Very disappointing Sunday lunch - food lukewarm and badly prepared, vegetables raw. Dining room was freezing (no heating at all despite the fact it's December; we all had to leave our coats on) and dark. Very variable portion size, presumably depending on whatever they were running out of in the kitchen. Avoid the mince and dumplings like the plague - a giant bowl of congealed cold mince with one dumpling in the middle! Service indifferent and surroundings extremely run down, grubby and shabby. If lunch hadn't been a Christmas 'treat' from our elderly parents we would have refused to pay (or even sit there to start with). Clearly only still going on the basis it has a great view of the countryside and pensioners (the main clientel) don't bother to complain.

Stayed there again last night after a day's salmon fishing on The River (North) tyne. Simple accommodastion; great staff and food was great. The Steak & Ale Pie is a 'must'.
Staff are very cheery and helpful. Great bar; plenty of locals to offer opinions on fishing.
Good price; jumbo breakfast; thermos filled and a hearty 'Cherio' as we left.
we will return!

Rather picturesque from the outside but fairly traditional and tired décor inside. The welcome at the bar was friendly. The bedrooms were reasonable, if again, a bit tired and traditional. The weakest point was the bathroom. A totally ineffective shower over the bath, soap only available via wall mounted packs in odd places, and an overall bare, Spartan feel.

Some road noise over night. Breakfast was reasonable, but the mushrooms looked deep fried.

We were allocated to stay in the bungalow which upon first appearance looked good - however we missed the clue that there was a dehumidifier running and the room did not have central heating .We arrived wet and departed still damp
The beds were damp and cold and even with the heaters provided had little effect on the persistent damp
There were a few other little niggles too such as the shower gel dispenser was empty and no spoon was provided with the drink making kit
The evening meal in the adjacent pub was of a high standard but was quite expensive compared to others we experienced whilst walking the wall
I would not recommend these premises