Lovelady Shield Country House Hotel

We had such a lovely overnight stay here. There was a very warm welcome from the staff who were also really helpful in helping us when we got back from our very muddy walk, and offered to clean and dry our boots. This was much appreciated. Lovely breakfast and evening meal and everyone so friendly.

We stopped at Lovelady shields in the Cobblestones’ cottage. This was absolutely fine, it has underfloor heating and was spacious enough. The area itself is beautiful and we did a manage to get in a fair amount of walking. However…the hotel has removed its restaurant and bar which it still advertises, and on arrival I was told there is NO alcohol on site after a change of management, while this is their decision and we don’t drink particularly they should make it clear in their advertising. This meant we had to travel if we wanted meals out and again meant you couldn’t really have any alcoholic drinks, if driving. Finally I was kept awake by some sort of fan or motor running somewhere on the site, this was the final straw and we left the hotel earlier than the planned date.

Great find, in a beautiful area. We had a lovely relaxing stay in the hotel. This was arranged as a retirement present , the staff especially Sharon and Naomi looked after us well. We stayed in room 9 which was a good size, comfortable and had lovely views over the gardens.