This is the fifth year in a row that we have stayed at the Ryecroft, and yet every year it gets better and better. If you are on holiday, trekking, on business, or just touring this is the place to stay. This hotel has a great menu, good selections of ales/spirits, it is very, very friendly, clean and an ideal place for making your base for the surrounding district.
The owners, Clive and Linda go out their way to make you very, very welcome. At night in the bar the locals also make you very welcome. The rates at the Ryecroft are great, so needless to say, we have booked up for next year.

Bill / Moira Haggerty
Motherwell ML1 2NH

me and the wife spent two nights at the ryecroft, linda & clive made us really welcome couldnt fault them or the hotel for service, bedrooms were clean and well serviced the locals were very hospitable, we ate in the restaurant on the friday and the food was good and the service great, if you visit this part of northumberland you will be made welcome by the geordies who were very friendly, also try and eat at the black bull at etal which is close by but make sure you book if its at the weekend, a great pub with brilliant food,
plenty of places to see near by youll never visit them in a weekend as we only managed berwick and holy island, you must visit this great part of britain so much to see and do in one area

We found this hotel extremely clean and Linda and Clive very helpful and friendly made us feel really welcome.

Rooms are nicely decorated and are clean. The shower could do with a pump on as lacked power but we had a lovely hot bath instead.

Breakfast was plentiful and hot. Nice coffee ( not instant).

We ate both nights in the hotel . The fish was excelllent . The wine list is very varied and resonable.

Would reccomend to a friend.

Having known this place some 40 years ago, when it was a very different set-up, it was useful to find that the place now had the essentials for a touring holiday.1: Good Beds, 2: Good Breakfast, 3: Good Evening Meal. Other things can help to make it even better and the Ryecroft did try to supply them.
The Bedroom for a single person was comfortable, with shower-toilet ensuite, miniTV sets (Freeview Digital) and tea/coffee making facilities (only 1 biscuit supplied!). The walk-in wardrobe I had contained, as well as a hair dryer, an Ironing Board and Iron, something not found everywhere. The room was on the warm side and negated the need for Duvets, fortunately the windows were easy to set open! The bedrooms are on the upstairs floor and there is no access for disabled people and the main door is not wheelchair accessible either.
The Breakfast was a mixture of buffet service for cereals/muesli and orders were then taken for other items. These ranged from Full English (from which you can omit items) through a variety of egg dishes to grapefruit, fresh fruit and yoghurt. Fruit Juice is served in a well-filled jug for your table and there is tea or coffee with toast. Kippers are not an option, a pity as Craster is not too far away.
Evening meals are of good quality and the items can sometimes be adventurous. The menu has Starters, Meat Dishes, Fish Dishes and Vegetarian Dishes plus a choice from “Our sweets selection”. My one disappointing dish was a Game Casserole which came with a large puff pastry topping. I think the item would have been better attempted as a Steak and Kidney Pie. The Sizzling Chicken dish lived up to expectations and a provided a gentle surprise when, as the steaming, sizzling dish was brought in, the heavens opened and seemed to be delivering a celestial fire extinguisher. The Conservatory style dining area, which normally picked up the evening sun beautifully, resounded to the downpour.
The bar area is open in the evenings to guests and locals and provided a small selection of beers, including Farne Islands, a light beer, which I found well worth sampling each night. Wines are ordered by the bottle and their standard red was well worth spreading over the 3-night stay.
Lunches are not served at the Hotel, but they will make up a packed lunch to order if given notice at the evening meal. For walkers, of which we had two groups in during my stay, this is a useful option and even car tourers might take advantage of them rather than finding a pub.
Afternoon teas were not advertised as being available but, as I was sitting in the lounge after a day out and about, Linda did come up and ask if I would like a pot of tea. That was a nice touch and added to the general air of helpfulness and friendliness of the Hotel.
Check-in and Check out were swift and efficient and the car park had room enough for the guests’ vehicles.