The Black Bull Inn

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Gustavo

Best place to stay at Sedbergh!

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Loretta

Staff were super friendly and helpful and the room was lovely too!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Lisa

Exceptional food! - Loved the home-made biscuits in the room!
Stunning room - big, beautiful and quiet.
Gorgeous bathroom.
Great location!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2025

D

A real gem

Absolute 5 star hotel and team of staff. Service, food and room all top notch and cant wait to come back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

Karl

Great as always

We are becoming quite the regulars. Lovely inn with warm and friendly staff in beautiful little Sedbergh.
Beautiful rooms and fantastic food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2024

MORVEN

We enjoyed our stay at the Black Bull. Our room was warm and comfortable with a lovely little balcony overlooking the car park and the hills in the distance. Our dinner in the restaurant was excellent and the service throughout our stay, consistently warm and helpful. A good base for exploring the beautiful surrounding countryside, close to the lakes and dales.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2024

LOUISE

Would have been more comfortable camping !
Cold room . Bathroom very cold , window lock broken so could not be closed , no heating except towel rail in massive bathroom with 2 showers !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

heide

Wonderful in every way…friendly staff ( Lizzie gets special creds!) clean..comfortable..great breakfast…wonderful dinner!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023

Stephen

Beautiful hotel in a beautiful corner of the world! The interiors are stunning, bedding very comfortable, everything was immaculate. The attention to detail was just lovely! We loved exploring the area and eould love to return again soon

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2023

Hilary Lynn

Very pleasant atmosphere Excellent dining

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2023

Philip

Sleepless night!

Great shame about the bin collection at 4.30 which woke us up

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2023

Nicholas

Spacious beautifully furnished bedroom and bathroom. Room was cold. Brekkie was great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2023

Sarah

Lovely location, very clean, food was excellent. Staff were very friendly especially \"Lizzy\" she went above an beyond!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2023

Stephen

Comfortable stay with great service

Comfortable stay with great service. Food excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2023

Linus

Perfect

Perfect ! Perfect room , perfect location, fantastic food!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2023

Pamela

Nice weekend in Sedbergh

The Black Bull is a lovely hotel with amazing food. We had a tomahawk steak between two that was hands down the best steak I’ve ever had in the UK (I love in the US where good steak is plentiful, but hard to find in UK restaurants). The service in the restaurant was very good.
The car park has a very tight entrance alley off a very narrow street (Main Street) and is a challenge to turn into for a large car (we had an SUV).
The hotel is dog friendly but not very disabled friendly. Lots of small flights of stairs with no railings, no lift/elevator, and no grab bars or anti slip surfaces in the walk in shower that was in my 84 year old, mobility challenged mother’s room.
Regarding comfort, the cleaning staff turn the heat down and open all the windows during the day while they clean, including in the rooms, and the heating turns back on at 5:30. We returned back to cold rooms both days we were there because the heating comes on at 5:30. When this was commented on to the head cleaner (i.e. my mother had to get under the covers fully clothed to get warm in her room) he was quite rude and argumentative about it, which is a black mark on the hotel for service in my opinion.
Note that the town of Sebergh is closed on Sundays except for the wonderful Fairfield Mill, a must visit for the history, artists goods for sale and the good food in the cafe (awesome cheese scones!). Nearby Dent is picturesque and the tiny Stone Close Cafe there is highly recommended!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2023

Verified traveler

Plushest hotel in the small village of Sedbergh. Rooms have been recently refurbed to the highest quality. Could do with Nespresso machines rather than a cafetière to make life easier. Entry to parking is a test to driving skills. Beware, especially if you drive a 4x4

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2022

Christopher

Book it’s beautiful

Lovely place great food and service

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2022

Antonio

Greatly located, fantastic food and breakfast. Very clean and tidy room

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2022

Barbara

Comfy room, very dog friendly but at a cost

Entrance to hotel car park very restrictive and would be good to know about that before you arrive. Dog charge expensive compared to most (£25).
Dinner menu innovative but may not suite all
Breakfast selection bit disappointing.
All in all would stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2021

Stephen

Couldn't fault anything about the hotel, from the room to the food, everything top quality

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2021

Randal

Fantastic old coaching inn tastefully renovated. Room was great. Excellent breakfast. No complaints. Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2021

rita

A gem off the beaten track

Wonderful 2 night stay in the Black Bull. We stayed in Room 1, which was large, had the comfiest bed and bath plus a large shower. It is at the front of the building, but we didn't find noise a problem
What makes it special is the most delicious food cooked by Nina Matsunaga - worth going out of your way for. Nothing is rushed, service efficient, and friendly
It was a very special stay, in a lovely little town surrounded by glorious countryside. I wish this was on my doorstep!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2021

Laura

Lovely hotel.

Lovely hotel with great food options...outside bar and pizza oven and inside beautiful restaurant and bar. Good breakfast and room very comfortable and spotlessly clean. Would recommend.
Only downside was check in is posted as 3pm and its actually 4pm.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2021

Melanie

Feed back on stay

Rooms were nice, parking was a challenge - turn up narrow alley really tight, service at breakfast was poor, long wait for drinks, had children so asked for toast first before cooked food but brought it all out together after another long wait, had to ask for sugar they didn't offer, asked for water but didn't receive, no one asked if we would like any more drinks or even if we were OK with everything, poor service for the type of hotel they are hoping to become

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

A bit of comfort on the Dales High Way

Good location and beautiful well appointed room

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Highly Recommend

Highly recommend.Shame the restaurant wasn't open but they gave us a great recommendation

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2021

Verified traveler

Character Inn. Rooms excellent, staff very friendly and helpful. Food is excellent, wine list is very good with some unusual choices. The only negative were Staff were a little occupied by the IT system, whether it is new, or they are just getting up to speed having just reopened, impossible to say but, it did not spoil the stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2021

George

Worth coming off the M6 for!

This is a beautifully overhauled period inn. Rooms and bathrooms very well done. Dinner menu was interesting and varied and the cooking was excellent. Breakfast was good too.

The staff were friendly and helpful.

The surrounding area was very attractive.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

Room for improvement

We had to wait a short while for someone to check us in when we arrived, there only seemed one person who could do that. We ate in the hotel at night but the bar service was extremely slow. The food was nice but portion sizes for the venison and duck were too small. Breakfast was ok apart from the toast, it was a sliced granary cob, which was overdone and far to hard to cut and bite. Overall a comfortable stay if a little overpriced.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2019

Steven

Perfect hotel for a get away!

Second stay for us here and as with the first it was brilliant, the food is great, the room was perfect, and the staff friendly. 4.9/5 (see below)

Only issue I have, is the same as the previous stay, the accomodation side of the business feels slightly second rate, in that when you want to check in/out there is always a reasonable length wait for someone to see you (both times we've had to go hunting for someone at the bar, for them to find someone else to see to us)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019

Andrew

Great little hotel. Very clean and decent sized room. Breakfast excellent. Tight entrance to car park.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Great stay at the Black Bull. The rooms are beautiful and modern. Friendly staff, great location and safe area! Will absolutely stay again..

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and lovely bedroom suite. Shame the shower didn't work each time I used it! Great for food - not too many choices on the menu, makes it easier to pick a dish. Lovely selection of wines too. Staff are fabulous and would return because of them.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Staff were good. Had lots of problems with water not coming through sink/shower.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2019

Penny

We stayed in The Calf room which was absolutely super. You must have a bath! Staff can't do enough to make your stay memorable. Great wine selection. Did not have lunch or dinner but large choice for breakfast. Main Street full of interesting shops. Artisans Market on a Saturday a bonus.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

We liked the rooms and feeling of the place.

Service was slow esp. 40 min wait for breakfast and running out of some food items should simply never happen. Also more coat hangers in the room. Need to be more proactive not reactive....

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2019

Sara

Nice weekend retreat

Lovely welcoming place to stay. Nice and clean with a restaurant that serves amazing food

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We were in room 18 and there was a door down the stairs next to are bedroom door. Which the bed is next to that door. It is very noisy in the morning we were woken up quiet early and then the door was going none stop. Other than that we had an amazing stay the room was lovely and spotlessly clean. Food was fantastic. Staff all very attentive, but know how to let people relax and not to fussy and annoying when your trying to enjoy a meal. Overall a great place to stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2019

david

gem in sedbergh

super stay good breakfast good restaurant roaring fires all food very fresh friendly efficient staff highly recommend will return

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2019

HappyGuest

The staff were AMAZING and so friendly. Did everything possible to avoid. Great stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2018

F

This is a nice hotel which has been recently refitted. Unfortunately there was no-one on reception when we arrived but we weren't long before we could check in. Our room was upgraded and we also received a bottle of prosecco (we were there for a birthday). The room was nice but being on the first floor just above reception desk and close to the stairs it was a little a bit noisy. We ate at the hotel and the quality was very good - there were just a few little things that could improve the service ie the wine was poured with out us being asked whether we wanted to taste it, and there were things about the menu that the waiter should have known without having to ask the kitchen. The cooked breakfast was excellent. Overall a very enjoyable stay.

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2018

meredith

Stunning room

The bar service was slow the bar food wasn’t great the bathrooms in the bar are were a mess but the hotel room was superb. I’m guessing it was just a very busy weekend.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Very cosy hotel, food was fantastic and staff very welcoming

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2018

Jane

Recently refurbished old coaching inn. We stayed two nights and the location, rooms and food are excellent. It would make an ideal place to explore the Dales, like us, or the Lake District. Staff are very friendly and helpful, quality place to stay, though not cheap. Not a chain hotel, so personal service seems paramount here.
Just a bit of info about the car park though. It's accessed by a very narrow alley which is hard to get through. If you have a very big car, you may find it easier to reverse in rather than drive - main street is quiet and 1-way. I watched a Range Rover attempt to get in and it lost both wing mirrors. Nice village - great little independent shops - especially bookshops.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2018

Steve

Very nice hotel in the town.Great breakfast,dinner good.
Room was very nice.
Great location for the Dales and Lake District.

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2018

Gran

Good location for walking

This had been open just 7 weeks when we stayed. Excellent Hypnos super king sized bed with lovely duvet, pillows, linen and towels. Great toiletries. Lovely touches such as home made goodies in room plus ground coffee. Milk in a mini bottle plus more ground coffee delivered outside bedroom door of a morning. An excellent bar menu of all home made food. Staff friendly and attentive, service great. This has the potential to be a really superior boutique hotel. A few teething problems need to be ironed out, i.e housekeeping in bedroom plus attention to final summing up of the bill. Otherwise a wonderful place to stay in a great location. We will go back again and highly recommend this hotel to others looking for a unique experience.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2019

Marios

A beatifull room and a very helpfull staff. We enjoyed every aspect of our stay.

Partner