The Red Lion

Convenient for our purpose

They proposed to serve a continental breakfast in our room but there was no proper place to sit and eat it. We declined and had a cooked breakfast down the road.

The room was clean and tastefully decorated and we were given a warm welcome by the owner (presumably), who was very friendly and efficient. We were warned in advance that there was to be a birthday party on the night we were staying there, but the disco would finish at midnight and then the guests would disperse. We were pleased to have been given the option to cancel if this would be a problem. Breakfast was served in our room and was basic but, for £4.95, adequate.

Unfortunately, the disco didn't finish until 12.40 and the guests (who were just one floor beneath us) didn't disperse until 2.00 a.m. Then there developed a problem with our smoke detector which beeped at random times throughout the night and that, coupled with the church clock chiming on the quarter hour, made sleep impossible. Sadly, we won't be staying there again.

The family (triple) room had a huge bathroom. I would recommend the hotel but would advise people to ask about which room they were booking - avoid the double room overlooking the high street!

The double room was VERY noisy all night! The extractor fan from the kitchen was directly next to the bedroom wall & window and therefore I did not sleep well.