Appleby Manor Hotel & Garden Spa

"Just got back home from this Spa break purchased for £89 plus £20 weekend supplement.On arrival the hotel middle aged women on reception, was rude and abrupt! She sternly asked what we wanted! When I explained we were on the travel zoo spar break she asked for our surname and spa start time. When I gave hur my surname and time she lifted the phone and spoke to the spa staff saying in an abrupt fashion our surnames are here no Mr or Mrs, just our name as front of house we found this unwelcoming,The spa staff were absolutely fantastic and explained what we got .The spa facilities were ok apart from one steam room not working, and the male locker area was far too small .After two hours of spa relaxing. We went to get our Pizza Chicken.What an absolute rip off it was a tasteless frozen pizza that was tarted up with a few bits of chicken and peppers . I turned the pizza upside down to see the minute holes in the pizza dough, proving it was a processed pizza it was lacking in taste and absolutely disgusting.The dining room was dark and unwelcoming .The restaurant staff were very friendly and the service was ok for the price I paid it was just a glorified swimming pool , I wouldn't recommend it.Sad really because the grounds and views were spectacular"

Appleby Castle

"We arrived to the castle and it was like a ghost town we knocked on reception door and rang the bell nobody came, we called the number and the man came to let us in he checked us in then showed us to our room and was shocked we had booked dining plans outside of the castle. We were shown our room which was on an uphill slant which wasn’t too much of a bother and he did say they wasn’t aloud to make any changes, the room was creaky and old as you would imagine with it being such an old castle there is no Tv the bed is really comfy and the bathroom nice and modern with very good water pressure however we settled in for the night only to be awoken at 12AM by what sounded like a washing machine on full fast spin mode which we think may have been the boiler in our room and from then on we didn’t get one wink of sleep so the night away to catch up on sleep ended up with us leaving more tired than when we arrived there was no warning about the noise or anything from the hosts no signs to make us aware. There is no staff only the owners so at this time we were unable to request a room change. We paid £189 to lay awake all night which is highly frustrating. Unfortunately wouldn’t be back and wouldn’t recommend this room shouldn’t be available to guests because nobody could sleep through that noise."

Tufton Arms Hotel

"Lovely warm welcome, loved traditional feel to hotel. Bedroom comfortable, every thing you would need. Good early breakfast, perfectly timed to catch the train. Well worth the price for my one night stay, and what a charming village Appleby is."

Bongate House

"We had an overnight stay en route to Scotland. An excellent find! Very clean and comfortable, and Ann was a friendly and welcoming host. We felt very much at home. Conveniently located, with a car park on site, and a short walk into the town centre. Breakfast was cooked to order, and set us up for the day. I would be happy to stay here again."

Royal Oak Appleby

"Enjoyed our stay, nice room and good evening meal and breakfast. Only downside only 3 car parking spaces, had to park on road opposite."

Blacksmith Cottage

Sandford Arms

"Lovely place and atmosphere, visited as a family for Sunday lunch. Nice choice of food on the menus and reasonably priced, service was good, polite and friendly. Food and portions were average, kids meal portions are small and ideal for little ones. One plus is didn’t realise until paid the bill kids meals are free with an adult meal so that’s a saver for families."