisp. We enjoyed an excellent meal ….interesting and varied menu and the food was well cooked and presented. Nothing was too much for the staff who were very helpful and efficient . We would definitely visit again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the quiet. the beauty. the history. the amenities....our only regret is that we didn't have a longer stay. We highly recommend The Compasses Inn
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food was outstanding! The room was comfortable and it was just quiet and lovely! Fresh cookies and milk in the room nice touch. I’d recommend and return in a heartbeat!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

M G P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great, friendly welcoming stay.

Lovely welcome by friendly staff who looked after us even though they were very busy as it was the England match. Great evening meal and the breakfast was excellent. Nicely designed room and en suite which matched high end fittings and furniture with 14th century charm. We will defiantly return.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Will, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant rooms, great food, and nice atmosphere in the pub
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful, comfy and delicious food!

Room was fresh and clean. Fresh milk and homemade biscuits were left with the tea and coffee which was lovely. Great bathroom with good pressure in the shower. Very good quality soap, shampoo and conditioner. No noise from the pub downstairs which is where you have breakfast. Plenty to eat at breakfast and superb quality ingredients. We also ate at the pub in the evening which was fantastic. Staff were friendly and attentive. Couple of tiny negatives: no wardrobe in room but provided with a clothes rail which was a bit too low, my long dresses and trousers ended up scrunched on the floor at the bottom. The breakfast was really good but it would have been nice to have more vegetarian options (baked beans, veggie sausages maybe?). I would definitely recommend this b&b and would definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jennie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended!

Would highly recommend the Compasses inn even if it seems a little out of the way! The owner is awesome, we stayed in the separate cottage and it would have been lovely to stay more than one night! Well appointed and the food in the pub is excellent. I’d love to return one day!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ein geradezu charmantes Cottage, gefühlt mitten im Nirgendwo. Das im Alten belassene Innen und Außen sind gerade das, was den Charme ausmacht. Trotzdem muss man nicht auf moderne Annehmlichkeiten wie Internet, elektrischen Herd, großen Kühlschrank und so weiter verzichten. Das dazu gehörende Pub ist jeden Abend auch von den in der Umgebung wohnenden Menschen gut besucht - aus guten Grund. Sehr, sehr tolles Essen in einer filmreifen Atmosphäre. Zum Personal kann ich auch nur Lob in höchsten Tönen verteilen, stets freundlich, zuvorkommend und offen für Fragen. Wir haben uns hier Zuhause gefühlt. Danke.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Love this place!

This Inn was amazing! The beds were comfortable and it was well decorated and the bathroom has been fully updated. The area was so peaceful and quiet. You had to drive up a one lane hedgerow to get there, which I loved :) Food wad amazing and all staff we encountered were helpful and very friendly. Definitely would like to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019