Needs some updating

This hotel could be absolutely wonderful but obviously needs some money spending on it. Our room was well proportioned and the seating area was great to have. However it is a long time since we slept under blankets and not a duvet, and we were cold the first night until we found an extra blanket. The shower pressure is also not very good, we appreciate the plumbing is probably old but I'm sure there could be a way of improving this. Antique furniture is lovely to have but sometimes not very practical and the sofa needed some re-upholstering.
Other guests told us their rooms were also cold though there are electric heaters provided.
The staff were all very pleasant and helpful and the food is good.
A minor point but it reflects on the overall ambience - very few of the pictures on the wall in our room, the restaurant and sitting areas are straight!!

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A 2 day break

The bathroom and bedroom were a very good size . The furnishing dated but it was very clean.
In the room there was fresh fruit, coffee and tea making facilities and a biscuit jar with homemade shortcake biscuits. We enjoyed our stay , the breakfast choice was excellent and the evening menu wasn t huge but had a good variety of, well presented and delicious dishes .

Lovely one night stay

We were given our night away as a present , on arrival we were warmly greeted and shown to our room. Our dog was fussed and everything explained to us.
The room was spacious and clean, it had a few little areas that could do with a bit of maintenance but in general very comfy.
We took a walk round the fields and then had a drink by the pond. All very nice.
Dinner was in the bistro as we had our dog but the staff were friendly and knew about GF options which was brilliant. Food was amazing! Again a few areas could do with some upkeep but a lovely meal.
Breakfast in the morning was again lovely, although we had to stick our head into the kitchen to get a member of staff to serve us as again we were in the bistro. Once they came out they were friendly and the service was quick and food great.
All in all a lovely visit and we would definitely come and stay again.

re-visiting area

Saw brief mention in Telegraph holiday section so just had to visit as we lived very close by 40+ years ago. Hotel was everything we expected and wanted and was lovely. Faintly old fashioned which suited us perfectly but food and staff were excellent.

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A Get away from it all Retreat

Such a pleasure to stay in this lovely hotel -
The ambience was friendly & relaxed& the staff too
We enjoyed our meals & appreciated the little touches - home made jams & biscuits ( in our room too- together with fresh milk,a percolator & real tea!)
I enjoyed having the swimming pool to myself & although it could do with a facelift the water was crystal clear & a good temperature
Would recommend

Mixed review

Receptionist (Sally) and welcome was excellent. Large room overlooking the pond, clean but dated. No coffee in the pot, and cafeti re still had dregs in from last guest. The receptionist dealt with this quickly and a huge apology.
Our main frustration was that the dinner menu was 39.50 for 3 courses. This looked reasonable until we realised only 3 starters ( 2 soups, and a tomato/ mozzarella salad) and 2 main courses ( trout and Guinea fowl?) neither of which we liked. So we had to pay supplements on our main courses. This was very disappointing, and although the food was nice we felt cheated as few options without supplemental charges. Some would say hotel is dated, doilies under everything, sticky dining tables, old silver cutlery and maybe that s charming. But it does need some tlc and gentle modernisation. And a more cheerful barman with better beer!
Very expensive for what we had.