After discovering this place last January as a solo traveller, I decided to use it again with my family. They loved it as much as me.
As usual, Clive is calm, quiet and efficent and Carmel very welcoming. Even when busy they both have time for a chat and are genuinely interested in their guests.
Beds are comfortable and even arriving late at night, you will find the rooms warm and cosy. Everything is clean and homely.
Now, the breakfasts!!!!! ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. I lay awake early in morning dreaming of them.!! Sad but true.
We would'nt stay anywhere else now and I'm booked to stay again in February.
Thanks very much, see you soon XX

We have stayed at the cumberland a couple of times before ,and all ways find the acommadation to be very good ,clean tidy and handy you can leave your car in safe hands HOW WRONG WE WERE
on retunring from are two weeks in the sun in the small hours of the morning only to find our car with a small dent to the wing and a big scratch from the front bumper to the wheel arch OWG we looked around the rest of the car but thank god all ok ,we tryed to find the owner but did not know where to knock and at 4.30 in the morning didnt want to wake any guests so headed off back to cornwall ,as soon as we got home got on the phone to ask if any thing had happened when we was away ,no they said ,and no way did we damaged your car and your get no money from us ,
i asked them that surely they had insurance for things like this as accidents do happen ,NO NO NO ,
they went on to say they dont need insurance to park cars on the property and that they park over 50 cars at any one time and dont need insurance
if you have ever stayed at the property then you know they park cars all around the four side of the house and in the big car park to the front , i believe they park far to many cars here and are just cashing in on a good thing ,
the day we first dropped are car off the owner was parking cars on the road side of the house ,he was going out of his drive on to a public road then parking the cars up , he is breaking the LAW by doing this as he has no insurance to be on a public road
to cut a long story short , they have still never payed for the damage to our car and never will , so before you book this guest house ,give the owner a call to ask if he has insurance to drive your car , ,if not find somewhere that has , save your money in the long run
have a look at the pics of my car ,it might seam small damage to you ,but damage is damage ,
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Just back from the Cumberland House. This place is a gem and the service is second to none. We look forward to staying there and always go to the Six Bells for our evening meal. You can relax and have a drink as its only a short walk away. Thank you Carmel and Clive. We have stayed several times and never had any problem with traffic noise or hot water shortage.

I had an overnight in Gatwick in transit before a long flight to the Caribbean. I arrived late at night, and Cumberland was quite prompt in collecting me from the airport. The rooms were very clean, cozy and quite warm. After a nice cup of tea (everything you need for a great cup was provided in the room), I had the most amazing sleep in the most comfortable bed in the world!

Breakfast was prepared in a timely manner and the breakfast provided was quite substantial, especially for a longhaul of travel.

I would definitely return to Cumberland just for the cozy bed and the awesome breakfast.