The Talbot Hotel

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2026

Annette

The rooms are varied. The dog friendly rooms are not great, but at least you can bring your dog. The suite we had (when we didn’t bring the dog) was characterful and a good size but the bathrooms need an update. I’m not sure if this is the case across the hotel.
The lady in reception is lovely, but if she isn’t there it can be hard to get help to check in. A lot of the staff are pretty grumpy and not very helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Joanne

Lovely hotel with character.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2026

Mark

Team were good, food nice and the room was excellent.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Angela

Very cosy hotel with friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Gordon

Nice clean rooms, lovely breakfast (not free),nice friendly staff, overall a good experience, thank you

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Sarah-Jane

This hotel was such a great find! Every staff member we spoke to was friendly and so helpful. The food was delicious and well priced. Room was clean and a lovely size.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Onkar

Clean and comfortable room with all amenities provided, lovely traditional hotel nestled in the heart of Oundle.

We skipped breakfast on this occasion as it was a disappointment on our last stay.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

michael

Clean well decorated and furnished. Beautiful building. Breakfast was perfect including cooked options.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2025

Andrew

Too many Dogs, my wife is allergic to animals

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2025

George

The chance of return stay would go up significantly if the hotel were to invest in a decent mattress, non synthetic duvet and pillows and in softer cotton bed sheets.

It’s unfortunate that the above, and an overdue maintenance list (eg shower door seals) detract from a very interesting property set in the heart of the town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

Shirley

Spacious accessible room. Large wet room.
Room was tastefully decorated and very relaxing. Loved having the radio in room.
Drinks in relaxing bar area.
Food was very good.
Helpful staff atall times.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2025

Helen

What a gem of a hotel. The staff were very welcoming, courteous and efficient. Our room was immaculately clean. The hotel was warm and comfortable which is great in the winter.
The ate dinner and breakfast at the hotel, both meals were excellent.
Definitely scores 10 out of 10 for me.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Alan

Excellent staff and cleanliness of room.

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Rita

Yes

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

Lawrence

Nice stay over

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Denis

Staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

Steven

Good sized room. Hotel in a great location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Xiao

Beautiful hotel, very clean and very friendly staff. We enjoyed the stay.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Katherine

Stayed for a friend's wedding, lovely spacious room, very accommodating. Would stay again or recommend to family and friends!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

susan

A very comfortable stay. Room was clean and a good size. Bathroom was spotless and gleaming. Very friendly staff and the food was first class. Would definitely recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

David

>Excellent facilities and staff

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2025

Natalie

Very nice hotel. Bit noisy with wedding guests but that was luckily a small thing.
Lunch was lovely.
Didnt have breakfast as felt price was too much when I got a bacon sandwich for half at local cafe.
Lovely village, location perfect for my event.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

A

Very limited parking, had to park down the road one night.
Excellent staff, great food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Pamela

The parking area was safe and conveniently located to the hotel - no long walks required
The hotel was beautiful and had lovely landscaped gardens which were well maintained. Staff were very opleasant and helpful and everywhere was clean
It is a historic building with a wow factor but is up to date inside. We had a standard room which was lovely
Dinner was great with plenty of choices and we will definitely stay again pamela

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

CAROLINE

A delightful hotel with great service and excellent food choices. I only wish i had longer to explore the area.

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2025

Jenny

Lovely stay

Friendly welcome, beautiful hotel. Only small point, conditioner in shampoo bottles and toilet wouldn’t stop flushing. No one on reception when we checked out so couldn’t mention.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Nigel

Highly recommended if your visiting Burghley HT

We used the Hotel as a base for visiting Burghley Horse Trials and it was just ideal. Room was spotless and comfortable. Staff extremely friendly. It was the perfect setting to wind down after a long day with a lovely cup of coffee. The staff kindly started the fabulous breakfast earlier than usual to allow everyone to get on the road. Car Park is quite limited on spaces but able to park on lane which always had spaces.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2025

Ged

Really enjoyed our stay at the Talbot hotel. Staff were delightful and very helpful . Food was so good.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

paul

Another nice stay

Very helpful staff , room was lovely , and nice breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Kristy

What a wonderful hotel. The grounds are beautiful, the hotel is very well kept and the staff were amazing. An overall wonderful experience at the Talbot.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Chris

Amazing piece of history and absolutely loved my stay

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

D

Lovely hotel in the most beautiful village

This is a really nice hotel with restaurant, coffee shop, bar and beautiful courtyard area. We were a group of 6 friends visiting another friend in Oundle so between us we had 3 rooms. We were in the building across the courtyard from the main body of the hotel. The rooms were lovely but quite compact which was fine. Our only criticism was that owing to it being very warm weather on Friday, the rooms were unbearably hot despite having fans in them. The windows only open a crack so we just couldnt get the rooms to cool down which made sleeping very difficult. Saturday was a cooler day but the room was still roasting on Saturday night. It is a very old building so we understand a cooling system would be difficult. Aside from that, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Talbot and all of the staff are lovely

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

Philip

From start to finish of our visit we were totally happy with all aspects of the stay and will certainly return.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Julie

Definitely Stay Here

Amazing place. The entire hotel is spotless and the staff went out of their way to greet us and help us. We genuinely felt welcome here. The buildings are beautiful.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Lovely break

What a great hotel. Very old buildings kept as they should be. Quirky with plenty of history. Breakfast choices were good and the service excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2025

Max

A very good place

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Tetley

Impressive ! Stunning ! Providers of Excellence!

Thoroughly impressive hotel & in a simply stunning area, warm friendly welcome at reception checking in, upon entry into my room, a DAB radio was softly playing Classic FM in the background, even as a tattooed shaven headed man, I love Classic FM & really appreciated the touch, especially after a stressful end to my day prior to check in, I led on the bed & chilled, listening to it for an hour before dining in the restaurant, thank you ! The meal was gorgeous, superbly presented but the desert…OMG ! The Blueberry sponge with lemon sauce & sorbet !!! I could have eaten more of that, left the tastebuds tingling ! It was worth every penny & more (hence the overpayment 😉) the waiting staff were exceptional too, everything in this stop just worked superbly & was a credit to the management in providing such excellence, but, please, get some Drambuie in, I just love a Drambuie Coffee after dining ! I will certainly return !

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

Roland

Beautiful hotel, in a beautiful area, food good

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Christine

This place is a dream. The small town of Oundle is just lovely. Taken back to 400 years ago and the Talbot inn is extraordinary. From the rooms to the food, to the amazing staff and welcome, we fell in love with it from the first second. Our fave was Alisha our waitress. She was also delightful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Amanda

The Talbot Hotel, Oundle 2-4th July. Paul+Amanda.

Speechless!!! And that's not normal for me but I will give it a go ! Lol .... The Talbot Hotel is truly an amazing place to stay, if you are history nut such as myself the hotel is rich with history as is Peterborough itself, the staff go above and beyond to help any way they can to make your stay comfortable and stress free! ... Myself and my partner resided in the Burleigh Suite (103) ... The moment we entered the room it was just .... Wow !, the furnishings...of course the four poster bed too, we loved the bathroom too ... And loved the radio which we made a lot of use of 😊 all food was lovely and cooked to perfection Paul was a huge fan of The Talbot Burger 🍔 😁he also loved his breakfasts, I'm just not a big eater more of a grazer so unfortunately I never really ate much but all food looked delicious. Other guests were friendly and it was great to meet new people, even just local drinkers especially the couple with their cute little dog Milo (pic will follow as with many more!) also a local drinkers with his two retrievers Jasper and Piper 😊 would alo like to give a shout out to bar staff Andrew and the crew who couldn't do enough, especially Andrew who showed me some cards he acquired off eBay regarding the hotel, much appreciated 👍 ... This was a birthday treat for myself and a well need break for us both WE SHALL RETURN!! We love everything and everyone here, and to leave this morning, we was very sad to go !. But until next time, much love all and thank you ❤️

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Ehiaghe

Clean and tidy. Great location

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Kevin

Everything about this hotel was stellar. The room, gardens, restaurant, staff, and location were absolutely outstanding. I absolutely plan to return. Not a negative, but to be informative, I am 6’3”, and most historic structures were designed for much shorter people. That said, I only had to duck my head a couple of times.

It will not impact in any way my decision to return. Couldn’t have been happier.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Denise

Amazing hotel, thoroughly recommend a stay here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Alison

The Talbot Hotel is a beautifully restored coaching inn that is so welcoming, has a great restaurant in the best setting. For us, it was as if we discovered an oasis on out travels.
I will now be looking for the other inns that this group has renovated.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2025

Guy

Excellent service and nice hotel

Nice Hotel, tucked away, quiet but thriving. Service was excellent. Will stay again if in the area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2025

andrew

Clean and convenient and with interesting character.

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2025

Alex

Yes!! Stay Here!!

Beautiful character property which is very well maintained. Restaurant food is very good, rooms comfortable and even though i'm here for work i shall definitely be returning with my partner.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2025

carl

Talbot bank holiday

We live in the same area as the hotel but it was my wife's birthday and we like the Talbot so decided to stay over

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Andrew

Wonderful service and very relaxing place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Andrew

Great stopover

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Alison

A wonderful, peaceful stay at the Talbot Hotel. Convenient parking, decent coffee maker and everything one needs in a hotel room ie iron, hairdryer, quality toiletries. Great food and relaxed dining options and environment with the added bonus of being truly dog friendly. Staff in the restaurant were engaging with great customer service. A special shout out to Vanessa and Neil and all the staff in the restaurant. Thank you for a relaxing stay.

Business_and_leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2025

David

I really liked how the history of the hotel and its modern updating just seemed to fit together. I was impressed with its layout, the ample space, seating and tabling available for guests to sit outside and socialise. The staff were very helpful, assisting with any query we had with patience and politeness. The bedroom was very well equipped, with seating for two and ample storage space without it being overbearing. Very comfortable nights sleep was had and the food was very good and cooked to our requests. A very pleasant, relaxing stay in a clean, tidy homely accommodation in a small market town, steeped in history. I will visit Oundle again and I will stay at The Talbot Hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Leone

Weekend away

Toilet bowl could do with a deep clean and walk in shower base a little grubby

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Lisa

Lovely peaceful stay

Lovely stay in a very cozy, quaint hotel. Beds were comfy and it was very quiet. Staff all friendly and helpful. Only negative is the room was too hot. Good value for money

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

WILLIAM

Lovely quality historic property. Excellent value. Nice communal areas, brilliant dining. Faultless.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

James

I was visiting with family. I’d requested a ground floor room because of mobility issues, which was accommodated.

The single room was cosy and comfortable. Nice walk in power shower with multiple heads and great selection of complementary shampoo, conditioner and body wash.

I ate in the restaurant four times notwithstanding the breakfast time. The menu is varied and reasonably priced given the high quality of the food which seemed to be cooked to order.

Similarly the breakfast menu was varied and is cooked to order while there is a self service continental menu.

The members of staff were friendly and accommodating throughout my stay. Special mention to charming Lesley, the attentive Joshua and Vicky in the restaurant and best wishes to Jo in her fundraising as she trains for the London Marathon for a deserving cause

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2025

Dennis

Good stay !

Lovely building in the centre of Oundle. It’s probably due a bit of refurb TLC but overall good value and lots to like. Lady on check in was excellent. Makes such a difference

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Talbot

Historical buildings

A very pleasant place to spend the night. It's part castle part hotel with an interesting history. Good restaurant.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Stephen

Great

Great room. Good service. Would certainly stay again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2025

Nikki

Had a lovely stay but the staff could have been bit friendlier/more helpful and the room was a little lacklustre. Extraordinary history to the building though. Something missing though. A lack of joy somehow. Great breakfast though and dining staff fab.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Matthew

👍

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Jennifer

Superb!

Loved everything about this hotel. The history, the elegant room with an incredibly comfortable bed and powerful shower. The food was great and every single staff member we met was helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. Would highly recommend staying here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2025

Sarah

We had a lovely short stay at The Talbot. Rooms were clean and spacious, equipped with all the facilities needed for an overnight stay. The bedside book by local author was a lovely touch.

The breakfast was extensive, and plenty of options for vegetarian and vegan guests. It would have been nice to have a vegan pastry option but great that a full vegan breakfast and condiments were on the menu. Waiting and reception staff were polite, kind and extremely helpful.

My only complaint was that the bed in my room was uncomfortable (this wasn't the case for other guests). The mattress seemed lumpy and the bed base could be felt through the mattress, meaning I had a poor night's sleep. Aside from this, I could not fault the hotel staff and facilities, hence the 5 star review. Thank you for a very pleasant stay!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2025

Trevor

Wonderful historic hotel. Great location. Great restaurant

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Robert

Wonderful hotel

Amazing 17th century hotel with excellent restaurant in the centre of Oundle. Friendly helpful staff.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

kusha

professional and friendly staff

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2025

William

Enjoyed experience.

Very comfortable and friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Matthew

New bathroom, excellent value and work stay again.

Room clean and tidy, looks like a new bathroom was installed and was in excellent shape. Roll top bath, powerful shower and bed was pretty comfortable. Would definitely recommend. Didn’t stay for breakfast but used Beans a local cafe which I have been too several times.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2024

Claire

Lovely old coaching inn, but had to listen to the noise of the hotel generator all night as the old window in our room wouldn’t shut. After a sleepless night, we waited ages at breakfast, then reminded them we still hadn’t received our food. So we got a lukewarm offering that had obviously been forgotten about and congealed, so had to wait again for them to recook it. Not a great stay and expensive at that. Will be pursuing a refund.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

James

beautiful hotel in a lovely old town.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Recommended

Nice spacious rooms that have been recently decorated. Accompanied with a great breakfast and organic shampoo, body wash etc

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Emma

This beautiful hotel and amazing, friendly staff is a must for any stay around this area. The rooms are gorgeous, and the breakfast (included) is sensational. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. I cannot believe it isn’t a 5 star hotel. Will definitely visit again. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

18 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

The room was very comfortable , good size and bed very comfortable, nice to have tea/ coffee making facilities etc, however we were kept awake for most of the night by very noisy guests in the rooms below us, obviously a good time, shouting , laughing etc, banging doors , this started just after midnight and was still going on at 2.30am!
We were un sure how to deal with this as don’t think there was anybody on reception. I told the receptionist in the morning when we were checking out and she apologised .
The Talbot is a beautiful hotel but our stay was definitely spoilt by the noise !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

andrew

Very friendly staff. Comfortable quiet room.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

Paul

Real quality

Customer service through out the hotel was 2nd to none

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2024

louise

Amazing decor Great staff Lovely food

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2024

John

Hotel with character but modern facilities

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2024

Francis

Very good Breakfast and friendly staff

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely old hotel but the room was pokey in need of updating. Felt like the carpet needed a deep clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

Stephen

I really liked the blending of the features of an historic building with modern amenities. There were explanations of the history of the building without it being in your face and looking like a museum. The buildings provided lots of pleasant areas to relax in.
The staff were excellent and friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2024

Keith

Excellent dining

A beautifully designed historic building in a charming town. Courtyard drinking, and the best of all … an excellent dining experience.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2024

gary

Comfortable room but quality of housekeeping not great - looked like a 5 year old had made the bed. Service on coffe shop during day abysmal. Breakfast very average.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Maureen

Lovely room, dinner and breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Robert

Hotel steeped in history. Room very well appointed with very comfortable bed. Staff very friendly and efficient. Food of the highest quality.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Jonny

A very pleasant stay. The food was very good and the room was lovely.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Sheila

Wonderful hotel,got upgraded to a superior room.very grateful.huge room with lovely comfy king size bed.food in restaurant was top notch

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Peter

Lovely location, very pleasant staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2024

Geoffray

Beautiful historical old coaching inn at a lovely location.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2024

Justin

Historic and confortable

Lovely historic hotel right in the heart of Oundle town. Friendly staff, comfortable room (although no aircon due to the age and architecture I would assume). Good breakfast and nice outdoor areas to have a drink.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Nick

Absolutely beautiful grade 1 listed hotel in a lovely village. You would need a car to get there and get around as there is not much to do in Oundle village is beautiful and would be great to stay one or two nights without using the car, longer stays would be good if you have transport. We don’t normally go back to places but will try to return here

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Fab Stay

We got upgraded from a classic double to the Mary queen of Scots room. The room was facing the main road, but it was so quiet, that you wouldn't have known. The room was really clean. The food was really tasty and well presented. That was both dinner and breakfast. The staff was amazing. We didn't want to leave.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2024

andrew

Coaching inn with charm

Lovely traditional coaching inn stepped in history a real gem.
High quality fixture and fittings make this a comfortable place to stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2024

Joanne

Lovely hotel

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2024

Tony

Fanfastically atmospheric old coaching inn, in an equally fantastic old market town, which seems to be dominated by a public school which has seemingly bought up several of the town centre buildings to expand, and in doing so has created a hogwarts like atmosphere

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2024

ROSE

Beautiful hotel, interesting history - would definitely recommend!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2024

john

Review

Hotel, room and staff all very good.
Disppointed by breakfast, it was obvious by the curled up edges that the contents of the full english was not cooked fresh. I would stay again though

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

A comfortable and enjoyable stay for a family celebration. Delicious food, comfortable well appointed room and friendly, helpful staff

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2024

gareth

SUPER STAY