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We stayed overnight at the inn. Don’t! The hotel is adjacent to a retirement trailer park and the hotel car park serves as an overnight stop for motor homes. At 10 degrees outside temperature the heating was not working. The room was airless without any windows. For any ventilation the door to the car park had to stay open. The room stank of cheap cleaning products, stuffy, stale, cold air. The kitsch decor is a matter of taste. Basic comfort though is necessary, especially if the charge per person per night is over $300!!!!. A thin cotton cover was the only bedding provided on the hard bed. To survive the cold I ended up sleeping dressed in 2 jumpers, and woollen leggings, and in desperation used the blanket supplied for dogs sleeping on the bed! The room lights up at night with a large green EXIT sign, which can’t be turned off. Every wall is covered in “don’t do… “ stickers. The bathroom sink missed the drain, the plastic shower cubicle had no handles to actually open the door, and a step in the middle of the bathroom caused me to fall twice during the night. The lady at reception for checkin was as scary as the place itself. The breakfast was good, but we did not sleep a wink. It was a memorable experience, but for all the wrong reasons.

I used to run my own kitchen and know how difficult it is to serve up well cooked, interesting dishes that also have an original twist - and keep to budget so that the customer doesn't get charged too much. The kitchen team at the Greenhead did an exceptional job. The menu is reassuring - not so big that you couldn't manage to cook everything fresh, which they obviously did. My arancini was Italian perfect - to die for. I had the pheasant which was cooked to perfection, as was the leg croquette. Even the cabbage was perfect - do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to get cabbage ”just right” when cooking for large numbers? The temptation just to leave it sitting warm. . The wine list the same - not huge, but still very good. I had the Wakefield Riesling and the Argentinian Malbec ( V. V. nice!) Do not even get me started on the desserts - I stole some of my partners toffee pudding - yum! but best of all was my chocolate cremeaux. Oh, my. . . I eat out quite a bit, always searching for a ”good” restaurant. I live on the South coast so that shouldn't be too difficult - but there's always something not right, sometimes WAY not right! The only thing I could find to complain about at the Greenhead was that there was nothing to complain about. I do enjoy a little moan. . none here. And the front of house staff were great, too nothing too much trouble, friendly and professional. Terrific place - such a pity it's so far from home - oh - there's my moan! So it really DID deliver on everything!

We were on a cycling tour, and this was a perfect place to stay for a couple of nights (we extended after our first night). Great location to explore the area around Haltwhistle. Linda is a truly great host, and her breakfasts are to die for! She even drove us to town on our first night, as we were too worn out from cycling to go to eat at the pub. The room was quiet and very comfortable, the best bed on our 10 day trip. Would love to go back some time soon.