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Reviews of The Black Bull Inn

3.5 out of 5
The Black Bull Inn
44 Main St, Sedbergh, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 72 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 72 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 72 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 72 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 72 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeniffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jacqui

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel in a beautiful corner of the world! The interiors are stunning, bedding very comfortable, everything was immaculate. The attention to detail was just lovely! We loved exploring the area and eould love to return again soon
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hilary Lynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant atmosphere Excellent dining
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Philip

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sleepless night!
Great shame about the bin collection at 4.30 which woke us up
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel in lovely village of Sedbergh
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious beautifully furnished bedroom and bathroom. Room was cold. Brekkie was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, very clean, food was excellent. Staff were very friendly especially "Lizzy" she went above an beyond!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay with great service
Comfortable stay with great service. Food excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Perfect ! Perfect room , perfect location, fantastic food!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice weekend in Sedbergh
The Black Bull is a lovely hotel with amazing food. We had a tomahawk steak between two that was hands down the best steak I’ve ever had in the UK (I love in the US where good steak is plentiful, but hard to find in UK restaurants). The service in the restaurant was very good. The car park has a very tight entrance alley off a very narrow street (Main Street) and is a challenge to turn into for a large car (we had an SUV). The hotel is dog friendly but not very disabled friendly. Lots of small flights of stairs with no railings, no lift/elevator, and no grab bars or anti slip surfaces in the walk in shower that was in my 84 year old, mobility challenged mother’s room. Regarding comfort, the cleaning staff turn the heat down and open all the windows during the day while they clean, including in the rooms, and the heating turns back on at 5:30. We returned back to cold rooms both days we were there because the heating comes on at 5:30. When this was commented on to the head cleaner (i.e. my mother had to get under the covers fully clothed to get warm in her room) he was quite rude and argumentative about it, which is a black mark on the hotel for service in my opinion. Note that the town of Sebergh is closed on Sundays except for the wonderful Fairfield Mill, a must visit for the history, artists goods for sale and the good food in the cafe (awesome cheese scones!). Nearby Dent is picturesque and the tiny Stone Close Cafe there is highly recommended!
The scenery between Sedbergh and Dent
Tea at the Stone Close Cafe and B&B in Dent
Tomahawk Steak at The Black Bull
Lamb belly bites at the Black Bull
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Jane

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Plushest hotel in the small village of Sedbergh. Rooms have been recently refurbed to the highest quality. Could do with Nespresso machines rather than a cafetière to make life easier. Entry to parking is a test to driving skills. Beware, especially if you drive a 4x4

8/10 Good

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Book it’s beautiful
Lovely place great food and service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Greatly located, fantastic food and breakfast. Very clean and tidy room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy room, very dog friendly but at a cost
Entrance to hotel car park very restrictive and would be good to know about that before you arrive. Dog charge expensive compared to most (£25). Dinner menu innovative but may not suite all Breakfast selection bit disappointing. All in all would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Couldn't fault anything about the hotel, from the room to the food, everything top quality
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Randal

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic old coaching inn tastefully renovated. Room was great. Excellent breakfast. No complaints. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem off the beaten track
Wonderful 2 night stay in the Black Bull. We stayed in Room 1, which was large, had the comfiest bed and bath plus a large shower. It is at the front of the building, but we didn't find noise a problem What makes it special is the most delicious food cooked by Nina Matsunaga - worth going out of your way for. Nothing is rushed, service efficient, and friendly It was a very special stay, in a lovely little town surrounded by glorious countryside. I wish this was on my doorstep!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel.
Lovely hotel with great food options...outside bar and pizza oven and inside beautiful restaurant and bar. Good breakfast and room very comfortable and spotlessly clean. Would recommend. Only downside was check in is posted as 3pm and its actually 4pm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Feed back on stay
Rooms were nice, parking was a challenge - turn up narrow alley really tight, service at breakfast was poor, long wait for drinks, had children so asked for toast first before cooked food but brought it all out together after another long wait, had to ask for sugar they didn't offer, asked for water but didn't receive, no one asked if we would like any more drinks or even if we were OK with everything, poor service for the type of hotel they are hoping to become
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding dining
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit of comfort on the Dales High Way
Good location and beautiful well appointed room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly Recommend
Highly recommend.Shame the restaurant wasn't open but they gave us a great recommendation
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Character Inn. Rooms excellent, staff very friendly and helpful. Food is excellent, wine list is very good with some unusual choices. The only negative were Staff were a little occupied by the IT system, whether it is new, or they are just getting up to speed having just reopened, impossible to say but, it did not spoil the stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth coming off the M6 for!
This is a beautifully overhauled period inn. Rooms and bathrooms very well done. Dinner menu was interesting and varied and the cooking was excellent. Breakfast was good too. The staff were friendly and helpful. The surrounding area was very attractive.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room for improvement
We had to wait a short while for someone to check us in when we arrived, there only seemed one person who could do that. We ate in the hotel at night but the bar service was extremely slow. The food was nice but portion sizes for the venison and duck were too small. Breakfast was ok apart from the toast, it was a sliced granary cob, which was overdone and far to hard to cut and bite. Overall a comfortable stay if a little overpriced.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect hotel for a get away!
Second stay for us here and as with the first it was brilliant, the food is great, the room was perfect, and the staff friendly. 4.9/5 (see below) Only issue I have, is the same as the previous stay, the accomodation side of the business feels slightly second rate, in that when you want to check in/out there is always a reasonable length wait for someone to see you (both times we've had to go hunting for someone at the bar, for them to find someone else to see to us)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel. Very clean and decent sized room. Breakfast excellent. Tight entrance to car park.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay at the Black Bull. The rooms are beautiful and modern. Friendly staff, great location and safe area! Will absolutely stay again..
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and lovely bedroom suite. Shame the shower didn't work each time I used it! Great for food - not too many choices on the menu, makes it easier to pick a dish. Lovely selection of wines too. Staff are fabulous and would return because of them.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Staff were good. Had lots of problems with water not coming through sink/shower.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in The Calf room which was absolutely super. You must have a bath! Staff can't do enough to make your stay memorable. Great wine selection. Did not have lunch or dinner but large choice for breakfast. Main Street full of interesting shops. Artisans Market on a Saturday a bonus.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019