These are genuine extracts from our visitors book and from cards and emails we have received from our guests.
We are very proud, and often humbled by the wonderful comments we receive each day and it is our
personal aim to maintain a high standard throughout the hotel for your comfort and pleasure.
Jen & David Beresford and Staff.

December 2007
"Excellent stay. Lovely food and comfortable bed! Will be back when fully mobile! Good luck with 2008"
"Fantastic stay. Excellent food and staff. Very warm welcome. Will come again."
"Our 4th visit. Very happy as always. May see some Sun next time!"
"Excellent staff and very clean rooms. Lovely food and great stay. - Shame about the weather. Thank you"
"Very special anniversary weekend despite the rain and wind. Thank you!"
November 2007
"Wonderful stay, lovely food and friendly and helpful staff. Thank you."
"Thank you for a delightful stay with wonderful hospitality and good foodcomfortable accommodation and friendly staff!"
"Ten out of ten for everything except the food which was eleven!"
"Lovely night's stay"
"Thanks for everything. Sad to leave"
"Excellent hotel, staff and service as usual"
"Lovely room and breat breakfast"
"Excellent accommodation, food and service - lovely area too!"
"Excellent food, friendly service- many thanks."
"Wonderful people/wonderful food. Thanks!"
"Very friendly, excellent food and good beers!"
"Very good, friendly, excellent food. Well recommended. Will call again."

..........................................................."Excellent base, very relaxing. ................................................. Thankyou (and thanks for pumping up my tyre) .We will be recommending you!"

Lovely service and hotel ****
"Thank you for making our break so special and enjoyable"
"A thoroughly lovely weekend and I hope we will have the opportunity to come again"
"Food was excellent and I have never ordered a steak that was so perfectly cooked"
"Such friendly staff who would go out of their way to help and make you feel welcome"
"Impressed with the high quality of service and hospitality"
"Very good all round"
October 2007
"Excellent all round"
"A very pleasant couple of days."
"Lovely food and hospitality"
"Splendid. I cannot expect more."
"Great food, friendly staff. Lovely weekend. 10/10 for stay."
"Lovely food + accommodation -staff friendly."
"Our only disappointment was that we were only here for 1 night - Lovely. Thank you"
"Lovely place. Excellent."
"A lovely hotel. You have such wonderful staff and the food is excellent. We hope to return one day soon"
"Thank you for a lovely weekend. Every success to you."
"A really relaxing comfortable weekend. Really friendly. Thanks!"
"Warm welcome, clean and comfortable. Good food. Excellent all round. Thank you."
"Very comfortable and enjoyable."
"Excellent. Thank you."
"Really enjoyed our stay - excellent food!"
"Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Thank you."
"Thank you . Lovely stay."
"As good as ever - glad to be back."
"Lovely stay, great facilities. See you next time - thanks."
"Everything we needed again, except a longer stay."
"Great stay- excellent opening hours!!"
"Excellent service all round. Thank you."
"Very pleasant stay. Lovely staff."
"Enjoyable stay. Thank you!"
"Excellent stay."
"Excellent service and homely comforts. Definitely will try and come again!"
"Lovely relaxing atmosphere - food excellent - Staff delightful. See you again."
"Thanks again!"
"Very relaxing stay. Food, service everything combined to make a very enjoyable stay."
September 2007
"Lovely stay!"
"Six star service! Will not hesitate to recommend. See you again!"
"Very accommodating, enjoyable."
"Very good stay, good staff, good food. Very enjoyable. "
"Very good service"
"Very good stay. Staff excellent, food very good"
"Pleasant staff, good grub and comfortable"
"Very relaxing - thanks so much"
"Wonderful cuisine, superb location, most enjoyable break. Thank You"
"Great staff and lovely hotel. Perfect break - thank you so much"
""Lovely hotel, friendly staff, very helpful. Many thanks"
"Looking forward to an early return"
"Lovely relaxing stay - the food was delicious"
"Thank you for another great stay. Excellent food and hospitality. Hope to see you again soon."
"Many thanks for a lovely warm hospitable stay"
"Very enjoyable, excellent service and food - thank you"
"Thanks for a very pleasant stay"
"Thanks for your hospitality - excellent food"
"Very good stay"
"Beautiful accommodation - Thanks"
"Thank you for your hospitality - lovely break - lovely food - will recommend it - will be back."
"Just what we hoped for, especially liked illuminated field and 'Busy Jenny'"
"We're from South Carolina, USA. Wonderful location and great food - you are very friendly and accommodating. Thank you!"
"Great - thanks for everything"
"Absolutely perfect - great service - great food - great hotel"
"We came from Texas USA to sample your food - not disappointed"
"Excellent food, rooms and service"
"Our third stay and again a brilliant stay"
"Can't believe it - only 2 stars - should be 4 at least - lovely food, really good rooms - we will be back"
"Brilliant - would come back again, no problem. Thank you and best of luck to all of you"
"Food and staff excellent"
"We've enjoyed our stay, totally relaxed"
"The staff and food were both very lovely! We had a beautiful visit. Thank You"
"Love the English countryside"
"Very relaxing"
August 2007
"Thank you for your hospitality... for everything"
"Very nice stay. Very good food and very friendly staff."
"Fabulous place and food excellent. Come again."
"Really lovely place to stay. Great food and staff"
"We had a lovely time. Thank everyone very much."
"Such good food and accommodation as here is hard to find -  and it was every day!"
"We enjoyed our stay and friendly personal service."
"We so love family run hotels. Thank you for an excellent stay. To be recommended."
"Fantastic food, lovely polite staff and very helpful. Celebrated 70th Birthday for my Mum. Staff made it a wonderful occasion. Thank you."
"Wonderful Pit Stop - Thanks we will be back."
"Thank you for your great hospitality."
"Everything good, especially food."
"Great food, accommodation and service. Many thanks."
"Can't fault anything. Great staff, Great food and Great with kids! Lovely atmosphere."
"Amazing food. Very friendly staff."
"Staff wonderful. Food great."
"Very Good - and lovely staff."
"Very good meal and pleasant surroundings and nice staff."
"Thank you for a wonderful stay! We had a great wedding. xx"
"Thank you for a lovely stay, nice food, very friendly staff."
"Lovely time and staff v good"
"Thank you for a lovely stay. Good food and very friendly staff."
"Thank you for a lovely stay - Food was great"
"Lovely stay - friendly staff, excellent food - hope to come back again!"
"Thanks for a lovely stay - Good food and friendly staff"
"Vi hor hatt et flott upphold. Her wennlig, stille, fredelig!- Norge/Norway"
"Wonderfully looked after. Thank you."
"Excellent food. Staff really friendly and helpful. Would recommend to anyone."
"Great food - thanks so much! Lovely room. Great atmosphere. Staff very good. Jenny was excellent with kids. Will recommend to friends. See you again soon!!"
"Lovely stay, wonderful hotel"
"Lovely stay, friendly staff, would recommend"
"Thanks for friendly service and a great ham sandwich! - What a life saver!"
"Thanks for a good stay - good food and friendly staff"
"Many thanks for all your help and attention during the couple of days we were with you, celebrating our daughter's wedding. As we were away from home, we couldn't have wished for a better environment."
"Had a wonderful time, lovely accommodation, really friendly staff and found the food delicious with a quick service. Superb."
"Had a lovely stay, nice hotel, looked after very well. Really nice food and accommodation."
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"Vi kom igar og fik placeret os i et hyggeligt lille værelse. Sa har vi fæt lækket morgen mad. Her er super dejligt. Tak - Danmark"
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July 2007
"Wonderful stay: Loads of places to visit."
"Fantastic stay, excellent facilities and a very friendly atmosphere."
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"Have stayed several times planning a local wedding - enjoyed every trip. Will make sure whenever we pass this way again - we'll be back! Home from home!"
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"Thanks for a super stay."
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"Many thanks - will definitely return."
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"Had a wonderful time in your neck of the woods. Great service Jenny! Thank you all. Come see us in NZ"
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"Thank you, we've had a fantastic time. Lovely rooms, great food, friendly staff. Will definitely come back."
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"Lovely. Hopefully we'll be back."
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"Thank you for all your help. Such pleasant staff and so helpful. Our wedding guests appreciated it."
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"Lovely old pub for our first stay in England. Friendly & beautiful food."
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"Had a lovely time, food, service, superb. Setting absolutely great - see you all soon."
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"Thank you for everything, lovely place, many thanks."
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"Thank you for a lovely stay. The food is excellent and the staff are very kind and helpful."
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"Terrific, terrific food - especially desserts & really nice people - thanks so much!"
"Very friendly staff. Great food. We had a nice stay. Thank you."
"Lovely hotel. Staff were really nice. Thank you."
"We had a wonderful stay. Staff were really helpful and polite. the owners went to a lot of trouble to ensure a pleasant and happy stay. Thank you."
"Lovely - So helpful even managed to loan some shoes LOL. Thank you so much for such a lovely hotel.      Food was brill as well. Good luck."
"Danke. Es war schön hier gewesen zu sein. Nette Leute. Dankeschôn."
"Excellent food, excellent accommodation. Will return. Excellent service."
"Lovely time"
"Lovely stay,nice and clean. Lovely friendly people. Definitely will come back!"
"A wonderful quiet relaxing place. Great food and the staff were both friendly + professional. We really didn't want to leave and will be back!!"
"A lovely time. Excellent service and hospitality. Will be back"
"An excellent break back at "our roots". Splendid service and friendly atmosphere"
"Couldn't have wished for anywhere better. Thanks for everything-we will be back."
"Our third most enjoyable stay-all too brief. Sure to be back"
"Very good, friendly service, smiley, happy and helpful."
"Lovely atmosphere radiated by willing to help staff - would recommend hotel to others. Thank you"
June 2007
"Thanks. Very comfortable. Pleasant staff".
"Wonderful relaxing atmosphere. Good food. Very helpful staff. Thanks"
"A lovely hotel - smashing atmosphere, warm and friendly staff. Beautifully clean room. I had a fantastic birthday. Thank you for you hospitality. x"
"It’s especially nice that we’ve stayed with you all a couple of times now, so it feels familiar and more like home from home…with better service though!!"
"On behalf of our group I would like to say how much we enjoyed our stay at the Malt House. We were very impressed with the way in which you looked after us and made sure that we were well fed!!. Your staff were excellent and a credit to you."
"Lovely stay. Thank you for all your help. Hope it works out well for you. Its a great place"
"AUSTRALIANS. A wonderful stay. Staff very helpful. Hope to return"
"From USA : This is the best place. From the rooms to the food to the wonderful staff. We are so happy we came here. thank you for providing such wonderful hospitality!"
"From Australia. A memorable stay. Thanks to you and staff for making us at home. Enjoyed an early 4th of July!!"
"From the Island of St. Helena in S A Ocean. Thanks for the kindness and friendship. It really was nice spending time here. Good luck for the future!"
"Excellent time. Very nice place and people. Wanted to stay another day but were fully booked. SHAME!! Had a wonderful stay here. Food was lovely. Pleasant time. really didn't want to leave. We will most definitely return in the future. Thank you and all your staff"
"Lovely stay. Great food. Great people. Good 4 the soul."
"We very much appreciated the warm welcome on arrival, the friendly atmosphere, comfortable accommodation and excellent quality and choice of meals. In particular the thoughtful way in which special dietary needs have been catered for. In all a delightful stay in a well run hotel. Thank you to all the team"
"Thanks very comfortable stay"
"Thanks for a really enjoyable holiday. Good food - friendly staff and hosts. Also top marks for the excellent reference books in the lounge."
"Thankyou. Fabulous hotel, location and lovely friendly people."
"Excellent time, really relaxing and friendly"
"Great food, lovely rooms and very friendly staff"
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"Enjoyed the stay, room great"
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"Lovely place and great service"
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"Nice place to stay, friendly and great food"
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"Very friendly place to stay, excellent service, definitely recommend a stay"
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"Excellent service from very welcoming staff. A definite place to recommend - thank you"
May 2007
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"Very nice - thank you"
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"Excellent service, would recommend - thanks"
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"Very welcoming - friendly staff and good food"
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"Excellent, lovely food"
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"Neat"
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"The others have said it all - wonderful"
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"Absolutely splendid - very many thanks"
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"Everything was just right, fab time had by all"
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"Thank you for a very enjoyable stay"
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"Had a super restful few days - thanks to you all"
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"Very friendly place! Thanks to all the staff - lovely stay"
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"So much better than the usual "business hotel". Will be back"
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"Really enjoyed our stay. Lovely people, lovely setting, peaceful"
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"Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thanks for everything and best wishes for your future here"
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"Thanks for a lovely stay, really helpful and friendly staff"
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"A Wonderful stay, very comfortable and friendly"
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"Just superb"
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"Very enjoyable stay, loved the ambience of your hotel. Hope to come back again"
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"Thanks for a great stay, we will be back"
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"Lovely Food, Friendly Staff. Will be back - thank you"
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"Excellent hotel and cuisine"
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"Thanks for your great hospitality - look forward to seeing you again in September"
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"The best of service - friendly, relaxing. Food perfect. Recommended by us to all. Many thanks for a lovely stay"
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"Lovely relaxing stay, very well looked after, many thanks"
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"Had a lovely time - everything can be recommended"
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"Surfed the internet... found a gem... thanks for everything... will b bk"
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April 2007
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""Wonderful - lots of luck to you both"
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"Brilliant!"
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"Very enjoyable and comfortable stay"
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"Good food, friendly staff. Thank you for an enjoyable stay"
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"I loved it and so did my family. Had a few giggles (a bit too much of a giggle as well!)"
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"A great discovery - so sorry we were only passing through but we'll be back!"
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"Had a great time, lovely staff, pleasant & helpful"
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"Thank you so much for your hospitality. Everything was wonderful"
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"Beautiful place & friendly & helpful"
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"Very nice stay. Good food. Staff very helpful and friendly"
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"Enjoyable stay enhanced by helpful and cheerful staff"
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"We had such a fantastic time and everything was perfect. We will definitely be back. Thank you for being so friendly and helpful"