Best Western Plus Old Tollgate Hotel and Restaurant

Old Tollgate is a fine hotel in a small and attractive village the Breakfast was excellent with the chefs very helpful and evening carvery was exceptional we used the handy conference facilities with ample parking it made a perfect venue less

We went tor lunch and couldn’t believe it was only £8 a head for a full carvery! And the choice of desserts was fantastic- I think about ten choices! I had the fresh fruit and a pear with some spiced currants and some lovely thick cream. What a bargain! less

Overnight stay with friends and had rooms opposite each other on ground floor - everything you'd expect in a country hotel and I even used the built into the door ironing board. The large bed was too soft and spongey as I prefer a firm one. We went with other people to celebrate a birthday, over a lovely Sunday carvery lunch in the old part of the building with wooden panelling. When photos were taken we had a shock when one of the guys appeared to be wearing a sort of white knitted or embroidered hair covering of a couple of hundred years ago, when in fact he has a shaven head! My photos came out normal thank goodness. Spooky! less

This hotel offers a building from the 1700s with heaps of character that is used for the bar and restaurant and more modern buildings for accommodation. We chose a 4 poster bedroom which was more spacious than a standard room and also had a large bathroom. Very nice shower too. After dragging suitcases up stairs for most of the last 4 weeks it was a pleasure to have a lift. The bar was ok but we were encouraged to go straight to our table for dinner. The restaurant is carvery style for the main course but delivered to the table by the staff. The food was fine and good choices were offered for all courses. Similarly, a good choice of hot and cold for breakfast. The Chef was a very friendly chap, asking us where we had been and where we were going and wishing us a goo trip. less

We booked a room with a four poster bed for the reason we wanted a spacious room, however there was a corner bath in the bedroom which did not make this clear when we booked and we didn't think this was very practical. The shower in the bathroom was very small, probably the smallest we have seen in a hotel. This is a lovely hotel and we would certainly stay here again but would not choose this type of room. The staff are fantastic. The breakfast is excellent, but on weekdays finishes at 9.30am and 10.30am at weekends, it would have been good for us to have had an extra half hour later. There is no problem parking, it is free. less