Black Horse

shame about the food ( none available on some days ) and a seperate toilet for my room but , really nice place and staff really nice. would use again

We stayed at the Black Horse as we were going to a friends evening wedding reception in Nuthampstead which is about 3.5 miles away. This was one of the nearest places we could find to stay. Please don’t use Uber when you’re coming back from somewhere to the Black Horse because they are likely to cancel on you, use the local taxi company. The host was very nice. We had a lovely large luxury room called Shonks, comfy bed, lovely bathroom with a great shower. There is use of a shared kitchen in the morning and you can help yourself to things like coffee, toast and cereals. The only thing I would perhaps improve upon is I feel that the window in a kind of little hallway area when you come out the bathroom could have a curtain or net curtain on it. It was a lovely surprise to find that there were people setting up stalls the morning after we stayed and I actually bought some lovely handmade bags but I don’t know how much they wanted to see me coming out the shower in my towel. We would definitely stay again.

Plenty of parking, lovely friendly staff, slept well.

Staff excellent and ample parking in a quiet location with beautiful trees surrounding the area. We stayed in a twin room which was compact (no room for hanging space) slightly chilly so the thick duvet was welcome. We ate in evening in the pub with a choice between small plates/starter, main and dessert on the menu …..ours was very good. There is a small kitchenette along the hall for hot drinks and for you to prepare yourself a breakfast, toast, cereal, yogurt etc. The cost through Hotels.com of £230+ we think was too high for this basic reservation and maybe should have investigated the accommodation further….totally our fault.

A great wee hotel, great food, a great tranquil location and fantastic staff. Highly recommend it. It’s only a 30 drive from Stansted airport but in a rural location. Ideal for a quiet getaway .