First, the great bits. We stayed for two nights in The Barn - romantic room, lovely linen, terrific toiletries, superb shower (OK - enough alliteration). Fresh milk in the fridge, home-made shortbread. The room is a tidied whilst you have breakfast and the bed turned down whilst at dinner - lovely touch. The food is excellent - I had the most tender and tasty pork loin I've ever eaten. Everything high-quality, with excellent Front of House Team. Now, the downsides: It really is a restaurant - there are no cosy chairs or sofa to sit and read with a drink (and there is no room in the bedroom for armchairs), which, as a resident, limits your options. You won't find a local supping on a pint of the (excellent) ale at the bar as there's no room (some might think that this is a "Good Thing too"!). The main downside is breakfast - which you have to order the night before whilst still replete with dinner (not a good time to be contemplating what you might like the next day). It is only served from 09:30, which is pretty late if you're planning to explore the area. My main issue is that I have NEVER been to a B&B/hotel that doesn't offer a selection of cereals, juice, fruit, yoghurt etc - everything apart from the plate of food you've ordered is extra, even an orange juice! I don't think this is acceptable. So, all-in-all I've only given 4*. Is it all worth it? Well, you certainly need deep pockets - one light lunch (two starters), two dinners (albeit one the New Year's Eve special) for two, the cheapest (but good) bottle of wine, a few drinks (and the breakfast orange juice!) came to over £390. So £710 for two night's bed and board it is not exactly a bargain, and, to be honest, I have found many other establishments that offer better value.…