Bar (on property)

Reviews of The Farmers Inn

2 out of 5
The Farmers Inn
Main Street, Clarencefield, Dumfries, Scotland

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 90 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food was excellent.good staff Nice cosy room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gavin, NASSAU

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, comfortable, clean and with in room tv and WiFi!!

8/10 Good

JACQUELINE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent facility for an overnight stay. We were made most welcome on arrival. A very comfortable bed, excellent shower and an excellent full Scottish breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great small Inn
Lovely rooms and tasty food, very clean. Would definitely stay again Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room, great service.Would book again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Laura, Federal Way

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The pub frontage of the Farmers Inn was tidy and cosy-looking; the parking yard, which separates a single-storey block of guestrooms from the pub, looked scruffy and in need of a tidy-up in stormy late-afternoon light. The pub lounge interior was as cosy and tidy as the frontage, with a small bar; overnight guests could enter through a back door past the kitchen -- a fact we didn't realize until we saw other people entering from the car-park. (Better signage would have helped.) The evening meal was excellent, especially the beef pie and veg. My room, #4, was a double-double, very spacious, with a new bathroom. The soft furnishings could have done with a sprucing up, but nothing problematic. What was a problem was a mysterious noise -- like a firework going off whiiiizzzzzz-bang! every five minutes, throughout the night. It wasn't really annoying until I was settling down for the night (I'd written it off as some sort of fog-warning noise during the bad weather earlier), and then it kept me awake for hours. I mentioned it to the management the next morning, and it was ascribed to issues with water-taps not being turned off completely; my friend heard a different whirring noise most of the night, but not the bang. I hope management can deal with the various plumbing noises and tidy up the property a bit. The pub is worth staying at -- and maybe bring ear-plugs if you're a difficult sleeper.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

john

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would recommend
Good value, nice pub, would stay again if in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

PAUL V

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms are at the back of the building and look a bit tired but inside they are very modern, clean, spacious and warm. I would recommend here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

KARL

Travelled with family
What happened to service with a smile?
Pros to begin with: * Parking - good in that you can park outside your room as rooms have external doors. * Breakfast was lovely. Good quality well cooked. My favourite aspect of this stay. Abut cold in the conservatory though! * Flexibility- we were lucky to get a table to eat when we checked in, they seemed very willing to ensure we got seated. Con’s: * Service. No service with a smile. Both male & female owners/landlords were dreadfully miserable and appeared unwelcoming. No smiles, no eye contact, but they weren’t rude or abrupt directly just very cold and unwelcoming, jseemed terribly unhappy? The female didn’t speak and avoided eye contact. Very bizarre to adopt this approach in this line of work. Just think this place could be amazing if this couple were more welcoming. *Evening meal- we were lucky to get seated but the food wasn’t great.I had the roast dinner, the roast beef seemed reheated I couldn’t cut it, it was a frozen Yorkshire pudding and I was offered chips with it unusually? *the room- good sized room but the floor was filthy in the hall & bathroom had dirty footprints, there was a strong foisty smell, an old dirty pink shower curtain which didn’t go in the bathroom. Bedding was spotless as was the towels. Blinds & décor & furniture etc were NOT & needs cleaning/updating/modernising. But the main thing is the smell. *The breakfast time. We had to be at breakfast at 8.30am, no negotiation on time or a more open time?? Had to be 8.30am.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

MR SIMON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A country inn with all the comforts!
A lovely village Inn, excellent accomodation, a comfy bed, and the food was great too, would highly recommend it !
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

MOYA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely motel style rooms - spotlessly clean. Very nice pub meal and breakfast - would stay again definitely!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spotless rooms,comfortable beds,good food,pleasant owner.Would recommend The Farmers Inn to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Borders Pub
Lovely pub with good food. Motel style rooms which we like as you can park really close. Everything you needed at a reasonable price Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the rooms and the hosts were excellent!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was extremely good value, with the room being spotless and the food being excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall we liked the Farmers Inn. Only quibbles were the length of time it took to run the water before it got hot (wasting water too) and the shower was a bit feeble. Also breakfast only available between 8-8.30. A bit restrictive for people on holiday! But the bed was comfortable, there was free Netflix and both breakfast and dinner were good. The weather was appalling but that wasn't anyone's fault...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming and Relaxing
Very welcoming on arrival and accommodated us for a last minute meal, which was great home cooked food. Rooms are nicely furnished and comfortable bed. Good nights sleep as rooms out the back of the pub in a separate building.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were warmly welcomed by the owners and shown our accommodation. Our room was absolutely lovely. Up to date decor, very spacious and very clean. Fabulous comfy bed, great shower and we also got complimentary tea,coffee& biscuits. It really was better than quite a few hotels we’ve stayed in! The pub was a warm, happy, inviting place to sit & have a meal. The meals were absolutely delicious and big portions!! But I still managed to fit in a dessert! Breakfast was fab- again big portions and once again delicious. Thanks very much for a very enjoyable stay, we will most definitely recommend you and when back up this way we’ll stop with you again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay
Loved this place ! Spotless room and BIG shower . Reasonably priced meals in bar and breakfast was excellent . Check in / out friendly and easy . Would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Wyn, Northumberland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, clean spacious accommodation with home cooked food by the owners of the Farmers Inn. Excellent stay and plenty to see and do in the area. Good base for exploring the Dumfries area. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Dr. Saeid

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice homely stop off
Comfortable and spacious rooms with a really great breakfast. Friendly host. Attached to a nice old inn. Tv with Netflix a nice bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice management and staff who catered for us very well. We ate in the bar/restaurant and the majority of food was excellent however the “berry” crumble was not as ordered! The en-suite facilities were some of the best we’ve ever experienced!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gabriele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy
We were staying there for one night and we had found the place to be cozy, the owners to be friendly and the breakfast to be delicious. Definitely worth a visit!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and friendly
We stayed here as a stop off to break up a long journey. The accommodation is a different building to the pub meaning it was much quieter. Situated on the other side of the car park park, the only noise was when punters were leaving in their cars. Comfortable and safe with a lovely modern bathroom. The cooked vegetarian breakfast was just scrambled egg and two tomato halves but lots of toast, cereal, yoghurt and fruit options were available. We only saw one chap during our stay who supported for check in, managing the pub and breakfast. Despite his multiple jobs, he was friendly and courteous.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation set across from the inn. Very neat spacious & modern. Plenty of off road parking. Breakfasts served in conservatory area. Very pleasant
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean friendly real inn Spacious, real off street parking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accommodation brilliant, pub not so great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, quiet Farmer’s Inn
The rooms we had at Farmers Inn were recently renovated to a very nice standard. All furnishings were new and the beds were very comfortable. The breakfast was good and lots of choice available just the way you might desire it to be. Colin and staff were very attentive and helpful with questions we had regarding the history of the Inn and the local area. The pub had fantastic pub fare available and we all enjoyed our evening meal there. Would definitely stay again if in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little gem with lovely owners
Greeted on arrival by the owners Found my room to be expansive and well quipped with a large comfortable bed.The shower/bathroom was nicely furnished and the shower itself was very powerful making for an invigorating experience.There was a large hd television in the room with access to Netflix which was a pleasant surprise.The wi fi was fast and easily accessible.The owners were charming being very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the local area.Both the dinner and breakfast menu was extensive with lots of choices all at a very reasonable price.The food when served was of a very good quality and portion size was large.The bar was very well stocked and again very well priced.The owners certainly make you feel very welcome and I will certainly return here in the future when work dictates.A very enjoyable one night stay providing excellent value.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent nights stay. great staff and recently refurbished room was perfect. Evening meal and breakfast also first class.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
All in All this was a good visit to the Farmers Inn.Some decoration required in the bedroom. Very good breakfast and the staff were very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Farmers Inn was located in a quiet village a short drive from Dumfries, the Solway coast and Annan. The pub was lovely, quiet and served a good range of bar food. The en-suit rooms were separate to the pub and all were on the ground level and all guests have their own individual front door. You can park your car directly outside your room. We were made very welcome and nothing was too much trouble for the landlord. Breakfast was early on the morning but there was a good choice and the full Scottish breakfast was lovely. It was a lovely place to stay when you are wanting a quiet break in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and nice small B&B.
It took a little work to find as the GPS didn't want to locate the address initially. I called the B&B and got an address that the GPS finally would recognize. This was not the B&B's fault. For some reason, the GPS just didn't want to recognize the initial address. Property was out in the country in a very small village - just what I wanted. It was very quiet and dark and provided a good night's rest. The owner ran the local pub also that all the locals came to. My evening meal was extremely good - close to the best meal of my two weeks in country. The owner was nice and even gave my daughter a lesson on types of whiskey. The only downside to the stay was that wifi only existed in the pub not in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Baza, ESSEX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great village Pub
Just the place for a quiet stay and a good look around and you don't need to hunt for evening food as it is available
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spacious rooms, independent entrance. Very close to Comlongon castle.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Very enjoyable stay, very kind landlord and landlady.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018