The Bull

My wife and I stayed here last weekend. We like to come back every now and again as we got married here. The staff were all lovely. Polite, professional and efficient, even when there was a hiccup at check in when the computers/machine weren’t working to programme our key card. The reception area, garden, bar/conservatory area and breakfast room were all lovely. The room itself was a bit of a let down. We knew we were in a basic room, but it was very old fashioned and tired. The furniture had certainly seen better days and the bathroom looked very tired. Really I think the room needed a refurb. We also struggled to find any ability to turn on a/c or eve just to turn heating down as the room was very warm and the radiator was not on. Perhaps we should have asked someone but in the end we just cracked the window open a tad. The breakfast was really lovely. We were on a promotion which included dinner bed and breakfast which meant we could have a 2 course dinner (see menu in the photos). The menu was quite limited and a tad dull (which perhaps would suit what I would say was an older demographic at the hotel) which was a little disappointing. That said, the food was all cooked and presented beautifully. If it wasn’t for the overall value that we had through the promotion, I would have raised the standard of the room with the hotel. Parking was a plentiful and check out was easy. I would certainly recommend the hotel, but think carefully about the room type. You may want to spend a bit more to have something nicer than the basic room.

Beautiful hotel with excellent facilities

There was a loud humming noise from some kind of generator which never went off and kept me awake. Also there was only one sachet of coffee in the room.

The hotel is spotless, rooms tidied every day and breakfast is great value.

Rooms can be a bit of a trek from reception with multiple up and down sets of stairs on some floors. Otherwise great!

What a fabulous 1 night stay we have just had at the Bull. Welcoming, friendly staff, very good service, excellent food and the room was amazing with quality decor and furnishings. Everything was so clean and fresh. We are due to stay again in October and we are looking forward to another fabulous stay.

Room was excellent

Breakfast very average. No fresh fruit juice or coffee

The food was surprisingly good. I did not expect much but it was really excellent.

Such a big place that its a long walk from some of the rooms to the restaurant, bar, lobby.

Location and bedroom where good

A lack of a gym

Food and location was great

Rooms a little dated