Gill was a brillant host.Immedatly relised that we were tired after our long trip.showed us to our room,told us where we could eat that night,supplied us with FRESH milk and let us relax.The room was spotless as was the good size en suite. Furnished with matching hand made furniture from next village.Curtains ,cushions and bed throws,hand made by lady in village.
At breakfast things were a little differant.Gill was a mine of infomation.Told us of local walks ,best places to see Hadrian's Wall,where to eat,villages to visit.
Didn't know much about Northumberland. Do now!
Cost £35 each .(wich included as much as I could eat breakfast and proper FRESH coffee)
We both loved the clean lines and fuss free decore.I liked the fact that everthing matched and that the Readingrooms was not furnished by cast-off's
Have booked again.Need I say more!

Essentially, I agree with EssexNeat.

First the positives: the location is great, right in the heart of Haydon Bridge (a picturesque little village). Gill (the owner) and her husband (whose name escapes me) were very friendly. We were allowed to use the dining room for take-away dinner, which was really helpful. We were also given free run of the kitchen at all times of the day and night. Any problems that were encountered were acknowledged and empathy and/or solutions offered. Breakfast was nice and ample. Rooms were comfortable and very spacious.

Now for the negatives: first impressions were not great - Gill left her 14 year old daughter to greet us. She was friendly enough, but a typical 14 year old (I have one myself). This meant that we were not clear immediately on which key was for which room (we rented two), on how to lock the front door (or even if we could), exactly where the upstairs room was, etc.

The place appears to have been physically put together on a budget - one of the acknowledged problems (which we only found out about after we arrived) was the water. The mains pressure is apparently shared with a whole row of houses. This means taking showers that alternate between freezing cold, boiling hot, no water and too much water, unless you decide to rise at 5am before the neighbours. The heated towel rail in the upstairs bathroom did not work, and attempting to close the curtains in the downstairs bedroom brought them down to the floor.

When we brought these issues up, we were told, "oh yes, that happens sometimes". It was merely a statement of fact that we should just accept, and not question the (I think) 230 quid per night that we were paying for 5 people.

I guess the lesson we learned is that the best B&Bs are those where the owners live in. All of the fittings and furnishings just had a cheap, ricketty feel to them - we were afraid to touch anything in case it broke. A coat of paint and fresh carpet does not a B&B make! All in all, I don't think it was really worth the money we shelled out, compared to all the other places we stayed on our trip.

I have never been so underwhelmed by a so called 4 star B & B in all my travels. First impressions left me feeling I needed to visit the nearest shop to buy cleaning materials, which we did! We started work in the bathroom which was took quite some time expecially the toilet bowl because things were a little caked on and considering the toilet brush had seen better days but we made a thorough job. Moving on to the bedroom, the bed throw looked like a dog had walked all over it with dirty paws and parts of the carpet had obviously seen heavy traffic. The windowsills and frames had not seen a duster in weeks. There was a great feeling of not wanting to walk around in your bare feet in fear of whatever had been imbeded in the carpet before our arrival. The cream or should I say gray with dirt chairs were an absolute discrace and could not be sat in because of all the dirt and stains on them. To say that it was a room for three with a camp bed in the corner was really pushing it. The room lacked charm and was obviously based upon a travelodge and could never be described as a 4 star, mind you the flies on the windowsill seemed to enjoy the view of the brick wall 3 feet away but they were not moving much. The sum total of what we paid for the accommodation was extortionate expecially after finding black hair in my coffee cup and on the table at breakfast.

On first inspection this B & B looked like it had it all. It is modern, nicely decorated and the rooms are incredibly spacious. The en suite was massive too. However after spending a couple of hours in the B & B I realised there were some faults. I looked up at my room ceiling and there were several cob webs hanging down. I cannot complain about the rest of the room though because it was very clean. I couldn't shut my bedroom window and so the traffic (or be it minimal traffic) did wake me and I could hear people at night as they were leaving the nearby pubs.
The breakfast was cooked fresh, which is always nice. However when I asked for a full English it was miniscule. The first morning I had poached egg on toast which was more filling than the full English!
Finally the water pressure is a problem at this B & B. My friend stated that she had a cold shower on the first morning and I didn't have any problems. The second morning came and I had a stone cold one. If everybody is showering at the same time, there just isn't the water pressure to get a hot shower.
Gill, the owner is very friendly and accommodating. I would stay at this B & B again if she addressed the above issues.