I stayed at the Reading Rooms as I needed somewhere local to Hexham for work. I literally booked at 4pm and Brian and Jill were amazingly accommodating to my late arrival and my last minute chaos. I text when I was a few minutes away and Brian greeted me after a very long drive with a smile and a lots of help and advice. I parked pretty much outside the front door and on checking in received the key to my room and the front door and a tour of the kitchen where I had my own shelf in the fridge, the ability to use the washing machine and access to fresh milk for me room. I was told I was welcome to cook and use the facilities as long as I cleaned up after myself. I eat at work but it was lovely to have the opportunity to even keep food fresh. My room was big and airy with fresh linen and a well stocked tea tray. There's a number of pubs across the way and the co-op is a minutes walk and the train station only a couple of minutes stroll. Brian was really helpful with tips on where else to eat, shop and visit even helping with my route to work. Nothing was too much trouble and it was lovely to feel so welcome. I will be back often and would recommend to anyone either on a break or working as it helped reduced my stress levels working away from home.

all was great if I needed anything hosts were on hand to help

Quiet little town which is a good location for interesting sites at Hadrian's wall such as Vindolanda, Housesteads and Sycamore Gap walk. Excellent, healthy breakfast with fruit, yoghurt, cereals, toast and orange juice which you help yourself to. Access to kitchen and fridge very useful. Host met us and suggested nice walks. Room plain but comfortable with good shower and excellent tea-making facilities. We felt very well-looked after at the Reading Rooms.

Not many places to eat in town, although we enjoyed a meal at a pub the hosts recommended.

Almost everything! We stayed here our first night on our first trip to the UK, and it was a wonderful welcome! The town is small and picturesque, and the property is in a fantastic location—right on the river with an excellent view of the old bridge. It’s also on the main street, so access and parking were easy, even for my first time driving in the UK. The proprietor, Brian, was great, too! He had great suggestions on where to go in the area, and was friendly and welcoming, too.

The Reading Rooms is a charming little B&B, best suited to independent travellers who like to be out and about all day. Rooms are bright and airy each with their own en-suite shower rooms bathrooms . Guests have use of their own kitchen area where they can access all the makings for a quick do it yourself breakfast. There are a number of pubs restaurants and takeaways within easy walking distance for an evening meal ( The General Havelock is highly recommended) . Great fish and chips from the chippie over the bridge Brian the host is a lovely man and very knowledgable about the history of the area and has great tips for visiting the local attractions . There is ample on street parking which is also a bonus and the local train station is at the top of the road with regular trains to Hexham. Our only disappointment is we couldn't stay longer

can't think of anything

It is well located in the centre of Hayden bridge. You might think being near the road it is noisy. It isn’t. The owners really look after the cleanliness and the breakfast is nothing to write home about but does the job. All in all I think this is a good place to spend 2-3 days. Well placed for Hadrians wall.

It doesn’t have a garden .. but that’s evident. Parking isn’t provided … but again there is plenty at the rear of the property regardless of its central location.

Brian was brilliant. He picked us up at Once Brewed as we were running behind and dropped us off back there in the morning. It made a huge difference to our trip and saved us about 5hrs of wasted walking. Can't thank him enough. The Reading Rooms was perfect for our needs, clean and tidy, hot water and a perfect breakfast before we set off again the following morning.

What a lovely place to stay when visiting Hadrian's Wall! We had a beautiful view overlooking the river and bridge. The room was large and comfortable. Brian, the owner, was very kind and generous with his time and allowed us to use the laundry facilities knowing that we'd been traveling for weeks. He's a fun and interesting conversationalist as well! We had a great time and would definitely stay here again!

We wanted to visit Hadrian’s Wall and decided to stay in Haydon Bridge rather than Hexham. I am so glad we did because we were able to stay at the Reading Room. I received messages from Brian before arriving then kept in touch with him by text message as we were running late. Brian was so obliging and helpful. The rooms were very comfortable and even the though we were close to the road, were quiet. There was a kitchen area if we wanted to use it and the continental breakfast was enjoyable. Even decaf coffee for the plunger was provided.

It’s only a little thing, however, curtains on the dining area, which are right next to the street, would be good

A lovely place to stay when visiting Hadrian's Wall and the nearby Roman forts with excellent, comfortable rooms. Loved the kitchen, washing machine, and dryer, and other useful things like bug spray and waterproofing. Brian was super knowledgeable and helpful which made it all the better.

I always rise early and appreciated being able to access my own breakfast at a time to suit me, rather than being confined to specific times.

There was nothing about the whole experience of staying here that I didn't like. It really did exceed my expectations. I would definitely stay here again.