Advantages: Lovely picturesque characteristic accommodation with fantastic potential. Disadvantages: Felt unwelome, food was past its use by date, not as clean as you would expect.
of dust which had not appeared to be cleaned for while.
In the morning I was hoping to stay a short time longer to have a look around the 7 acre gardens, which seemed to be a big adversing point on all website and was one of the reasons why I choose it in the first place. However, even though I was emailed that check out would be by 11am, the host came in at around 10am and asked if we had had a good sleep. I was hoping for an invite to view the gardens but instead I loaded up the car and could see one of their private guests putting on the garden. After we loaded up, the only ones to see us away were the host's dogs. They were very welcoming and I felt they showed us more hospitality than the owners of Leylands FarmB&B. I am not sure if we would have been made to feel more welcome if we had hired a Jaguar rather than an old banger. Maybe it ...
Advantages: Great rooms, food and proprietors Disadvantages: No cycle routes close by
I discovered the delights of Cropvale FarmB&B whilst working away in Worcestershire last week.
It was the client that booked my work colleague and myself in this B&B and I am gald that it did. Having never been in the area before, there is no way that I would have thought of booking somewhere like this - and would have ended up in the local Premier Travel Inn instead!
Getting there
Cropvale Farm is situated on the A44 in between Pershore and Evesham. To get to the farm you turn off the main A44 down a single track lane in, what can only be described as the a*** end of no where!
The grounds and parking
Turning in to the drive way of the premises I was confronted by a quaint looking farm house (complete with ivy growing up the front - what a look), converted barns, agricultural buildings and 2 fat chocolate labradors ...
Advantages: Really modern and clean, and friendly staff Disadvantages: Bit pricey
I recently visited Alton Towers with a group of friends, and living about 3 hours drive away from the park, we decided to drive down the night before, so we could get there early and avoid the queues. (Which worked perfectly, but that is not for this review)
In chosing accommodation, the main criteria was proximity to Alton Towers, and Lower Micklam Farm won. This B and B is located in Alton, which is the nearest village to Alton Towers, (the clue is in the name!!) about a mile from the park. The name 'Farm' is accurate of the related holiday cottages, but the B and B is in the centre of the village, and was formerly a house, rather than a farm. The name is rather quaint though, and as it is a combined business with the holiday cottages, it seems fair that they have retained it.
Alton is a small place, with not much more than a pub ...
