The Queens Head Hotel in Scottish Borders

We found this place to be very good, staff are very friendly and there always seemed to be a good few in, plenty of sport on the TV’s, loads of selection at the pumps as well, found the pints to be very good, thanks

Came here for dinner one night, very friendly staff. Good menu, but really fancied the gammon steak meal. It was fantastic and every time I think of it my mouth waters. It came with good chips, peas, pineapple and two fried eggs that were just perfect. This chef can cook a fried egg, that's for sure. He even bettered the fried eggs at the 5 * Schloss Hotel up the road where we were staying, as their fried eggs were not good, even I could have done them better? The noodle dish that my hubby ordered was not very filling though tasty so he ordered a dessert which was the meringue Eaton mess and the meringue was home made being bit chewy and delish!

The Queen’s Head is a smart bar - and I use that word deliberately as it doesn’t really feel like a pub. No doubt when the bar is busy it might feel like your average drinking place, but when there are only a couple of punters in the bar, the style of decor and furnishings don’t do much for cosiness. Having said that, the service was spot on, as were our beers and this is a perfectly fine place for a drink.

Lovely room, huge bed very clean and comfortable. Superfast free WiFi. Fab breakfast and super staff. Could not fault it. Super value for money.!will come again!

Also had a beer here in the afternoon, which was pleasant. Dinner was very slow but okay. I had the surf and turf and it was a lot of food. The kids ordered burgers and everything got mixed up. Luckily they saved the order with some ice cream desserts.

This pub is worth a visit, the staff are very friendly, great service from ordering drinks to ordering food. The food was excellent.

We stayed one night at The Queens Head Hotel as part of a family celebration. The evening meal menu offered a variety of dishes and was reasonably priced. The standard was high although we had a small problem with the cooking of a steak which despite being requested as medium arrived rare. The waitress was excellent and queried the offering with the kitchen, but we were ultimately offered a free dessert to make up for the disappointment. Desserts were brilliant and the cheeseboard was the best and largest we've ever seen, First class! Rooms were large, offering high standards of comfort and cleanliness, leading to a good night's sleep. The TV channel choice was massive although sadly beyond my comprehension despite the instructions of how to operate it.......my lack of IT skills being the problem! To complete our stay, the breakfast was excellent and all staff were friendly and helpful. The Queens Head Hotel is ideally situated in the centre of Kelso, which is a lovely Borders town to visit.

A fantastic Saturday night in the Queens Head with the rugby playing. 👌 The bar staff are really lovely and welcoming. Next morning a fantastic full breakfast with coffee and toast at a great price. Again great service friendly and accommodating. Will totally be recommending to family, friends and work colleagues in the years to come. Tapadh leat!

One night stay. Room was presented in excellent, pristine!, condition - immaculate. Staff were energetic and welcoming. Breakfast was superb, if a trifle slowly served. I am prepared to forgive that an award a 💯 in terms of value and overall quality. Bar prices good too.👍

We booked this hotel as a group of 12 playing golf rooms great fantastic dinner on the night and a great made to order breakfast. Unfortunately 20 minutes after check in my friend received terrible news that his dad had passed away suddenly. Out l curtesy l informed the hotel as l would be staying a double room by myself. The staff were amazing. the next morning at check out we were informed that my friends room rate had been cancelled with nothing to pay I know how hard to is to make money these days this was an amazing gestor and much appreciated by all thanks again.

We were visiting friends in the area and wanted to watch the World Cup and popped in to see if they would be showing it, the staff couldn’t have been any friendlier and booked us a table for the Sunday. When we turned up they moved us to a table in the restaurant with its own TV, excellent atmosphere and a good selection of drinks. We had a couple of pizzas for lunch would definitely recommend the Meat Feast which lived up to its name.

After placing our order from the pensioner menu and ordering drinks we sat and waited for food to be delivered to the table and 45 mins later I approached the bar to find out what was going on with our food order and was greeted with blank expressions by the supervisor and the waitress who served us after telling the waitress that she took our order she blamed communication between them and the kitchen staff. Soon after this the food arrived and I was assured the drinks would be taken off the bill but this never happened rather than argue to get bill altered we payed and left. I cannot recommend this place for eating due to the poor service we received and will not be returning.

Stayed here for one night. Room appeared recently refurbished? Nice decor and clean. We both had full cooked breakfast in the morning, which was really nice. Staff were friendly, polite and helpful. Would recommend.

Absolutely delicious food. I had the fish & chips, which couldn't happen been fresher or tastier, and friends had the scampi and the sausages, which were also very good.

A great place to stay. Great location. Fantastic rooms. Great amenities. Terrible breakfast. The rooms are very cozy, comfy bed, nice bathroom, great shower (although a little cramped) and a decent TV. It's located in the centre of town so plenty of options for food and drinks around. Parking is limited to on street parking so you might struggle to find a space. I managed to get a space on the one way street behind the hotel. I didn't eat at the restaurant so I can't comment on the menu but I did have breakfast which was included with my room. Unfortunately, the breakfast was pretty bad. I had the Scottish breakfast and it was lukewarm and greasy. I only ate some of it and couldn't stomach anymore. The coffee was pretty bad as the machine made the coffee with UHT milk which overpowered the taste. Like I said the breakfast was included with my room and the price I paid was worth it for the room alone so the breakfast was a bonus, it's just a shame it was so bad. The only other complaint I have is that the sliding door for the reception is SO loud which I heard every time it was open and shut. Overall a great place which I would definitely return to.

Good location, OK for drinks with friendly staff, food was poor even though the menu suggests it will be above average.

Second time I’ve stayed in the hotel. Great atmosphere in the bar downstairs and the rooms are spacious and clean. Friendly and helpful staff at there to help and the town is worth a visit with some great countryside to be seen across the borders.

Made this our local for our 5 day golf trip, good selection of beer at reasonable price. Booked our main meal night to coincide with the Newcastle match on bt, meal very nice but we were somewhat forced to seek a viewing elsewhere as a local wanted another match on, spent £150 on food and pub lost at least another £120 in beer sales, we watched back at our digs with some drink bought at a shop, pity as was a nice atmosphere in general

A quaint old building and several flights of stairs led to a nice and well appointed comfortable bedroom on the top floor. Nice and clean throughout and very friendly and obliging staff. Was " over the moon " to find the one real ale on the bar was Timmy Taylors Landlord brewed just 4 miles from my home town and my favourite beer of all time, which incidentally was very reasonably priced, Did'nt eat in the restaurant as we had booked a table at Sultans of Kelso which was super. However the Queens Head breakfast oh boy what a feast, the full Scottish was a proper plateful with everything and more crammed on the plate, all freshly prepared . My wife's choice of scrambled egg and smoked salmon was equally generous and tasty. Great all round value and would visit again and fully recommend to others.

Lovely little building with loads of character, the rooms all vary and are the same price! We had a rather rough deal with one of the smallest rooms but still lovely and clean and the beds were very comfy!

Had a tasty fish pie served piping hot. Busy pub and might have been better if we'd sat further back in the pub.

Stayed at this hotel for weekend break and from the moment we arrived until we left each member of staff was pleasant and friendly. Our room was spacious, clean and quiet. We opted for the full scottish breakfast which was enormous and delicious, there are...

They couldn’t do enough to make you feel unwelcome. My wife and I who are pensioners on walking into the place were greeted by a young lady from the bar saying, before we had a chance to draw breath, no reservation no food or words...

I love coming to this pub where are you are always made very welcome and there is an excellent selection of beers wines and spirits and the food is first class We were very well looked after by Jo and Caitlin and the food was...

I stayed at The Queens Head last weekend on a visit to Kelso. The room was very nice, with everything I needed. Tea, coffee and bottles of water provided. Had breakfast on both mornings, the full Scottish which was enormous and thinking it might not...

Very enjoyable meals. Menu choice much better than other restaurant menus we researched. Definitely recommend this restaurant

Home from home local pub, jo and the staff were fantastic, very accommodating and helpful.food was great, and if your a sports fan they will accommodate!

We called into this establishment whilst on holiday. The bar staff were so helpful especially Jo. Not great for the disabled as the toilets are in the courtyard.. They were selling Timothy Taylor's Landlords ale as standard with changing guest. Food served all day. Children...

We stayed for 3 nights in March; very spacious and comfortable room on top floor. Although the room was facing the street, there was almost no noise (Tues, Wed, Thurs) from vehicles on the cobbled street. And the bar did not disturb us either. However...

We came here for some food and drinks and it was a great experience. Really cosy place which tasty food and friendly staff. Will come back for sure!

The worst staff lovely, owner couldn't get us out quick enough we had two drinks and he kept coming to table to say you have to leave table is now booked,also telling staff that nobody from white or black swan was to be allowed in,...

Excellent Menu that caters for all tastes from Carnivores Pescatarians to Vegans. Also has a Daily Chalkboard with additional options.

Staff surly and unwelcoming, sticky tables, greasy menus, horse and dog racing on the tv. Reasonable menu and reasonable food but staff need to be trained on how to be nice to customers. Felt very unwelcome paid and left as soon as I could unstick...

Great pub grub- tasty food, well cooked and lots of it. Friendly staff who accommodated us at short notice. Recommend the veg kebabs on couscous, the gammon and the bread pudding ( half our party love custard but half don’t do maybe a cream option...

Great service great food great Rioja. Surroundings are bright airy and very clean. Couldn't ask for a better experience.

Have visited this restaurant many times before and the food has been excellent. They once again excelled with the food but the staff seemed unsure as to what was going on. Had booked a table the day before but there was no table reserved for...

Enjoyed a great meal as always with my parents. Great fish and chips and staff are always happy to help. A friendly place to visit with great food and a brilliant selection of drinks what more can you ask for.

We live pretty local and thought we would try The Queenshead Hotel for Sunday lunch. Massive mistake, DONT DO IT. The meat was nice, that was it. Tinned vegetables, carrots, celery & potatoes are not an inspiring vegetable option, dont say it's not tinned, it...

My fiance and I had a two night stay at the Queens Head hotel whilst visiting our daughter in the Scottish boarders. Our daughter had suggested the hotel even though we normally stay at larger chains. The little gem of hotel exceeded our expectations. Our...

Nice food, reasonably priced.Had scampi and chips, & steak and ale pie which was home made and delicious.

Great value for money friendly & accommodating staff comfy clean rooms & very good covid rules at this time. Will certainly book again 😊

Popped in for supper which was very good. I recommend the prawn and smoked salmon starter and the medallions of fillet steak. Very friendly staff and good COVID protocol

We have been here twice in the past month once for lunch and once for dinner and we weren't disappointed. Good choice of food and specials on the board. Lovely atmosphere in the evening. Reasonably priced for really good fresh homemade food. Soups are always...

Very friendly staff and lovely bar and restaurant . Good covid awareness and adherence to numbers in public areas. our room was good sized and spotlessly clean. Very central for walks, Abbey and Floors Castle. Lovely breakfast both days.

We stayed here while walking the Borders Abbey Way. Nice hotel. Good clean room. Really friendly staff. And a nice dinner and good breakfast. What’s not to like! Thanks.

As the hotel was just behind out accomodation we decide to eat here on our first night. The seating are outside was pleasant in the shadow of the Abbey. The menu was a bit confusing as there was a Lunch menu, Early evening/dinner and a...

Returned today after 4 / 5 mo this due to Covid. 19. restricted menu, understandable, new chef I believe? Fish and chips very good, but not a lot of taste to the wild mushroom omelette and although very nice, the sweet potato fries were lukewarm....

Tough one because restaurant / bar only recently opened after Covid lockdown and social distancing measures in force. Expected restricted evening menu but good choice available - however we could not order off the lunchtime menu which seemed a bit odd. The tables were devoid...

Perfect for an overnight stay on business, the room was comfortable, the breakfast was great and the location was in walking distance of the towns amenities.

went here for a special night out with friends they all loved it.booked to go back .food was superb staff very friendly .

Central and very comortable. Spotlessly clean and all staff really friendly. Dinner was very good and breakfast excellent.

Queens Head Hotel Kelso. Got there around 4.30 on Sunday. No roast beef dinner left. Beers also not available. Slow service. 45 minutes in and only the starter. Two starters ordered out of 3 of us. One wrong. Haggis balls with peppercorn sauce. Sauce so thin it doesn't adhere to the Haggis Balls and why peppercorn sauce? Why not whisky sauce? Rowdy table to contend with who are old enough to know better but no request to them to take it down a notch. Difficult to hear each other speak. Chicken liver pate starter innocuous. No real flavour so not offensive but nothing to write about either. Chutney ok. Waiting for mains.....10 to 15 mins wait. Prawn tikka curry. Lovely big prawns and enjoyable sauce. Lasagne very average. Veggie burger clearly home made which is good but lacking in flavour. Would we come back again? Probably not.

Monday evening, late October and so many places were closed for food in Kelso so we ended up coming here, not a place that had been recommended and yet just a few hundred yards from our accommodation.We were tired and just wanted an easy meal in relaxed surroundings. The mail was good and typical pub grub, but the surprising thing was what good value it offered really good. There may be places where food is more refined but this is impossible to beat for value. Very good for groups and families. So it depends upon what you're looking for, but for the night that was in it this was perfect for us.

Not much choice for bar food, more choice in the restaurant, food tastes good, quality service friendly staff

Friendly staff, good value steaks and a good atmosphere for what appeared to be a fairly quiet night in Kelso town centre

Family get together. Never been before. But definitely would go back. Sunday roast was excellent. Service good. Prices no to bad either.

We went to queens head because they do pensioner portions with tea or coffee and might i say it was worth the visit, the only down side was the beer battered fish the batter was a bit soft but that can be sorted, and we will certainly go back served by a lovely young lady who was very energetic and good at her job

Had a most enjoyable stay at the hotel. We were allocated a large room with a lounge area. There were windows facing the main street and at the back facing the Abbey grounds. The windows could be opened and we were not disturbed by traffic notice on the cobbled street. There was also an electric fan provided. Tea and coffee making facilities were in the room. The room and bathroom were well decorated and very clean. We ate in the hotel and found a good menu and friendly staff to serve our meals. Would recommend putting the mirror light on when going for a shower as the light sensor puts the light off before you are finished.

Thought we would try a Sunday meal here as it's a lot of years since we last dined with them. Both of us ordered roast beef and all the trimmings. Waited a long time for it to arrive but plate looked nice. Both had mixed veg, sliced boiled potato and couple small roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding (excellent) all nicely cooked. However the thick slice roast beef we both had was rare and plate was overly swimming in far too much gravy. I asked if I could have my beef changed or cooked a bit longer as I can't eat rare. It came back with a different piece of beef just no blood. It was tough and not nice. The waitress came and asked how my new beef was and I told her. She said that's just the way we serve our roast beef-rare. Had that been marked on board or told to us I would have ordered something different. I can't remember ever being served rare roast beef and it is normal for me to choose that from menu. That along with far too much gravy made it very disappointing.

We spent the weekend here for The Tour of Britain Despite the bar being really busy, service was always excellent I have Parkinson’s disease and Fiona ensured I got a seat She’s a star

Came for a meal while on holiday and it was lovely , we had our dog with us so had to sit in the bar which wasn't a problem as it is really cosy and welcoming as are the staff , great menu choice also which includes daily pasta, risotto and curry options and plenty of snacks and good childrens menu which included home made fish fingers , all in all a very welcoming pub with lovely food

Service was fast, food was good prices were good. Plenty of cheerful staff to help you. Wide range of drinks and three tvs in the bar.

Immediately impressed by the welcome from the barmaid. Excellent pub grub - hearty and just what we needed. The service was good despite the large party already seated. Prices very reasonable. Thank you!

6 of us were here for a family meal food and service was spot on great night had by all well recommended for food good menu

Bar staff were touching money and dirty glasses, then without washing their hands were picking up and serving scones. Thankfully it wasn't mine, but if they do that in front of a bar full of people, one can only imagine what happens behind closed doors.

We visited Kelso as part of a tour of Scotland. A lovely town. Walking the short distance from our b&b;, we met four young boys on scooters who directed us to this hotel for dinner. We weren’t disappointed. The dining area is in the back of the establishment and is very clean and modern. Good choice of gluten free options. Food was substantial and tasty. Staff were very friendly. Thoroughly recommended.

Freindly welcoming staff. Very adapting on the menu.always a good atmosphere. Will be back. Good place to take children

Had a lovely lunch, nice selection and good platefuls, only disappointment was length of time waiting to get a desert menu, though when they did arrive excellent.

Pleasant restaurant area set aside behind the main bar. There were 6 of us in our party (aged 12 to 79), including a coeliac, and we all enjoyed our meal. Good range of menu options, including a good selection of gluten free starters and main courses. Attentive staff. Clean and comfortable location.

Stayed overnight following the conclusion of the Border Show. Hotel quite busy and the bar was very popular. My room seemed have been modernly refurbished in the last couple of years and was clean and well furnished. Bed was enormous and very comfortable with tea, coffee, cookies and more importantly plenty of milk something a lot of hotels seem to skimp on. My room was on the second floor facing the road outside and my colleague was in the room below over the bar. If you want a quiteter stay a saturday night, a floor higher is recommended. This is obviously a popular drinking place on the weekend so it could be a little noisy. Dined the resturant and had steak which was very good and I'd reccomend. My colleague's chilli however was very dissapointing in quantity and quality for the price. Breakfast was excellent, a great start to a long working day. I'd definitley stay again though might think twice about a saturday night or atleast in quieter room.

Visited for a evening meal as a party of 10 , the food was lovely . We all thoroughly enjoy what we had and being 10 of us we sampled many of the starters and mains . The waitress Zee Was fantastic , friendly, professional and attentive .

Had an issue with a table booking, not sure where exactly but we had a large group. They decided to seat us in a function room upstairs and even put the football on the big screen for us which was very nice. The menu was quite broad and exciting and the food was a decent quality and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Would probably have been slightly better if the staff had smiled but not going to mark it down for that after the trouble they went too. Would certainly eat here again.

Bad loos and you need a code just to get in. Here is the code 2345*

To start with the positive our waitresses were lovely and welcoming, but everything else about our experience here was less than satisfactory. The vegetable lasagne was nothing but over microwaved mush which we were still charged for after making that complaint at the till. We didn't want to make an issue of it at the table as there were other diners who's experience we didn't want to ruin, and they would have heard us clear as day as there was no working music in the upstairs dining room due to a technical fault with the TV. The steak pie was mediocre, at best, being more akin to something you would find in a Tesco or Sainsbury's cafe rather than a nice looking pub like the Queen's head. To top it off the glasses were quite dirty looking although this is probably due to them not having been dried properly. We have been for drinks here before and had a completely different much nicer experience, hence we were expecting the same from the restauraunt. The place could do better and it was agreed once out of the restaurant that the best thing about it was the chips.

The Queens Head is a pleasant town centre bar with a nice atmosphere. Decor-wise it feels more like a hotel bar than a traditional pub, but as it is frequented by local drinkers and has sport on the televisions, it fitted the bill perfectly well. The beer was good and the service friendly, so we enjoyed our visit.

Dined here early Thursday evening, bar area was quite busy with a large group of holidaying fishermen which gave a good ambience. The dining are was much quieter and nicer to have a meal. We were seated and waited on by a friendly, courtious and very efficient waitress. I decided on serloin steak and can state in total honesty it was the best cooked and presented steaks I have ever eaten, done medium rare and char-grilled to perfection. Washed down with some Chilean Merlot this was as fine a meal as I have had in any restaurant - regardless of cost. Not that it was expensive as the bill for 2 meals (serloin steak, gammon steak, 2 iced creams, 2 large glasses wine) came to just less than £45. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for a great meal at a great price.

After a long walkabout in Kelso on a rainy Sunday I was delighted to find this place , as so many cafes in the area were not open despite the event on in the town....

Friendly accommodating staff, and the kitchen stayed open late for us. Good food, well priced, and a varied menu. Will return in future for food.

Good selection on menu, good size portions @ reasonable prices . Served by friendly and helpful waitress, clean & tidy, nice decor. Will be back.

Visited the Queens head for lunch whist out walking from Roxburgh to Kelso along the River Teviot. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful providing water at or table for the dog and serving us again at the table with our beer and food. The Timothy Taylor landlord was excellent. Both ladies behind the bar couldn't have been nicer. providing the dog with treats also. Would definitely recomend this establishment for its staff, food and Beer.

We have stayed at this hotel on several occasions and have been very satisfied.The rooms are lovely and you get a very good breakfast. Restaurant food very good at reasonable prices and the staff are fabulous.

Stayed overnight in the hotel and pre-booked a meal in their restaurant. It was lovely. Despite being full, staff were good, friendly & on the ball. Food excellent

Good food that is pretty affordable. The staff is very busy, running between the pub and the restaurant.

Popped in for dinner, boy, were we glad. Surrounding s were great, staff were excellent and food was terrific. The haddock was the biggest I've seen. Even the waitress asked who ordered the whale.

After a poor experience at the rosetted Hotel previously we were so pleased to find a friendly pub /restaurant so close at all I can describe as amazing value.

Ate here recently and I ordered the fish pie. This should have been renamed fishy potatoes, as that’s about all it was. A mountain of very buttery, fish tasting potatoes sat on top of a tiny piece of salmon at the bottom of the ramekin. Fish pie should be full of smoked fish, and prawns. This was a miserable excuse for a fish pie and the only reason I ate it is because I was starving, as I had been ill for two days prior to this meal. It was grossly overpriced for what it was. The service was terrible too, this place needs to decide whether it is a pub or a restaurant as they don’t seem to be equipped to manage the two at once. Or decide to only open the restaurant on certain days of the week.

We are just back from a superb weekend at the races and activities at the Roxburgh hotel , chose to stay at this hotel and glad we did , rooms superb, food fantastic and staff very helpful,friendly and professional.

This Hotel/ Pub offers excellent service and good wholesome food! Great selection of Gin but also great just for a cup of coffee! Love the plate where you cook your own mix of meat, fish at the table! Very healthy options - love it!

Although we have eaten here before, and we are local people, this time the experience was very disappointing. We had booked a table for four people, when we arrived the girl member of staff appeared as though she did not want to be there, and she was not very welcoming. Even when she took the order she was very abrupt. The meals arrived but were substandard. The fried fish batter was uncooked, the home cooked chips still had the skins on, too much trouble for them to take the skins off, and they tasted funny, they tasted like they had been pre cooked a long time before and re-heated. The mushy peas tasted like they had come out of a tin. The vegetable lasagna had one piece of veg in it, and it was just pasta sheets in a cheese sauce. It was advertised as with garlic bread, and should have come with it but the girl did not seem to know that, when we asked about it, she came back with a slice of toast spread with garlic butter. The Steak tasted burnt where the black lines are as they now do them on a Bar B Q grill type machine. The glass of white wine smelt strange and tasted off, and was only half a glass measure, when mentioned to the staff that it tasted off, the girl replied well other people are drinking it. It was not very busy, there was only one other person in for a meal, we only went for a meal did not stay at the hotel, but there are much better places to eat in Kelso.

We ate at this establishment on a Sunday evening and were pleased to discover that it was both dog friendly (provided that you ate in the bar area) and busy. The food was very tasty and washed down with an unexpectedly good pint of Timothy Taylors Landlord ale from Yorkshire. Well worth a visit.

Just back from another great stay in Kelso

We visited the Queens Head for dinner during our visit to Kelso. We both had lovely main courses but were slightly disappointed with the selection of desserts on offer - would have been good if the dessert menu was displayed as if it was we would have ordered starters instead.

We recently had dinner at this restaurant. My husband had popped in to make reservations as we weren't sure if we'd get a table otherwise. The place did fill up on a Saturday evening. Service as well as the food were both excellent.

myself and my husband have visited here loads of times the bar has a great atmosphe and great variety of gins etc we have had food a few times it's ok but we have had better in kelso

Had went to Kelso to try Cobbles. Cobbles was shut and didn't have an idea where else to try. Decided to try here as menu at lunch time pleasers. Very good choice.

This was a lovely place for food and we got a table fairly quickly. Reasonable variety in pub grub menu. Nachos were good but enormous – must have had a whole bag of Doritos on each plate! Prawn and cucumber wrap was good too.

We ate here twice during our visit, one meal wasn't so hot but the other was excellent, a good range of drinks on offer, and the waitresses were friendly and helpful, but the food was better at the wagon

Called in after dining out elsewhere in Kelso. A good choice of drinks await you in this cosy friendly hostilely.

We had a nice lunch here on a full day bike ride. We had two carbonaras and two lasagnas which were nice. The lasagna wasn't very tomato-y and tasted a bit more like cottage pie if I'm honest. It was nice but not really lasagna. My friends enjoyed the carbonara though so maybe I just chose poorly!

The room (12) was fantastic clean welcoming with all you would expect for your stay. It was our 40th Anniversary and the Hotel made it a very special stay for us we could not have felt more welcome and will certainly visit again