The Golden Key

Full English breakfast, tea and cereal. Quite nicely cooked after a bit of a wait (due to late arrival of chef apparently). Not a problem but not available until 9 a.m. and required to be out of room by 10 a.m.

The room was self-contained with immediate access to the outside, therefore requiring a walk through the rain to access the main building for breakfast. Again, not a big deal but some may find this annoying.

Very welcoming staff. Lovely comfortable and large room. Food was great. Excellent dinner and breakfast. Great location for walks along the river and to the Maltings where we went to a concert.

Nothing. All was good. Will definitely visit again.

Lovely rooms, spacious and great bathroom facilities. The staff were super friendly and very forgiving of a misunderstanding on my part with room keys. Lovely choices for breakfast and great service. We ate our evening meal here too and the choice was smashing- beautifully served and good size portions. Great value for money.

One bedside light in one room didn’t seem to have an electricity source nearby so we couldn’t use it. Minor issue though.

Breakfast was very good, choice of cereals was fine and the cooked options plentiful . The muffin with scrambled egg and smoked salmon was a large portion. The evening meals were also well cooked and generous. Did not have room for dessert.

The rooms are up a fairly narrow and steep staircase which was not a problem for us but could be an issue for disabled or elderly as there is no lift. I mentioned to the staff about having a non-slip mat in the bath for ease of getting out of the shower.

We’ve been before and we love it.

Excellent breakfast - ideal location for walking - room comfortable

- concerns regarding the plumbing as the pump had to be turned off each night - restricting water flow to the shower and toilet in our room

The location was great and the pub had character. Room was comfortable