Haycock Hotel

United Kingdom , Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH, London Road, Wansford
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8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2026

Clive

lovely setting in the bucolic village of Wansford, elegant hotel with very well kept and attractive interior. Check in was great with a very helpful member of staff, full of information about the hotel and different dining styles.

We had a great night in a comfortable room, well appointed.

Our only problem was that the breakfast service was very slow. I understand that the service was very busy but from arrival to redelivery of our breakfast was over 3/4 of an hour, and some people who arrived after us were served before us. I guess that we were forgotten and staff thought that someone else was looking after us.

When the breakfast did arrive it was very good. Sadly, the delayed service marred what would otherwise have been a great stay. If we return to the area we would saty again but try to ensure a speedier service for our breakfast.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2026

Craig

It was cold in the room without any way to increase the heat - glad of the robe which I wore in bed!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Hannah

Really nice hotel, loved it, breakfast was amazing, bar was lovely for drinks

Business

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2026

karl

On the whole enjoyed our one night stay. Property is lovely and our ground floor room was clean and warm. Only downside was black mold on the shower tray edge but the power shower was awesome.The breakfast room is nicely decorated and the food on offer was of excellent quality and well cooked.goos continental selection.

Overall it is a lovely hotel and we would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Ceridwen

Absolutely excellent hotel with amazing staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Julie

Beautiful hotel. Garden room view was gorgeous and the shower was excellent. Breakfast was all cooked to order and delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Steven

This property is exceptional. Great location and fantastic atmosphere and a great mix of modern amenities mixed with a traditional building appearance. The breakfast was superb and the room comfort was exceptional but beyond all that the thing that makes this place one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed at is the staff. All incredibly helpful but beyond that personable and able to converse or have a brief joke while still carrying out their work incredibly efficiently. You’ll not be disappointed by a stay here and I would highly recommend it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Bruce

Really dog friendly room, terrace onto the garden, dogs’ beds and bowls provided.

And no negative comments from the poor cleaning staff when one of the dogs left muddy footprints on the bed.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Albert

Room and food amazing

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Christine

On arrival gentleman at reception very helpful, showed us to our room and explained everything we needed to know. Room was big and amazing bathroom was clean and big with double shower cubicle plus a freestanding bath, room was large clean and had everything required. Was there for a wedding which was in a superb venue. Next morning went to breakfast staff very helpful and polite, plenty of choice and fried breakfast was amazing and flavoursome. Overall a superb stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2026

Carol

Room was nice, but heating not warm enough air not as good as radiators
Pugs at level with bed please as have to get up to turn bedside light off

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2026

daniel

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Marc

Breakfast was simply great!

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Stuart

Yes throughout

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

michelle

The hotel was beautiful, with the add Christmas feel.
We stayed for one night, for a visit to Burghley House Christmas Market, it was perfect location.
Dinner and breakfast was good, however a little expensive.
The room was warm, cost and had all amenities needed. The only complaint, was the bed was a little hard.
We would definitely recommend a visit to the Haycock Hotel.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Anna

Gorgeous time at the hotel for a wedding (PA system improvement definitely needed in venue of marriage ceremony). Shower was great. Room was clean. Room amenities were good. Experience at breakfast was a bit disappointing. Pastries had run out by 9.15am. Incredibly long wait for hot breakfast to arrive. Staff were friendly and helpful when asked for something, but undertrained to spot the obvious needs (incomplete resetting of tables, bringing hot drinks with no cups and then no milk).

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Karen

This review is graded lower than a previous trip, based solely on the room we were given this time. A bit of mould in the bathroom, a window frame which had been repaired but not painted, a wall with the corner protector showing. Apparently, the room is in line for a paint job, 2 months ago we had a room in pristine condition hence we re-visited. Why allocate this room, when the hotel was not full?

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Thomas

Amazing hotel in all regards. Really enjoyed our stay. Lovely area, nice walks nearby, great hotel rooms and restaurants. Clean, very nicely furnished. Superb service from staff. Great food in the Hancock Kitchen (less formal of the 2 restaurants) - didn’t eat at the more formal one. One of the best hotels I’ve stayed at for many many years. Encourage anyone to visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Alexander

Staff professional and polte
Food first class and service excellant
Room quality of a high standard.
To sum up one of the best all round hotel's we staying on

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

David

👍

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Steven

Don't tell anyone

A hidden gem 💎can't wait to go back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Malcolm

All hotels should be like this

All hotels should be like this. Room quality excellent, breakfast outstanding staff friendly and professional

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Neil

Beautiful accomodation and accessibility. I really could not, or want to, be critical of anything with our stay. The air conditioning was a massive bonus on one of the hottest day of the year and with us bringing our dog, our room had its own patio and direct access onto the gardens , which was perfect. All the staff were very friendly and professional with a superb breakfast. I Would definitely recommend for a special occasion stay.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2025

Helen Ferri

A pleasant surprise and great value for money, property was beautiful and the staff were very helpful. We ate in the brasserie and it's one of the nicest meals we've had a in a long time. Will be back!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2025

Stephen

Beautiful venue

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Coral

Short stay

Enjoyed the stay, staff were friendly and helpful. Ordering gluten-free and dairy-free food was easy, although just a salad for lunch with tomato, lettuce and onion was a bit uninspired.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

Andrew

Nice relaxed stay. Fantastic food at provost.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

LINDA

Great place to stay, just off the A1, quiet and peaceful with a really great breakfast. Staff friendly and helpful. Will stay there again.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

26 May 2025

William

The historic house has been gutted and all character and patina removed. Rooms are functional although lighting poorly designed (you have to get out of bed to turn off bedside light). Bathrooms lack ventilation. Garden renewal has stalled.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

David

Excellent stay, staff verybhelpful

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Norman

Wonderful Hotel

Could not fault it

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2025

Little gem in Wandsford

We had a lovely stay, the hotel was wonderful and had a beautiful walled garden. We booked a garden room which had its own patio/seating area which over looked the garden and was especially nice as we had good weather. bed very comfy. Breakfast plentiful. We didn’t have dinner in the hotel but can recommend the local pub, The Papermills, food was outstanding. The village of wandsford is very picturesque and had lovely walks by the river from the hotel to wandsford train station, which is an old station running steam trains to ferry meadows which was definitely worth a visit.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2025

Rebecca

Nice one night stay

Lovely one night stay - great breakfast and helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Suzanne

I have stayed at the Haycock many times for leisure. This time was for business. The Haycock is simply wonderful. The wine, food and accommodation is wonderful. The owners have given thought into the hotel with fantaictic wine glasses, snug kettles, Dyson hairdryers. The food is delicious and having ate at p

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Gordon

Amazing beautiful hotel, the street outside is also lovely, quaint village, staff were excellent and food was simply incredible, we will be going again

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2024

Disappointingly average

Based on the reviews received by this property, our expectations were high. But arriving after dark, the entrance to the car park isn’t particularly well signposted from the main road and unlit. The biggest disappointment, however, was the supposedly ‘deluxe’ room. At least £60 more expensive than the ‘classic’ double, it was uninspiring and not particularly well laid out. There wasn’t even a table for in-room dining. Having said that, we aren’t sure if they even really offer room service as there was no menu in the room. The rooms are supposedly ‘newly designed and decorated’ but both chairs were badly stained, the toilet holder was broken and there was black mould at the bottom of the shower screen. General cleanliness was good but with some surprising oversights (eg large cobwebs hanging from ceiling, toiletry dispensers covered in product from previous occupants).
The good bits: shower, bed and bedding were excellent and dinner very tasty. Breakfast was underwhelming. Whilst the Eggs Benedict were lovely, the buffet offerings were decidedly meagre and the server had an attitude. Overall, we would have been rather unhappy if we had paid the going rate.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2024

Jeremy

Nearly very good.

So nearly very good. The room was nice, modern and clean but cold. The in-room air conditioning / heating struggled to keep the room warm.

The Christmas illuminations are lovely from the outside but not so much when they are keeping your room lit up all night, despite the best efforts of the curtains!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Lynne

The staff at the Haycock were friendly and attentive, nothing was too much trouble for them. The food was excellent as was the ambience. I would love to return.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2024

Nick

Excellent service from everyone I encountered - Lady on reception at check-in was polite, helpful and showed me to my room and explained the room functions etc

Bar service for food and drinks in the evening was also excellent and I used the gym which was really good too..

Look forward to my next stay..

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Katie

Completely recommend

I brought my Mum to the Haycock for a birthday present, the service was fantastic we even had dinner which was lovely. The grounds are stunning and staff are extremely attentive and couldn’t do enough for us. Will definitely be returning. The only downside was breakfast, we were left waiting over 50 minutes for eggs royale and it was very quiet without a waiter/waitress to ask for the whereabouts, when we did find someone she apologised but they did loose our ticket with out breakfast order, luckily we weren’t rushing :)

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2024

Richard

A country gem

The highlight of the hotel is the food, it is excellent. The hotel is beautiful with excellent design. Some practical things were overlooked for instance it is impossible to sit in front of a mirror to use the hair dryer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

sarah

My new favourite place to stay

My new favourite place to stay. Beautiful rooms, the best shower and very clean. Grounds are stunning.

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2024

Julie

I loved the restaurant for evening meal and breakfast. Staff all friendly and helpful. Only criticism is the rear car park. Both myself and my son who arrived separately found lack of signs meaning unsure where to park and entrance to reception

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

keith

All good
Will use again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

James

Great hotel and quiet room with comfortable bed. Breakfast was excellent with freshly prepared food. Would like to stay here again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

terry

Lovely old hotel with modern designs and furnishing. Rooms in converted outbuuldings across a courtyard. The felt cosy like small houses but a bit small

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Ehime

Lovely experience and spacious room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Louise

Stop over stay

We stayed for 1 night and had a really good experience. We had dinner in the restaurant and were really well looked after and the food was great as was breakfast which was included in our room rate. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Mark

Great stay

Excellent hotel, comfortable room and great breakfast.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2024

JOY

I enjoyed my stay at your hotel.

Great property.
Lovely grounds.
Nice room.

I would have appreciated anet on my window. There were lots of flies in my roo.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Rosa

A beautiful setting

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Fiona

We enjoyed our stay
Excellent service. Would definitely recommend

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2024

Cheryl

Beautiful hotel in a picturesque location

We had an overnight stay at The Haycock on our way north. We chose this hotel as it was conveniently located just off the A1 in a small picturesque village. The hotel has been beautifully restored to a high standard and the attention to detail in the decor and service during our stay made for a very comfortable visit.
Our meals were delicious and we loved that there were a variety of areas you could eat around the hotel including the beautiful gardens.
We will definitely stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Peter

Haycock Manor

Rooms well appointed. Great shower

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2024

Sean

Lovely hotel with old and new areas, safe large car park, dog friendly bar and breakfast room, except restaurant. Staff are very friendly and helpful, good food in bar, £6 a pint, other drinks are pricey, as is the breakfast if not included. Jazz playing as background music was tedious to my ears,..

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2024

karen

Beautiful building.

Comfortable suite, comfy bed and sofa. Could have benefited from a side table for tea etc by the sofa.
Despite works still being carried out it did not interfere with our stay.
Beautiful building. Pretty village.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

lilah

Haycock manor Excellent stay

Excellent. Quality of bedding and towels superb
Lovely room and bathroom. Staff excellent too

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2024

susan

The hotel is clean and friendly and close to Burghley hall which is why we choose it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

David

Very comfortable old hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2024

Julie

Hotel has a lovely ambience , great friendly service from the Hotel Team, my first visit, I will return ! Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2024

HAYDEN

I thought the prices were a bit over the top.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Garry

Lovely hotel

A lovely hotel which has clearly had a lot of money spent on it recently. Lovely room and very comfy bed. Excellent service from Chloe on reception when we checked in

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Shane

Great place to stay , love this building and beautiful village with bridge and waterways , it our second time here , so the first time it hadn’t been refurbished like second time so even better than before , it not far from historic Stamford , plenty of shops,bars and restaurants , nene Bally railway just up the road , but lovely villages surrounding this hotel , will be back in a couple of years as I feel you can’t go wrong , nice experience

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

JANE

Very nice property. Well appointed rooms and delightfully charming main building. Quaint village with lots of history.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2024

Rich

Great point to stop over on our way back up north.
Lovely hotel and setting, very good food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2024

louise

Superb weekend stay, rooms good and staff were all amazing! Would definitely recommend

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Apr 2024

Kevin

Fond memories gone!

I am reviewing this hotel from an ex hotelier's perspective. I had chosen to attend a Murder/Mystery evening dinner and had booked a double for 2 in the hope that my partner might join me at some point prior to travelling to Leicester the next day.
The booking process of the 2 elements room and event was very disjointed some 14 pieces of communication for a single night stay. Had this been a special occasion surprise for my partner it would have been almost impossible to keep it a secret.
Whilst the welcome and show round on arrival was good, there was still for the 4th time the question of whether I wanted a dinner reservation?

The garden room was charming, however as I pointed out to Reception, the room thermostat was set at 29.5 deg C. Outside was a miserable 8 deg. There was no luggage rack or counterpane on the bed so unpacking was not ideal. Dead flies in the overbed light fitting and lack of a toilet roll holder and a cracked pane of glass in the garden door, plus some unfinished detailing behind the room phone, made it feel despite a full renovation 2 years ago that attention to detail was missing. On the positive, the bed was comfy and the room safe, possibly the best I have used in a hotel setting. Plenty of hangers for clothes.
Cleanliness, the TV remote was not clean and I used 2 packs of screen cleaner to remove dirt and a sticky feel, the drawer housing the tea/coffee elements by its design was also not hygienic.

The event dinner for me was not a su

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2024

Stephen

Great welcome, great Hotel/location/room/staff etc etc, boring, boring Could say more, no need just Great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2024

Sally

How all hotels should be

For work purposes we stay in a lot of hotels across the UK and have noticed a steep decline in standards especially since the pandemic. How refreshing then to find a hotel the exact opposite: friendly, efficient, proactive, motivated staff who go out of their way to help - the receptionist saw we were wandering about looking for our room and came over to take us to our room. We didn't have dinner, but the cooked breakfast was delicious and made with the best ingredients. The final crowning glory was that this was a 24hr hotel with a night porter who could serve drinks - very welcoming as we work in the entertainment business and rarely get back to our hotel before 11pm. The idea of a night porter has virtually disappeared from the industry so how delightful to find a hotel that still has one. With the increased use of PFIs, only concerned with profits, buying up hotels and hotel groups being the main reason for the hotel business loosing its soul - I hope this hotel manages to stay as it is. Note to hotel: you should run a course on how to manage a hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2024

Andrew

Top tier establishment

Staff very helpful and all had a wonderful attitude, accommodation opened onto a garden patio, very nice, even in February, food from bar snacks to main meal was excellent, nothing to dislike, it’s a short distance from Peterborough, but a world apart.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Business users perspective.

Beautiful renovation - lots of great features sympathetically done. Stunning in fact.
I stayed while in the area on business and the room rate reflected the standard of accommodation.
The food, for someone away with work was expensive - my allowance only covered a main meal - the starters and drinks were just too expensive. There wasn't many people dining, so i'm sure that was a factor.
Drop your prices a little and i'd come back, keep them the same and it would be classed as a luxury.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

Helen

Lovely night away. Hepful,friendly staff.
Taster menu excellent and well worth trying

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

Had a lovely stay, clean and lovely furnishings. Fresh, tasty sandwich and salad. Struggled to find the reception though made worse by me arriving late at night.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2024

Matt

We took our dog and we were made to feel very welcome.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2024

Mathew