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Hotel was easy to find on the A350 just outside the town - plenty of parking close to reception. Staff friendly and helpful throughout our 2 night stop. Rooms large and airy and clean - more drawer space than I’ve ever seen. Easy walking into town centre where we enjoyed a meal at Chutney’s. Regret not checking that the hotel has a pool! Breakfast amongst the very best I’ve ever had. We had a family lunch booked in Stourpaine but after seeing the Sunday Carvery would take that on another visit Thoroughly recommend and I hope we can stay again in a stunning part of the UK

Come back with me now to a time of stately good manners and attentive service and a relaxed ambiance with well spaced tables and gleaming cutlery within the dining room to........ La Fleur de Lys. We had booked fairly late so only a small bedroom was available and whilst adequate for our one night stay I would recommend ensuring a larger room if staying longer. The en suite shower room, no doubt added subsequently was compact to say the least and someone for example of the size of Boris Johnson would have struggled to use whilst dreaming up his next flawed cabinet appointment. Good quality toiletries .Tea and coffee tray in the room well equipped plus mineral water and milk in fridge. Bedding of good quality but half way through the night I realised why I much prefer duvets to confining sheets.. The room size prevented me from starring ”excellent” at the top of this review. The main reason we booked was for the dining and we were not disappointed, Interesting dishes on the menu with local produce all well presented and enjoyable. As you might expect a super choice of wines, good range by the glass and more half bottles than usual. Breakfast was promptly served and good quality ingredients. The car park is small but the most pleasant owners are well versed in its operation so can move cars around so you can extricate your car on departure without problem; the driveway is narrow and you need to approach from the far side of the road on arrival. Definitely a venue for those who prefer independent and individual to corporate hospitality, certainly not inexpensive but worth seeking out for a special occasion.

Stayed for a big family birthday celebration Friday to Sunday and ate here from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime. We had all four rooms which are are above the pub but have their own entrance with a little garden at the front and a lobby area with seating inside (perfect for meeting and having pre-dinner drinks) that all the rooms lead off from. Our room as large with views front and back, large comfortable bed, great tea facilities with fantastic homemade cookies, bathroom with bath and plenty of quality toiletries. Good free wi-fi, we slept very well with no noise from the pub. All the food we had was excellent. The menu changes slightly each day (roasts added on Sunday) and although it is quite expensive the quality is very high and portions great. Two ciders including the excellent Cranbourne Chase real cider on draft! Service was fantastic at all times from all staff who were so helpful and friendly. Breakfast was also brilliant with homemade granola/compote and yogurt followed by various freshly cooked options including full English and smoked salmon. The inn is hidden away down a narrow lane and there are great walks in several directions straight from the door. Highly recommended!

We have visited The Lamb on several occasions & you will see from a previous review that we really liked it! Unfortunately on this occasion we were very disappointed, The Roast dinner was swimming in gravy which was extremely salty, the beef was tough and full of gristle , the potatoes hard and the cauliflower cheese didn’t taste of cheese! My Mum had the pie which was ok but the vegetables & potatoes served with it were cold , the Burger that my husband had was so over cooked it was rubbery and was nothing like the description on the menu and the chips he described as having been reheated several times! Our friend who is 95 had the scallops which was a starter portion so not going to be huge but again not great , she said they were chewy because they were over cooked and the portion even for a starter was ridiculously small!! We decided to try puddings after a disappointing lunch & to be fair the chocolate fondant was nice, but our friend decided on the Hindon mess, (Eton mess) and I think it had maybe 2/3 probably frozen strawberries as very squishy in it , very little meringue and basically a glass full of cream! She couldn’t eat it & that’s the first time I’ve ever seen her leave a pudding! & just to finish things off we ordered two black coffees which were so bitter & strong they were hard to drink, & when we got the bill they were listed as large , they didn’t even fill the small cup. As you can probably tell we really didn’t enjoy our meal, but didn’t make a fuss at the time as we were treating our elderly guests & it was embarrassing as we’d chosen to eat here. Its not a cheap place to eat so you expect a lot better than this?? As I said at the start we’ve eaten here several times and it’s been lovely, so we were extremely disappointed, New Chef?? or just a bad day?? Don’t know but after such a bad meal I don’t think we will be back 😢