[1] The hotel lies on the main High Street and is recognizable by its whitewashed walls and black painted shutters.

[2][3] In the 19th century the 32-room hotel had a considerable reputation with a clientele of people such as Charles Dickens, John Wesley, Basil Rathbone, and King George III of Great Britain.

[4] The Schooner has been in decline for a number of years under the current owners, leading to unprecedented legal action by the Trading Standards department of the local county council.

[6] In the 2010s the rear portion of the hotel was renovated and turned into six separate properties; 3 apartments and 3 townhouses.

[10][11] Sixty individual apparitions and more than 3,000 sightings have been recorded, making it (according to The Poltergeist Society of Great Britain) the most haunted hotel in the country.