The pub/hotel has evolved from a traditional coaching inn which has being doing basically the same job for over 400 years. Our room was basic, but had character (window seats) and the main facilities were fine (good bed, plenty of heating and lots of hot water). There is parking in the old cobbled coaching yard and the town of Bowes is quiet, but conveniently close to the A66.
John
John (2 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2024年9月13日
Landlady was amazing. I arrived in a sorry state coming off the Pennine way. An hour later showered and fed I was on my way into BC in a taxi she organised.
Room was clean and the whole place had been been repainted and felt looked after.
Alastair
Alastair (1 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2024年8月26日
Loved our first experience at the ancient unicorn wonderful staff beautiful food I would highly recommend anyone to stay or visit you won’t be disappointed A****
Mickie
Mickie (1 晚家庭旅程)
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8/10 很好
2024年8月12日
Great little cottage.
Charles Dickens cottage was great for a family of 4 on a short break. Comfortable and convenient location just off A66 without braking the bank.
Great to have a fully equipped kitchen as well if you have kids to feed.
jakub
jakub (2 晚家庭旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年8月7日
We (couple adult daughter dog) stayed at the Ancient Unicorn to break the journey between East Anglia and Scotland. We arrived at the charming inn located in the centre of the lovely Pennine village of Bowes to be told that we had been upgraded to the Charles Dickens Cottage(!) because there was a problem with our booked room. The Cottage was immaculate and comfortable with a fantastic shower. Despite the fact that the staff were very busy because there was a folk group getting set up to play in the bar nothing was too much trouble for Karli and her staff to make us welcome. We had an excellent dinner of home-made food (made earlier in the day by Karli!) in the dog-friendly restaurant and then enjoyed a pint of real ale in the bar. And the cooked breakfast in the morning was fabulous. A perfect stay and so, so much better than a generic motorway hotel. The area is full of attractions in its own right (we had a quick look at the ruin of Bowes Castle just up the road) and we will be back!
Bill
Bill (1 晚家庭旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年7月18日
lovely little hideaway
I stayed with 2 female friends in a small but comfy courtyard room. We stayed for tea on the night and it was gorgeous, the staff were friendly and accommodating swapping the meal to suit our needs. Next morning breakfast was included so we all had a large full English, veg option available. We will definitely be back. Small issue re damp smell in bathroom but loved the place.
Jac
Jac (1 晚友伴旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年6月22日
Friendly, helpful staff.
Modern, very clean en-suite room with comfortable bed. Evening meal and breakfast good.
Great to meet Gus the dog!
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1 晚行程
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4/10 一般
2024年6月8日
An unpleasant experience
The hotel is self service. I received a text with a code to open a key box.
The latch and lock on the bedroom door were broken on the inside, meaning that I could unlock the door from the front but could not latch or lock it.
I had to push the sofa against the door overnight for security as I had a lot of expensive camera equipment in the room.
There was no internet available despite being promised and sent a WiFi password.
The walls were paper thin and I was woken up by drunken guests at 1am followed by another wake up at 3am due to a man loudly vomiting.
Matt
Matt (1 晚商務旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年5月21日
Lovely place to stay
We loved our stay. The staff were lovely and the whole place was cute and friendly
Sharon
Sharon (1 晚行程)
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8/10 很好
2024年4月28日
Relaxing stay in historic inn.
Nice stay in an historic inn, with clean room, good pub food and a hearty breakfast. Reasonable price too - what's not to like?
David
David (2 晚行程)
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8/10 很好
2024年3月28日
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1 晚商務旅程
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10/10 完美
2024年3月18日
We loved the quaintness of the hotel - it was beautiful too.
The area is perfect for walking/rambling and was very quiet.
The staff we encountered were lovely, kind, helpful and polite. And we particularly loved Gus, the resident doggie.
Checking in was easy when we realised it was a staff-free experience and had to use codes and lock boxes to get the keys - simple and effective.
Brenda
Brenda (1 晚家庭旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年3月1日
It was in a quiet wee village but if you have a car you can go to town I upgraded to a cottage and it had a microwave and kettle also a hob was very clean and there’s parking the breakfast and food was lovely would go again
jennifer
jennifer (2 晚家庭旅程)
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10/10 完美
2024年2月25日
Beth
Beth (1 晚行程)
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8/10 很好
2024年1月17日
Caroline
Caroline (1 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2023年12月26日
Marcel
Marcel (1 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2023年11月27日
Craig
Craig (1 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2023年10月11日
Lisa
Lisa (1 晚行程)
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10/10 完美
2023年9月25日
Fantastic experience
Booked the Deluxe double as a stop over, and had a lovely night's sleep.
Andrew
Andrew (1 晚行程)
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4/10 一般
2023年8月29日
Not great
No WiFi available in our room even though it is stated on the website. You had to go down to the door of the bar in the pub to pick up the WiFi. I contacted the number given and they sent the WiFi password a couple of hours later after they obviously didn't read my message properly. I measured back but heard nothing else.
The hairdryer in the room turned on, got hot without blowing air and then shut down, I left a note saying this may be a fire hazard.
Nicola
Nicola (1 晚行程)
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4/10 一般
2023年8月14日
Unfortunately our stay was ruined by the repulsive smell contained within the property (Charles Dickens Cottage).
When we arrived the smell of damp dogs was overwhelming. We were offered a tokenistic can of air freshener to spray around the property. This failed to eliminate the smell which remained all week. This was compounded by a number of soft furnishings containing dog hair.
The property is defined as pet friendly on their website but be warned (certainly within the Charles Dickens Cottage) that if you have sensitive smell you would be advised to book a different cottage!
clive
clive (5 晚家庭旅程)
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8/10 很好
2023年8月12日
A very convenient overnight stop on our drive north to Scotland. Lovely old building in the heart of the village. We arrived late but had been provided with codes that gave us access to our 3-person room, which was very comfortable and fine for an overnight stay but might be a bit small if you were staying longer. Very comfortable beds but rather a lot of noise from the adjacent room. Very good value for money - we would certainly consider returning to use the Ancient Unicorn as a base for exploring the local area.