Darwin's Townhouse

5.0 star property

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite
Superior Double Room, Ensuite
Restaurant
Exterior
Daily English breakfast (GBP 10 per person)

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
37 St Julian's Friars, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 1XL
  • Henry Tudor House
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • St. Mary's Church
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Old Market Hall
    ‪6 min walk‬

Room options

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 164 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room, Ensuite

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite (Garden Room)

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Ensuite (Garden Room)

  • 176 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room, Ensuite (Garden Room)

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Shrewsbury

With a stay at Darwin's Townhouse in Shrewsbury, you'll be within a 10-minute walk of St. Mary's Church and Old Market Hall. .This luxury bed & breakfast is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Shrewsbury Abbey and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Attingham Park.

What's nearby

  • Old Market Hall - 6 min walk
  • Shrewsbury Abbey - 6 min walk
  • The Quarry Park - 9 min walk
  • Shrewsbury Castle - 10 min walk
  • Attingham Park - 15 min walk

Getting around

  • Shrewsbury Station - 11 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪Camellias Tea Rooms - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪House of Grain - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Three Fishes Inn - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Nags Head - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cromwell's Tap House - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Darwin's Townhouse

Victorian bed & breakfast in Shrewsbury with a bar
Darwin's Townhouse offers 19 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 19 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Off-site parking within 400 ft (GBP 12 per day)

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekends: GBP 10 per person
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Heating
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 20.0 per stay

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 12 per day (400 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20.0 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Darwin's Townhouse B&B Shrewsbury
Darwin's Townhouse B&B
Darwin's Townhouse Shrewsbury
Sandford Hotel Shrewsbury
Darwin's Townhouse Shrewsbury
Darwin's Townhouse Bed & breakfast
Darwin's Townhouse Bed & breakfast Shrewsbury

Darwin's Townhouse Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 247 out of 311 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 311 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 311 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 311 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 311 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love this place, great staff, room and breakfast
Really excellent! Stay a couple of times now and always really love it, proper look forward to my visit. Everyone is super friendly, the place is really well looked after and decorated and makes for a fun stay. They leave water by ur bed and have an honesty bar you can use if wanted. The breakfast was really nice and the room super comfy. Thanks for another amazing stay!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Shrewsbury
My visit started with a wonderful welcome by checkin staff who ran out to help me with the door and my bags. They went on to provide a lot of local information to help our stay. And the rest of the stay continued like that. Fantastic breakfast. Fab honesty bar. First class all round
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a fantastic unique take on staying away Such a great place to stay .wish we could have stayed longer and would definitely like to go back . An incredible breakfast to top it all off with great friendly staff .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great spot in Shrewsbury
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast choice.Very friendly and helpful staff. Also enjoyed our evening meal at the Loopy Shrew.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Annette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in a room behind the main hotel building and across the lovely walled garden. Twin room very comfortable and in keeping with the Darwin theme. Well provided with choice of teas etc. Room toastie and warm. Very convenient for a concert at Shrewsbury Abbey, just a short walk away.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and welcoming property and staff
Beautifully decorated property with cosy touches. Very welcoming. Perfect location in Shrewsbury.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were beautifully decorated and spacious. Housekeeping was available daily. However, it lacked a mini fridge for cold water.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury stay
Lovely and creative decor, friendly staff, self serve bar and nibbles, great for my mum who can’t walk upstairs very well as we stayed in a ground floor room, lovely breakfast and had pretty much every type of food you could think of. Can’t fault this place and would definitely stay again.
Lovely garden
Sitting in the self serve bar room
View from the hallway
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay, our room was huge and so was the bed. The car park was just around the corner so just a short walk with the luggage. The breakfast was lovely as were all the staff. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay, amazing friendly staff and nice rooms
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David, Sparks

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic building in the old town within walking distance to all the major tourist sites.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Suela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff, and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were excellent! So friendly and accommodating!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We very much enjoyed our stay--this is a great location and the rooms were very nice. We very much appreciated the staff's willingness to help us check in a little late and for staying around to give us some great recommendations for our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

NICOLA

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, helpful staff. Very caring and highly accommodating for my needs (I am disabled). The garden room was fabulous. Comfortable, clean, beautifully designed. What a fabulous place to stay. I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

DE ANNA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very updated, comfortable beds, close to the main part of town
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Booked for a group of friends to celebrate a 60th birthday and Darwin's didn't disappoint. Decor and furnishings were stunning, bed extremely comfortable and shower hot. Definitely will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024