The Tankerville Arms - Northumberland

Friendly staff but I’m sorry to say we were disappointed with the hotel room breakfast. The room was very small and tired looking. Same with the bathroom and it took a good 5 minutes for the water to warm up. We didn’t have the cooked breakfast so can’t comment on that but the cereal options were sugary and highly processed. No fresh fruit options -just tinned prunes grapefruit slices which seems like an outdated breakfast choice to me. The orange juice was off and the coffee lukewarm. We stayed here for one night whilst doing the St Cuthbert’s Way and it was our most expensive night at £148 but definitely the worst place we stayed in. If we’d only paid £60 I wouldn’t have left a bad review but for the money we paid this was very poor. I’m sure there must be better options in Wooler. I wish I’d done more research before booking.

We always head for this place when staying anywhere near, our visit today was as good as ever. The place is a bit dated but very clean, the staff were great and the food good. I had the veg. curry a man size helping of curry in a Balti type dish, a big spoonful of boiled rice and a chunk of pitta bread with a big dollop of chutney , the curry was just right for me (not too hot) the veg was cooked to perfection. My wife had the soup Broccoli and stilton served with a nice piece of crusty bread,this also went down well. we had 2 soft drinks and my wife had Tea for 1, the total cost was just over £25 a real bargain for what we had.

What a lovely, warm welcoming place to stay! I stayed one night as part of my hike on St Cuthbert's Way. Arrived wet and muddy, with my similarly wet dog. They couldn't have been more welcoming. Room was clean and had everything I needed. It was curry night, which was really tasty, and they had some great real ale on tap. Breakfast was similarly served with warmth and an extra sausage for the dog! Old fashioned, friendly, perfect! Wooler is also a lovely spot for walking.

We initially popped in for a drink on our first afternoon in Wooler with our dog, Glen, and as it was late February we were glad of the open fire in the bar/restaurant. This is a quaint, old, traditional coaching inn which probably hasn 't changed much over the decades. Full of lots of charm and memorabilia from across its history. 2 cask ales from Hadrian Border Brewery available; Tyneside Blonde and Farne Island, both lovely. We returned on the Tuesday evening for dinner. The first disappointment was that the pie of the day had already sold out at the start of evening dinner service. Perhaps that should have rung some alarm bells. We both decided to opt for a Northumbrian Burger, however these turned out to be a disappointment. Usually we can guage any pub by the quality of it 's ale and it 's ability to cook a burger. Can 't fault TA on the ale, but the burger was, chewy, tasteless and if it hadn 't been for the cheese it would have been overall very bland. From discussions overheard at another table it seems that the regular chef was off, so whoever was in the kitchen let the place down, I 'm afraid. As we were spending a week in Wooler this could easily have been a venue for another evening meal, but sadly not after this sub-par visit. At least the front of house staff and the beer were nice

We selected here as the advertised lunch looked good. Went inside,only folks there.Lovely roaring fire that we sat next to.Very friendly staff.We both had pies(chicken mushroom and streak) with chips and peas.I had a good local beer,my wife had a cider.Overall a bit disappointed with the choice of food. Gave it 6/10