With a stay at John Barleycorn in Cambridge, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of University of Cambridge and Imperial War Museum Duxford. .This inn is 3 mi (4.8 km) from Sawston Hall and 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 11 min drive
Addenbrooke's Hospital - 12 min drive
University of Cambridge - 13 min drive
Getting around
Saffron Walden Great Chesterford Station - 7 min drive
Cambridge (CBG) - 28 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 3 min drive
The Greyhound - 5 min drive
The Plough - 7 min walk
The Three Horseshoes - 7 min drive
The Tickell Arms - 3 min drive
About this property
John Barleycorn
Adults-only inn with a restaurant and a bar
John Barleycorn offers 4 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At John Barleycorn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
John Barleycorn has a restaurant on site.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No elevator
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
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Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Children and extra beds
This property welcomes adults only
Property payment types
Important information
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
This property is professionally cleaned
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)
John Barleycorn Reviews
Reviews
8.2
Very Good
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Very cute property and village. The staff were very friendly and the food in in the Pub was good. Downsides, the bar and the restaurant were limited on options to choose from. There was zero water pressure in the shower. The gentleman did tell us at check in that they had poor water pressure, however it was non existent. Very difficult to take any kind of shower. Overall it was a nice quiet inn with a good patio.
Amy
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
8/10 Good
simon
Apr 25, 2024
simon
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2024
8/10 Good
Glenn
Apr 16, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff lovely and helpful. Room quiet and excellent location to Duxford Museum. Parking great and quiet area . Meals typical pub meals and okay . Room clean but in parts tired . Okay to stay a few nights but for us room a bit small
Nice place to stay, very welcoming and quiet. My only issue was the shower/bath. There is obviously a low volume water heater and it just does not provide enough water for a decent shower, don't even attempt a bath unless you have 1/2 the night to run it.
The rest is exactly as you would want and one of the better places around Cambridge (and much better than any hotel next to the train station where you can't sleep due to the trains and announcements).
No check in until 17.00, unusual but fair enough. This was a Monday evening and told upon arrival at 17.00 that the room wasn't quite ready (booking made three weeks in advance not last minute) and that they only do evening food Thursdays to Saturdays.
Tried to have shower and the water pressure was so low the water barely reached the shower head.
On a positive note the continental breakfast was very good.
Martyn
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
6/10 Okay
Brian
Nov 9, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was fine. Breakfast was poor. No cooked option, pain au chocolate was stale or from a packet.
Had a lovely stay. The owner was lovely very friendly and helpful. We had a meal on one of the evenings, it was italian night and what we had was very tasty. The venue is very handy for the imperial war museum and a 10 min drive from trumpington park and ride for a visit to Cambridge.