The Railway Hotel

Absolutely loved this place. Rooms were very nice and the upkeep of this place was great. The staff was wonderful and helpful, the breakfast was very nice, cereal, yogurt, juices and wonderful jams, as well as other goodies. The price was well worth it, and it was quiet and restful. I loved it so much I have plans to return with a few months to share it with my family. Highly recommend this wonderful inn and the great people who run it.

Arrived around 5 pm, went up to the bar. The young lady in the bar said we should have had an email and text explaining that cooked food was not available at the moment and we would have to go somewhere else for some food (we received no email or texts). We were then taken to our room and given a key. As we had been driving for over 7 hours, we had planned to eat our main meal when we arrived. As a result we walked over the bridge going over the river and found another pub/hotel who were very helpful and we had homemade steak and kidney pudding which was delicious. Our room had two single beds, a kettle with some tea and coffee. A built in wardrobe and en suite bathroom with a shower, toilet and wash basin. We also had towels, shampoo and shower gel supplied. The shower was ok for a freshen up. The beds were very soft and comfortable. Breakfast was in a small room downstairs which was a help yourself basis and you had a few cereals and bread/toast to choose from. We stayed for two nights, any longer would have been a bit of a push, but we only needed the room to stop over and it's in a nice quiet location. If you plan to get the train to Newcastle or Carlisle the train station is just down the road. There's lots of pretty areas close by. Overall, the service is very basic but it did the job for a short trip.

Easy check in/check out, Host very friendly and couldnt be more helpful. Comfortable and clean.