" Booked a last minute night away stunning bedrooms, friendly staff, amazing grounds and a phenomenal brekkie "
06 November 2023
Anynomous
" Visited Doxford Hall with my girlfriend for afternoon tea after she received a gift experience for her birthday. We arrived at Doxford Hall and found that the signs did not clearly point out where to head in for the restaurant and leisure activities but were instead prioritised for the Hotel only. We went through a door at the front to what looked like a lounge area to find that we had indeed went through a fire exit and ended up walking through the entire building before reaching some members of staff to assist. When we finally got seated for our booking for afternoon tea we found the atmosphere rather tense, as there was no ambient music playing and felt that every word we said could be heard. A waiter arrived to greet us and admitted that he did not have any idea what he was doing in terms of waiting for afternoon teas, which we found very unprofessional and giving a negative first impression of the venue. He left us multiple times to ask his colleagues for help and finally we were able to make our order. When the afternoon tea arrived, we felt that it was quite bare in terms of quantity of items, for example there was a single plain scone and a single fruit scone to share between us.
On a positive note, the sweet selection of the afternoon tea was the most appealing and found the chocolate orange brownie/gateau to be the best!
Overall a below average experience and would not be eager to advise others to visit. "
20 September 2023
Anynomous
" What a lovely day myself and daughter had at this beautiful building. We had the full use of the spa followed by lunch and relaxation. Staff were lovely and friendly and the chef went out of his way to provide a vegetarian lunch for me.
What a lovely relaxing day in beautiful surrounding countryside. We will certainly return to this little gem in Northumberland. "
28 June 2023
Anynomous
" A small hotel with good facilities. Service was OK and food was OK, but nothing to write home about. Unfortunately this is the only largish hotel with a swimming pool in the area, so I would return. But when you compare the room/food/service (which we paid £340 for 2 nights) to Rockliffe Hall where we paid £40 less for 2 nights and got a free spa garden experience and a champagne, then there is no choice...Rockcliffe all the way! "
17 April 2023
Anynomous
" Great hotel. Relaxing, quite. Staff excellent. Wish I lived here "
Anynomous
" Booked a last minute night away stunning bedrooms, friendly staff, amazing grounds and a phenomenal brekkie "
06 November 2023Anynomous
" Visited Doxford Hall with my girlfriend for afternoon tea after she received a gift experience for her birthday. We arrived at Doxford Hall and found that the signs did not clearly point out where to head in for the restaurant and leisure activities but were instead prioritised for the Hotel only. We went through a door at the front to what looked like a lounge area to find that we had indeed went through a fire exit and ended up walking through the entire building before reaching some members of staff to assist. When we finally got seated for our booking for afternoon tea we found the atmosphere rather tense, as there was no ambient music playing and felt that every word we said could be heard. A waiter arrived to greet us and admitted that he did not have any idea what he was doing in terms of waiting for afternoon teas, which we found very unprofessional and giving a negative first impression of the venue. He left us multiple times to ask his colleagues for help and finally we were able to make our order. When the afternoon tea arrived, we felt that it was quite bare in terms of quantity of items, for example there was a single plain scone and a single fruit scone to share between us.
20 September 2023On a positive note, the sweet selection of the afternoon tea was the most appealing and found the chocolate orange brownie/gateau to be the best!
Overall a below average experience and would not be eager to advise others to visit. "
Anynomous
" What a lovely day myself and daughter had at this beautiful building. We had the full use of the spa followed by lunch and relaxation. Staff were lovely and friendly and the chef went out of his way to provide a vegetarian lunch for me.
28 June 2023What a lovely relaxing day in beautiful surrounding countryside. We will certainly return to this little gem in Northumberland. "
Anynomous
" A small hotel with good facilities. Service was OK and food was OK, but nothing to write home about. Unfortunately this is the only largish hotel with a swimming pool in the area, so I would return. But when you compare the room/food/service (which we paid £340 for 2 nights) to Rockliffe Hall where we paid £40 less for 2 nights and got a free spa garden experience and a champagne, then there is no choice...Rockcliffe all the way! "
17 April 2023Anynomous
" Great hotel. Relaxing, quite. Staff excellent. Wish I lived here "
08 March 2023