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The Black Bull Hotel

2.0 star property
Inn with a restaurant, near Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Garden
Shared kitchen
View from property
Double Room, Ensuite
Restaurant

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
The current price is NZ$158
includes taxes & fees
2 Mar - 3 Mar

Explore the area

Map
38 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, England, CA17 4QW
  • Stainmore Railway Company Ltd.
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Brough Castle
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps 3)

Superior Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps 3)

Highlights

Day bed
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Kirkby Stephen

At The Black Bull Hotel you'll be within steps of Lesley Rowe and Kirkby Stephen Library. Highlights at this inn include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. .This smoke-free inn offers free WiFi in public areas, a garden and luggage storage. There's also the convenience of limited parking. .With a stay at this Kirkby Stephen inn, you'll be 1.5 km (1 mi) from Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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What's nearby

  • Stainmore Railway Company Ltd. - 17 min walk
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park - 18 min walk
  • Brough Castle - 6 min drive
  • Wensleydale Creamery - 21 min drive
  • Lake Windermere - 41 min drive

Getting around

  • Kirkby Stephen Station - 3 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Taggy Man - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Mulberry Bush - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The La’l Nook - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bay Horse Inn - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Mango Tree - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Black Bull Hotel

Inn with a restaurant, near Yorkshire Dales National Park
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Kirkby Stephen inn is smoke free.

  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Black Bull Hotel offers 9 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

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/debit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts credit or debit cards, Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

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Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at The Black Bull Hotel?

Onsite parking is limited.

How much does it cost to stay at The Black Bull Hotel?

As of 24 Feb 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Black Bull Hotel on 2 Mar 2025 start from NZ$158.4, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Black Bull Hotel?

No, The Black Bull Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Black Bull Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at The Black Bull Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

The Black Bull Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 128 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 128 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 128 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 128 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 128 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Made to feel welcome
Overnight stay, check in seamless comfortable room can’t comment on the breakfast as had to leave early Can’t fault the staff and Full on Fran is a star 🌟 😁
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay for two night break on the coast to Coast trail. Staff was friendly and helpful. Friday nights are very loud with karaoke so be prepared! Food was good, but basic pub food. Breakfast had several choices and the avocado and poached egg was especially good. There's an awesome Indian restaurant called the mango tree just a few buildings down. Laundromat behind the Black Bull hotel which was very convenient. About 6 pounds to run the washer and one or two for the dryer. There's a tourist info place in the same area also and they have taxi information if you want to bypass the boggy part of the hike from Kirkby Steven to Keld. No buses on Sunday.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Cornelius

Travelled with group
Okay for hijers
Just right for our needs, hiking the Coast to Coast. Could have done with a bit more breakfast but hey…..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Colin G

Business traveller
Central location, but in need of updating and tidying up.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I wouldn’t stay again
It was ok but I wouldn’t stay again, I went down for food at 7pm and they stopped serving not sure why it wasn’t busy. In the morning I didn’t know where to go for breakfast and the second morning I came down at 7:45 no one there apart from me.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cold couple ❄️
This hotel was nice and clean with everything you could need for a night away. The only issue was that we were on the top room and the heating wasn’t working on our room. Once we came in the room was freezing this impacted my asthma the next day and we had to leave quickly in the morning. The room and service was great however.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quite pricey for a small double room (bed up against the wall) with no breakfast, bed was comfortable room lovely and warm
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Tired building
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Very tired, dirty floor and walls no staff to accommodate in the morning of checkout and only person that works in morning didn’t speak English so not helpful when needing to ask questions
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Richard J

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointing.
Check in was via the bar staff, and although there were only two of them, this was ok and we were taken to our rooms. I was in Room 1. I was disappointed to find no light bulbs in the reading lights over the bed. In the bathroom, the towel rail was loose on the wall, and only just held by two screws. It had a rail missing as well. Also, there was no toilet roll holder. In addition, for the double bed there was only one bedside table, but there would have been no room for one anyway. The cooked breakfast was fine, but I had to ask for marmalade/ jam to go on toast. In general, breakfast service was poor. And to check out, we had to search the property for someone to hand over the keys to. For the price I paid -£144 - I felt it was very bad value. The saving grace was the location, which was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Mr J W

Disliked: Staff & service
Worst hotel breakfast experience ever
Room ok. Wi-Fi needed signing up to Sky and giving name and address and date of birth and accepting ads, which was unacceptable. Filled in breakfast form and put 9am. This was our choice as breakfast was available until later. Came down at 9.20 to find 2 plates of cold cooked breakfast on table. No cereal or toast. Some stewed filter coffee. Only person there was a cleaner who said that she doesn’t speak English. Found chef in kitchen wearing dirty T shirt who said that he wasn’t paid to stay longer and put out food at 9. Left most of my food. No one there when we checked out. Seems like they have some serious staffing problems and would advise anyone else to avoid
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very tied property need updating
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value base
Worked well as an overnight stop for a wedding.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old!
Very run down and old!!! Staff were lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023