The staff all employed locally. Very friendly, attentive, knowledgable, good humoured and all ready to go above and beyond to make you feel relaxed and comfortable. Breakfast was amazing with apparently no limit on what you could eat. Yoghurt with fruit and honey, cereals, full English, vegetarian options, etc. Order on tick list the night before, and chef serves you directly to your specific orders. Bar food and restaurant food excellent, with soup-, pie- and curry-of-the-day; they even have a takeaway clientele. The seating area is very large with many places to tuck yourself away and eat in peace. Lots of book shelves; a wonderful place to spend an evening just reading if you wish. Well stocked bar with lagers, ciders and beers. Pool and darts area sectioned off if you are feeling athletic. Upstairs the room was light, spacious with a lovely en suite, television, hair dryer, fridge, jars full of tea bags, coffee and hot chocolate sachets; you could comfortably spend hours in the room itself. Also upstairs are more book shelves and a communal balcony with table and chairs overlooking the pretty garden. Plenty of parking space in the car park. A wonderful, relaxing place to stay reflecting amazing value for money. Couldn't recommend this stopover highly enough!
