The Hood Arms

The Hood Arms is an inn that dates back to the 17th century and was enlarged in the early 19th century. The building features a rendered exterior that mimics ashlar stone over a rubble base, with slate roofs that have overhanging eaves and soffit boards on the right-hand block. The left block has a lower roof that is independently structured, and the building is adorned with decorative ridge tiles and brick chimneys.

It stands two stories tall with a total of ten bays, comprising four on the left and six on the right. The first floor has twelve-pane sash windows, while the ground floor of the left block includes a square leaded carriageway entrance. To the right of this entrance is a sixteen-pane sash window, along with a tripartite sash window. The outer bays feature a 20th-century window and two eight-pane sash windows flanking a second entrance. There are also 20th-century plank doors with lean-to porches that have slate roofs and rendered finishes, along with 20th-century glazing bar windows.

Internally, the building has been extensively altered. Historical records indicate that there was an inn in Kilve as early as 1689, and another one in 1736. This establishment was known as the Chough and Anchor from 1822 to 1827, and by 1841, it had become known as the Hood Arms.