The Boars Head Hotel
Location: Station Road, Draycott-in-the-clay, Ashbourne, England, DE6 5GX, Ashbourne, GB
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Mountain Views and Tranquil Gardens
Enjoy picturesque views from the terrace and unwind in the lush garden surroundings. Take advantage of the complimentary wireless internet access to share your memorable moments with loved ones.
Delicious Dining Options
Indulge in a delectable meal at the on-site restaurant or opt for in-room dining with the hotel's room service. End your day with a refreshing drink at the bar/lounge, creating the perfect evening.
Convenient Amenities
Benefit from services such as dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. With free self-parking available, your stay at The Boars Head Hotel is guaranteed to be stress-free.
To book your serene getaway at The Boars Head Hotel with excellent amenities, visit our website now.
Important Information
- This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Amenities & Facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Picnic area
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Free self parking
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Banquet hall
Rooms Available
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Deluxe Double Room
Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. This double room features a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, flat-screen TV with satellite channels, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
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Twin Room, Garden View
2 Twin Beds
269-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop workspace, highchair, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - High pile carpet in room
Non-Smoking, pet friendly
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Desk chair
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Double Room, 1 Double Bed
1 Double Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop workspace, highchair, and iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - High pile carpet in room
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Desk chair
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Deluxe King Room
Rooms feature satellite TV and facilities for making tea and coffee. - Non dog friendly rooms - 1 Zbed can be added on request to sleep up to 1 child - Room location, first floor
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
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Double Room, 1 Double Bed
1 Double Bed
226 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop workspace, highchair, and iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - High pile carpet in room
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking, pet friendly
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Desk chair
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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View
1 King Bed
269-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop workspace, highchair, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Accessibility - High pile carpet in room
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Desk chair
Guest Reviews
- Ted (10/5): Brilliant, loved it and will stay again - The restaurant absoluteley excellent Didn't realise there were rooms with walk in showers, I should have asked
- Gary (8/5): -
- Mariet (7/5): All staff a definite asset. - Breakfast: wide choice. Service: Excellent. All areas clean. Certain issues in room not working: remote control for TV and hotel telephone. Would perhaps have liked to have a room in the main hotel building as were disturbed by noise from road and early morning delivery to storage room next to our room.
- Tomi (8/5): - Staff were helpful and polite. The shower was powerful which was great but the shower head was terrible. Please invest in a shower head that distributes the water.
- Thomas (10/5): -
- Jonathan (3/5): Overall it should have been good but was spoiled by inconsiderate Neanderthals staying in the next room. After several h -
- Macie (9/5): -
- Robert (10/5): An excellent stay at a reasonable price. - An excellent menu for breakfast and dinner, and high standard of cooking. Large bedroom with good facilities. Car parking convenient for access to bedrooms on the ground floor. Extensive grounds suitable for dog owners. Nothing to dislike.
- Martin (8/5): Good value in a comfortable and friendly hotel. - Our second visit. Did not disappoint. Had a nice comfortable room, with a walk-in shower as requested. Excellent food. Very friendly and cheerful staff. Enjoyed a drink on their patio in the sunshine! Nothing. All good.
- Keith (10/5): - Modern accommodation, excellent restaurant, and food.
- Kelly (10/5): Amazing and very welcoming the food was out of this world - Clean friendly homely I liked it all
- Charlotte (7/5): - The location, the bed was comfortable, friendly staff, our bedroom needed updating The evening meal, food was terrible but they did knock off the bill
- Lynn (8/5): -
- Helena (9/5): - Breakfast was very nice
- TheTiredTraveller000 (10/5): Wonderfully welcoming team - I have passed The Boars Head many times and thought how inviting it looked and this was my first stay. What stood out to me was the team here - from my first phone call, to my arrival, breakfast and check out - everyone was so welcoming. I had room service dinner - Pan fried salmon with crayfish hollandaise with new potatoes and tenderstem broccoli - served promptly and utterly delicious. Super comfy bed led to a great night’s sleep 😴. Breakfast service was quick and attentive. Fresh fruit salad and quality bacon and poached eggs cooked well. Great stop over - I would recommend staying here and will definitely be staying here again 🤗
- Holly (9/5): Fantastic rural hotel - Location and wonderful rooms.
- Fergus (9/5): - Nice location, friendly staff
- Fern (10/5): Excellent respite in scenic location with great food and friendly staff. - Friendly staff, especially Tasha, Jo and Paul. The location paired with the staff and price was phenomenal. The food was excellent also. It was faultless. There was nothing to dislike.
- Lauren (10/5): Cozy, friendly and good value - Lovely hotel, large rooms with all the amenities you could need. Staff really friendly and helpful. N/A.
- Heather (8/5): - Wifi was good. Easy access to car park from out of hours door A magnifying mirror in the bathroom would be useful. Two easy chairs would have been appreciated
- Guest (10/5): -
- Owen (9/5): - Food really good. Staff friendly. Room was nice. Nice location Shower was cold and didn’t work properly
- Amy (7/5): Overall a good hotel for the location with good service and breakfast. A little dated but functions. - The breakfast was great and the bedroom was comfortable The bath tub taps would not stay warm, rooms could do with some modernisation
- Chris (9/5): - A very pleasant, short notice stay on a tiring journey after I just couldn't be bothered to drive. Spacious room, very clean and a comfortable bed for a sound night's sleep as well as spacious convenient car parking. Excellent value for money too
- Aurelijus (3/5): - The service was okay and the staff were friendly. However, there were several issues during our stay. We booked a deluxe king room, but upon arrival, we were told that pets were not allowed in that room—even though we had checked in advance and confirmed that the hotel is pet-friendly. As a result, we were given a smaller room instead. The room also had a strong cigarette smell, likely because it was located near an outdoor smoking area. Additionally, there was no hot water on the first night, which was quite inconvenient. The breakfast was not very impressive, with no buffet and limited options.
- Norman (10/5): Quiet location and yet handy for main A50 and Sudbury Hall - Friendly attentive staff, especially in the restaurant. Nothing was too much bother and our dog was most welcome. Nothing
- Polly (5/5): For a one off stop it served its purpose - Bar staff were very friendly Reception staff frosty and am breakfast staff Having a dog in a (dog friendly) !! Hotel then segregated then no one came .. portion for £12.50 not great value for money no condiments on table had to go and find staff for more coffee . Evening meal venison which was lovely but roast potatoes hadn’t seen an oven mash had a skin on it had been sitting for some time , parsnips under cooked Partner had mixed meat grill chicken no colour pork chop over cooked very disappointing all round unfortunately.
- Robert (9/5): - Very comfortable, food in restaurant was excellent.
- Steven (7/5): -
- Oglesbee (10/5): The Boars Head Hotel - Great accommodation and food. Staff friendly and helpful. Can't wait to return for a longer break. Highly recommended 👌 Accommodation great with plenty of space. Clean and tidy. Very impressive. Food very good. Staff very friendly and helpful
- Kim (10/5): Totally relaxing and comfortable - Small friendly and clean Nothing
- Alison (9/5): Great stay - Great location, service & food was ok. It was a bit dated.
- Julia (10/5): - Excellent breakfast perfectly cooked
- STEPHEN (8/5): -
- Peter (10/5): -
- Emily (6/5): Overall a nice stay - Room was clean and spacious. Our room was in the annex and the noise from the traffic and weather was quite loud. Some restaurant staff could've been more polite. There was a long wait for the server to come and take our order, so ended up going to the bar and ordered. There was some confusion about the order and an extra burger was brought over, this wasn't an issue but the attitude of the server could've been better surrounding this.
- Sandra (9/5): Nice Stay - Good position, great staff. Nothing
- Foxi48 (6/5): Disappointed - Went for lunch had the lunch offer we chose roast of the day I had pork my wife had beef one slice of each a very small slice had a job to find it the roast potatoes it was difficult to tell if they were roasted or boiled the meal was poor compared with usual standards you be better of charging a bit more and put a second slice of meat on the plate the sweets were very nice
- Duncan (8/5): Excellent location and hard to beat for value for money - Nice country pub feel Good food and service Noisy fan in the bathroom
- Pia (9/5): Friendly staff clean & comfortable - Comfortable room and super friendly staff Breakfast service was slow because the poor waitress was on her own and every cup of coffee herself. They need a buffet for guests to help themselves at least for hot drinks juice etc. It would speed things up, especially for people on business need to get off early
- Michael (8/5): A lovely hotel with nice staff. - The breakfast was great, though I think the bacon isn’t the same as it has been on previous visits (we visit every other year) as I remember it being super thick cut. But it’s a tiny gripe, the breakfast was still delicious and 9/10 lovely. Also most of the staff are really nice, and super friendly The corridors leading to the rooms feel a bit dated but not in a rustic way, it just feels a bit old fashioned. Not an issue just an observation
- james (8/5): Perfect location and service for an overnight business trip - Very friendly staff, fast efficient service, comfortable room. Helpful and good value for money.
- Julie (10/5): Excellent place to stay, would highly recommend. -
- SOTARO (8/5): -
- David (9/5): - Best Sausage at breakfast Superb
- Lewis (9/5): -
- Viktoria (10/5): - Great location, wonderful room with excellent amenities. Super dog friendly N/a
- Megan (10/5): -
- Ray (9/5): Would stay again -
- HelenHy2014 (10/5): Simply great - the best overnight stay I’ve yet found in the area. - We’ve been coming to the area to visit family for over 20 years. This wasn’t the cheapest overnight stay (nor the most expensive) but it was the best overall experience (yet). Booked for B&B, and reserved table for dinner. Online booking easy and excellent follow up with welcome emails. Easy to find Good parking Quiet location - not aware of noise from road or even car park despite our room looking out over it. Advance check in Smiling welcome Old fashioned key for room - not card entry. Fresh, clean and spacious room with soft seating by the window, and comfy bed with deep pillows Thermostat controlled radiator rather than noisy air handling system Sparkling clean bathroom with large walk-in shower and ample hot water. Excellent two-course Sunday evening pub meal and great value for money at less than £60 with drinks, for the two of us. Soup and arancini for starters and delicious traditional roast beef dinners to follow (vegetables particularly tasty but didn’t stint on the meat). I liked that the roast dinner came in different size options but despite ordering the smallest plate, I couldn’t find room for pudding. A good range of drinks on offer but disappointed the Marstons Pedigree had run out. Fresh flowers on table a nice touch. Breakfast was waitress served (friendly and attentive) ample (in quantity and choice) and freshly cooked.
- Robert (9/5): Enjoyed the stay would recommend - Nice staff excellent dining area and food Shower could do with pointing
- Eszter (10/5): -
- Paul (9/5): Nice clean Hotel with nice food and superb staff. - Everything, great location, very clean good food and excellent staff We were a little disappointed that it was advertised as breakfast included, but on the actual booking it wasn't and cost us an additional £12 each.
- Isabel (8/5): - The receptionist was amazing, super friendly and offered us a complimentary room upgrade! I'm so glad I got to check-in when I did as she made our stay so much better ensuring we had the best room for a good night sleep considering I wasn't feeling my best.I truly appreciate it and the bedding was so soft and comfy! Also must note the food at the restaurant was very tasty, served big portions as well as good prices, really pleased with our dinner and how cozy every bit of the property is. Only thing I can think of was the kettle in the room was not as clean as I'd hoped for.
- STUART (9/5): Will definitely visit again - Friendly,homely hotel,room very good,staff helpful and obliging and food excellent Nil
- Thomas (9/5): -
- Dorothy (9/5): Shame I was only staying overnight for work - it would have been lovely to spend more time here. - Lovely breakfast
- 407stb (10/5): Lovely,friendly,family hotel - Lovely hotel, great service,food excellent. Will revisit for sure
- Andrew (10/5): Clean and comfortable. Good value. - Large bedroom with 2 arm chairs. Comfortable bed. Large and attractive dining room but we didn’t have an evening meal. Excellent breakfast with good choice all nicely cooked to order. Overall we were impressed with our one night stay and would definitely recommend. Nothing comes to mind
- Pat (10/5): We love everything about the hotel so much we keep coming back - Friendly So clean
- Carolyn (9/5): Excellent accommodation which I would highly recommend for others to enjoy. - Had an excellent twin room, which was a really good size and nice and clean with a lovely walk in shower. It provided a very good base for a two night stay whilst staying in the area. The breakfast was very good with a wide variety of choice. The evening menu also provided a wide variety of choice and all meals were nice and hot and of good value. The roast meals looked excellent. All members of staff were very warm and welcoming and made you feel that nothing was too much trouble. Lovely outside areas to sit in as well.
- Vicki (9/5): Very enjoyable experience - Very good Nothing I can think of.
- Nikolay (9/5): -
- Kane (9/5): -
- Christina (8/5): -
- Amanda (8/5): Would recommend - The room was lovely & clean & spacious, was very pleased there was a fan in the room as it was a very warm night, the bad was very comfy. Only thing that was negitive was the sound of traffic going over the train crossing as was quite loud all night.
- Nick (7/5): -
- Mark (7/5): Ask for dog free room on check-in if you want a quiet night - Instant hot water in the shower. Very friendly staff. Good and plenty of parking at the back of the hotel. Rural and quiet but also very central getting about Dogs barking when walking down the corridor. Dog barking in the adjacent room on both nights, dog smell in the room. When I mentioned this at checkout I was told if I stayed again I good request a room upstairs as these were dog free rooms. Why wasn’t I given that choice at check-in?
- Susan (9/5): Very comfortable - The staff are so friendly and for us ideally situated Nothing
- margaretb704 (6/5): Long wait for food - Meal was not that good and had to wait a long time for it Asked waitress for some vinegar and got told very rudely that she would get it when all food was out ,she didn't return back to table so no vinegar,I would have thought it would be on the table but no it wasn't there . Would I go back .the answer is no,not for a while .
- Jackie (9/5): - They were so accommodating and couldn'tdo enoughfor you. Good size rooms with modern bathrooms. The food was excellent. Pet friendly
- Steve (8/5): Perfect venue for an overnight stay. - Just stayed in the hotel. Had a meal in the restaurant which was good. What I say was fine.
- Ian (8/5): Geat staff -
- Paul (8/5): - Food was amazing Our room was not pert of the property and road noise was more than being in part of the property
- Peter (9/5): Like Mary Poppins...practically perfect in every way - The food was excellent and on a bitterly cold weekend, the real fires were a boon. Most importantly, the staff were brilliant - friendly, helpful and polite.
- Mark (8/5): - The welcome and hospitality of the staff was very good, excellent food. Unfortunately found out the room was £20 cheaper on booking.com the day before.
- Dione (4/5): My day was okay. I had to go downstairs myself to get room service. The fire alarm woke me up two hours before I had to - Property is lovely. Staff are lovely. Property just needs a little bit updating as it is very dated. The interior very very dated for the value of money
- woody_bear1949 (10/5): family meet up of 9 for a lunch time meal - staff very helpful and pleasant couldn't do enough food very good along with service will use again as some of party came from Nottingham , Lake District, shropshire and southstaffs
- Karen (9/5): Excellent New Year's Eve stay. - Checked in on line which was good. We had dinner which was really good. The staff were pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was well cooked and served to order rather than a buffet. We like everything
- leah (7/5): - Rooms are a good size and were clean. The bar staff, reception & manager were lovely and bar area was nice & comfortable to sit in, but when the cellar door was open there was an unpleasant drainage smell. Overall a positive experience.
- Katie (9/5): -
- Roger (6/5): Confortable Hotel but let down by the poor restaurant food. - Friendly staff and welcoming. Ease of parking. Unfortunately the evening food was very disappointing and was undercooked and the meat dry and unpalatable. Both dishes we chose were different and both poor and the chef should have checked them before sending them out. - we should have complained but hate doing so.
- nigelmL9623QH (4/5): Average - Average food Pedigree excellent Very slow service and it wasn't busy Been lots of times before and it was great, but standards have slipped Won't be booking again Shame
- Ian (10/5): Lovely and warm atmosphere - Out in the country side nice and cosy hotel
- David (8/5): -
- christina (10/5): - excellent food evening meal and breakfast were delicious nothing
- Tilly (9/5): We may come again! - The room was well appointed and very cosy. We had a lovely dinner in the evening and breakfast was delicious. The staff were very courteous and friendly.
- Caroline (10/5): Always love staying there - We stay there regularly and we are always made to feel welcome Nothing
- Kevin (10/5): Lovely Hotel, helpful staff and great location. - Everything Nothing
- Bill Reah (9/5): -
- Bob Graham (10/5): -
- Katharine (10/5): Gem of a place. Would recommend in a heartbeat. But get an upstairs room ! - This was an almost perfect ,spot on place. Everyone so friendly and efficient. Restaurant food impressive, the best sea bass I have ever eaten . Wood burners all lit, mulled wine in the bar. Plenty of parking, rooms spotless. One gripe. The ceilings are too thin,constantly disturbed by the person in room above. Even able to hear them snoring ( loudly). The only blot on an otherwise perfect stay.
- stephen (9/5): -
- Gary (8/5): -
- Michael (10/5): - Nice staff Cosy spacious room Breakfast 👌 Great stay 😍
- paula (6/5): Really ok - room quite niceer reasonable, no thermostat for heating so a bit warm sent one meal back but the staff were really efficient £12 for breakfast just for scrambled egg and tea.there was lots but no reduction in price if you didn't want much.
- perkins (10/5): - Was a lovely place welcoming warm and friendly staff had everything i needed for my stay including a good parking space for my lorry. Thanks again for a lovely stay
- Steven (8/5): -
- Alma (9/5): Comfortable stay in a friendly well run pub hotel. - Good breakfast choices, we also ate in the restaurant in the evening, food was excellent and very good menu. Large king-size room and very comfortable bed. The location was very quiet and not to far to visit our relatives in Rugeley The country road surrounding were good sized - no single lanes which can be difficult. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was on the first floor, not great for my bad back but I managed. The bathroom had a shower over the bath, I would have preferred a walk in shower. The furniture was a little dated but served its purpose. Although I understand the first floor rooms are to be refurbished next year.
- Simon (9/5): -
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