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The Red Lion Inn

Property class: 4

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A pathway leading to a traditional house with a garden, benches, and purple wisteria vines.
A residential area with houses, a garden, and a bird feeder.
A person gardening in a lush garden with purple flowers and a wooden fence in the background.
A rustic dining area with wooden tables and benches, a brick fireplace, and exposed wooden beams.
A cozy room with a brick wall, a wooden door, a black leather chair, a small wooden table, and a vase of flowers.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $171
$142 nightly
$171 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 11 - Oct 12

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32 High Street, Saffron Walden, England, CB10 1QY
  • Place, Sawston Hall
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Imperial War Museum Duxford
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Bridge End Gardens
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪31 min drive‬

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A brick building with a paved pathway leading to the entrance.

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  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Saffron Walden

Located in Saffron Walden, The Red Lion Inn is within a 10-minute drive of Sawston Hall and Imperial War Museum Duxford. .This inn is 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from University of Cambridge and 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Bridge End Gardens.
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What's nearby

  • Sawston Hall - 6 min drive - 3.3 miles
  • Imperial War Museum Duxford - 7 min drive - 3.7 miles
  • Bridge End Gardens - 9 min drive - 5.5 miles
  • Wandlebury Country Park - 11 min drive - 8.0 miles
  • Audley End House - 12 min drive - 6.7 miles

Getting around

  • Saffron Walden Great Chesterford Station - 4 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Three Tuns - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Three Horseshoes - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Workshop Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Crown - ‬11 min drive

About this property

The Red Lion Inn

The Red Lion Inn offers 9 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Red Lion Inn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Red Lion Inn has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

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  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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The Red Lion Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 86 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 86 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 86 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 86 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 86 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Comfortable room , all you need for a stay , friendly staff , food was very good all round . Had a very enjoyable stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you so much for making us welcome whilst our daughter was in Addenbrooks Hospital. One stress removed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly, the breakfast and bar were good, and the room was lovely cute. However, the WiFi signal was very weak.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint traditional pub & hotel with a very warm staff, comfortable rooms, and a nice breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location and staff were friendly and helpful. Great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Excellent stay and delicious breakfast thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for Duxford air show. Wide range of drinks in the bar and engaging staff who were very helpful. In a quiet village with a large garden
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent short stay

Quiet , Helpful people , great Parking - Nice food and atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Staff were helpful and friendly and very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, good sized room, very quite with lovely surroundings. The breakfast was excellent and the staff were polite and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely old pub, good people, clean and quiet room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely quiet sunny room and staff all very friendly and helpful. Everything great but breakfast could be more generous at the price (poor quality bread/toast, which we had to request twice). My cooked breakfast excellent having said that.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really Good Hotel and Pub.

This is a great Hotel in this part of England. Very easy to enjoy the slow pace , great bar and good food. Quiet and within easy reach of main roads. Highly Reicommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful inn , located in a the lovely village of Hinxton. The service and welcome was excellent and the room was very comfortable and clean . We also ate here in the evening and the food was delicious and served in the delightful garden. We will definitely be returning here .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent light evening meal, comfortable room which was extremely clean, nice hot shower, coffee pot in room and freshly cooked breakfast. Couldn’t really fault anything.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really lovely venue. Rooms are surprisingly large, look smaller on the outside. Bed was comfortable. The pub had loads of character. The staff were really friendly too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness
We had 3 rooms and 2 didn't have good heating. The main bar and restaurant was stone cold as the heating wasn't working and there was a water on the floor of part of the restaurant. Non of this was explained until we asked, we ate mediocre food in a cold room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice country pub with separate accomodation in rear garden area. Very cute, clean and tidy. Just the job 👍
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overnight stop

Friendly and welcoming proprietor. Comfortable, spacious room although a couple of maintenance issues. Well presented and prepared food. Lovely location and building.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
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6/10 Okay

Premium price but an average experience. Location is its high point.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pub is quaint. Breakfast is good. Bed was comfortable. Room was sparsely decorated and the floor wasn’t clean. Came back after dark and there were no lights on to find our way back to the room. Felt it was a lot of money for we got.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

The accommodation was really very nice, clean and comfortable. My only comment was the breakfast first morning ok but the second morning they had run out if 2 of the cereal choices and also Hash browns. The staff were lovely but I must say I was disappointed that morning as we were leaving to go home and we were unable to enjoy the breakfast that should have been available.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is in the same grounds of the very cosy traditional pub. Staff really nice and friendly. Our room was in a quiet corner. Spotlessly clean but it was very bland. Very high ceiling with grey walks and plain white duvet It would have been more welcoming with a colourful throw on the bed, perhaps a picture on the wall something to soften it. Other than that (hopefully constructed criticism) it was a nice place to stay and we would go again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Good, spacious and clean rooms, comfy beds. Ceiling lights were either one third on, fully on, or flashing continuously (Room 6, reported back to the staff). Food was generally good but the service both at dinner and breakfast was INCREDIBLY slow to the point of annoyance. Additional staff are needed front and back of house. And what pickled red cabbage is doing in a Thai green curry I have no idea… certainly different.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024