This is the worst hotel we have ever stayed in. Booked in for one night only (thank goodness) en route to Great north run. Room & furniture very old fashioned. Bathroom - when you flush the toilet, the noise from the macerator is horrendous and you can hear the same from other rooms as well. Couldn't have a shower because... More

Room 2... What can we say, wardrobe shakes and shudders when you walk anywhere in the small room. Flush the toilet to your peril, it sounds like a locomotive is ploughing through the room. Dining room for both dinner and breakfast needs all table linen washed/soaked, very badly stained. The owners John and Dorcas have been there 43 years and... More

We echo most of what was said by the previous reviewer. In fact we must have stayed in the same room (2). There was still some water hammer (noise) from the plumbing and the noise of the macerator in ours and an adjoining room. Heating not too bad, although the outside temperature was reasonable anyway. Mine Host was very welcoming... More

It was not a pleasant experience staying in this hotel. The room was simply unbearably cold. It was physically uncomfortable even when the central heating came on – twice a day for a couple of hours first thing in the morning and from 4:30 till 10:30pm. We complained that the room was too cold only to be given silly excuses... More