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The Compasses Inn

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Hair dryer, towels
Interior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Lower Chicksgrove, Tisbury, Salisbury, England, SP3 6NB
  • Place, Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Salisbury Cathedral
    ‪29 min drive‬
  • Place, Stonehenge
    ‪29 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪82 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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

Double Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Family Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Cottage | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Cottage

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Salisbury

The Compasses Inn is located 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Messums Wiltshire and within a 10-minute drive of Dinton Park & Philipps House. This 3.5-star inn has 5 guestrooms and offers conveniences like a restaurant, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking.
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What's nearby

  • Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Wilton House - 22 min drive - 11.9 miles
  • Salisbury Cathedral - 29 min drive - 15.3 miles
  • Stonehenge - 29 min drive - 21.9 miles
  • New Forest National Park - 44 min drive - 25.3 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪The Barford Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Lamb - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Tisbury Fish and Chip Shop - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Bell Inn - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The Beckford Arms - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Compasses Inn

Guests staying at The Compasses Inn enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a terrace, and a picnic area. Free parking is available if you drive. Staff members can help with accommodation requests, and provide luggage storage. This smoke-free inn also has a garden.
Guests can expect flat-screen TVs with digital channels, along with free WiFi and wired Internet. Coffee makers and hair dryers are other standard amenities.

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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 transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 9:00 AM to 10:00 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
  • Smoking not allowed

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 available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • This property welcomes pets for free
  • Service animals exempt from fees

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

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

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might 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
  • Check-in: 2 PM
  • Check-out: 11 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards.
  • Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

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Compasses Salisbury
The Compasses Inn Salisbury
The Compasses Inn Inn Salisbury

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at The Compasses Inn?

The Compasses Inn offers free cancellation on select room rates. For specific requirements, look at the cancellation policy on our site.

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

As of Jun 14, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Compasses Inn on Jun 15, 2026 start from $183, including 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.

What can I see close to The Compasses Inn?

This inn is located in Salisbury, close to Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs, Messums Wiltshire, and Wardour Castle. Dinton Park & Philipps House is also within a driving distance of 3.6 mi.

Is there parking available at The Compasses Inn?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the inn.

Does The Compasses Inn feature a casino?

No, The Compasses Inn doesn't have a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at The Compasses Inn?

No, there is no indoor pool at this inn.

Is The Compasses Inn a good place to stay for couples?

Couples staying at this inn will appreciate amenities like free wired internet as well as a restaurant and a bar/lounge.

Are there hot tubs at The Compasses Inn?

No, this inn doesn't have a spa tub.

Does The Compasses Inn have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

Yes, The Compasses Inn serves a full breakfast each morning for a surcharge from its restaurant.

Does The Compasses Inn allow pets to stay for free?

Yes, pets stay free at The Compasses Inn.

Are there connecting rooms at The Compasses Inn?

No, this inn doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How close is the airport from The Compasses Inn?

The closest major airport to The Compasses Inn is Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.), which is about 21.7 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies at The Compasses Inn?

No, there aren't any guestrooms with balconies at The Compasses Inn.

The Compasses Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 56 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten

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

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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.
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alex

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

10/10 Excellent

Ian

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

10/10 Excellent

James

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

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Will

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

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
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jody

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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