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Guest Rating: 
3.8 / 5
In picturesque Thaxted, just a 15-minute drive from London Stansted Airport, this non-smoking, family-run hotel offers guest parking for an unlimited period for a one-off fee, which includes airport transfers.
Thaxted Hall is a convenient base for those travelling via Stansted Airport, offering comfortable and luxurious airport transfers (subject to guests providing flight numbers, dates and times when making reservations). Transfers take approximately 12 minutes from door-to-terminal.
Located on the fringes of the ancient and historic market town of Thaxted, the hotel offers comfortable, well-equipped en suite accommodation in attractive, traditional surroundings. The immaculately kept gardens are surrounded by open countryside. London Stansted Airport is a comfortably short drive away, and yet distant enough that the hotel remains totally undisturbed by aircraft. The convenient location is ideal for business and leisure travellers to Cambridge and East Anglia.
The hotel operates a non-smoking policy throughout the building.
Built in the 18th century on the site of the dismantled Boyton End windmill, the hotel now offers contemporary facilities in traditional surroundings.
The hotel can cater for all occasions and is a great venue for all kinds of celebrations, including weddings, banquets, parties, dinner dances and all manner of get-togethers. The impressive Audley Suite has a total capacity of 114 seated guests, while the Kentwell Suite is suitable for smaller groups. Both suites have efficient licensed bar facilities with table service available, for extra convenience. The hotel also offers professional-standard public address systems and full stage lighting systems for after dinner speeches and cabaret.
The hotel’s facilities are also ideal for conferences and for corporate use, with a full range of audiovisual and recording equipment and 3 separate rooms that can be used for business meetings, conferences, seminars, training courses and business events.
Important! Some policies may vary from these depending on your room, date and rate selection. Please check the room information when booking.
All children are welcome. All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots. All older children or adults are charged GBP 15.00 per night and person for extra beds. Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1.
If cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged. If cancelled later or in case of no-show, 75 percent of all nights will be charged.
To cancel an existing booking please go to the Cancellation page.
VAT is included. Service charge is included. City/tourist tax is not applicable.
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs GBP 35.00 per stay.
Pets are not allowed.
Wired internet is available in the entire hotel and costs GBP 2.75 per hour.
No deposit will be charged.
All children are welcome. All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots. All older children or adults are charged GBP 15.00 per night and person for extra beds. Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1.
Please note we do not accept American Express as payment so please book using a Visa or Mastercard, thank you.
Guests can pay a one-off parking fee, which not only entitles them to park at the hotel for an unlimited period, it also includes luxury transfers to and from Stansted Airport (with a journey time of approximately 12 minutes). Guests wishing to take advantage of this service should supply their flight details (flight numbers, dates and times) when making their reservation, either by using the comments field when booking or by contacting the hotel directly, using the contact details supplied on their confirmation email. While vehicles are parked at the owner's risk, every reasonable safeguard is assured.
The majority of the double rooms have a view of the garden.
Twin rooms have a view of the gardens and the surrounding woodland.
Single rooms have a view of the garden.
This is a double room which can also accommodate one child under 16 years. Please confirm how many adults and how many children will be staying in the room on the day of booking, either by using the comments field when making your reservation or by contacting the hotel directly, using the contact details supplied on your confirmation email.
This family suite can also accommodate up to 3 children under 16 years of age. Please confirm how many adults and how many children will be staying in the room on the day of booking, either by using the comments field when making your reservation or by contacting the hotel directly, using the contact details supplied on your confirmation email.
Breakfast is available between 07:00 and 09:30 daily. At an additional cost, guests can choose a light continental, self-service buffet breakfast or a full cooked English breakfast (which must be pre-ordered in advance).
Woodlarks is the hotel’s own on-site restaurant and guests receive a 10% discount on dining in the restaurant. Lunch is available from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner is served from 18:30 to 21:30 (with last orders taken at 20.45). The restaurant is open to the public, as well as hotel guests, and offers fine cuisine in pleasant, smoke-free surroundings.
By Air:
The hotel is approximately 12 km from London Stansted Airport. The parking fee not only entitles guests to park at the hotel for an unlimited period, it also includes luxury transfers to and from Stansted Airport (with a journey time of approximately 12 minutes). Guests wishing to take advantage of this service should supply their flight details (flight numbers, dates and times) when making their reservation, either by using the comments field when booking or by contacting the hotel directly, using the contact details supplied on their confirmation email.
By Car (from the south):
- From the M11 motorway, take the exit at junction 8A (following the signs for London Stansted Airport and the A120 East).
- Follow the A120 towards Colchester.
- Exit the A120 following the signs for Great Dunmow and continue to the town centre.
- Turn left onto the B184 (Rosemary Lane), signposted Thaxted.
- Continue for 6 miles. Pass through Thaxted, bearing right at the top of the hill.
- Thaxted Hall is on the right-hand side after about a quarter of a mile, just beyond the sports field.
- Turn right at the junction for the B1051 (signposted Great Sampford and Haverhill), then immediately right into the drive.
By Car (from the north):
- From the M11 motorway, take the exit at junction 10 and, at the top of the slip road, take the left exit onto the A505.
- Turn right at the second roundabout onto the A1301, following the signs towards Saffron Walden.
- Pass under the trunk road at Stump Cross and continue on for 6 miles on the B184 into Saffron Walden.
- Turn left at the traffic lights just beyond the church.
- Follow the one-way system, keeping straight ahead until reaching the traffic lights, then turning right onto Thaxted Road (B184).
- Thaxted Hall is on the left-hand side after about 5 miles.
- Turn left at the junction for the B1051 (signposted Great Sampford and Haverhill), then immediately turn right into the drive.
By Train:
The nearest train stations are Stansted Airport and Newport, near Saffron Walden.
*Directions included in email booking confirmation
