Name: The Millstone at Mellor - a Thwaites Inn of Charac
Address: Church Lane Mellor, S/N, Blackburn, GB

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Sara

Staff were extremely helpful and nothing was any trouble at all

Dogs and pets are very welcome and there are dog beds, treats in the bar and if you book a pet there is a pet welcome pack, bed, bowls, treats in the room

Stayed 2 nights, the breakfast was excellent and i could not fault the evening meal all food was well presented and taste delicious, I ordered starters and sides rather than a full meal and it was enough food for me.

The pub atmosphere was great everyone was chatty and welcoming, including other guests and locals, as a female solo traveller that kind of social vibe made me feel relaxed and safe. I would definitely stay again or drop in for a drink and meal.

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2026

David

I’ve stayed here on quite a few occasions. This time was a bit disappointing. The bathroom was in need of a good overall and breakfast, which is normally a highlight, fell below standard with small portions of overcooked items. The hash browns were inedible whilst the bacon and black pudding were brittle.
I hope this a one off blip and that normal service will be resumed for my next visit.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Paul

Great staff, lovely interior and excellent food. In a great location

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

alan

An excellent all round hotel experience. The Management and Staff are friendly, efficient and professional in every respect.I am well retired, but have 34 years working in the Hospitality Sector. , the last 22 as a lecturer in the subject and training provider to the MOD. The only suggestion I would make is could they reinstate the biscuits in the room please.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

David

Very good value. Comfortable, clean, nice freshly cooked breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

paul

Busy pub in an area of outstanding beauty. Recommended.

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

David

Excellent value in convenient location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

P

Great village pub with delicious food and very friendly staff. Only downside was the coffee machine in room 234 was faulty.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2026

Nicola

Breakfast doesn’t start till 8 and we had an event to be at by 9 both days so didn’t get the full experience which was a shame, not the hotel’s fault tho

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2026

Grace

Room was clean with good provisions. Staff extremely polite and friendly. Exceptional food.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2026

Richard

Noisy, creaking floors form above and corridor, chimes every 15 minutes from the church that start again at 6am! Broken lamps, lampshades and radiator valves and watered down shower gel. No onsite parking if arriving in the evening.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2026

John

Room was ok. Leaking shower valve meant it dripped into the bath constantly
Food was fantastic.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Ryan

everything about the property was fantastic. There was a couple of things that are tired but I just put that down to wear and tear staff is amazing. The cleanliness is unbelievable. Great choice of wine and beer , fantastic location real village feeling everybody was so friendly in the area

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2026

Paul

Lovely hotel very enjoyable
Great food
Staff very welcoming
Will use again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Andrew

Really friendly and welcoming staff. Beautiful pub and well appointed room. Excellent tea and coffee provisions. Nice touches were a Christmas card and mince pies.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Julia

Wonderful stay. Staff amazing and friendly. Food divine. Room well equipped and welcoming. Would recommend.,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

David A

Comfortable bed, clean room, nice location, very nice dining experience. I would recommend.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

James

The food was delicious. The room was beautiful and the bed was very comfortable

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

James

Comfortable stay

Quick check-in. Friendly welcome. Clean and comfortable room with good choice of beverages and lovely homemade biscuits. Bathroom with The White Company products and good shower. Breakfast selection was sufficient and full English was tasty.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2025

Debra

Our room was right on the road so a bit noisy. My meal wasn’t great. Staff were fab though and made us very welcome

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2025

Sophia

Needs some TLC great breakfast and staff

Really welcoming. Weird noise when you flush the toilet. Needs addressing and there is a lot of pink and black mould in the bathroom. The sink taps don’t have hot and cold on as the caps have been removed. Comfy bed. No shaving mirror in the room. Great staff, quiet location. Outstanding vegetarian breakfast options.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Paul

From start at reception ,we had food which was very good ,a nice pint of guinness and the room we stayed in was cosy clean and comforting,i could not of asked for more.

Thank you to all staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Glen

Amazing welcome from Zander!
A really friendly locals pub hotel which felt like home immediately!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Dan

Great hotel with lovely food. Slept very well in a room in the main. Some really nice touches.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Diana

Magic Millstone

My meal on Sunday evening was the best I’ve ever had, and the service by Rula wonderful and friendly.. room was delightful and breakfast delicious hot and perfectly served. Excellent choice the only problem was when paying generally with Hotels.com I pay before I leave home and can use my Keycash points but as Mellor took funds on leaving the deputy manager didn’t know how to use my credit which would have covered my meal. She tried to phone but apparently couldn’t get through. I will be taking this up with you in my return.

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2025

Alexander

Comfortable

Comfortable place to stay with pleasant decor, a nice bathroom and fluffy pillow. Housekeeping could have been better but overall I would return.
The food in the restaurant was good although the service was fairly poor.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Would stay again.

Friendly staff, great rooms, great food! I'd definitely stay again. Call up in advance or provide notice for any specific dietary requirements to give the chef a heads up!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

elaine

Lovely pub with rooms. Staff excellent. Good variety of food.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2024

Andrew

Perfect for a business trip. Excellent food

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2024

Mark

Excellent comfy rooms and the beds and pillows nice, modern rooms, had room 33 last night, fixed the broken extractor fan, and all good in that room, got room 44 tonight, same top quality, only issue drainage on shower tray nearly over flowed, so needs looking at, but still 10/10 .
Food is amazing here, service and staff Great, really stress free, all bills settled and receipts done there and then, so no messing around getting receipts before checkout in the morning.

The chef here is top draw, every meal and starter I’ve had is awesome, and I’ve been on the road 33 years, and I don’t say that very often.

My no.1 for staying away for work in salmesbury

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2024

Allan

Lovely hotel with friendly staff, and very good food and drink.
The shower pressure was far too weak, and the toilet cistern was very noisy on filling up, which let the room down though.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2024

Barbara

Our Stay at Millstone Mellor

Was disappointed as paid £300 for a two night stay. Got a room ground floor even though asked for high floor. Very noisy as rooms above very noisy and road noise.
Room:, blind missing from windows. Toilet cistern broken so just kept filling up for ages. Reported it on arrival but not fixed.
Breakfast: waitress forgot to take our order(and others). Asked for more coffee, arrived but no refilled milk jug. Cold buffet limited selection.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Hedley

Very nice place to have a lovely meal and a great overnight stay

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2024

Anne

Superb

The rooms are fabulous service excellent and food superb. Very accommodating to our needs as was part of a wedding party. Would not hesitate to recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Joanne

Lovely place, so relaxing and friendly

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2024

Terence

Definitely recommend.

We have stayed at this country inn a few times and always enjpyed it. The rooms, while not big, are well appointed and comfortable. An excellent shower in a well maintained bathroom. However, a shelf [or two] in the bathroom would be welcome.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2024

Lesley

The Millstone, Mellor - excellent stay

All the staff were very welcoming and attentive. Was surprisingly upgraded to a suite which was lovely. Had dinner there too which was very nice. Breakfast was very good also. A lovely stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

stephen

noise from room above

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2024

Jack

Freezing

Room was really cold and when we asked we were told it’s summer and heating turned off .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Andrew

Great location

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2024

Angus

Fantastic service

The staff are wonderful (they deserve 6 stars!). The only reason we didn’t rate our overall stay 5 stars was because of the ceiling sound proofing and being woken up several times in the night by the people in the room above us which made sleep difficult, even in the very comfortable beds.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Graham

Still excellent

Stayed here as a couple on a previous trip to Blackburn area and returned to Millstone because it was so good - seemed even better this time!
Room great, evening meal was excellent, and full breakfast was included.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2024

Anne

Dogs allowed ! Great staff!!
Lamps didn’t work!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

Anne

Lovely hotel, great dining. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Will stay again in future.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2024

Zhi feng

Will not comeback

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Leon

Very nice small hotel with friendly staff, excellent breakfast.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2024

John

Weekend away

Dinner and breakfast excellent, room excellent, lovely fire, service haphazard clearing of tables

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Alan

They always operate to a very high standard. Cheap, it isn't, but as we say: \" you get what you pay for\".

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Simone

Highly recommend it

When we arrived at the hotel, we were told that we had been upgraded. It was fantastic, we had a suite. A beautiful sitting room, with all that you needed. A lovely bedroom with another sofa and TV and a delightful en-suite. The staff were lovely and helpful. The food was delicious and plentiful. Highly recommend it.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2023

ELIZABETH

Rooms lack basic amenities

This hotel is OK but needs attention to some basics. There is nowhere to put toiletries in the bathroom. The room was up two steep flights of stairs and cases should autonmatically be taken up. Breakfast was very nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2023

Kevin

The staff were lovely and the food was exceptional

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Louise

Wonderful hotel. Very friendly staff who went above and beyond. Great food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2023

Allan

Extremely nice country hotel in quaint village

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2023

Janet

Nice decor. Pleasant staff.

A welcoming pub/restaurant/hotel with parking outside. The staff all very pleasant. However, we were rather disappointed with our room as it had absolutely no view from a high, small window. We had to climb on to a seat and reach across a dress to close the blind and open the window. Tricky. Very little and cramped hanging rail holding also an ironing board, iron and large fan. Narrow desk drawers, two very small drawers in bedside tables and on lowdown drawer below the hanging unit, so we lived out of our case. All this is shown on the photos, so we could have expected it, but still surprised, considering the cost every night over £100. Attractive general rooms but outside space not great.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2023

Caroline

Unique rooms

Lovely rooms, great ambience in the bar and delicious food in the restaurant. My preferred place to stay in business in the area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

Bridget

Wonderful little hotel

What a fabulous little hotel. We were absolutely thrilled to bits with it. Very friendly and helpful staff, lovely interiors, very comfortable and well-appointed room (just dropped a point for obvious cobwebs in one corner), very decent food and overall good value. We will definitely be back next time we're in the area :-)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2023

Caroline

Great stay again !

Lovely rooms, great food and service!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2023

Noel

Great little getaway

Great rooms, our first visit but defiantly won't be our last

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2023

JOHN

Adequate overnight accommodation

We had an overnight stay in a superior room after a family funeral
The room and bathroom was in need of upgrading/freshening though it was big enough and the bed comfortable
The hospitality tray was very good
Breakfast was fine. Service could have been friendlier!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2022

Carl

Excellent attentive staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2022

BRIAN

Weekend Stay

Nice room and good food for dinner and breakfast. All of breakfast needed to be ordered - there is no buffet. Our bedroom faced the village church, whose bells sound every 15 minutes.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2022

Verified traveler

Lovely stop off

A lovely place to stay to break up our journey from Scotland back to the Southwest. We had an excellent evening meal and the staff were all very accommodating. Our only criticism was that the breakfast was quite greasy and overcooked. Other than this, excellent.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2022

Janet

Perfect

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2022

chris

Little Gem

Staff were so professional and very welcoming. The food was fantastic the room was great. Fabulous little establishment, I will be back! Thank you

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2022

Louise

Nice open fire, friendly staff and great food what more could you ask for. Would highly recommend.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

The Millstone, Mellor

Lovely hotel in an area of much beauty. Hotel and bedroom beautiful decorated and very clean. Nice atmosphere. Dinner and breakfast in the restaurant was very good. Staff helpful and attentive, weather was very hot, so well done to the staff in their not so cool uniforms👍

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2022

Linda

Enjoyed a one night break with dinner. Staff very obliging. Would certainly recommend and stay there again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2022

Matthew

Great hotel, check in was trying but overall great

Lovely hotel in a beautiful little town, the restaurant is fantastic and the Thwaites beer is beautiful, best cask beer I've ever had, check in was a complete mess and was made worse by a lack of desire to try and resolve, I was made to feel like my booking might be at risk, it turned out they had messed up the booking and given a colleague my room so when I turned up of course my room wasn't free, not my fault but was made to feel it was, there was no apology either. Annoying as this was after a 5 hour car journey and I just didn't need it, but its impact on my overall stay was limited as everything else was amazing. Only other thought is parking is quite limited not sure where you would park if it was full, luckily that didn't happen.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2022

Robert

Wonderful place to break your journey

Simply gorgeous village and the hotel was superb

Business

4/10

Poor

06 Jun 2022

Abufazal

Check in was satisfactory. Then fob didn't work. Unfriendly staff asked me stupid questions then made another card. I skipped the breakfast as there was not much variety. On my second day card wouldn't work,staff asked me pathetic questions as if I was an intruder. So on Sunday I did early check out and bye bye. Never again in hotel like this. Waste of money£170 per day. Rubbish.stay away.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2022

DIMITRI

Very pleasant and very well situated.
Rooms are very nicely decorated and the dining area very pleasant.
You need to have into account that some rooms are upstairs, after a narrow staircase. Impossible if you are with a person with reduced mobility or an old person.
Quite a hassle to get the suitcase up.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2022

Anita

Excellent accommodation, excellent food, great service friendly atmosphere.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2022

John

A comfortable village pub

We stayed overnight whilst visiting family. The superior double room had a comfortable bed and ensuite bathroom. The overbath shower was very poor and the one small radiator in the bedroom was inadequate. Tea and coffee was plentiful and the breakfast was excellent. The disappointment was the dinner. Some of the food was way below standard but when management were made aware of this our bill was credited.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2022

Elizabeth J

An old, interesting building. Members of the staff were very accomodating. Good food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2022

Matthew

Friendly, comfortable

Great place, so glad I stayed hear rather than the chain hotel I was originally looked at.
Great breakfast and I was made to feel at home, I met other business guests who are regulars, which shows they are doing something right, will be back again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2022

beverley

The dining room service was excellent especially the lady at breakfast and the young lady at night.
The bedroom needed the bottom of bed covering up.
Couldn’t turn heat off but otherwise all good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2021

MR ANDREW MARTIN

Anniversary stay

The staff were very helpful and friendly. Our room was very comfortable and warm. We ate in the restaurant and the food and service were excellent. The hotel has a lovely comfortable bar next to the restaurant with a roaring log fire. Perfect for a drink on a December evening.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2021

Kevin H

We will be back

The staff were exceptionally friendly and professional and the Millstone is a lovely place to stay. The food is amazing. We will definitely be staying again in the future.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2021

Damien

Excellent food and service

Excellent food and service. Friendly receptionist. Had a dinner for 4 and device was very attentive . Mushroom risotto was very good indeed. Welcome open fire too.

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2021

John

The property was welcoming and warm. The staff were excellent. The dinner we had was very good,
The bedroom (Superior Double) was a bit tired. There were light stains on the carpet, and a red scratch mark on one wall. The shower was not very powerful. The lighting in the bedroom wasn't good - too bright when the room lights were on, and too dim when only the small table lights were on. There was no adjustment available to control the brightness.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Excellent

Great overnight stay, staff, food and room all excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2021

Paul

Clean, friendly and comfortable. Very good food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2021

A

Autumn stay at The Millstone

Lovely overnight stay. Comfortable room, very well decorated. Delicious evening meal in the restaurant. Hearty full English breakfast in the morning. We had a great time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2021

Steven

Top night

Top night, great food and a great sleep, definitely go again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Millstone Mellor, Aug 2021

Millstone Mellor was a great little hotel. We were at a wedding 15mins away and the hotel was an ideal base to stay at. Room was nice and had loads of amenities and a lovely bathroom. Breakfast was good with veggie options and great loose-leaf tea. Particularly a fan of getting some fresh milk for the in-room tea set on arrival! Great touch.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2021

Andrew

A nice property, pleasing to look at. Plenty of room inside. A very good stay but a few snags with the bedroom.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2021

Christine

It’s a lovely hotel, conviently situated for Blackburn, Preston the M6 and the beautiful Ribble Valley starting at Ribchester, all the staff are friendly and the food excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2021

A J

A Great Find

Really nice to find such an excellent spot for an overnight stay and fantastic food. The staff are wonderful and provide excellent, friendly service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2021

Di

Friendly and well located hotel. Comfortable and just perfect for our needs

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2021

Andrew

Short business trip

Great location for what i needed. Service was exceptional, as was the food. Room was also of a very high stanard.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful rooms with very comfy beds and friendly staff, was very quite at night wich was a great thing, no glaring lights in the room keeping me up as you often get in hotels, brilliant experience and great amenities, its just a shame that more couldn't be provoded in terms of toiletries (due to covid-19) very positive experience and breakfast was fantastic

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2021

Verified traveler

We absolutely loved The Millstone.
From the moment we arrived, the staff members were friendly, attentive very helpful. Our room was stunning...beautifully decorated and well equipped. The cooked breakfast was extremely tasty . We would highly recommend this gorgeous hotel with it’s beautiful setting.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2020

Holly

Outstanding

Fantastic hotel & restaurant. Room was clean, stylish and comfortable. Dinner in the restaurant was first class. Apparently everything was made on site apart from the ice cream currently. Particularly the sticky toffee pudding was the best I’ve ever had by a country mile. The breakfast the next day is unbelievable and makes the room rate seem even better value. Finally the staff were so friendly, interested in our trip, helping with taxis and making sure we had everything we needed...they are a credit to the business. Can’t wait to come back. Honestly one of the best hotels I’ve stayed for a very long time!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2020

Stuart

very enjoyable stay, room was spotless and one of the best Ribeye steaks i've had in a long time.

Business

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2020

Debs

Booked a suite which was in a state of disrepair and was told it’s not yet refurbished and is in fact the worst room in the hotel. Prices did not bear this out. It’s on a a 5 star, please don’t expect 5 star. The manager kept telling me that it’s a 5 star inn and not a 5 star hotel. The “Inn” marketed on Expedia as a 5 star hotel is probably 3 star at best. The manager was extremely helpful however and tried to find us a suitable room but they were not to my taste at all. We left and booked another hotel a short distance away.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2020

Matthew

perfect stay

Excellent stay, welcoming upon arrival, great food and nice rooms.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2020

G

Lovely place

Lovely place to stay. Staff were friendly and helpful. Comfy bed, but I didn’t get on with the feather pillows. The window pane needed replacing as it was all runs inside the glass. I would stay here again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2020

Stuart

Good food and very comfy beds, ideal for a business trip

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2020

Sue

Highly recommended