6 of us aged between 56 and 70 (friends reunion) stayed for one night on Saturday 5 July 08. Having read the extremely critical review on Trip Adviser I was a little apprehensive. However, the stay was delightful. The hotel public rooms are dark because the property is so (genuinely) old. The bedrooms are purpose built and have every amenity... more

Hi we came here just for one night and had a lovely stay. The room was very spacious - but I would not pay the extra £30 for the room unless you are staing for a few days. We really came up for the food and was not disappointed - both dinner and breakfast were great and well worth the... more

Just returned from celebrating our wedding anniversary at the Black Swan. We stayed one night ,Saturday 21st June 2008.The staff were polite,courteous and couldn't do enought for you.The food was delightful and very well presented. We occupied room 15 which overlooked the market place.We will certainly be going back. more

Just returned from a two day stay at this hotel. Looked good on the webiste and it was even better than we anticapted. The website online booking made the booking easy. All the staff were really friendly,chatty,without exception. Always asking us if they could get us anything.The food was fantastic, we have eaten out a lot but this was the... more

This was our first visit to the Black swan, and it definitally won't be our last. The food was absolutely fantastic and the staff couldn't have done more for us. We found the hotel by chance by searching on the internet, and found the hotel to be so warm and welcoming with lovely little lounges and a really pretty garden.The... more

We have just returned from a visit at the Black Swan. Our stay was quite disappointing. We checked out after only one night. The hotel is not good value - 150.00 pounds per night - that did include breakfast and dinner. We were given a room in the very back of the hotel - not sure why since the hotel... more

We would probably endorse most of the reviews below. The atmosphere is really old worldy and nice. Service is brilliant and you got the impression nothing would be a problem. The manager is very professional, he is always everywhere discreetly checking the place is running well. I suppose it is a touch pricey but if you know in advance that... more

We stayed at the Black Swan twice last year - our second visit being prompted by our good experience on the first. The first stay was part-sponsored by the hotel itself as part of a support initiative for us as fundraisers of a charity of event. The Black Swan kindly offered us rooms to stay over at their hotel. We... more

We were with a party for a weekend break, some staying two nights and some three. We have used this hotel before when it was part of the MacDonald hotel group and some of the better practices are still maintained. The rooms are comfortable and clean, the food was excellent and well presented, the staff were keen to please and... more