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we were so excited about our visit to river cottage hq, as we have been following hugh fw for many years through his cooking programs and campaigns. I don't complain, but that feeling, I have to give an honest review of my stay here. I just returned from a overnight stay in the river cottage hq with my man. Check-in is between them parking their car on the top parking lot next to the road, call the cabin reception and wait to be collected and drove to the main house. first impressions are the hof is boring, it needs a welcoming color of flowers. we were shown in our double room with private bathroom. the bedroom is minimalist, which is good, but do not expect frills. no welcome card, cookies or water bottles that would have been a beautiful note. the breakfast menu consists of brot, butter, yogurt and jam. there are also stale granola on offer, in glasses that could do with a good wizard! the lounge is functional, but not very cozy and welcoming. no tw, that's good, but a few board games would be especially welcome as they probably are there for some hours that checked the afternoon. the “kitchen garden” is very tired. there is a lot of nice growing, but the beds need a good weed and general clean up. there are no signs, no labels to the bets, how do the students know what they see? and how will this neglected main part of the ethos inspire someone? the hut color scavenging from the walls, the window frames are rotten! the heating was great. we, man and I asked when they drove the car service back to our car. that stops when everyone goes with the staff. there are NO employees over the night before the place. we went to dinner and we had our fountains for the return back to the house over fields and then brought away on the agricultural. oh, and bring them a torch. we shared the holiday home with lovely sisters who stayed at night when they took part in the cooking class the next day. I think they would have appreciated a couple of ruffles because they hadn't tried to dinner. if they don't want to dare out again when they arrived, please note that there is no food in the offer, not even a cheese board. they can have a charcuterie board in the book before the order. the accommodation is full in the year, the cooking school booked, high times at the weekend, the books, the TV programs, certainly some of this money could be reinvested in the business after all, it is an expensive experience to stay in the rchq and it should be a costly to remember for the right reasons. it seems that they use the name tw and hfw to generate interest in the farm and suck it, but if they actually ask there is "what is the rivercottage hq experience? we had luck, we shared the house with beautiful ladies, they cannot be so happy. that could be more than it is.