Widbrook Grange

Generally we enjoyed our stay which was for my wife’s birthday. The Seamstress’ Room was atmospheric and we loved the roll top bath and comfortable four poster bed. Dinner was fine, although we were ignored by the waiter for at least ten minutes before being attended to. An American couple who were also being ignored got up and left! A couple who appeared to be regulars managed to get their orders in as soon as they were shown to their table so were served much quicker than anyone else which was annoying. Waiters should be trained to acknowledge diners and several drinks much quicker rather than ignoring them! My wife’s crab ravioli starter was very disappointing as it had precious little crab in it. My scallops were excellent. Our mains (lemon chicken and beef fillet) were very good. After-dinner cocktails were good. Breakfast was good but no-one had serviettes so us guests had to find them in a side cabinet ourselves - again, evidence that the young waiters are poorly trained. On checking out our invoice was not itemised so we just had to trust that we hadn’t been over-charged for food and drinks. Again I feel that an itemised bill should be essential. Shame that these easily rectifiable details took the edge off our stay!

The best towels ever and largest bed in the Seamstresses room. Great shower and plenty of hot water. Husband did use the bath one night. Our second stay here..this time for 3 nights. Hard to find fault with anything... just would like the option of a pot of tea at breakfast rather than tea bag in a cup. But once we asked for a tea pot one was supplied full of hot water. Breakfast is very good. Evening meal the first night was excellent as was the wine. The gin bar has a wide range of spirits available. Excellent location..easy walk into Bradford on Avon via the canal or road. Staff supplied details of train times into Bath...super easy . Plenty of car parking and nice garden

Well what a disappointment, the whole places is shabby ,weeds & rubbish everywhere!! And the food is diabolical,ordered Butternut squash pithiviers and obviously the chef had never heard of thus as I received a shortcrust pie containing ratatouille and a few undercooked asparagus, my husband ordered lemon thyme chicken which we expected to come with some nice vegetables but no just a very poor salad like you'd get fra supermarket and strangely a slice of palma ham ! The farmhouse was very dark in the communimal rooms with lots of paraphernalia everywhere.

Hughly recommend High tea at Widbrook Grange. Traditional tiered high tea service (did have a bite of the salmon finger sandwich before thinking to take a photo) with large pots of tea or coffee in a fabulous rural setting with historic Bradford-on-Avon township just 5 minutes away. Very competitively priced & absolutely worth it.

Very comfortable hotel with attractive garden. Food was good and staff friendly and helpful. Our room was a large superior one. There were a few aspects which could be improved. Both windows had views of surrounding countryside and the garden, but were obscured by the build-up of grime on them, both inside and out. The light above the sink did not work. Another review mentioned the style of decoration throughout, which is shabby chic, to reflect the building's farming origins. This has been overdone. The tea-making facilities in our room were placed on a well-used artists paintbox, which was paint-spattered and rusty. Not hygenic. The colour-scheme of dark green on the upper floor made it impossible to see the various prints on the wall, or indeed the keyhole of the room door! The lounge area next to the bar and restaurant room, was similarly painted in dark red. Both these areas have no natural lighting and need light colours to enhance them. The bar was cosy, but not well-served by the old saw, wooden paddleboard and very distressed mirror, all on one wall. Outside, the area behind the piggery rooms needs attention. Weed-covered concrete and an old outhouse base need proper landscaping.

There were a couple of negatives, but the positives outweighed this making our stay very enjoyable. A little tired in places, some maintenance required here and there and lack of flat surface from the car park to the outer buildings across the carpark for wheelchair access. There is an overkill of what you can repurpose as a light fititng and general repurposing within all the rooms making it messy rather than quirky and clever. That woman off the TV must have made a fortune here. Too much 'stressed' shabby and chic-leaning to the shabby side for my liking. Our room #11 was large, fantastic bed and pillows. Really good size TV (not Smart though), very good ameniites, despite no shower bathroom gel/soap for the first night. Very good quality tea used but not labelled in the breakfast room so everyone has to finger and read the very small print on the lables!! This woud not have been allowed two years ago! Great location for Bradford On Avon, Lacock Abbey, Court Gardens and Bath. Exceptional breakfast and extremely hard working staff in the restaurant in the evening and at breakfast. In general our room like most hotel rooms could have a brighter centre light in in this room a brighter one above the mirror outside the bathroom so that one can sit and prepare . No chair here either! The negatives have been reported to the hotel so hopefully will be addressed and I won't mention here. Overall, an enjoyable stay and great location. The Secret Escapes deal made it even more pleasant with the meal and drinks deal. Well worth a visit. Would stay here again and pack my swim wear and give the pool a go.