ザ ウッド ノートン(The Wood Norton)

An amazing building with historical connections. The bathroom was good, with deep bath and good mains water pressure. But the bedroom needed serious update. No mains lighting in the bedroom or hallway, just plug in side lights by the bed and a standard lamp on old fashioned round pin plug in hall. I had to use a torch to move round the bedroom. The lift wasn't working, although the membet of staff managed some manoeuvre to get it working which I couldn't replicate. Restaurant was ok but the standard of a reasonable pub, not fine dining. Menu was a bit odd - steak and chips, fish and chips style or "venison pudding" which was a huge stodgy pastry with over cooked dry meat inside. Breakfast buffet was very nice, but too dark in that room also. Six jams and marmalades in open jars with no way of knowing what they were, and no little dishes to put them in to take to your seat. Service at breakfast had to be sought out, no one in site. Breakfast bacon was inedible - cooked previously then reheated. Overall, it is a fascinating place but needs a big overall and review of what they are offering.

Whole place was amazing my hubby worked there when it was the BBC Wood Norton left in 1994 nice to see what they done . But the food was over priced for what you got , plates cold and food , sour dough was really hard etc did get money back after asking Only good thing was young bar maid at 18 really professional and knowledge deserves to go far . Food just late it down bar prices £4 .75 for a snall bottle of lemonade Price review on everything needsto be looked out Receptionist was nice Also suggestion pay for a cash licence so people can pay via cash etc

Comfortable country country house style hotel. Huge king size bed in a well sized room Friendly and helpful staff Large gardens Great breakfast cooked to order plus all the usual cereals , fruits and cold meets on a buffet Beware if you have mobility problems some of the rooms are in an annex that has a slope to navigate and the car park is up a steep hill, although there is a turning circle just outside reception for checking in and out However, these were minor drawbacks. Overall an excellent hotel

If you want quiet and old world charm you found it. You must have a car because of location but if you want a restful location this is it. Make sure you read the interesting history of the house

We had a two night stay with friends and thoroughly enjoyed it. The hotel is set in wonderful surroundings and the staff were all very helpful and pleasant.

Main building full with character, my room was another building at the back, decent size room bathroom light however was faulty, corridors to room a little tired, entrance to block could be better signposted and more appealing, breakfast was exceptionally good. I would stay again.

Lovely place to stay, rooms and corridors need a bit of TLC. Lovely breakfasts, dinner only ate there once, food ok! But could be better for the price. Staff friendly and chatty. Rained a lot during my stay so didn’t get chance to look around the grounds, but looks lovely from a distance.

Our second stay at this lovely hotel and will return

The room/view was beautiful, the bed was ridiculously comfortable, housekeeping was great and reception staff welcoming & friendly. The hotel was fresh and clean. The parking was a little difficult for myself with bad knees as you had to go up & down several tall & uneven stairs outside to get to & from the car park - but handy to have a drop off point at the front door so not too much of a problem. The restaurant (and bar) however was the biggest let-down of our stay at this hotel. We had been looking forward to eating there on the first night. The restaurant had several other customers there but it was not packed as our booking was at a later time. The service was not good - at the bar we ordered 2 basic cocktails (a mojito and a Long Island iced tea), which were tasteless and took an age for the bartender to make. There was no drinks menu there. There also seemed like a lot of tension between the bar staff. We did not complain at the time because we were tired and had to go for our dinner reservation. The food at dinner was average, not bad but not something I'd be keen to have again. Under-seasoned starters. The sharing cote de beuf was well seasoned but cooked very unevenly - we asked for it medium rare and each slice ranged from rare to well done. Again the serving staff that night were not very friendly, or efficient, and seemed tense all weekend including breakfast. Breakfast again was average each morning. Monday morning's staff were much better and welcoming.