At The Blue Boar Inn, you'll be 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Pensthorpe Natural Park and 11.1 km (6.9 mi) from The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Highlights at this inn include a restaurant, free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .This smoke-free inn offers free WiFi in public areas. .Places within a 15-minute drive of this 3-property class Fakenham inn include Woad Centre and Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - 9 min drive - 11.2 km
Norfolk Coast - 12 min drive - 14.6 km
Holkham Hall - 22 min drive - 25.8 km
Sandringham House - 25 min drive - 31.5 km
Getting around
Bure Valley Railway - 22 min drive
Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 33 min drive
Restaurants
The Bell - 6 min drive
The Queens Head - 8 min drive
The Bell - 6 min drive
Kings Head Hotel - 7 min drive
Henry IV Fakenham - 6 min drive
About this property
The Blue Boar Inn
Inn in Fakenham with restaurant and bar/lounge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.
This 3-star Fakenham inn is smoke free.
6 guestrooms or units
Breakfast available (surcharge)
No smoking on site
Bar or lounge
Dining venue
The Blue Boar Inn offers 6 accommodations.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Guest services
No housekeeping service
Accessibility
No lift
More
Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.
Property is also known as
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cancellation policy at The Blue Boar Inn?
The Blue Boar Inn offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.
Is parking available at The Blue Boar Inn?
Yep, The Blue Boar Inn has a free self car park.
Are there any beaches close to The Blue Boar Inn?
The closest beach to The Blue Boar Inn is Wells-next-the-Sea Beach (19.7 km).
Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Blue Boar Inn?
No, The Blue Boar Inn does not offer an airport shuttle service.
Is there a bar or restaurant at The Blue Boar Inn?
Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.
What time are check-in & check-out at The Blue Boar Inn?
Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM.
Are pets allowed at The Blue Boar Inn?
No, pets are not allowed.
The Blue Boar Inn Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Owners could not have been more welcoming and accomodating.
We stayed here whilst visiting Thrusford Spectacular show.
We had a lovely lunch before we we left for the show all plates were empty and everyone enjoyed the meal.
Would highly recommend this friendly in for a stay.
Hotel was under new ownership and needs considerable work. Heating failed whilst we were there, car park not lit and surprisingly despite a log burner bar area was cold. We had two bedrooms and one was very small hardly a double with no wardrobe. Use of shower a challenge and it leaked all over the floor. Rooms were not serviced and we were advised we should have requested this to happen after the event. Owner(s) were friendly and food good but overall stay disappointing and one of the worst we have stayed in for our annual pilgrimage to the Christmas show at Thursford.
We booked a inn with a room for a special occasion only to find that the pub was shut. This was such a shame as the pub was in the middle of nowhere very disappointing. If they had told us before we arrived we would of cancelled. Staff very friendly and helpful but still not good enough
Fantastic stay at the hotel. Fully Covid compliant with masking fully in place.
Laura was friendly and welcoming and the food was fantastic.
An ideal place to stay for both trips to the coast and Norwich.
Hotel was beautiful. Rooms were clean and Very comfortable. We had an evening meal. The menu had plenty of choice and the food was delicious. Hostess Laura was friendly and welcoming. Some covid restrictions were still place, which made us all feel safe. Excellent stay.
ELAINE
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
23 Aug 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
A disappointing experience…
Laura was welcoming on arrival but the place is in a Covid time warp, not seemingly keeping up with the latest guidelines. The inn’s bar is closed but there is outside seating. OK on a warm night but the nights aren’t seasonally warm. This is not made clear at the time of booking. The website shows the bar etc but it was only when I called to confirm the booking a couple of days beforehand that limited facilities were mentioned. It was too late to change by then. It should be made crystal clear at the time of booking. Breakfast was of good quality but tea and orange juice is served in paper cups still even though crockery and cutlery is used. There is no housekeeping but Laura does give her number to message her in case anything is needed. Rooms are clean but there is lots of noise from pipe work and running water from neighbouring bathrooms. No alarm clock was needed! At £120 a night per room, with no housekeeping and no indoor facilities to use i.e. bar or lounge, we felt it was overpriced as no account is made of the drastically reduced service. There was one toilet roll for the room despite a four night booking. We had to ask for a new one and then had to text a reminder. A new one was delivered but it was wet! The next one was OK. Laura did supply hot chocolate sachets as a special request for one of our group which was appreciated. Overall, a very disappointing stay and not value for money.
The host was lovely and it was really reassuring to see the COVID precautions that the business was taking even though restrictions have been lifted. Lovely clean and comfortable room, will stay again when in the area on business.
Room was lovely and clean, the Inn was a very old style pub, plenty of private parking. Large full english breakfast, you could taste the fresh eggs and norfolk bacon. The bar was fine but could have done with more comfy seating.
The Blue Boar is a lovely warm old inn, full of character. We were made extremely welcome. The food is excellent as is the standard of cleanliness. When we are next back in that area we will definitely stay again!..
Laura is a great front of house host, very friendly, and her husband cooks beautiful food. Generous portions, and a great choice of food.
The building is beautiful and was very festive with a lovely cosy feel for Christmas.
As we were staying for the Thursford Christmas spectacular, they opened the restaurant early for our evening meal before we went to the show, and we chose what time we wanted breakfast too.