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The Black Bull Hotel

Inn with restaurant, near Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Double Room, Ensuite
Food and drink
Superior Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps 3) | Bathroom
Reviews
8.0

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    HousekeepingHousekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFiFree WiFi
  • Restaurant
    RestaurantRestaurant
  • Bar
    BarBar

Check-in time

2:00 PM

Check-out time

11:00 AM

Explore the area

Map
38 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, England, CA17 4QW
  • Popular LocationStainmore Railway Company Ltd.18 min walk
  • Popular LocationYorkshire Dales National Park18 min walk
  • Popular LocationBrough Castle6 min drive
  • AirportDurham (MME-Teesside Intl.)59 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps 3)

Superior Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps 3)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Day bed
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Kirkby Stephen

At The Black Bull Hotel you'll be within steps of Lesley Rowe and Kirkby Stephen Library. Highlights at this inn include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. .This smoke-free inn offers free WiFi in public areas, a garden and luggage storage. There's also the convenience of limited parking. .With a stay at this Kirkby Stephen inn, you'll be 1.5 km (1 mi) from Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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What's nearby

  • Stainmore Railway Company Ltd. - 18 min walk
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park - 18 min walk
  • Brough Castle - 6 min drive
  • Appleby Castle - 12 min drive
  • Lake Windermere - 41 min drive

Getting around

  • Kirkby Stephen Station - 3 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The La’l Nook - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Mulberry Bush - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Mango Tree - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Black Swan - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Taggy Man - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Black Bull Hotel

Inn with restaurant, near Yorkshire Dales National Park
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Kirkby Stephen inn is smoke free.

  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Black Bull Hotel offers 9 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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/debit 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 accepts credit or debit cards, Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

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Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at The Black Bull Hotel?

Onsite parking is limited.

How much does it cost to stay at The Black Bull Hotel?

As of 29 June 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Black Bull Hotel on 3 July 2024 start from AU$142.2, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Black Bull Hotel?

No, The Black Bull Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Black Bull Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at The Black Bull Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

The Black Bull Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 121 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 121 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cold couple ❄️
This hotel was nice and clean with everything you could need for a night away. The only issue was that we were on the top room and the heating wasn’t working on our room. Once we came in the room was freezing this impacted my asthma the next day and we had to leave quickly in the morning. The room and service was great however.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quite pricey for a small double room (bed up against the wall) with no breakfast, bed was comfortable room lovely and warm
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Tired building
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Very tired, dirty floor and walls no staff to accommodate in the morning of checkout and only person that works in morning didn’t speak English so not helpful when needing to ask questions
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Richard J

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointing.
Check in was via the bar staff, and although there were only two of them, this was ok and we were taken to our rooms. I was in Room 1. I was disappointed to find no light bulbs in the reading lights over the bed. In the bathroom, the towel rail was loose on the wall, and only just held by two screws. It had a rail missing as well. Also, there was no toilet roll holder. In addition, for the double bed there was only one bedside table, but there would have been no room for one anyway. The cooked breakfast was fine, but I had to ask for marmalade/ jam to go on toast. In general, breakfast service was poor. And to check out, we had to search the property for someone to hand over the keys to. For the price I paid -£144 - I felt it was very bad value. The saving grace was the location, which was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Mr J W

Disliked: Staff & service
Worst hotel breakfast experience ever
Room ok. Wi-Fi needed signing up to Sky and giving name and address and date of birth and accepting ads, which was unacceptable. Filled in breakfast form and put 9am. This was our choice as breakfast was available until later. Came down at 9.20 to find 2 plates of cold cooked breakfast on table. No cereal or toast. Some stewed filter coffee. Only person there was a cleaner who said that she doesn’t speak English. Found chef in kitchen wearing dirty T shirt who said that he wasn’t paid to stay longer and put out food at 9. Left most of my food. No one there when we checked out. Seems like they have some serious staffing problems and would advise anyone else to avoid
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very tied property need updating
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value base
Worked well as an overnight stop for a wedding.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old!
Very run down and old!!! Staff were lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Hollie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Lady that checked us in was friendly but I spoke to a man on the phone before arrival to query parking and how we could get the key if we are attending a wedding - he was miserable and complained about how annoying it is that people stay for weddings and are out all day (I queried if it’s so annoying why there hasn’t been a solution implemented). The room was basic but it was comfortable and the location was lovely. Average stay overall, would stay again if attending another wedding in the area but wouldn’t go out of my way to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Phil

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
We had to sleep in our car.
I couldn't answer many of the questions because, despite telling them we were going to arrive late and being told to call them so that they could tell us how to access the property, they failed to respond to multiple calls and an email. Consequently, we had to spend the night sleeping in our car! The fact that they were far more interested in getting our money than actually accommodating us is the thing that is so terrible.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Lovely bed, linen, pillows, very clean Only minor niggle was no bedside table or lamp
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were up for a wedding and The Black Bull Hotel was a convenient place to stay. The landlady was very friendly and bed comfortable. We were a bit chilly during an April cold snap and couldn't work out how to get the heating on. No breakfast at the moment but there are plenty of great cafes in Kirkby Stephen and we had a chance to explore the area before we left. Would defintley stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Gary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
I called a few days before to see if we could have early check in or leave our bags somewhere as we were going to a wedding before the usual check in time. I was told no as the room was in use, I was then told that ‘everyone else from the wedding were staying 2 nights to avoid this’. We decided to then use a friends room to get changed in and leave our bags in. When we’re arrived we were met with very slow check in service, this is a pub but the pub was closed and staff were available but no one seemed to know what was going on or who was doing what. We were eventually told we could have the keys ti our room as no one had stated in it the night before, seems the last in the phone was just being awkward. The room was small but that was not an issue for our needs. The room needs serious updating/improvements: -smelled musty/damp -mould & damp around window frames -shower curtain full of mould -dirty walls and light switches -stupidly cold or stupidly hot shower, no in between which was crazy as it was a mixer tap -selection of teas coffee but only one breakfast tea and only decaf coffee provided. -bed very uncomfortable and creaky For room only we found £110 to be a lot for what was provided.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice welcome, no food available :(
The Black Bull is a lovely looking hotel. The bar looked fairly newly refurbished. The bedroom had been partially repainted, but there were bits missed, some peeling paint, and in the ensuite bathroom, some of the paper on the ceiling (approx 18") was peeling off too. Most disappointing was the fact that when we arrived, we were told there was no chef so no evening meal or breakfast available .... if we'd known this beforehand, we probably wouldn't have made the booking :(
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

lauren

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022