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The Black Horse

3.0 star property

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Double Room, Ensuite (in the Garden)

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping

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11 Orchard Street, Canterbury, England, CT2 8AP
  • Place, Marlowe Theatre
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Kent
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (SEN-Southend)

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Basic Single Room, Ensuite (Cosy)

Basic Single Room, Ensuite (Cosy)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (in the Garden)

Double Room, Ensuite (in the Garden)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Traditional Double Room, Ensuite | Miscellaneous

Traditional Double Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Basic Twin Room, Ensuite (Attic-restricted height )

Basic Twin Room, Ensuite (Attic-restricted height )

  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

The Black Horse

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Canterbury Cathedral
Along with self parking, this smoke-free bed & breakfast has a garden and free breakfast. WiFi in public areas is free.
The Black Horse offers 5 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
During your stay at The Black Horse, you're just a quick walk from St. Dunstan's Church. Features include free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus self-parking (surcharge).
  • Free breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet in some public areas
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Steps from St. Dunstan's Church and 13 minutes on foot from Canterbury Cathedral
Free breakfast is served. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Canterbury bed & breakfast is smoke free.

Guests are served a free breakfast.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (surcharge)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

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

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The Black Horse Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 81 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 81 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 81 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 81 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 81 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

louie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, nice room and kind staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Lance

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Location was very walkable to everything. Breakfast was included and the breakfast service was very good. The bed was not very comfortable and the pillows were very flat. I liked the overall vibe of the place, the courtyard was nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tranquil retreat.

A beautifully appointed room with a lovely, peaceful garden out back, wonderful to relax in after a long day of sightseeing. Excellent breakfast and service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Alex

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay - need some bottled water in the room as unable to fill kettle it kept coming out warm from the tap so unable to drink
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ken

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I could not stay and had to book another hotel for the night. The door to the garden did not lock and only a broken lump of metal was holding it closed. This fell on me when I was trying to open the door. A disgrace, I would like a refund
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Actually, I was sick the entire time I was there, not the fault of the Black Horse. However, the parking situation is terrible. While sick, I had to move the car several times. I found my rental car was side-swiped, and I'm having to pay for damages my insurance doesn't cover. Again, not the fault of the Black Horse.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas, Folsom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A simple B&B that does exactly what you expect. I'd happily stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

sonia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money! Close to Canterbury , shops a five minute walk at the most and pubs and restaurants even less. We stayed in the garden room which felt bright and airy and it was lovely to sit in the garden with a glass of wine.. This isn't a pub anymore so there wasn't anyone to welcome us which wasn't a problem.. But breakfast had friendly staff and tasty food.. Our only small problem was getting our key code as we booked last minute, but after a phone conversation it was sorted straight away. Would definitely stay again and recommend to friends..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Julian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very quaint but noisy
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Jackie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was excellent...worked perfectly Great location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Guillaume

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The room was fine, the guy on reception (although new and not very experienced) was fine - my only issue was that the pub was closed the night we stayed - and I wasn't expecting that.... it would appear the pub is only open certain nights of the week and that is not made clear on their site... also parking is a bit of an issue as everywhere around is permit parking only. However it is a great location to walk into the city, and Canterbury is really lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Conference stay

We stayed while attending a conference at the university. The location was excellent (close to the town center, easy to reach the university, close to the train station) and the hosts were very hospitable and easygoing! We stayed in the garden suite and really enjoyed the access to the garden from our room, which was also very comfortable. Breakfast was fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Tina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

my stay

It was a pleasant stay, breakfast was good too.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good visit, I would book again.

Nice people who run it, good breakfast. The lady who made my breakfast was very kind. Good bed, good shower. Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Wayne

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No wardrobe or even hanging rails available in the bedroom ??. Staff looked somewhat overwhelmed at breakfast, food hygiene was pretty much non existent. No apology from the staff either after a fire alarm went off at silly o'clock in the morning. Fully aware that sometimes these things can happen accidentally but an acknowledgement of interrupted sleep would've been welcomed Overall would have to say this was the least pleasant experience I've ever had whilst on a break either at home or abroad. Don't be surprised if your expectations based on a half decent website don't marry up with the reality of staying there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming and helpful friendly staff 😀. Expedia said there was parking ,which is a stretch of the imagination . There is a road with cars parked on it. Haha!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall very good, location was excellent for getting into town. Spotlessly clean and service was very friendly. They are very accomodating when it comes to breakfast. Only negatives was a small issue with the wifi and the lack if parking, but there was a very reasonable multistory around the corner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021