Detchant Farm

great location- back garden is fantastic for star gazing. Great hostess and fantastic breakfasts. lovely touches like sherry and a fridge to keep milk in. all-in -all highly recommended. hope they enjoy retirement now-all the best. x

After a long drive we arrived at 8,30 pm to be greeted by the host from behind a closed conservatory door pointing to his watch and shouting, yes shouting: "What time do you call this?" It got worse, His wife was summoned and between them decided that we were too late and would have to find alternative accommodation. I apologised if we had inconvenienced them but pointed out that it was only 8.30 and we had actually paid for the room. This very unfriendly couple would not be moved and my wife and I, both in our 70s' had no choice but leave.

3 night stay at the end of July. We had a good welcome from very friendly host. There were some nice extra touches and breakfasts were excellent, whether cooked or "continental" style. No chance of going hungry! We stayed in the twin room which was very clean, well supplied with tea & coffee and moderately spacious. The en-suite could generously be described as compact, though the shower was adequately roomy. Overall I could not rate the room above B&B average. Also we did have some problems with the shower working, which might have been when other guests were showering. This was discussed but the reason not pinned down. We were also warned that the wi-fi was a bit dodgy (which had been taken up with BT) and so it proved: connectivity was very patchy. The location is properly rural with no services within the immediate area but Belford, 5 minutes drive, offers shops, food and pubs. The house has a very nice garden, though we did not find time to make use of it. The room was described as "garden view" which was true but understated its excellent outlook with an open view across to Lindisfarne.