Middleton Lodge

Gorgeous room, lovely neutral decor and feature bed with bath in the bedroom. Also a shower room with sink and toilet. Plently of lovely fluffy towels, face cloths, foot mats and toiletries. Robes and slippers provided too. Be aware the tiled shower room floor is extremely slippy when it's wet. Outdoor hot tub for private use is absolutley fabulous even on a very cold day but be aware there are workmen in the garden walking past. There's a bistro style table and chairs and real candles. We really enjoyed this part of our stay and was the reason we booked this room. The room is supposed to have a safe but after searching for it contacted reception to be told it had been broken and they are waiting for a new one to be fitted. The television is supoosed to receive Sky but we could only get BBC1 and a screen saying weak or no signal. Couldn't get an answer on phone to receprion at 8.45pm to ask advice, tried numerous times up til 9pm and then watched something on my personal tablet. so mentioned the issue at check out. The food in the Coach House restaurant was of a high quality. I had sirloin steak and carrot cake. My partner had lamb ragu and rhubarb mille fleur. However the first main courses they brought were not our order and were placed down in front of us and the waiter had to be called back to correct the mistake. Small error that shouldn't have happened. I noted that the 12.5% service charge wasn't added to the bill when I checked out. I arranged for breakfast in the room and had it delivered in a lovely wooden box. Again the food quality was of a very high standard and very enjoyable. We enjoyed our stay immensely and didn't let the few niggles spoil a birthday treat. We would return in the future as its a lovely relaxing retreat close to home. The staff are friendly and helpful. This is a fairly new room to the collection and not many photos online so I've added a couple to this review for a sneak preview if like me you want to see in advance.

Very much looking forward to staying at this beautiful venue for a wedding. Booked a room ( not cheap £345) but venue looks stunning and considering this as a treat. Wedding starts at 2pm and we are travelling up from Oxfordshire a 4+ hour drive. Check in isn’t until 3pm so mid wedding. I was told we can drop our bags and they would take to our room. Fabulous.. I asked if there was a room we could use to change for the wedding. ( it’s black tie so I’m not going to travel for over 4 hours in black tie get up!!) was told No and offered a downstairs toilet for us to change in!!! I responded to say you have a beautiful spa on site? Surely we could use the changing facilities to change for the wedding? No response.. I chased.. no response.. expected more from a luxury venue that’s far from cheap. Now having to look at booking a travel lodge nearby ( additional cost ) to simply get ready for the wedding..will then be arriving at the venue in full black tie lugging bags to reception. Not quite the luxury or relaxing start to a wonderful stay/wedding. Let’s hope the rest of the stay, food and service live up to the expectations as we are not off to the best start. Will update review after stay.

Excellent food and experience. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Greeted with a fruit smoothie. Lunch was very tasty, filling and fresh. The trout was amazing. We also had great massages. Thank you brittanie for the Indian head massage. She was very good.

Just got back from an idyllic stay in one of the shepherd huts. I had been wanting to visit for ages and this was the perfect place to unwind after a busy Christmas. The attention to detail everywhere is fabulous, the food lovely and good value for money I think. If I could provide a couple of constructive criticisms it would be that there really needs to be a step up to the raised bed in the hut and it was disappointing that we hadn’t been told that the heating g and towel rail did not work in the bathroom. One thing that the hotel would benefit from is a relaxed cosy bar where you could unwind with a drink next to a fire. The only bar area is very small with 4 stools at the bar and the snug area is really set up for dining. There is a lovely lounge next to reception which seems underused, I’m sure this could be transformed into a nice bar. Can’t wait to return in the summer and try out the spa which looks incredible!

Overall a positive experience. We stayed in the hay barn the first night. Walk in shower did cause a bit of a flood in the bathroom. For the price of the room, I was surprised that full breakfast was not included. However the bacon bap that was included was lovely. We stayed for a wedding which was beautiful. There were snacks served after the ceremony. The group I was in was standing furtherest away from the door. Despite asking the waitress if she would bring some to us, she continued to serve the people nearest the door and occasionally came to our group with only 1 or 2 items on her tray.

We dined at the Forge restaurant with friends and had a fantastic evening and meal! The tasting menu was divine, great flavours and some really imaginative dishes. Would highly recommend for a special occasion Service was exemplary too and the staff all really understood the menu and explained the dishes really well Jake Jones and the team are doing great things and the menu is great value!