Originally Posted by Pausanias

As a hotel, Barnsley ticked many of the right boxes, though I think it's overpriced, like many Cotswold places. We liked the casual-ness of the place and of the two dining options we much preferred the Village Pub where they served just about the finest grouse I have ever eaten. Our room was in the sort of stables, so very contemporary in style. The bathroom was brilliant . . .except you got there by using a shockingly steep and narrow spiral staircase. We coped with it but we didn't find it fun or charming or eccentric. It was bloody annoying.