An inn has stood at the centre of Crewkerne since at least 1541. The present building dates from 1832. The facade of its neo-classical structure is built in traditional dressed hamstone. Its noble architectural features include a central open-pediment of brackets and a fine elliptical rustic archway, leading to what was once the Inn's Royal Mail-warranted stable yard. On entering the yard the hotel bar is on the left and a new bar called the "Alehouse" can be found on the right. Both bars have the same ale selection.