The Woodman Inn in Kirklees

To Nadia and the entire team at The Woodman inn, we wanted to express our immense gratitude to you all for a fantastic wedding weekend. We truly believe that you each and every one went above and beyond to make our wedding so exceptional. Everything ran so smoothly, the planning and preparation, the venue looked spectacular and there were so many complements about how fabulous the food was. The whole experience was everything that we had hoped for, and more, and all our guests were so complementary about almost every aspect of the day. You have helped us create memories with friends and family that we will all cherish and remember forever. We cannot thank you all enough - Nadia for your guidance and help planning everything, Peter for being so warm and welcoming, all the waiting and bar staff were so courteous. And complements to the chef. Please share our heartfelt thanks with everyone involved. Kindest regards, Jason and David Xx

Called into the woodman for our usual coffee break on our 6 mile Saturday morning trek. As always made to feel very welcome and served by the lovely Aey-Anna. Martin and Rachel

We came as guests for a special family celebration. The food and service were excellent. Staff were lovely. Our room was very nice - problem.with hot water was fixed immediately.

Lovely staff! Amazing food and fabulous surroundings! Kai and Keyana were absolutely wonderful!!!! Highly recommend! 🌟

Keyana was fab! So polite and professional - as always Definitely deserves a glass of champers as a well done xx Lou, Phil, Henry & Adam

Had a lovely stay, looked after wonderfully by peter and keyana

Recently attended a family wedding here last weekend and all the staff were incredible and couldn't do enough to make the day amazing for the bride and groom. It looked absolutely amazing and everyone was really attentive and pleasant. We stayed over for the night and the bedroom was lovely and comfortable. All the food we had that day and for the breakfast was absolutely delicious for both meat eaters and vegetarians! Highly recommend this for a wedding venue. Thank you so much everyone at the Woodman Inn, we'll definitely be back for more meals.

Just ace, lovely staff, easy to park, great room and a ludicrously good vege brekki. Will deffo come here again.

This is a great place to go to for fabulous food. Hats off to the chefs. Upon arrival, we were a little confused by the rooms not having any milk for tea/coffee facilities. We were told they could give us fresh milk in a jug. But as there was no fridge in the room, we decided against that. If you're staying the night, you can expect a disturbed night! Severely creaky floors, you can hear every single footstep from the room above. Including the use of their bathroom. We were woken up for the 3rd time from the room above having a shower at 8am. Waking up feeling exhausted from hardly any sleep is not how we had thought our night away would go.

It's a nice place, a bit pricey. Wasn't keen on the bar staff as they were a little rude with certain customers. I certainly won't be going back there any time soon.

Beautiful venue. Great service. Beautiful scenery. 5 star

Very high quality exprience provided by first class staff.

Just went for some food. Great food, enjoyed it. Went twice on the same weekend.

The room was stunning; the pictures of the bar and restaurant area don't do it justice. It truly exceeded our expectations. We enjoyed a three-course meal in the restaurant, and it was fantastic. Every dish was impeccable, and the service was top-notch. Breakfast was also excellent, with generous portions that set us up perfectly for the day. Overall, it was an outstanding experience and stay. Highly recommended.

Friendly helpful staff, comfy rooms and a fantastic breakfast menu

Had a great meal here 13/4/25 food was perfect,staff great and location is very scenic.we'll be back on new years eve when my daughter gets married.

I've stayed here before and enjoyed the hotel and food. However this time I stayed in a room over the road. No wi-fi in the room therefore the TV didn't work either. Couldn't watch a programme for the TV glitching. No milk for a coffee in the morning . Advised the staff on checkout. Received a "sorry about that" response. Shame as I like the place

We had a lovely stay at The Woodman Inn. The room felt a little small at first, but the beautiful view over the river more than made up for it. We really enjoyed the English-style breakfast — the quality of the ingredients was excellent, and the service was very accommodating to our preferences. I especially appreciated the peaceful walk along the river and into the nearby forest — it was a real highlight for me. My partner was able to relax deeply, and we both slept very well — the bed was really comfortable. Thank you for your warm hospitality, and we hope to return again someday!

Lovely place to stay - beautiful surrounding woodlands & scenery

Exceptional atmosphere with a busy bar from early evening until late, great food and great people.

All round excellent - lovely setting, great breakfast, really nice staff and very comfortable.

Excellent service and food. Staff very friendly and helpful.

We visited the Woodman shortly after the refurbishment, a great welcoming space. A good selection a ales was pleasing to see, whilst the little guy behind the bar lacked personality the waitresses more than made up for that, in fact they went out of their way to ensure we had a great evening. Food was faultless, service was really good, and fun. We will definitely be visiting again soon.

We love staying here and the refit is amazing Rooms are a great size Food us amazing Thanks for another great stay

Brilliant service and amazing food. The staff were really attentive without being imposing.

Service staff was very good, the food was alright, not really worth the pricetag. It's fine for a meal out, not much for an occasion

Great staff, good atmosphere in the pub, good food, Nice room no 5, no black out curtains and right next to a bright street light

What an absolutely stunning venue which we had the pleasure of having for our wedding! From the first time we walked through the doors at a wedding fair to walking out as husband and wife the day after our wedding we were absolutely blown away by not only the beautiful setting but also the staff who really make the Woodman the perfect place to say I do. Nothing was too much trouble with all our guests saying we’d found a diamond and that they would definite be revisiting for weekends away. You made our dream day become reality, taking our ideas and rolling with them while adding in your expertise along the way. Thank you again and we can’t wait to come back in the future (we’ll make sure to visit at least every anniversary ❤️). Thank you again, Mr and Mrs Levers xx

Called for a cheeky pint after work! Friendly staff relaxing atmosphere,

Food very good, and service was also great. Amazing location and scenery. Rooms could do with an update as getting g a tad tired. Also our ground floor room had no security windows, which was poor as meant we had to sleep with the windows closed all night.

Peter at front of house looked after us superbly after a long drive. Massive room, comfy bed and warm. Great breakfast too...

Brilliant location , I was there preparing flowers for the day s wedding , the stall are so lovely and friendly . Beautiful setting for a wedding

Meal was amazing and very well looked after from when we arrived especially when we had a dog in toe

Stayed over for a new year's eve wedding and it was a lovely venue, everywhere is clean and looks beautiful. Our hotel room was comfy and spacious, comfy beds and fluffy pillows. All the staff were great even though it was new year, even new years day they all had a smile on their face. Food both during the wedding and breakfast the next day was delicious and plentiful. Would have been better if the weather was nicer, especially as the toilets for the wedding part are outside, but the venue did provide some umbrellas and the marquee was very warm. Only criticism I could have is there was a few young children at the wedding but no fruit shoots or similar behind the bar so it was blackcurrant cordial in fancy glasses- we were very lucky there was no major spills or breakages! It also seemed that any time we went to the bar for cokes etc the glass sizes and prices were always different, not a major issue but was a little odd.

Really good stay. Restaurant was good quality as was the breakfast.

Ideal place for the wedding and evening event. The stay over and breakfast after excellent all round.

There for a wedding reception we ate in the restaurant for lunch and stayed overnight. It certainly wasn't cheap but it was a nice pub/restaurant and hotel.

Visiting family over Xmas: Excellent stay & meal together with 15 family who live close by.

Lovely hotel in a nice location .staff very accomodating,room nicely finished with all you require .breakfast is of excellent quality and choice.

Lovely food but a bit expensive

Brilliant place very welcoming and good food

Just picking up but they said awesome wedding venue

Overall a great place to visit. Service fast and professional. We stopped for a meal, scotch egg started was superb. However the braised beef cheek was lacking flavour throughout and the creme brulee was smash in the face coffee followed with wrong dense texture and 2 biscuit that were closer to mdf boards Weird location but has parking opposite the pub so no problem there.

The food here was banging ! I have never had a better burger in my life !! This is some serious business. Plus the sticky toffee was just perfect!! Thanks to Kai for the great service, very attentive and pleasant :)

Lovely location and facilities for a dinner party. We had the buffet style meal and it was varied and tasty.

Good place, quite friendly but parking or coming out from the car park in winter is a bit challenging

2 night stay for a family wedding. Everything was amazing from start to finish! Food accommodation venue staff! Can’t fault it. Highly recommended 🤩

I came to have a look round on the open day with some of my family as my aunty is getting married here next may, beautiful place, gorgeous surroundings, lovely food

Attended for a wedding held in the outdoor garden. Nicely set out, nice bar, catering all great.

countryside nice, warm & quiet place, highly recommendable

Lovely place nice atmosphere and good beer! Enjoyed it all x

One of the worst meals i have ever had, would advise you all to stay away. Couldn’t fault the staff (except the cook) keep away. - not even worth a one star review.

Loved it, great place hidden away.

Called in for a sandwich lunch after a lovely local walk. There was an excellent choice of fillings with generous portions of fries so we both enjoyed our meals and my husband appreciated his pint of locally brewed beer.

We went for dinner on a sunny evening and sat outside on the grass. I really liked the location, looking at the trees or at the cute pub. You have to cross the road to get to the garden, but the road is small and not busy. The goats cheese salad was delicious. The steak pie was horrible, the meat was dry and the pasty was rock hard: avoid the pie!

Found the woodman after a walk in the woods. Great staff and service. Food was excellent. Had a good time and will return

Excellent pub and room was very good. My only gripe was the constant banging of fire doors which kept me awake through the night. They are on slow closers but the last few inches the doors slam. Maybe put something to cushion the bang.

Booked a table here a few months ago as staying in the area. Got seated in the bar area and not the restaurant, not sure why as not that busy. Food was nice but very salty, but service not so good. Wouldn’t go back as I’m not a fan of everyone bringing their dogs in at dinner time.

We got married here and we try to get back every year for out anniversary. Each time we come back we are treated with the highest quality from food to the over night stay.

We had a lovely meal, there were 6 of us and everyone loved their food. In particular, I had the whipped goats cheese starter and the chicken supreme main and both were excellent. The service was excellent and we felt well looked after.

Great place , exploring for a wedding venue looks very good

Didn't stay but attended an event lovely function room and outside area staff attentive well strained food was great

Excellent food venue location staff all in it's pretty valley

Great place will definitely be back

My wife and I recently treated friends to a lunchtime birthday meal at The Woodman. The food was superb, the presentation excellent and the service very good. We would highly recommend The Woodman Inn, to which we will return in the future. Ron & Tricia Berry

I’ve only ever eaten at the Woodman so can’t rate a stay but the food and service are great.