The Shoe Inn

The Shoe Inn - Hotel description

This 15th-century coaching inn, situated just on the edge of the New Forest on the A36, has been welcoming hungry travellers ever since 1430 and is steeped in history.

Today it is a family-run free house with an elegant rustic interior and a pretty terrace garden. The Shoe Inn is renowned for its quality home-cooked food and is the perfect retreat for a relaxing weekend away or a comfortable overnight stop.

Each charming en suite bedroom is situated on the first floor, and is equipped with a colour TV and tea/coffee.

The Shoe Inn offers a very wide range of quality dishes, including pasta, fish, steaks and Thai curry. It serves food every day, from 12:00 until 21:00. There is live music/karaoke on some Saturday and Sunday nights.

• 9.6/10 Mark Young couple

  BEXLEYHEATH, United Kingdom
  September 18, 2011

  Visit the new forest

• 7.5/10 Paul Mature couple

  PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom
  February 7, 2012

  loved the inn itself very historic, room was comfy and warm

  it was very cold in the evening whilst we were watching the excellent live music needs to have better heating

• 9.6/10 Ross Young couple

  Brenchley, United Kingdom
  January 31, 2012

  Fantastic weekend had staying at the Shoe Inn. Staff were brilliant, great food and atmosphere. Perfect location for exploring the New Forest. Will definitely be staying again.

  There's no hiding it's proximity to a busy road, but the owners and staff more than make up for this with their warm hospitality, great accomodation and fantastic food - especially the breakfast!

• 9.6/10 Vivienne Young couple

  Birmingham, United Kingdom
  January 21, 2012

  We were made to feel very welcome by the landlord and landlady who were lovely people. The bar is great, the locals were good fun and the breakfast was amazing. We were upgraded to a room at the back which cut down on the noise from the road. The room was a very good size and like the bathroom was immaculately clean. We were told about the n oise from the road before booking and what can I say? Yes there were rumblings from the trucks and lorries from the road but this is an old coaching inn and was there before the vehicles! The reviews were excellent and this is why I chose the pub. I will happily stay here again. Plenty of parking and a pelican crossing to get over the busy road...no problems at all.

• 10/10 Teresa Mature couple

  Nate LAN Vale, Australia
  December 17, 2011

  The family who run The Shoe Inn were very hospitable, on arrival we were warmly greeted by Shirley who could not do enought for us, the room spotless and comfortable. The food very good quality and plenty of it. We loved our stay with Kevin & Kerry and would stay with them again. Thank for all of your service.

• 10/10 Pamela Mature couple

  Dorchester, United Kingdom
  December 10, 2011

  Room was clean & comfortable. Food & service both excellent. Very good value for money.

• 9.5/10 Brian Solo traveller

  Manchester, United Kingdom
  December 6, 2011

  Very friendly staff and nice clean rooms! The rooms were basic but very nice! Great food in the pub and a good cooked breakfast!

  My biggest problem is the Hotel is on a busy maine road and it was noisy.

• 8.3/10 Anonymous Young couple

  United Kingdom
  December 6, 2011

  The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent along with the service. I would reccommend to friends and family.

• 6.7/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  United Kingdom
  November 30, 2011

  The Shoe Inn is a pleasant pub/inn run by a nice couple who strive to make your stay enjoyable. The pub has a real fire, decent ales and some old world charm. The restaurant food is reasonable and the breakfast is ok.

  My room was situated at the front of the Inn and therefore right on the main a road. With the windows close you could hear passing traffic but it wasn't too bad. If it was warm and you wanted to open the window it would be very noisy. The room was also very small with a smallshower, ok for a single but not as it was designed as double.

• 9.6/10 Philip Mature couple

  St.Austell, United Kingdom
  November 21, 2011

  Food and staff were excellent

• 9.6/10 Sophie Young couple

  Repps with Bastwick, Norfolk, United Kingdom
  November 7, 2011

  The stay was lovely, excelled expectations in all areas :) very pleased!!

  Only criticism is the closeness to the road.

• 10/10 Tracey Young couple

  amesbury, United Kingdom
  October 27, 2011

  Everything.lovely staff.lovely food.excellent room.spotlessly clean.well worth the price.every one should stay here.the breakfast was really nice.we had the roast dinner it was lovely and a bargain at 2 for ten pounds.even though it is on a main road the traffic did not keep us awake.we were shown to our room by a nice young lady.nothing is too much trouble for the staff.highly recomend this hotel

• 8.3/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  United Kingdom
  October 21, 2011

  The waitress/barmaid/receptionist was excellent, friendly, attentive, observant and helpful. The food was excellent and the room clean and comfy. The shower was just right, great to have a bath too.

  The road was noisy and felt like there was a railway outside.

• 8.5/10 Puja Young couple

  Watford, United Kingdom
  October 17, 2011

  Excellent staff and great facilities and games room. Ideal location for walking and hiking. Good food and drinks. I would stay again for sure!

  As we booked so late we were allocated the front facing room so had a fair bit of traffic noise! But that's it otherwise an excellent stay!

• 7.1/10 John Mature couple

  Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
  October 14, 2011

  Friendliness of staff/owners

  Not keen on micro-waved breakfast, no actual chair(s) in room

• 10/10 Kate Young couple

  Markyate, United Kingdom
  October 12, 2011

  Everything! It was a lovely family run pub with gorgeous room and great staff. The food was great. Overall excellent value for money and we definately want to go back!

• 9.2/10 Tim Mature couple

  Bristol, United Kingdom
  October 11, 2011

  Excellent accommodation!!! Very friendly staff. The room was perfect for us,small and compact, only thing they might consider is changing the tv to a flatscreen as my girlfriend whacked her head on the bracket.can't help the road which is very fast and busy.Overall though we loved are stay and would recommend the band which play on a Friday night. Excellent.!!!

• 10/10 Paul Mature couple

  Reading, United Kingdom
  October 10, 2011

  Friendliness and comfort. Food was excellent. Overall everybody made a real and genuine effort to help us have a good time.

• 9.6/10 Patricia Mature couple

  Worthing, United Kingdom
  October 5, 2011

  The choice and quality of the home cooked food was excellent, the friendliness & welcome from the owners & staff was superb and our whole stay was great from beginning to end

• 9/10 Ray Mature couple

  telscombe cliffs, United Kingdom
  October 5, 2011

  Old inn with modern facilities,very welcoming, good breakfast

• 9.2/10 Marlene Mature couple

  HASSOCKS, United Kingdom
  October 4, 2011

  Very welcoming, nothing was too much trouble. All staff were friendly we really enjoyed our stay. Live music was a bonus too.

  Noise of traffic from the busy road and the room was small.

• 8.3/10 Michael Mature couple

  buckley, United Kingdom
  September 20, 2011

  the positive and polite attitude of the owners. For a small pub/hotel they were doing a good job in a friendly manner. the standard of the room we were in was better than most 4* hotels I have stayed in across Britain and the world. It was spotless and comfortable and nice little extras in the bathroom. Bear in mind this was a small pub/hotel, good value for money

  In this section most people who stayed in the rooms looking out onto the main A36 Salisbury to Southampton road, will be complaining about the noise from the traffic. I am not. I was aware of the hotel's position on the A36 and was expecting it.It is a main road!! I was even offered earplugs by the owners! Not needed. I had a few very pleasant drinks at their bar and slept very well

• 9.2/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  September 13, 2011

  Warm, friendly and comfy. Good food and attentive staff.

  At first the traffic on the a36 shook the room which took a bit of getting used too but after a while all was fine.

• 7/10 Tony Mature couple

  Sligo, Ireland
  September 5, 2011

  Good Bar Food

• 10/10 Tim Solo traveller

  Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
  September 4, 2011

  Everything ok with hotel excellent staff/food etc

  Everything ok with hotel except do not stay in any room road side the noise from the traffic hitting the rumble strip on the road just outside the inn means an interupted sleep as I found out in room 5