I stayed for a painting weekend and felt inspired just by the scenery over the Vale of Evesham. Accommodation is comfortable has been refurbished recently and the bedroom was clean, with tea and coffee. The food is excellent - fully cooked breakfast (fruit choice a bit lacking). Then after painting all morning it was time for a 3 course lunch... More

Fantastic location. Great rooms & facilities. Great for a weekend stay or conferences. The room was large, clean & well presented. The grounds are 300 acres with nature walks. The rooms are all made from the local stone. The Staff were friendly & nothing was a problem. I'll go back & stay.

I have attended a couple of their courses on painting and singing and wasn't expecting much of the accommodation as I chose it for the course content. My room on both occasions was lovely and really comfortable; the restaurant is informal with tasty, interesting menus and there is plentiful tea and coffee with home-made biscuits during the breaks. The courses... More

A friend and I booked on a weekend leisure course (a singing workshop, which as a 'non-singer' was a bit of a leap in the dark!) so the quality of accommodation/food/service wasn't really a deciding factor for us. We were impressed though. We were in older rooms in a small block (Dales Croft) just uphill from the centre reception, but... More

Have just returned from a week-end course 'Under-rated Women Artists' - stimulating course with a fantastic tutor and like-minded companions. The venue at Farncombe is just fabulous; extremely comfortable bedrooms, wonderful food (specific dietary requirements catered for), absolutely nothing is too much trouble for the staff. The impression overall is one of 'can do' and this really shows. In a... More

We attended a Wedding at Dormy House, if we had know the difference would have arranged transport ( important ) and stayed at the Estate, the difference is huge, okay you only get a basic - but clean double room, but has functional bathroom, flat screen TV Tea and Coffee facilities. But the service, Andy the site / reception manager,... More

Attended a weekend course in Botanical Painting and really enjoyed it. The Tutor was very good and we learned a lot. The setting at Farncombe is spectacular, very hilly but we soon got used to walking uphill back to the accommodation and classroom (walk down by the steps and up by the road and you can drive if you want... More

I have stayed here several times before when attending courses. This time we went for a midweek break, had a very nice room, BUT were woken at 7 a.m. by builders working on a new block. The breakfast was cold.