The Bird In Hand

“A surprisingly excellent stay.,...”

We had to travel to visit my elderly mother and father on Mothers day weekend. We stayed at the Bird in hand for the first time and dined with my parents there twice over the weekend. Well, I cannot tell you how much we enjoyed ourselves. From the moment the manager Fraser welcomed us and showed us… lisää

We had to travel to visit my elderly mother and father on Mothers day weekend. We stayed at the Bird in hand for the first time and dined with my parents there twice over the weekend. Well, I cannot tell you how much we enjoyed ourselves. From the moment the manager Fraser welcomed us and showed us to our rooms to the wonderful service the whole team gave us. They really are just so friendly. The food was amazing at both breakfast and dinner and we never had to ask anyone for anything. Thank you were be back defiantly.

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“Nice stay, poor breakfast”

I am writing this review on behalf of my elderly parents. We stayed as part of a wedding party of about 8 rooms, on Sunday evening 22nd February 2026. The rooms were adequate. However, breakfast (paid extra) was not. The full English was not enough to satisfy even the smallest appetite. To to… lisää

I am writing this review on behalf of my elderly parents. We stayed as part of a wedding party of about 8 rooms, on Sunday evening 22nd February 2026. The rooms were adequate. However, breakfast (paid extra) was not. The full English was not enough to satisfy even the smallest appetite. To top it all off, my parents asked for 3 slices of toast, which were then delivered to their table with no jams or marmalade and not even butter, they had to ask for tha butter. To top it all, they were charged £15.00 for these 3 slices of dry toast. My mother, forever the optimist, said that it was ‘artisan’ sourdough toast (so not even what they wanted). I had to see the itemised bill myself, to believe that they were charged this eye-watering amount, just for 3 slices of (dry) toast. If you decide to stay here, I’d suggest finding a local Wetherspoons for breakfast, where you’ll get two more substantial breakfasts (including toast) for less than half the price of 3 pieces of toast alone at The Bird in Hand.

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“Weekend away”

On first view the room seemed very nice & comfortable but when we returned in the evening we realised that lighting was very poor, two table lamps only & one ceiling light by the door. The mini bar was very noisy with it coming on every 15 minutes or so. Beds comfortable but very squeaky. Bathroom … lisää

On first view the room seemed very nice & comfortable but when we returned in the evening we realised that lighting was very poor, two table lamps only & one ceiling light by the door. The mini bar was very noisy with it coming on every 15 minutes or so. Beds comfortable but very squeaky. Bathroom was dirtier than I expected with a water stained shower screen & limescale around the toiletry holder. Skylight windows had not been cleaned in a while and were dark around the edges. Battered biscuits left in the biscuit tin and minimal coffee in the container. The food however that we had on our first day was very nice and would recommend.

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