The John Barleycorn Inn

3.0 star property
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Double Room, Ensuite | Exterior
View from property
Bar (on property)
Twin Room, Ensuite
Restaurant

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

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Moorfield Road, Cambridge, England, CB22 4PP
  • Imperial War Museum Duxford
    3 min drive
  • Sawston Hall
    5 min drive
  • Audley End House
    12 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    27 min drive

Room options

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Cambridge

Located in Cambridge, The John Barleycorn Inn is within a 15-minute drive of Imperial War Museum Duxford and University of Cambridge. .This inn is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Sawston Hall and 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve.

What's nearby

  • Imperial War Museum Duxford - 3 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Sawston Hall - 5 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 11 min drive - 13.6 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 12 min drive - 12.4 km
  • University of Cambridge - 13 min drive - 15.1 km

Getting around

  • Whittlesford Parkway Station - 6 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Greyhound - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Plough - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Three Horseshoes - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Tickell Arms - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The John Barleycorn Inn

Inn in Cambridge with free parking
The John Barleycorn Inn offers 4 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • 1 bar

Guest services

  • No housekeeping

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from May 26 2022 to May 26 2023 (dates subject to change).

Pets

Pets not allowed

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 cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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The John Barleycorn Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 235 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 163 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 448 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place . Clean rooms . friendly people .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Liam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really polite staff. Great clean accommodation also. Great food and friendly locals. Cant wait to stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

chrissie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An uncomfortable stay
This place could be really fabulous but it is looking a bit tired. The bed was particularly uncomfortable and the duvet just about covered it. Furnishings were dark and a bit shabby. Bathroom is nicely fitted out but water pressure very temperamental. We did receive a warm welcome and the cooked breakfast was good but not much choice. We didn’t eat dinner there but bar was busy with diners.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

william

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Could do with better mattresses
The room was reasonably spacious, the bed / mattress was not the best and the TV in the room was extremely small. Breakfast and service was excellent 👍
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

F

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Clean & comfortable small room in an annexe to a lovely country pub with excellent food and service. Very convenient for IWM Duxford (5 min drive) and 15-20 mins for Cambridge park & ride or city centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uber friendly Hosts
Stayed prior to a Spitfire flight out of Duxford next morning. Great atmosphere, especially the pseudo Pilot Officers rooms which leant themselves to the occasion. Staff we absolutely super and Uber friendly and helpful. Excellent food !
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Not sure how this place is 4 star it’s a few huts at the back of a pub
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Steve

Business traveller
Disliked: Room comfort
Not great
Rooms are very worn. Bedroom fan so noisy and they could t switch it off. Pub is good, breakfast finishes at 8.30am. Bit early!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Johnathon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
The pub itself was great, the food and service was good. Neither of us slept a single moment. The room has a bright green light shining all night and our room has the boiler fixed to the outside wall behind bedhead. Honestly sounded like a jumbo jet the whole time, initially i thought there has been an explosion, it was so loud. They are aware and still sell the room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spent 3 nights here and really enjoyed it. Staff friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was very good. Real coffee in a pot. Has a good bus service to and from cambridge so no worries about trying to find somewhere to park. Hope to return soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely relaxing two night stay with excellent food
We were lucky enough to catch a cancellation to stay for a couple of nights at this lovely village pub with four letting rooms just a stumbling distance from the bar! So close to Duxford IWM and so peaceful and quaint. The welcome could not have been friendlier. The pub was busy with regulars and visitors alike and the food was so good my husband said it was probably the best steak meal he'd ever had - and he's been around a while! (Can't remember what it was called, but it was strips of fillet steak on a green salad). Have tried to recreate it, but looks like we'll just have to go back again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old atmospheric pub. The welcome and food was excellent. Sausage at breakfast was particularly nice. Room was in an annex to the rear opposite the outside bar space but not an issue with noise etc. Very convenient for Duxford .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A long awaited return.
We had not stayed there since before the pandemic, nevertheless we were recognised and made welcome. A nice clean room was provided and a spacious bathroom. A delicious freshly cooked breakfast was provided in the morning. Small wonder that we return there, not just to stay, but also to meet up with friends for dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cottsge charm
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

philip

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My stay at John Barleycorn Inn
Loved the place but bed could do with upgrading
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Myself and my partner stayed here
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Phil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food and staff team
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Landlord’s diplomacy. Bed was rather small.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

ann

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay always
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

peter

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
poor show no dinner ,no real brecky and £85 for 2
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021