The building and setting is nice but unfortunately the quality of the food is poor, breakfast was a big disappointment, and the cleanliness left something to be desired. One example (of many), we sat at the same table for breakfast the two mornings we stayed. The first morning I noticed a chip on the floor underneath. I thought "strange they wouldn't have cleaned that from last night." But the next morning it was still there, so who knows how long it had been since the floor was cleaned, that chip could have been there for weeks!?
The best thing about the place for us traveling with a small kid, was the huge enclosed garden. Kids could run around and play freely there, which was lovely. But (amongst other things left uncleaned outside) there were tons of old cigarette buts on the ground around all the tables, which was very off putting.
If I were back in the area again on a kid free trip I would not stay here again. If I came back with kids I would consider it, just for the ease of letting them play in the massive garden. I would skip the breakfast on a future trip.
It's a shame, because the historic building is lovely and the staff were pleasant, but the attention to detail in cleanliness, quality of produce and cooking leave a lot to be desired. It could be a really great place to stay if there were improvements in this area, which seems should be feasible considering the prices are standard to high for a countryside pub with accommodation.
