With a stay at The Cartford Inn in Preston, you'll be on the riverwalk, within a 15-minute drive of Winter Gardens and River Wyre. .This luxury inn is 9 mi (14.5 km) from Blackpool Tower and 13.1 mi (21.1 km) from Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Edwardian inn with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Cartford Inn offers 14 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.
Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 14 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
You can enjoy a meal at River Lounge serving the guests of The Cartford Inn, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM.
A roundtrip airport shuttle and a train station pick-up service are provided for an additional charge.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
River Lounge - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Awards and affiliations
Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Languages
Dutch, English, Filipino, French, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free extended parking on site
Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10 AM
1 restaurant
1 bar
Restaurants on site
River Lounge
Things to do
Fishing
Family friendly
Snack bar/deli
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
Multilingual staff
Business services
A meeting room
Outdoors
Garden
Terrace
Accessibility
This property does not have any lifts
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Egyptian cotton sheets
Heating
Bathroom
Dressing gowns
Designer toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
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Desk
Individually decorated
Individually furnished
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Host will greet you
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
National rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.
Property is also known as
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The Cartford Inn Reviews
Reviews
9.4
Exceptional
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What a wonderful stay. Inn beautifully and unusually decorated. Very very clean and staff the very best.
Sally
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
6/10 Okay
Simon
6 Nov 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Overpriced small room
We booked what was described as a "Luxury Double Room" at £200/night. Our room was very small, just enough to walk round the bed. The mattress on the bed has seen better days. The en-suite shower room was OK.
I wouldn't describe this as luxury in any way!
Breakfast was good. The location is peaceful with nice views. The staff were friendly.
Due to the poor value i wouldn't recommend staying here
Very friendly and professional. The Cartford Inn is in a lovely setting with views over the river and fields. Good food and excellent service. One very minor issue, the bed was soft on one side and hard on the other, but apart from that everything was perfect and I'll definitely be back.
From the welcome at the bar to Check-out this was a great stay. They had reserved a table for us ‘just in case ‘ , this on a busy Saturday night was very much appreciated. The room was lovely looking over the river, the bar was well stocked and the dinner excellent, as was breakfast. We will stay here again and visit the art gallery and deli.
The staff were just wonderful from the greeting to departure. The character of the Inn is outstanding together with its surroundings
I highly recommend it
Upon arrival we were met by a young man with a welcoming smile who showed us to our rooms and very courteosly asked to carry our cases. This set the tone with all other members of staff we encountered during our stay. The rooms overlooked the river and surrounding countryside and are of a good size as are the bathroom and walk-in shower. The cleanliness of the room was of a very high standard. We'd gone there knowing the reputation it had for it's food and weren't disappointed. All four of us were more than pleased with our selections from the menu and hope to return in the not too distant future.
The senior staff were very welcoming and charming and the room was clean with touches of luxury. The area is beautiful and the garden a delightful place to have a sundownder in high summer. Service in the restaurant was very very slow at dinner and rather inefficient at breakfast.
The room was smartly appointed although the bed was very low and someone else in our party found her's uncomfortable and had to sleep on the floor. Two others struggled as their beds seemed to be uneven apparently.
For a "Luxury" room the price was bizarrely high and that's why I wouldn't recommend the hotel.
Beautiful setting, quirky rooms, excellent service and delicious food, would highly recommended! We loved breakfast overlooking the river too! We’ll be back.