Larpool Hall

This was our first guided walking break and we didn’t really know what to expect. We arrived in the early evening, booked in swiftly and settled in to our room. The hotel is a lusted building and very well maintained. The room was clean, spacious and very comfortable. The evening meal and packed lunches were booked in advance and dinner was served in one sitting at 7:15pm with other guests (approx 30 HF Holiday guests). The food was fresh, well prepared and presented by the most helpful waiting staff. We were also attended by the bar staff throughout our stay who were also very helpful and friendly, remembering our preferences every time : ) We all had a choice of 3walks 1=easy up to 3=hard, the leaders swapped groups so we experienced walks with them all. Our walks were at a comfortable pace, rain was predicted but stayed dry although some of the trails were quite slippery, we benefited from the guides knowing the terrain and leading us the best way, it all added to the end of the day shared stories. Having the leaders at hand throughout the holiday made our visit more memorable, they were knowledgeable of the local history and constantly shared snippets of information that wouldn’t be available without having fully researched the area before leaving home. On our last night we had a fab game of ‘killer skittles’ which made my whole visit. We were sorry to leave as there is a quiz night (competition that spans all HF holidays across the Uk)scheduled for Wednesday evening. On return from our days out we were able to clean up in the courtyard and leave our wet kit/cleaned boots in the boot room. We enjoyed our stay so much, we each signed up with a membership and are planning another stay for a week in July…. need a bit of time to get some decent boots broken in. The other guests were so welcoming and friendly, it was a real treat spending time with them. Would recommend this experience, now I know how my retirement is going to play out : )