The Old Post Office - Adlestrop

Adlestrop, how we will always remember you. It was like adream come true. Even though we did not have a car to get around , the owners gave us a contact so we were picked up when we needed it. Otherwise we walked around the most beautiful cottage area, it was peaceful, relaxing and the owners were very enjoyable. The breakfast every morning was very good.

Nicola's breakfasts were wonderful. Full of lovely homemade delicacies. Both Nicola and Chris made us feel welcome and had wonderful insight into the history of this very quiet, little town. My daughter and I recommend highly!

overall an excellent experience

My husband and I, as well as another couple stayed at the Old Post Office for a wedding near by. The accommodations are wonderful! The beds are large and the linens are lovely. Every morning we had a delightful breakfast. Our host were lovely and made our stay personal. This was one of our favorite places we stayed!

First I will say that this is a lovely property. I was very impressed with our room. It was comfortably large, and the bed was exceptionally comfortable. The setting, in the small, quiet village of Adlestrop, suited us very well. When we arrived and opened our car doors, there were immediately three dogs there to greet us. Then we heard a voice say, "I hope you don't mind dogs." We are dog lovers, so it was fine. If you are not, you should be aware. If you've read other reviews, you will know that the hostess at The Old Post Office regards the place, first of all, as her home. In other B&Bs where we have stayed, we have been made to feel that, during our stay, it is OUR home. So to be told, upon first entering, that we must take off our shoes took us aback. It was fine, because we also do that at home. But we have never been asked to do that as a paying guest anywhere. We mentioned that we'd visited the area some years ago and had stayed at another B&B, now closed. The whispered comment from the hostess that "we are better than that place" seemed unkind and unnecessary. The framed list of suggestions and expectations informed us that we were expected to be absent between 11am and 4pm. I've never heard of such a thing! And we are well-travelled people. It reinforced the message that we were mere intruders in someone else's home. Throughout our stay, in subtle ways, we felt a sense of disapproval many times. It was very unsettling. I've read other reviews, and the hostess has rebutted any negative comments. She will likely rebut mine as well. But I suggest you read all the reviews, positive and negative, and come to your own conclusions. This really is a lovely property. But I'm fairly certain that both we and the hostess were glad when we drove away.

We had a lovely stay