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2.5 out of 5
Clerk Laithe Lodge
Slaidburn Road, Newton-In-Bowland, Clitheroe, England

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 70 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jamal

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a brief stay and it was lovely, our host was so helpful and understanding to our needs for our situation. The property was fantastic our room was so modern, clean and comfortable, parking was easy and convenient. We intend to stay again in spring for a longer break and cant wait.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable room in beautiful area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
We had an lovely view from our window. The room was large & well equipped. The large bed was really comfortable. Mathew is friendly & has mastered that fine balance of helpful but not intrusive. We enjoyed a fantastic cooked breakfast. Highly recommended if you want a peaceful base to explore the beautiful Forest of Bowland.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

keith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very good in all respects
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent in all respects
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angharad

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything as it should be - good room, helpful host, great breakfast, lovely location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a superbly welcoming B&B in a beautifully converted barn in a peaceful location with lovely views. Very warm welcome from Matthew who showed me to my comfortable and well fitted room and explained everything to me. I enjoyed chatting with him and Helena later in the evening, and also thoroughly enjoyed the superb breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was the peaceful countryside, quiet and personal; with a great breakfast. Everything we could ask for.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

10/10 Excellent

jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Very comfortable stay. Lovely who looked after all their guests very very well
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint, Isolated, beauty.
Matthew and Helen could not have been better hosts. It has been a while since I stayed in a b&b I had forgotten what a warm and welcoming experience they can provide. Communication was excellent especially after a bad travel day and my late arrival. Breakfast was honestly one of the best fry ups I’ve ever had, I will be back for a longer stay with time to explore the area
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an excellent stay at Clerk Laithe Lodge. The B & B is in a wonderful position overlooking the beautiful Trough of Bowland, and our room had fine views across the valley to the hills beyond. From the outset, Matthew and Helena went out to their way to be friendly and helpful, and nothing was too much trouble. Our room was sizeable and very well appointed, and the breakfast offered an excellent choice. We ate an evening meal at Clerk Laithe and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We will certainly consider returning should the opportunity arise.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip, Manchester

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very enjoyable 2 day stay in spacious and modern room. Lovely helpful owners.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip, Manchester

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely clean and comfortable rooms and beautiful home cooked food.Mathew and Helena made us so welcome for our 3night stay and we look forward to returning when we next visit lancashire
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hosts who love feeding you, lovely breakfast and comfortable room. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Iveta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful surroundings, clean and spacious room, friendly owners
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delightful and obliging owners. Excellent home-cooked food! Comfortable, clean rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

dale

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was exactly what I wanted, quiet rural location, excellent facilities, clean and spacious. Matthew and Helena offer a service which is exceptional from start to finish, traditional home cooked food served with a welcome which is unsurpassed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Niall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are spacious and very nice. Cosy. You get all you need and for change you will have proper mugs for your tea/coffee. The host is outstanding. You feel like home. Breakfast very good. We will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was wonderful, the owners were very welcoming, the room was clean and comfortable with lots of little extras like a jar of chocolate biscuits which the children loved. Breakfast was delicious. We will be back thank you
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room with a stunning view and best breakfast so far on our trip.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food and lodgings.
Comfortable room with super king bed, south facing views over fells. Excellent hosts and the food is top class. Great access to the Forest of Bowland AONB. One of the best B&Bs I have ever stayed in.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Aside from having very cosy room that was well stocked with welcoming snacks and with everything spotlessly clean, Clerk Laithe Lodge also boasted excellent, friendly service and delicious breakfasting options. The owner was especially helpful in organising a taxi service, as well as in providing information on walks in the locality. I would not hesitate in recommending this lodging to those interested in exploring what is an as yet underappreciated area of classic English countryside.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great stop for our walking weekend with friends. Fantastic breakfast and kind owners
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
PLEASE READ!! HORRIBLE
This was by far the worst experience I have ever had in my life. The story starts with booking the room at 10:30 pm. We arrive at 12:00am that night to a dark unlit house. In the middle of nowhere. That would all be fine had someone been avable to let us into the room we had paid for. Of course the taxi driver leaves us emediatly without finding out if we could get in or not. Once we realized we could not get in to the hotel we tried calling a cab. The cab service could not get to us for a hour and half. We had just left a wedding and my wife was in a dress with open toe shoes. The temperature was 8 degrees celsius with a strong wind. I gave my wife my jacket and wrapped my scarf around her feet and waited. While waiting I left a strongly worded voicemail at the front desk. After waiting in the cold for a hour and a half the owner finally showed up to let us in. After the nights stay we go to check out. He scolds me about the voice mail and says I’m a typical rude American and then proceeds,after leaving us in the cold for almost two hours the night previous, charge me more money as I only booked the room for one person not two. You would think that’s the end of the nightmarish event but no there is more. After we leave and head back to the wedding venue to get our vehicle. We are stopped by the cops and and I am informed that the owner had called and reported to the police that there was a domestic despite between my wife and that I had put my hands on her. Absolute unreal!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Clerk Laithe Lodge on 26 Jan 2020
You reserved a Single room and arrived as 2 guests at 12.45am on Saturday morning by taxi, 3 hours past our check-in of 9.30 pm, I was closing up for the night. You were very drunk and abusive, I found you sat outside for some reason. I let you into a Double room as a gesture, me being nice as your female guest was upset, wish I hadn’t. In the morning you you objected to being charged extra for a Double room, I responded that you were lucky I had let you in due to your behaviour. Called a taxi for you as your car was at a venue in town. A policeman guest with us advised me it was my duty to contact the police to ensure you did not drive as you were still in no state to, the reason them waiting for you. We later found out that day you were refused admission to a hotel booking at the venue due to you being abusive hence you arriving with us. No idea you were American You wont be welcome here as you should show more respect. Your review a pack of ???

8/10 Good

David T

Country getaway.
The bed and breakfast was in a beautiful area with lovely views over the valley. It's set alone with an easy ten minute walk down the hill to the village, where there is a gourmet pub. Good news as therecis no food in the B&B on Friday and Saturday The room was very comfortable and spotlessly clean. Breakfast was also very good with hearty helpings of good quality breakfast meats. The hosts were very friendly and welcoming. The only downfall was the state of the property. It needed a good tidy up, the garden area was a mess and needed attention. The first impressions were not good at all which is a shame because everything else was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. Lovely clean room with a beautiful view. Mathew arranged us a taxi which was really nice of him. Everything you needed and more was in the room tea coffee biscuits water toiletries even cotton buds. Breakfast was amazing and so much choice. Best B&B we've stayed in
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect acomodation in beautiful surroundings!
As we were attending a wedding in Slaidburn, this accommodation was ideally placed being only a mile or so away. The hosts; Matthew and Helena, couldn’t do enough for us to make our stay extremely comfortable. The B&B is situated in idyllic surroundings in an AONB and the room was high quality with everything we needed including a private enterance, complimentary toiletries and snacks and use of a fridge which was essential as we had a young child with us! We received a warm, friendly welcome and check in and out was simple. We would certainly recommend this B&B to anyone and would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect get away!
Loved it! Service was great! The owners are lovley!

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bob Gardner
Situated in the heart of the countryside is this small private hotel, good accommodation. Excellent breakfast. All very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views, birds and night sky
very comfortable, spacious room with lots of small birds in the garden. Breakfast was excellent. Our welcome by the owner was very friendly. Spent the days enjoying the countryside and had dinner in the village. The walk back on a clear night showed up the amazing stars you can see from here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Madeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Great stay!! Wonderful service!! Beautiful surrounding area! Will definately be back!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice
Wonderfully comfortable stay, with great breakfast. Quiet location with a lovely view of the countryside. Friendly and helpful hosts. Pretty village within walking distance with great pub food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant B&B in fantastic location with friendly
We had a brilliant stay with Matthew and Heléna they are wonderful hosts who even though we were only booked in for one night they couldn't have been more welcoming. On the Sunday, checking out day, we were meeting family for dinner at The nearby Parker Arms (also excellent) and with a couple of hours to kill Matthew and Heléna insisted we just hang out. So we sat on a sun drenched terrace listening to the lambs, while they kept offering us more coffee, what's not to like.

10/10 Excellent

Maureen, W

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location near to gastro pub
A great spot ,lovely views ,super hosts.Nice modern clean bedroom. Walking distance to Gastropub. Great location for walks in the forest. Good hearty breakfast with lots Of fresh food,

10/10 Excellent

KT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing homely stay with great hosts!
Had a fab time - owners were very accommodating and helpful! The full English was worth breaking the diet for, just make sure you're hungry! The famiur Northern hospitality is epitomised here, they make you feel like part of the family. Will definitely be staying here agin next time I'm up that way - very peaceful, and some great country driving!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great break stay
Excellent stay great owners

10/10 Excellent

frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I cannot find anything to bad about this b&b. From walking through the door, nothing was to much trouble for the hosts. The location is unbelievably good, the room was fantastic, as was the food. Will be going again

10/10 Excellent

brian, Salford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High standard of service
We were attending a wedding at nearby whitewell and booked this hotel for our overnight stay. Our hosts Matthew and Helena were brilliant, they allowed us to check in early to get ready and even helped us with a taxi there and back. The room was en suite, very comfortable,very clean and had a great view of the beautiful countryside. The breakfast was amazing with very quality ingredients and nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely revisit in the future. Highly recommended