Woodland Manor Hotel & Restaurant

Four stars only because the bar is rather clinical and unwelcoming and lunch service also a bit cafe-like. Without these two provisos it would easily be 5 stars. However, do not let this put you off staying at this lovely hotel. It is spotless. The food is good - especially breakfast. The staff very friendly and you get a PROPER key!

We held a family party at Woodlands Manor with family travelling from all over the UK, so the central location was ideal, especially as many of the family were able to stay overnight. Tiffany was very helpful throughout the planning process and we were able to arrange the evening buffet so that the Woodlands Manor provided the main course and our traditional family puddings and cakes formed the desert. Tables were also provided for family photos and family trees. My family also provided a string quartet and a band which the Manor accommodated with no trouble at all. The staff were all lovely and so helpful. We were very happy with the whole day, including the weather, which meant that we were able to spread into the enclosed gardens and it could be a lovely, relaxed, informal family occasion which everyone, young and old, thoroughly enjoyed. The only feedback I have was that the pickles and tomatoes ran out before everyone was served, although more was found in due course and the tea and coffee after the meal was a little late in arriving. However, overall, I would definitely recommend Woodlands Manor and would be very happy to come back for future similar events.

Myself and my son were working in Bedford and because the job ran over we decided to to stay in Bedford rather than the long Journey home. We went to woodlands manor and I can honestly say I’ve never been to a hotel that was so helpful,friendly and accommodating the food was great and the room was lovely. Absolutely 5 star service thanks again guys

We celebrated our wedding in the Woodland Manor Hotel on Saturday May 17th 2025. We cannot praise the team who looked after us enough. The room changes from the ceremony to the wedding breakfast and then the evening dancing were handled perfectly. The food for the wedding breakfast was superb. All our family and friends had a wonderful time.

We have just held our annual event at Woodland Manor early in May 25 for probably the fourth time. The hotel and staff just seem to get better and better. We hired around 16 rooms, and 34 of us had an exclusive evening dinner in the main restaurant. Food was excellent, the staff were really polite and couldn’t do enough for us all, rooms were great and the service was first class. It’s a really sweet little hotel. Loads of character, and staffed by happy helpful people. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Woodland manor was a beautiful hotel with vintage setting with stein glass window top of stairs in a beautiful setting In Clapham Bedford we had our wedding ceremony here on 9th May 25. Stays two nights. With 60 guests held in autographs room Tiffany the wedding organiser was absolutely brilliant our wedding was perfect from start to finish everything was don’t to profection and all the staff went out of the way to help and put together to make our wedding perfect not to mention the manger owner of the hotel he even took great part to help staff which we were so impressed our bridal room was amazing and plenty of room for us the girls who works there came up and chatted to us and made sure we r happy the wedding breakfast was fabulous and all my guests responded how nice it was. even our breakfast in the morning was super we couldn’t find any fault with anything we had a beautiful weather on top of that which really made our day the wonderful setting and the garden was perfect and they taken time to venture our lineup outside in the tables which all my guests thought it was great my husband and I are so pleased to of chosen the woodland Manor it really couldn’t of chosen anywhere else so from top of our heart thank you so much for the owner and his team for making our wedding day to a wonderful event for years to come it will always be my downton abbey With much gratitude from mr & mrs Hinde 😊

Breakfast was very poor. Not hot, fried egg with thick crisp brown edges. Toast so cold the butter just stayed solid.

Lovely and adaptable

Not the best experience for a Sunday meal for 80th birthday. Service was slow and not the best environment due to refurbishing.