Ok so it's an old building and there are signs of this i.e stairs are a little challenging when negotiating them with cases etc, nothing is quite level so things like the wardrobe door had to be firmly closed or it would swing open and anyone walking out of the bathroom could come a cropper walking into it. If you want sterile and uninteresting (you could be staying anywhere) there are hotel chains in nearby towns. If you want immaculately clean, wonderfully helpful and friendly staff and great food (the breakfast menu was especially good) then you're in the right place. We were here to attend a funeral and, being city dwellers, expected to be able to get a taxi easily. This was not the case we discovered. The staff member doing the breakfast shift kindly pointed us in the right direction to walk to the address we were looking for using her phone. As it happened we got a lift from another attendee but walked back the way she'd shown us and it was a lovely walk along the canal. All in all, apart from the occasion we had an all too brief but lovely stay. We also had quite a wait between booking out and getting our return train back to Newcastle but our luggage was kindly stored for a couple of hours while we went for a look around the town. Thanks guys!

I struggled a bit with the stairs as I have 'dodgy' knees so if stairs are a little steep I have trouble walking up them. I have no doubt, however, that if I'd mentioned this during booking we would have been accommodated for.

The room was clean and in a great position near the canal and a short 10 min walk into town. The breakfast was also excellent as was the beer and cider in the bar in the evening.

The only real issue was that there was only one member of staff on the bar at night and at breakfast. I felt sorry first them because they were working so hard to help us but its too much for one person. Also the blind in the bathroom has some of the slats missing which meant privacy from people sitting in the beer garden was compromised.

Warm room, hot water shower, clean, good food (excellent pizza, full English breakfast & eggs on toast), helpful staff. Location good for walks or cycles along the canal. Walk to town centre only half a mile. Car parking on site. Super beer garden good in summer, but we came in a freezing November!

Booking.com website misled us about breakfast with totally wrong information which staff said had never been true (now corrected). There is a good breakfast menu from which you can buy as many or as few items as you want. Porridge was the only cereal, but there is a good full English cooked breakfast plate for about £11, coffee £2.20, eggs on toast £6.50, also toast & marmalade & other items we didn't sample. The bed mattresses could have been firmer.

Super location, relaxed bar atmosphere downstairs, really comfortable room. Peaceful and relaxing with excellent breakfasts. Easy to come and go at any time.

Only minor points: 1. Shower hose fitting was wobbly and cage for shower gel loose on wall. 2. Email after booking offered to arrange taxis so rang for this, then reminded while en route but nothing arranged before arrival at 10pm. Was squeezed in by local firm ok for following morning, a relief as I was attending a funeral.

The Sunday Roast home style dinner in a above average quiet dining room

Our bathroom window shade was broken about which my wife was disappointed due to a lack privacy. I reported this to the lady who checked us in but she was not sympathetic to our concerns. She said she would ask the manager but she never did.

We stayed here two years ago and really enjoyed Bradfor on Avon and the Barge Inn. The Inn is charming, and the location on the canal is great to watch the narrow boats. Their Sunday Roast was outstanding. We were there for 3 nights and ended up eating there for all of our dinners.

The kettle in the room put out only a little bit of hot water at a time. We mentioned it to the staff and asked for another one but nothing was done.

Convenient location on the canal/allowed dog

It could do with some refurbishment mainly in Communal area upstairs but, my room was bright & clean & bed comfortable/shower very good/tea coffee in room/everything to ensure your comfortable & I found it to be good value. Staff friendly & Food is very good in evening & allowed pets in bar area when eating. Breakfast superb. I would definitely stay again !

The breakfast was outstanding, wonderful variety, freshly cooked and delicious. The staff were exceptional throughout our stay, so accommodating and helpful.

The shower pressure was a little weak, but there was plenty of hot water and the staff kindly ensured that we could have a late check out and return to shower after our Slow Swim event in the local river - for which we were very grateful.

Breakfast was amazing, especially the local produce. Every staff member was friendly and welcoming. The garden was a real suntrap and lovely to sit in on what was a beautiful but slightly chilly day. Our room was clean and spacious. So peaceful when the pub locked up for the evening. Lovely range of toiletries and the bar had an excellent range of drinks.

The shower had no pressure, so was a struggle to clean my long hair. Poor Wi-Fi, which we struggled to gain access to and very poor internet & phone reception due to the landscape.

The location, including being by a canal, a very rural spot, quaint historical town and also being by a river.

For some reason and despite being a very warm sunny day in May a lot of the pubs were closing early 6.30 pm, very strange. The Barge Inn is a lovely place but is in need of much work to bring it up to the level seen in other places in the town.