The Kings Arms: a sage-green village pub on a corner, with picnic benches under chalkboard signs reading The Kings Arms, Inn the Village and Country Pub.

Eat. Drink. Stay.

A traditional village pub and inn on South Street, opposite Downside Abbey. Home-cooked food, cask ale by a real fire, live music, and three en-suite rooms upstairs.

  • 4.6 from 161 Google reviews
  • Free off-street parking
  • Dogs and children welcome
  • Real fire & cask ale
  • Three en-suite rooms

The kitchen

Home-cooked food, served in the bar

Lunchtime and evening meals, cooked here and eaten at scrubbed wooden tables under low beams. Steaks, burgers and pub favourites, with takeaway pizzas when the kitchen is on.

The board changes, so the honest answer about tonight is always a phone call away. We would rather tell you what is good today than publish a menu that has moved on.

  • Lunchtime and evening meals
  • Takeaway pizzas
  • Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options
  • Children and dogs welcome in the bar
A steak with hand-cut chips, onion rings, asparagus and flat mushrooms on a white plate.
A burger and chips on a scrubbed wooden table beside a glass of Butcombe ale.

The bar

Cask ale, a real fire and someone playing

A regular cask ale and a changing guest beer on the pumps, alongside wines, spirits and soft drinks. Hops on the beams, a log burner in the snug, and a proper welcome whether you are a local or passing through.

There is live music on Friday nights and a quiz that the whole village turns out for. Both are worth a call ahead: the good ones fill up.

  • Cask ale, one regular and one rotating
  • Live music on Fridays
  • Quiz nights
  • Pool, darts and shove ha'penny
  • Beer garden and patio
Inside The Kings Arms: exposed beams, a log burner, a chalkboard reading Eat Drink Stay, and the wooden bar beyond.

The rooms

Three en-suite rooms above the bar

Stay the night in the middle of the village, fifteen minutes from Glastonbury and twenty-five from Bath. Each room has its own bathroom, a wardrobe, a dressing table and a tea and coffee tray, and there is a guest lounge to fall into afterwards.

A letting room with a carved four-poster bed, oak wardrobe, dressing table and a tea and coffee tray.
  • Private en-suite bathroom with free toiletries
  • Tea and coffee tray, kettle and TV in every room
  • Wardrobe, dressing table and a work desk
  • Guest lounge, free Wi-Fi and free private parking
  • Breakfast and a bar downstairs

Rooms are booked by phone, or through Booking.com where the pub is listed as The Kings Arms Pub.

An en-suite shower room with a corner shower, basin and folded towels.
A guest lounge with a tan leather armchair against a panelled oak wall.

What guests say

Four point six, from a hundred and sixty-one people

Love this pub. Great family run pub. Owners go out of their way to make you feel at home. Lots of activities arranged on a regular basis.
Jamie Tovey · Google, five stars
We went to a fun quiz at The King's Arms, a great evening event. The landlord and lady worked extremely hard to welcome everyone and produce a quiz. Lots of heckling and laughter.
Karen Pearce · Google, four stars
The staff and locals were lovely, the room comfortable and clean, nothing was too much trouble, the music was great. Would definitely stay here again.
kim stirk · Google, five stars

Reviews are quoted from the pub's public Google listing and are lightly trimmed for length only. Nothing here is written on the pub's behalf.

Find us

South Street, opposite Downside Abbey

Address
The Kings Arms
South Street, Stratton-on-the-Fosse
Radstock, Somerset BA3 4RA
Telephone
01761 210165
Parking
Free off-street parking at the pub
Directions
Open in Google Maps
Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday4pm – 10pm
Wednesday4pm – 10pm
Thursday4pm – 10pm
Friday12.30pm – 11pm
Saturday12.30pm – 11pm
Sunday12pm – 4pm

Hours can change for private events, live music and bank holidays. If you are travelling any distance, please ring first.