Willowbeck Lodge Boutique Hotel

The rooms are spacious, clean, and comfortable, with friendly and efficient staff. Guests enjoy the delicious and varied breakfast. Convenient location near major attractions. EV charging point available.

We stayed overnight and booked dinner in the restaurant, although this wasn't necessary as the four of us were the only guests staying or eating there. The bedrooms were tiny (booked as standard doubles) with no wardrobe - the only hanging space was an over-door rail. We felt afterwards that they could have given us an upgrade since we were the only customers! It was an eerie experience being the only guests and there were no staff on duty in the building overnight. The retaurant was emply, apart from us, and although we had been asked to choose our meal on arrival, it didn't taste as if it had been well prepared. My starter of heritage beetroot salad with goat's cheese was pretty tasteless and my main course of halibut in lobster sauce was dry and disappointing. The portion was pretty meagre too. Breakfast was another let down with toasted plastic bread and a dry kipper. The poor staff tried their best but they were fighting a losing battle. No amount of smiling and pleasantries was going to make this experience any better.

Went with another couple, after spending a pleasant weekend together on Hadrians wall. We were heading south - the were heading north so a restaurant close to the M6 seemed to a good idea for somewhere to say our "Goodbyes" Sunday lunch - Awful Not much choice (Nothing like what the website suggested) Fish and chips served on a stone cold plate - mushy peas cold. Fish similar somethhing that had been warmed up on top of the range at a back street chipy and served with a portion of batter scraps. (Much more batter than actual fish). Definitely a place to avoid in future