Friendly staff and excellent food ,

Friendly staff and excellent food ,

Excellent, cosy little destination. Excellent base for a weekend walking. Would visit again.

Excellent, cosy little destination. Excellent base for a weekend walking. Would visit again.

beautiful location, clean and comfortable room, excellent food 1st class service and staff....10 out of 10

beautiful location, clean and comfortable room, excellent food 1st class service and staff....10 out of 10

An absolutely fabulous place to stay. Great food & great atmosphere in bar. Would definitely recommend staying here

An absolutely fabulous place to stay. Great food & great atmosphere in bar. Would definitely recommend staying here

Had to go downstairs at 1.20 am as the locals were still drinking in the bar and our suite was right above. The sound was such that I could hear a bag of crisps being opened below, let alone people talking. Locals agreed to leave, but I couldn’t get to sleep until 2.am. Woken up around 7.30 by more sound from below! When I complained the next morning I was told that I shouldn’t have booked online, and that this was normal to have locals in at that time of night. I was also made to feel that it was my fault! To be fair we were eventually given a smaller but quieter room which was fine. The food, staff and hotel was lovely and I would recommend the place, but you would have to insist on NOT getting the room above the bar. On checkout I thought we might have had a token deduction from the bill for our trouble, but instead I was told to phone next time to make sure I got a quiet room.

Had to go downstairs at 1.20 am as the locals were still drinking in the bar and our suite was right above. The sound was such that I could hear a bag of crisps being opened below, let alone people talking. Locals agreed to leave, but I couldn’t get to sleep until 2.am. Woken up around 7.30 by more sound from below! When I complained the next morning I was told that I shouldn’t have booked online, and that this was normal to have locals in at that time of night. I was also made to feel that it was my fault! To be fair we were eventually given a smaller but quieter room which was fine. The food, staff and hotel was lovely and I would recommend the place, but you would have to insist on NOT getting the room above the bar. On checkout I thought we might have had a token deduction from the bill for our trouble, but instead I was told to phone next time to make sure I got a quiet room.

Our stay was for one night. The room was cosy and comfortable, both the room and the bathroom were cleaned to a very high standard. We had dinner in the restaurant at the venue, it was a very enjoyable meal. The waiting staff were very pleasant and polite, nothing was too much trouble. The room included breakfast, which again was a very high standard. Overall a very enjoyable overnight stay. I would recommend The Hand as a place to eat and stay. Do you need a car to get there though.

Our stay was for one night. The room was cosy and comfortable, both the room and the bathroom were cleaned to a very high standard. We had dinner in the restaurant at the venue, it was a very enjoyable meal. The waiting staff were very pleasant and polite, nothing was too much trouble. The room included breakfast, which again was a very high standard. Overall a very enjoyable overnight stay. I would recommend The Hand as a place to eat and stay. Do you need a car to get there though.

Lovely people lovely food

Lovely people lovely food

Great unspoiled location for exploring/walking in the area. Room and bathroom were spacious (but we would have preferred a shower to bath). Superb evening meal and best ever hotel breakfast (absolute, top quality ingredients). Poor sound insulation -could here conversations in next room and noise from bar, (not that it was rowdy or late). Friendly restaurant staff.

Great unspoiled location for exploring/walking in the area. Room and bathroom were spacious (but we would have preferred a shower to bath). Superb evening meal and best ever hotel breakfast (absolute, top quality ingredients). Poor sound insulation -could here conversations in next room and noise from bar, (not that it was rowdy or late). Friendly restaurant staff.

I'll go through in the order I encountered stuff. First, the location. Beautiful. Lovely village with pleasant walks to be had from the door. Next, the staff. Just lovely - all of them. I had to work on the first night and was looking at beer and crisps for my evening meal. The person on duty (so sorry, never got a name) prepared me a 'cheese plate' that was a lot more than it sounds (even had a big chunk of that lovely fruit jelly stuff that goes so well with cheese and that places usually skimp on). Turned a potentially miserable evening into an extremely pleasant one. Now, the room. Gorgeous. Spacious, clean, and comfortable. Bath with shower/tap arrangement may not suit everybody, but I managed just fine. Food? Well, I didn't really get a chance to sample the full range (this hotel prides itself on it's food) due to the working thing - but the cheese plate was gorgeous and the breakfasts most excellent. I thoroughly recomment the place and will certainly stay there again if I get the chance.

The room was tiny, no power to the shower water trickled out, the food was not good i didunt finish a single meal, we can to go through the bar area to get to our room and lots of locals standing at the bar it felt unsafe with Covid so i would not go back again the best part of the visit is the beautiful location but hotel not for us

Lovely small country setting Friendly staff and also other guests Only thing for me i did not think pillows great on the bed. Food excellent @ the wedding we attended also the breakfast following day Thank you

Lovely small country setting Friendly staff and also other guests Only thing for me i did not think pillows great on the bed. Food excellent @ the wedding we attended also the breakfast following day Thank you

We were very warmly welcomed and the rooms were lovely. All very clean and well presented. The food was faultless. Very friendly staff.

We were very warmly welcomed and the rooms were lovely. All very clean and well presented. The food was faultless. Very friendly staff.

Sat nav took us down a quite challenging single track, but there were better routes out and we loved the setting, so not really complaining. Stunning, peaceful location. Superb food, range of beers and quality wine. A roaring fire in the bar and comfy room with fab views. Choice of bar or dining room for eating - both equally lovely. Only a stale jug of milk on the windowsill, a hair clip under the bed and some hairs in a drawer stopped me from rating it higher in terms of cleanliness, but bed and bathroom were clean and fresh. Comfy bed, breakfast staff particularly friendly and the food really is exceptional - especially loved the porridge with a touch of whiskey followed by kippers ( though I had the last lot). Would highly recommend - particularly if you want to be away from it all, but with access to excellent walking country. Another lovely pub across the road if you want variety.

Sat nav took us down a quite challenging single track, but there were better routes out and we loved the setting, so not really complaining. Stunning, peaceful location. Superb food, range of beers and quality wine. A roaring fire in the bar and comfy room with fab views. Choice of bar or dining room for eating - both equally lovely. Only a stale jug of milk on the windowsill, a hair clip under the bed and some hairs in a drawer stopped me from rating it higher in terms of cleanliness, but bed and bathroom were clean and fresh. Comfy bed, breakfast staff particularly friendly and the food really is exceptional - especially loved the porridge with a touch of whiskey followed by kippers ( though I had the last lot). Would highly recommend - particularly if you want to be away from it all, but with access to excellent walking country. Another lovely pub across the road if you want variety.

Lovely room, friendly, attentive staff and great food!

Lovely room, friendly, attentive staff and great food!

This is a great hotel way off the beaten path. The staff was great with everything. I really enjoyed talking with them. Dinner was amazing. The rooms are very nice as well. If you don't mind a little bit of a drive on one lane roads this is a great place.to go to. The day I went there was a pheasant out in the field and lambs playing around. A more country scene you couldn't ask for. The bit of snow the next morning could have been left out however.

This is a great hotel way off the beaten path. The staff was great with everything. I really enjoyed talking with them. Dinner was amazing. The rooms are very nice as well. If you don't mind a little bit of a drive on one lane roads this is a great place.to go to. The day I went there was a pheasant out in the field and lambs playing around. A more country scene you couldn't ask for. The bit of snow the next morning could have been left out however.

Our bedroom & bathroom were absolutely freezing. We had to ask for heaters after the first night which they gave us otherwise we were going to check out. The public areas were also cold.Food was erratic, one morning the porridge was made with milk (very nice) but the next day it was made from water (unpleasant), we also had an inedible sorbet. Staff were, however, with one exception very pleasant and helpful, hotel nicely decorated.

Our bedroom & bathroom were absolutely freezing. We had to ask for heaters after the first night which they gave us otherwise we were going to check out. The public areas were also cold.Food was erratic, one morning the porridge was made with milk (very nice) but the next day it was made from water (unpleasant), we also had an inedible sorbet. Staff were, however, with one exception very pleasant and helpful, hotel nicely decorated.

Great hotel, lovely atmosphere, fabulous service and the most amazing food, even down to breakfast. Definitely worth a visit.

Great hotel, lovely atmosphere, fabulous service and the most amazing food, even down to breakfast. Definitely worth a visit.