Sculthorpe Mill  

Convenience for Thursford and lovely location. Friendly staff

The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful (and so apologetic when the boiler packed up that not having hot water in the morning was not a problem!) Excellent location, good food and cosy bar - we shall return!

Welcoming staff from moment of arrival. very helpful throughout stay and nothing too much trouble. Food very good . bedroom large and comfortable with lovely view of the mill stream . For the money excellent value . Would definitely stay again.

We enjoyed the family-run atmosphere of the Sculthorpe Mill & the friendliness of all of the staff.

Food & Restaurant was excellent.

Friendliness of the staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Setting was brilliant for wildlife

Very friendly and helpful staff.

Th Hotel setting is beautiful, a real 'getaway' It's one of those places that you can imagine spending a romantic winter's evening there. Very welcoming and quirky layout.

The shower was very tricky.

Pretty location. Lovely restaurant. Very good breakfast

Cheap mismatched bedroom furniture and decor Overpriced for very basic bedroom

Location

Restaurant not open until we expressed disappointment about eating in bar. No candles lit, cold. Waitress delightful. Meals very poor. Fish minute overcooked with blackish greasy potatoes Lamb well-cooked, as requested, but tough. howver this was a birthday treat and not the occasion to complain. Breakfast good l No hot water. cold showers on first morning

It's history was interesting. It was in a tranquil surrounding which was very picturesque.

The drive down the lane to it.

Breakfast was excellent and the evening meal good. Location of the hotel was good and attractive.

With a price of £94.50 for b & b for a twin room I was expecting a pretty good room. The previous 2 nights my wife and I had stayed in a twin room in Norwich for £70 per night which I would say is a typical market rate. The room at Sculthorpe Mill was pretty dreary with a very small window. The shower in the bathroom was not thermostatically controlled and difficult to operate when in the bath and the shower curtain did not prevent water escaping so there was water on the floor reaching to the door. There was a stale smell in both rooms and the main carpet really needed replacing. Lighting was by industrial looking fluorescent fittings. The other unwelcome surprise was that there was continual disturbing noise from a water pump which seemed to be located close to the bedroom. The pump was clearly audible from the room and came on whenever water taps were turned on. The noise stopped at 10.30pm and restarted at 6.30am. When we checked out I told the lady owner that I was unhappy to pay the high price for the room but she made it clear that there could be no adjustment. She did not want to discuss the causes of my complaint. I said that I was quite happy to pay for the meals but she said that she would take the full sum from my credit card the details of which I had given at the time of booking on the internet.

Wonderful location, excellent food, friendly, helpful staff. Great value for money.