The Horseshoe & Castle

What a gem of a pub with rooms. We had a delightful one night stay. Evening meal was excellent, breakfast lovely, the room was beautifully decorated and clean, the staff brilliant. Highly recommended.

The pub part was full of character and interesting curios, it looked like it hadn’t changed much in 50yrs and that’s how it should be. I was concerned that the rooms would also be 50yrs old though. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Everything was so new and immaculate that it felt as though I had been the only person to be in the room since it was built! Little details like lots of plug sockets with USB ports at a sensible hight to charge everything. Not much in the way of draws to store things in but thats not important. The wifi was OK. The food was great and the staff were all very welcoming. The location was remote and quiet….Everything I like. I will be back next time I am working over that way. Quite surprised that this was once almost on the bank of the Thames many years ago as was the castle when it was originally built until the land reclamation started.

This rustic lovely pub, restaurant and hotel is perfectly located a walking distance from the Cooling Barn wedding venue. The hotel has check in/check out times to accommodate popular wedding times. As soon as we arrived, we were met by the friendly staff, it felt like we had arrived at a home away from home. Stuart checked us in, top bloke, and the bar/restaurant had great friendly staff, Sarah, Honey, and Hannah that really impressed. We stayed in the cottage for 3 nights, (minimum stay 2 nights for the cottage) located at the rear of the main building with its own entrance. Literally 20 steps from the restaurant and car park. The cottage is self contained with a bathroom/shower over bath and toilet, a second walk in shower room with toilet, kitchen (with fridge and microwave), lounge, private outdoor court yard, and the main bedroom with cupboard. Ample of room and very private facility. Just a few improvements needed here, needs hand wash in the main bathroom, the temperature control for the downstairs shower was very hot and couldn’t be cool. An electrical socket in the main bedroom was very loose when pulling a plug out. No air conditioning here but a large tower fan is provided. No WI-FI found in the cottage but excellent Wi-Fi in the main building. I tethered from my phone when in the cottage. Could definitely benefit from extending the Wi-Fi to the cottage. The food and drinks are reasonably priced and the restaurant and bar service is 5 star. Massive selection of beers and drinks, I enjoyed a Leffe and their very reasonably priced port. The food came large and quality, very tasty and always fresh. Breakfast is nice with ample choice between the full English to the egg muffin choices with smoked salmon/bacon etc. The dinners were tasty, I recommend the chicken teriyaki skewers and the linguine or steak. Well worth staying for dinner 1 night or more. The village is small and surrounded by the countryside. No shops or anything which adds to the charm. This pub is truly the hub of the village. If you have a wedding over in Cooling Barn, this will be your best bed and breakfast, and dinner for a extended stay, for charm, service and no taxis required! A special place, the Horseshoe and Castle.

Stay here for 2 nights for a wedding Lovely evening meal /breakfast was fab Stuart was very friendly and helpful as we're all the staff, we had room with bath down the hall, would only book on suite next time, will different be back to stay maybe in New room at the back ,only thing I would say was the mattress was a but springy and flat one side Thanks again for Great stay

The perfect place to stay when visiting nearby Cooling Castle Barn for a wedding. We were Immediately made to feel very welcome by the friendly landlord of the pub and in fact all the staff were just as pleasant. Our room was clean, bright, spacious and very comfortable. Enjoyed a tasty hot cooked breakfast the next morning and as staying another night decided to eat in house in the evening and the food was just as good.

Visited on a Sunday in December after visiting a small local zoo. Visited as a group of 6 plus a 2 year old. There was such a great choice of food on the menu especially for a Sunday menu! Most of us had a roast which was delicious. The staff were so so lovely and helpful, especially the owner who went above and beyond for my dad who is in a wheelchair. It's not the most disabled friendly due to the age of the building itself, but the staff help so much to make up for it. I've recommended to many colleagues in the area and would definitely return