Alnwick Lodge West Cawledge Park

The Lodge is lovely. Quite quirky. A very sympathetic farm building conversation that still retains a huge amount of rustic charm. No frills but very comfortable. It might have been snowing outside while we were there but we were warm enough. Breakfast was excellent.

The room we were in was cosy - only big enough for a double bed, and we had a clothes rail rather than a wardrobe. For the two nights we were there it didn't matter and the bed itself was very comfortable.

It was quirky but very well thought out.

Breakfast was good, sausages were lovely!, It was around 30 minutes from Amble where my family was but as the room was really nice this was not an issue for me.

Orange Juice could have been nicer.

Very friendly staff and great period features and home cooked breakfast.

Very hospitable hosts but Found it too dark on arrival with winter nights very poor visibility to our room in the courtyard and via the reception to the secondary room booked for family member also Cart shed room smells strongly of Damp which given it is a period home is understandable but the aroma was so strong the smell permeated all the fabrics in the room and the room was very cold despite one heater being on and my son has bad asthma which did not help this. so this may need to be looked into for future guests on winter breaks. The Hairdryer in the bathroom is not great for drying hair with ease and sadly it was possible to hear all noise coming from the room above us from 5am onwards which was very noisy with constant bangs and running across the flooring. There was also lots of dirt and debris on the shower cubicle and lots of dust on the bedroom units which may have been overlooked and stains and debris on the bedding not ideal sadly on first impressions despite the friendly hosts.

Friendly hosts and home lovely home cooked breakfast.

Sadly the cart shed room is very damp and cold with only one working heater. Also different than the room originally shown on my booking details from booking.com it was shown as calf pen but this was very different room and i was not informed of any room changes both prior and on arrival. Also sadly the room itself was not fully clean and there was debris and hairs in both the shower cubicle floor and toilet and dust around all the bedside units and stains showing on the bedding so not ideal first impressions. The lighting and visibility to both this room and another room i booked for member of our family was not easy to see from entrance and across the courtyard with the early dark winter evenings so feel this should be safer for guests arrivals. It is possible to hear alot of noise from guests staying above is from 5am onwards. My son has bad Asthma so the cooler damper family room of the Cart Shed was not ideal for him and the cleanliness and noise sadly let it down despite our friendly welcome from the Evelyn.

Lovely location and great breakfast.

The window in our room was broken and the radiator wouldn't come on so we were pretty cold (although warm enough when tucked up in bed). I also found the access from the A1 quite stressful, but I don't love driving!

Breakfast was nice plus a full English, location easy and good

The community area with the log burner was a bit Smokey.

The location was very convenient for the A1. Literally just off of it. The accommodation was very comfortable the rooms being sited off a very attractive courtyard. I arrived a bit later than expected and the owner was extremely helpful in arranging an early breakfast. This is a unique and somewhat 'quirky' place to stay and is all the better for that.

Maybe some signs as to where to park especially if arriving in the dark.