The Lakes by Yoo ★★★★

"We stayed in a beautiful two bedroom chalet called Greenfinch on a smaller lake. It was utter bliss waking up to the peaceful lake. The air conditioning saved us in the recent heatwave. The beds were so comfortable and the house had been styled beautifully. I think we were lucky on this as some are not styled well because they’re all privately owned and then rented out so check carefully which one you’re getting. The resort has to sort out staffing. Guest services had one person working so they don’t answer the phone or answer emails quickly. The manger apologised. The restaurant is good - the menu for breakfast and dinner is great and the food is excellent. The food service is quick but the drinks service horribly slow. They were constantly overwhelmed by orders. There were 5 people behind the bar and the restaurant quiet but somehow they couldn’t keep up. They wouldn’t serve food or drinks outside several times because they said they were too busy so we had to carry our food and drinks outside which was bizarre. The debilities generally are very good. The activities fantastic: David and Matt are legends! We loved the raft building and bushcraft particularly. The padel court is good, just wish there were more. All in all, if they fix the drinks service it would be truly five stars."

The Riverside ★★★

New Inn Hotel ★★★

"The staff are very friendly and can not do enough for you. The bar is clean and so are the rooms. We stayed there in room 40, above the cafe that is not run by the hotel. 7am on a Sunday morning we are woken by music blaring through the floor from the cafe downstairs, music didn’t stop until we left the room. Ate a meal in the evening, fish and chips and a steak and ale pie, fish and chips were very nice although the pie was a very different experience. The meat was so dry I need to swig a drink with every mouthful and the pastry lid was dry and flavourless. I would stay again but would insist that I had a different room away from the 7am unwelcome wake up call"