I've stayed at the Maynard a few times for both work and pleasure in the last few months. I really like it. It's a beautiful historic building in a lovely location in a wooded gorge. The rooms have historic details but have also been modernised thoughtfully with respect to their heritage. Some features are slightly tired, but only slightly and at the price point it's to be expected. There's also what looks like it would be a cracking beer garden in the summer with good views. The food is really good, and very reasonably priced. A slight case of ideas above its station sometimes (there's a scallop starter especially with what I think was a celeriac puree that didn't really work and was fairly meagre at the price point). There's also a good selection of cask ales which I appreciate. Staff were also helpful and friendly. There are two things I would improve: 1. It doesn't start breakfast until 8am. That's pretty late to start breakfast, when staying for work I had to leave earlier than that and whilst they were good with arranging for me to have breakfast earlier, this wasn't guaranteed and I had to miss out on breakfast altogether more than once. 2. I'd expect a hotel of this size to have an EV charging point.

Afternoon tea for my wife’s birthday was wonderful. The warm friendly welcome at reception set the tone for a really enjoyable afternoon. The special attention given by the staff to my wife made this a really memorable treat. Good service, lovely venue and tasty sandwiches and cakes. What more could you want !

I stayed the night at the Maynard with my boyfriend for his birthday and would highly recommend. They went out of their way to make sure he had a great day. Rooms were spotless and bed was comfy. The food in the restaurant was very good with live music in the beer garden when we were eating our roast and the full English breakfast was exceptional. Staff were friendly and you can do many walks from the doorstep.

We loved our stay at the Maynard. Great location for our needs, but not a lot to do nearby. No issue for us. Room was small but very well fitted out and comfortable with great views. Breakfast was spot on, drinks were good and well priced. All staff were fantastic. For a similar price to a Premier Inn, there is no comparison. We'd very happily revisit and recommend to friends, but would go for Superior room over standard for space.

Sunday roast was tasty, but at £18.95 the portions could have been larger with more veg. They're clearly aware of this, so they do sides for another £3.95. I'm comparing this to a similar meal I had in the Lakes recently, which was £12.95 and just as pleasant. We sat outside, in glorious weather, in the very nice seating area. The young staff were very efficient and generally lovely.