Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat

Lovely break for my husbands 50th. Staff very welcoming and friendly. Lodge was lovely, everything you could need for your stay, even though the lodges were fully booked it was still very quiet. Wonderful walks right on your doorstep for dogs. We ate at the pub which is literally less than a 5 minute walk, food was lovely and staff very friendly and attentive. Would definitely go back.

We stayed in the Cobbett Lodge which includes the sauna and hot tub inside the lodge. I couldn’t fault it. When we arrived we got there when reception was closed but they had a board out the front with our name on and what lodge number. Also had a map for you to see where the lodge was. I thought we were going to get there before 6pm but due to traffic and needing to get food on the way we arrived after. When I called reception to let them know the girl was really friendly and helpful. Other than that we didn’t need the staff over the weekend which actually was really nice as everyone is left to it. The lodges are separate from another which also gives you plenty of privacy. The heating system was perfect, I’m sure it was under floor heating too and it warmed up the lodge very quickly. All the utensils, plates etc were clean when we arrived. The lodge does provide a dishwasher and a washing machine but take your own tablets/detergent if you wish to use these. The cooker and hob were also very self explanatory and easy to use. The sauna and hot tub were bliss! The instructions to the sauna were very easy to follow and we spent a lot of time relaxing in there. Same for the hot tub- it was clean, and warm. There is a sign on the outside which says maintenance come and check it twice a day and they rang the doorbell which we heard a couple of times but it’s so quiet you barely hear it so doesn’t disturb you at all. We took our own towels for the hot tub as only two towels provided for the shower/bath. Few things I noticed which I would take with me when we return are toilet rolls (they do provide one) and bin bags (they do have one in the bin already so depends on how much rubbish you have). We just forgot to take them with us. Location- I googled a load of walks we could do and also the lodge website has some great walks as well so definitely easy to find a trail. We didn’t go on any due to it raining and didn’t have any wellies. Of course the sun popped out the day of us leaving! We will definitely be back again and stay at the same lodge. We had a great, relaxing weekend.

This is our 3rd trip and I have to say that the purse strings seem to have been pulled in as the usual touches like bath robes, bathroom toiletries and the little welcome pack have all gone...its quite expensive to stay here so taking these things away dilutes the experience to an average stay...