The Black Bull Inn
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8.6Excellent
(361 Ratings)
"Lovely pub with great food"
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Located in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and near to the edge of The Lake District, The Bull Hotel is a 17th-century coaching inn. It offers hearty, fresh food in its restaurant, and free Wi-Fi.
Free WiFi/internet
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Heating
Bar
Balcony/Terrace
WiFi/Internet
Garden
Family friendly
Safe
Key access
Fire alarm
Fire extinguisher
Cleaning products
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Top rated by guests
8.6Excellent
(361 Ratings)
"Lovely pub with great food"
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Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0
Lovely pub with great food
Nothing
9.0 / 10.0
The staff were very friendly and welcomed us and our two dogs. The room was large enough to accomodate us with two additional dog-beds. The breakfast was excellent. The check-out was simple and straightforward.
The only issue for us was the very narrow passageway to the carpark at the back of the hotel. Turning off the one-way street into the narrow passage beside the building required a couple of manoeuvres to avoid scraping the wall.
9.0 / 10.0
All was nice
Food was delicious but veg and vegan options were not that great for evening meal. It was fine for us as sometimes we eat fish, which was available and delicious. The one vegan option we tried was delucious but not really a full meal as was only veg and contained no protein foods.
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful staff, food, decor and ambience. Really comfortable bed. Lovely clean room with super touches eg quality toiletries and complementary drinks and biscuits.
Nothing
10.0 / 10.0
Cannot fault this in anyway. Staff were so friendly and great with dogs. The sharer beef brisket was amazing
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9.0 / 10.0
The property was renovated with high quality fixtures and fittings and maintained to a high quality. The room was very comfortable as was the bed. The bathroom was lovely with access to shampoo and shower gel. The room was made very cosy for us on checkin. The heating was on and welcomed on a cold wet winters day. We took our dog with us and there was a clean bed, towel and food bowls with a bag of treats waiting for her.
The coffee in the room was delicious as was the home made cookies left for us.
Breakfast was delicious but could not understand why we paid separate for coffee and juice and why it wasn’t all included in one price.
I think we were given a different price as we booked with booking.com for dinner and breakfast.
Dinner was quite expensive for pie!!
There was no option on booking.com to book breakfast in the price.
10.0 / 10.0
Comfy spacious bed, large bathroom. Warm and cosy. Fantastic food
Nothing
10.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was lovely and enjoyed the room out back where we watched Rugby. James was very accommodating and attentive. Great time do many thanks.
Can’t think of anything.
10.0 / 10.0
Location, atmosphere
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9.0 / 10.0
Very lovely inside and trendy decor.
Yeh guy at breakfast was very rude! In contrast to the evening staff who were super friendly
8.0 / 10.0
The food was excellent with a nice atmosphere. It was home cooked not prepackaged. Top quality and the breakfast was excellent. Extensive drinks menu too.
The English Sparkling wine was awful. I have had much better brands.
6.0 / 10.0
Staff in the restaurant
Comfortable bed
Very good shower
Not worth the price
Not that clean
Room tiered
Evening meal average considering price
Check in and check out poor, felt like an inconvenience.
9.0 / 10.0
Characterful hotel right in the middle of Sedbergh. Comfortable room and very good shower. Excellent roast dinner. Staff were lovely.
Car park entrance is very narrow. There was a noisy early morning delivery outside our window, but that's not the hotel's fault.
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful food - superb chef
9.0 / 10.0
Excellent quality food. Very comfortable beds. Good shower. We appreciated the still and sparkling water, and tea and coffee facilities in the room.
Nothing
9.0 / 10.0
Comfortable room, cleanly presented. Although fronting main street, very quiet. No noise from adjoining rooms
Only very minor criticism would be the use of sourdough bread for sandwiches and fried bread. Personal preference would be ordinary white or wholemeal
10.0 / 10.0
Location, ambience, lovely rooms, great food, friendly staff
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7.0 / 10.0
A wonderful location, excellent dining and friendly staff. The bed was very comfortable and nice bathroom. I was also allowed to check in at 1.30pm. Good to see the pigs slumbering in the garden too!
Being picky my room was a little noisy. Bad timing with the bin men emptying bins at 6.45am was unfortunate in that it was right outside my window!
9.0 / 10.0
Being older we didn't want a big evening meal. The young lady said "leave it with me" and soon knocked on our room to tell us that the chef had come up with an alternative. It was delicious!
10.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was great the room was fantastic
Everything was great
4.0 / 10.0
Room ok .
On arrival ordered food and was given a buzzer as we were eating in the garden. Buzzer goes off and you go and collect your food. It never went off. Staff bought out meal and said it had been sitting there 10 mins! Although my partners meal was ok my burger was burnt on the outside.
In the room the wardrobe mirror was taped up. The smoke detector in the room would flash intermittently at night. Grouting around the bath black.
One evening 9.pm, noisy children running wild in the corridors.
Very dark hotel lighting very poor in ground floor corridors.
Restaurant decor, black and brown colors. Nice place to eat if you are a manic depressive!
7.0 / 10.0
Lovely location
Welcoming staff
Great welcome for our dog and lots of things in the room for him; bed, towel, bowls and treats
Quite expensive
Limited vegetarian options
10.0 / 10.0
This was our second visit and the Black Bull Inn never disappoints. The staff are friendly and very helpful, rooms are stylish with very comfortable beds. The restaurant remains one of our favourites and this time the trout was to die for. The choice of wine is excellent and the bar has great beer and the possibility of playing Scrabble.
Nothing
9.0 / 10.0
Staff friendly. High class restaurant with good wine list. Great selection gin and malt whiskies. Nice touch of home baked cookies and fresh milk in the rooms.
I would have preferred an earlier breakfast.
5.0 / 10.0
The location and room where great. The business have a fabulous opportunity to offer great service but sadly they fell extremely short. From serving champagne in wine glasses, to over charging and adding items to the bill, to having nobody willing to welcome you in to book in, not help fellow (much more mature guests) upstairs with their bags, that we felt compelled to step in. Food was poor and that’s being kind. They need a new team in there to turn it around as the opportunity to make a profit with great service could be there’s. Won’t be spending £600 on a room only basis for two nights there again
Location
7.0 / 10.0
V friendly and switched on staff made us feel very much at home and valued
This really shouldn’t be advertised as a 5 star hotel. The bedroom was v small and cramped as was the bathroom. The standard of kit was not 5 star. However the bed sheets were crisp and clean. Common areas are also v tired. However the restaurant is excellent (try the shared steak!) and it probably has the most extensive wine list in all of Yorkshire! Cooked Breakfast is also excellent.
8.0 / 10.0
Room is stylish and relaxing. Very nice touches like the teas and fresh milk. Staff were really friendly and helpful. Dog friendly too. Great location with other good pubs and nice shops nearby. Great walks.
4.0 / 10.0
The bathroom
Room - very small and noisy. Manager did say he’d move us but we’d already used the towels etc and we were only staying one night. The fact is this room cost £188 which is exorbitant.
Coffee/tea facilities - meagre along with the cups
Prices at the bar - exhorbitant.
9.0 / 10.0
Staff were lovely, food was really good. We had an issue with one evening meal and it was addressed straight away without fuss. Our room had a little balcony which was a lovely surprise. Also the real flower installation in the restaurant was amazing.
Nothing... really lovely place.
8.0 / 10.0
The food at the Black Bull Inn was exceptional, we loved the dining experience for each of the three nights we ate there. The location of the property is in a lovely village that is ideally placed for those who want to hike in the area, although some walks have a steep climb, but worth it the higher you go. Beautiful scenery.
There wasn't much we didn't like. The service on the first night could have been better at the start, but improved towards the end of the meal, and the serving staff never really seemed to be too happy, two members of the serving staff did however lighten up the evenings.
9.0 / 10.0
What a fabulous place! We had one of the best dinners in a long time! Great artistry in the cooking. Exceptionally tasty food and a very long and interesting selection of wines to choose from. The restaurant was beautifully filled by a local florist with branches of blossom and an amazing display of Spring flowers in the big window.
Very friendly staff everywhere – made to feel welcome.
The next morning we had a delicious breakfast which we – unfortunately – couldn’t linger over as we had to rush off. They took our order and rustled us up porridge and perfect scrambled eggs in no time.
A strong recommend.
10.0 / 10.0
I loved the ambience in the bar with the delicious looking cakes and the roaring fire. All very welcoming. The food of course was wonderful. My Dad and husband both had the white beef pie and I wish I'd had it. Fantastic!!
No mention of car park on the web site - this would have been helpful
9.0 / 10.0
Great environment and brilliant staff
9.0 / 10.0
Excellent dinner. Comfortable room
9.0 / 10.0
The view of the hills from our bedroom window. The spotless, modern shower room including walk-in shower.
9.0 / 10.0
Great old building. Don’t take a big car as you won’t fit the access to the car park! Nice bar. Excellent restaurant. Good room and lovely soft water for the bath.
All good.
6.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was good, but had it been a business trip an earlier breakfast would have been appreciated. Room was great.
Insufficient warning to guests that on Monday and Tuesday the door is locked at 9pm so if I had caught my originally planned train I might have arrived after the front door was shut and staff went home at 9pm. I had paid in full to Booking.com..
Luckily, I caught an earlier train but food service for bar meals closed at 7:20pm - earlier than the 7:30 pm expected.
6.0 / 10.0
Very comfortable clean rooms, nicely decorated. Nice feel.
Breakfast was apparently full at 8.30, with only 2 tables of people in the restaurant, and doors were shut to the bar at 8:45pm, as if customers were somewhat of a nuisance
FAQs
Is parking included with this hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Black Bull Inn. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is The Black Bull Inn pet friendly?
Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at The Black Bull Inn?
We found 14 amenities for this rental. This includes free wifi/internet, non-smoking, pets allowed, heating, and bar.
