The Nags Head

We chose to stay at the Nag’s Head to celebrate our wedding anniversary, on our way to South Wales, and had a very enjoyable experience. The property is located on a main road, so it’s a very convenient stopping point. I see one of the other reviews talked about traffic news being intrusive but, the secondary glazing in our room was quite effective and my sleep was not disturbed. Our room was very spacious and tastefully furnished. The bathroom was also spacious and had apparently been recently decorated with full tiling and a large shower (no bath - which we didn’t mind). The staircase to the upstairs rooms was quite steep - as you might expect from an older property. Dinner was excellent - the food and service was so good, we chose to return for a meal on our northbound journey a week later and it did not disappoint. Chatting with some of the other diners, everyone we spoke to praised the food. We will return.

We stayed one night and also had an evening meal in the restaurant. Our room was lovely, large and very comfortable- the only slight issue was that sound from a bar below was extremely intrusive in the early evening but this eased. Whilst our meal was good the staff were not very attentive, did not check in with us, had to be asked twice to bring water and did not return to ask if we wanted dessert or coffee. We had to leave the table and ask for the bill at the bar. There were at least 3 waiting staff on so not sure what happened. The next morning the included ‘continental’ breakfast was very limited in comparison to other similar hotels we stayed at the same week and we were also told it was not possible to provide cooked options as the kitchen was waiting for an engineer.