Cleanish rooms, dangerous electric shower ( either near boiling temp or cold) toilets unpleasant, generally unpleasant owners backed up by good staff, presumably employment is rare in Battle. No breakfast for us because apparently the chef had walked out the week before. Were not made to feel welcome at all. The public bar is lined with drinkers day and night intent on getting inebriated ASAP. Definitely won't be returning to this sorry establishment.

Website and reviews we read failed to mention that on Friday and Saturday nights there is live music, a disco and/or terrible karaoke. Having said that we had a 2 year old son, for whom we had to bring our travel cot, we felt that the likely lack of sleep before midnight was something that should have been mentioned at the time of booking. Staff are very friendly and rooms are better than you might expect in a pub. However, the evening was average at best, breakfast significantly better, and we ended up staying only on night as couldn't face a repeat performance. IF YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD SLEEP THROUGH THE MUSIC, EVEN IN THE ROOMS AT THE BACK OF THE PUB YOU ARE WRONG. WE FELT LIKE WE WERE IN THE BAR NOT IN BED TRYING TO SLEEP.

We stayed at the Bull Inn for one night, after finishing a bakery course at the Lighthouse Bakery School at nearby Bodiam. We had room 2 which had recently been redecorated, and had a new shower room and carpets. The room was simple, but comfortable and clean. We ate at the pub that night and were very pleased with the quality of the food, and the friendlines of the owners/staff. Whilst some of the Bull Inn is very old with original features, the refurbishment is to a good standard. The breakfast the next morning was very good with decent sausages and bacon (better than a lot of well known hotels). Overall a good place to stop with a friendly welcome!

This place has got so much better since changing hands!

I kid you not. It was absolutely diabolical when we stayed a couple of years ago. Recently a work colleague stayed there and said it was nothing like we had experienced.

So we booked up and stayed for 3 nights.

Fantastic - all of it. So glad the previous owners left!