The Kings Head Country Hotel
Lynn Road, Great Bircham PE31 6RJ England
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Welcome to The Kings Head Country Hotel, a very warm welcome to the family-run Kings Head Hotel. Built in the Edwardian era, the hotel combines all the traditional warmth and comfort of a long established country house hotel with sleek contemporary facilities. The hotel is located on the great estate of Royal Sandringham and close to the Houghton estate, also offering easy access to the North Norfolk Coast the Kings Head is very well worth a visit.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Free breakfast
Hiking
Kids' outdoor play equipment
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Taxi service
Meeting rooms
Wifi
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Kids' meals
Special diet menus
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Outdoor furniture
Express check-in / check-out
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Bottled water
Flatscreen TV
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English
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43Car recommended
Grade: 43 out of 100
18Restaurantswithin 5 miles
12Attractionswithin 5 miles
Lynn Road, Great Bircham PE31 6RJ England
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We've stayed at this hotel before and liked the room and the food. We were due to stay again this month, but the hotel says they've stopped serving evening meals due to staffing issues. There is nowhere else to eat in the village, and they suggested a restaurant in Hunstanton which would have been a 20 mile round trip each evening. This is not a cheap hotel and is now missing an important amenity. We didn't fancy driving out to eat, nor a picnic in our room, so we decided to cancel. The hotel refunded the deposit immediately. I wish them well in sorting out the restaurant.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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We stayed for 3 nights and were extremely disappointed. It was a soul-less place with no atmosphere and could not serve evening meals due to lack of staff. The breakfasts weren’t brilliant and service poor. Our room was fine with a very comfortable large bed. We won’t be returning sadly.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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We decided to go for a walk using the kings head hotel as a half way for lunch Having checked their web site it said open all year round When we got there they just said sorry we are not doing food on bank holiday Monday No signs up out side Very disappointed will not go there again
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Date of stay: August 2022
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It seemed rather odd that we paid a 28% deposit when we booked 4 nights back in the spring and then even odder on arrival when were asked to pay the balance immediately. Two days before our stay when we had lost our cancellation rights, we had received a welcome email saying there was no lunch or dinner available for the duration of our stay, So we were paying hotel prices for a B&B, We were told they could book us a table at a brasserie they owned in Hunstanton called Chives Two days later we found ourselves driving through Hunstanton and Chives was closed that evening. Our room was good so was the bathroom but climbing in and out of the bath was precarious because it was so steep sided. Housekeeping was poor. My bedside table was not dusted in four days, and bathroom…
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from The Kings Head Hotel, Other at The Kings Head Country Hotel
Responded 15 Aug 2022
After reading your review just would like to mention we take the 1st night deposit and the remainder nights on arrival. There is a 48 hour cancellation policy prior to the day of arrival, with a complete refund. You are actually paying for purely bed and breakfast, lunch and dinner is not included within your stay. As you state in your review we could book you a table at our sister restaurant, we did not realise you would take yourselves without a booking. Moving on the baths, these were installed prior to us taking over the hotel, as for the housekeeping I am so sorry at the time of your stay we had two house keepers off with covid and obviously did not want them to come in with the virus and we needed to keep everybody safe. No the hotel is definitely not going under as you have stated and as for the garden it is always maintained and obviously having such intense hot weather we needed to water our lawns and borders. As you remarked using outside caterers for the wedding, we actually used our chefs from our sister restaurant. As you probably do not realise there is a great shortage of staff in the hospitality industry and rather than not serve good quality food we made the choice to close our kitchen temporarily.
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We had been to north Norfolk many times but never to this hotel but we were pleasantly surprised it was well decorated and clean all staff were friendly and helpful. The room had all we needed and breakfast selection was very good .Evening meal was well cooked and presented.We will definitely return later this year. Staying in the countryside instead of coast was a good change with all coastal areas in close vicinity.All I all well worth visiting.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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We have just returned from our yearly visit to the Kings Head. As we expect from this hotel, the staff were fabulous. Shame Sandra was poorly, but Lisa and her team looked after us very well. They all deserve a big bonus for looking after everything so well during holidays and illness of other staff! In these times of extortionate inflation, prices have gone up, but frankly one can’t expect anything else as hotels are suffering with the rising costs of absolutely everything. We stayed in room 8 and our only criticism is the bed, it’s time for a new mattress as we both slept badly and ended up with back pain. The room could do with a lick of paint, but we know from our visit last year, that Sandra is in the throws of doing up the bedrooms. She did such a good job with the…
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Friendly check in good sized room and beer garden, good clean bathroom. Bar service slow and no apology for keeping us waiting. Dinner was not a good experience. 45 mins to get cold packet greasy prawns which were sent back and cancelled but were still brought back. Calamari nice but also out of a packet. Salmon and sea-bass potatoes over cooked. Breakfast very good as was service. Won’t be coming back.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Situated in a quiet village About 5 miles from Sandringham this hotel has everything to make a great stay. The staff are so helpful and friendly, the food is first class and with a good selection. The room we stayed in No 5 was large, so quiet, clean and was comfortable with a large bathroom. It has a large carpark and a large garden to sit and have a drink. We would certainly stay again.
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Sadly the website of this hotel does not portray what you see on arrival. The front facade is very pretty but parking at rear you enter the building through what can only be described as a motorway motel reception, very disappointing 1st impression. Our room was meant to be a superior double, though large it hadn't been upgraded since the 80's and the sofa was so stained it should be put in a skip. The sitting area downstairs pictured on the website completely lacks any character or ambiance with stark brilliant white lighting it was horrible. The food was ok but nothing to write home about. For £145 b&b these owners need to look at the lavenham Swan, the Oundle Talbot etc where we pay the same price for 100% better, decor, rooms and food and service. Truly disappointing.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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We stayed on 2 separate occasions during the past week: once in a standard room and once in a superior room. On the first occasion we just had breakfast which was very good. On the second occasion we had dinner and we were both impressed by what we had. I had a crab starter followed by seabass. The food was delicious and beautifully presented (very important and often overlooked) . The staff we met were all very friendly and helpful. One niggle which prevent me from giving 5 stars and this relates to the superior room. One of my pet hates which applies to quite a few hotels where we have stayed: Its a double room so why only provide one chair? There was plenty of space to do so. The standard room was smaller so I am more forgiving! To end on an upbeat note, the best hotels…
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Date of stay: June 2022
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PRICE RANGE
£104 - £127 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
kings head lynn, hotel kings head
LOCATION
United KingdomEnglandEast AngliaNorfolkGreat Bircham
NUMBER OF ROOMS
12
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