The Lodge Rooms

Lovely lady and really nice room but only heating was a small plug in heater , I was freezing. No hot water in the morning for a shower , no hairdryer . Wifi was very weak. Shame as a lovely place but won’t be staying again .

Jon was the perfect host and made a proposal weekend that’s little bit more special - even sourcing and booking the restaurant. Please don’t be put off by the outside appearance of the building itself- inside is a different story and with a host like Jon it makes for the ideal get-away! Thanks Jon! The happy couple

It’s located brilliantly

The accommodation was very quirky and I think would come as a bit of a shock to anyone not used to camping. We stayed in the Forest Store and we had a comfortable stay, but we are pragmatic people and just get on with it. Our main concern was the wobbly bath that wasn’t plumbed in properly. Trying to wash our hair in there without so much as a hand held shower head was difficult and anyone older than us might struggle. Also getting in an out of the bath was tricky as it was so high sided. Style over substance I think. A major concern is no plumbed in overflow. Trying to avoid getting water on the floor was therefore a challenge. Mopping up after our ablutions, not much fun. Filling the kettle in the basin again very awkward. High level cleaning does not appear to take place. The room, wardrobe section behind the tv was layered with spiders webs. The bathroom ‘door’ doesn’t completely close due to the moss walls obscuring it and even if you do manage to close it to, there is no door knob on the bathroom side making exiting very tricky. The one bed head was fixed to the wall making it very difficult to retrieve something I dropped under the bed, and I found it didn’t appear to have been cleaned under there for ages. The corridors smelt of grease too…I think this aroma was coming from the kitchen equipment. There was a complete lack of signage. The track to the property is long, quite rutted and dark at night. At first we were unsure we’d arrived!

The Lodge Rooms are fabulous and absolutely spotless. We recieved a very warm welcome upon arrival. We had the most amazing breakfast al fresco overlooking the Forest of Dean. We enjoyed every minute of our stay and will definaely be back. We would 100% recommend staying there.

Different, basic plumbing, surprised not restaurant on site.