Mill End Hotel

Oh wow! Lovely old mill converted to a luxury hotel (and yes, the water wheel is still there, but not in use). Comfortable en suite bedrooms. VERY good quality meals (breakfast and evening). Staff were truly excellent, nothing we asked was too much bother for them and they were really friendly chatty and nice to us. Restaurant staff kept a close eye on what was going on and were very quickly at your table after you had finished each course.

Went to celebrate birthday and New Year. The food was at all times excellent and the New Year special 7-course taster menu was exceptional! All staff knowledgable and friendly. This hotel based in an old water mill has many comfortable rooms with quirky corridors so expect the unexpected!

We stayed at this hotel several times some years ago under a previous ownership and always enjoyed our stays. We thought we would visit again as we like the area, which is very beautiful. We stayed for 3 nights at the end of April this year. The hotel is in many ways recognisable from what I remember, but has more rooms in use for guests, so it is a larger business now (though still small by national standards) not quite as cosy as it once was. We had an upstairs (I would say attic) room which was clean and comfortable. The water pressure in the shower room hand basin was low, but not really a major problem, the shower was fine, except for the last day when it was also a little on the low side. Probably because the hotel was fully booked, the weather hot, and everyone was using the facilities at the same time. The room only had one upholstered chair, which I feel when two people are staying, is not ideal (there was easily room for another). The staff were excellent, always friendly and cheerful. The food was very good, with four choices of starter, main and desert available for dinner. These did vary slightly each day, apart from the desert which was always the same four choices (which was a bit disappointing). Dinner was very relaxed with plenty of time between courses, which was nice. The breakfast was also very good with a wide choice to suit most tastes. There was just one thing that was a surprise, and that was that there was a service charge added to the bill for the meals, as we had booked three nights bed, breakfast and dinner, and had been given a price. It was a little unexpected. Most country house hotels we have used elsewhere had never done that. I would expect to pay a service charge if I had simply booked a meal there and not a package. However, as we were assured that the service charge was going to the staff, and they were excellent we paid it. However, I think this is something that should be made clearer in the booking process. I certainly did not notice anything mentioning this. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would be happy to return.