** I know the Lion so well ** Although I have only actually stayed at the Black Lion for one night, I know this hotel really well and have seen almost every room in the place. I used to work for a company that used it as their hotel of choice when colleagues from other countries were visiting and, since I was the person who lived nearest, I was a sort of unofficial taxi service for picking people up in the morning and I also ate there often with visitors (although given the chance, my preference was usually to take them just down the road to a restaurant called Scutchers which was better but more expensive). The staff at the Black Lion are outstanding and on ...  Read the complete review