Is The Bull And Swan pet-friendly?

Yes, The Bull And Swan allows dogs (limit 2 total). There's a fee of GBP 25.00 per accommodation, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at The Bull And Swan?

As of 20 Oct 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Bull And Swan on 29 Oct 2025 start from RM 633.57, excluding 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.

What time is check-in at The Bull And Swan?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Early check-in is available for a fee of GBP 25.00 (subject to availability). Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Bull And Swan?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM. Late checkout is available for GBP 25.00 (subject to availability).

Where is The Bull And Swan located?

Situated in Stamford, this bed & breakfast is within a 10-minute walk of Stamford Meadows and Browne's Hospital and Museum. Rutland Open Air Theatre and St Mary's Church are also within 1 mile (2 km). Stamford Station is 7 minutes by foot.

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About the area

Stamford is home to The Bull And Swan. Rutland Water Nature Reserve and Rutland Water Country Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Nene Valley Railway - Wansford Station and Maxey Close Play Area. John Eve Park Playing Field and Jubilee Park are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Claudia

5 Jun 2025

Lovely!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

13 Apr 2025

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

Full of character

Lovely pub/hotel with lots of old world charm. Clean and comfortable in a great location. Stayed for Sunday lunch which was excellent. Bedroom was spacious and had everything you could need. My only very slight negative was the traffic noise, as our room was at the front.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

J

8 Mar 2024

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

Great place

Great place, lovely staff

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

peggy

29 Feb 2024

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

the food was amazing as were the staff very friendly atmosphere, nice warm room with large ensuite shower

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

5 Mar 2024

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

Lovely little find, food was lovely, service was excellent. Definitely recommend.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

11 Jun 2023

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

A nice place to stay, good food and fantastic levels pf hygiene. This is my 3rd time staying here and happily choose so every year.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

11 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Central location - easy access to Burghley House.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

9 Feb 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Lovely civilised place to stay

A lovely town pub with great personal service.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paola

30 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful room. Nice garden. Excellent dinner.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

22 Aug 2022

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

Stamford

Lovely stay would defo recommend staying here!! Beautiful room!!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Julie

18 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Lovely period room

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

29 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location within easy walking distance for centre of Stamford. Rooms very good and comfortable bed. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food very good. Would definitely recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

27 Mar 2023

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

Can’t fault it

Beautiful ancient building. Professional and friendly staff. Delicious breakfast. Bed was supremely comfy. Can’t fault it. It’s close to the main road but the hotel are upfront about that. Beautiful veg garden tops it off.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Lorraine

21 Jan 2024

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

Excellent and helpful staff. Failed to let them kow about a cheese allergy, but when the meal arrived with mash containing cheese, they whipped it away, and remade the meal with cheese free mash, no quibbles. Thank you!.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Miss H

5 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Pleasant stay

Clean & comfortable room above the pub. Very comfy bed and good bath/shower. Bathroom and loo were outside of our room behind a curtain, which was fine for us, though did feel like anyone could potentially go in as there was direct access from the street up some stairs (unlikely, of course, but felt a bit strange!) Old & atmospheric, but felt could have done with a few touch ups. Thought it was a bit expensive for the money, though appreciate Stamford is pricey. Food in the pub was lovely, and friendly staff.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Donna

6 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disappointing room, but great breakfast

Room a little gloomy, no drawers or any small cupboard to hang just one or two clothes items for an overnight stay. Tea/coffee facilities good and little fridge a bonus. Shower wasn't as good as it could have been. Breakfast and morning staff were fantastic though - lady who served breakfast and checked us out was really lovely.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Arash

28 May 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The room was much smaller than anticipated. Not enough space for one person, let alone 2. No room for clothes, suitcases or anything else for that matter. I am very familiar with the area and was looking for quaint place to bring my wife to. was sadly disappointed.

8/10 Good

Suzanne

24 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A lovely old pub, but getting luggage up to the room was tricky. Don't book if you have mobility issues. The room was nice, but could do with a lick of paint and repairs. The bed was really comfortable though. The road was very noisy, and smoke from the BBQ in the garden a bit annoying, but staff were great and Stamford is a very pretty town.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

29 Aug 2022

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

Nice stay.

Stayed at the Bull and Swan one night. Hotel was pleasant enough, albeit expensive. No real issues. If I hadn’t have been able to find parking down a side street situation may have been a bit different. When I booked I did not realise there was not any parking at the hotel. The room was on road side as all rooms are road side and was quite noisy. Knew that before booking it. Had a nice stay. The breakfast was ok.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Lance

14 Sept 2022

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

Disliked: Room comfort

An almost perfect stay!

A lovely historic type of Inn with lots of character. It has a pleasant garden at the back with tables and chairs. The staff were very hospitable, friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and they had a good selection of beers downstairs in a cosy pub. Almost a perfect stay apart from achieving very little sleep. This was due to very flat and old pillows in the bed. Additionally the windows are sealed, so we couldn’t let any fresh air in, which made it unbearably hot and stuffy. The mobile air con unit was very weak, so didn’t make much difference.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

R

6 Nov 2023

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room was above kitchens Noisy obviously until 10pmish. A fan in the hallway was on and noisy 24/7!! The bed was too large for the size of the room.Little space to squeeze between the base of the bed and the TV on the wall. No light near or on the dressing table of my wife to put on make up etc.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

21 Aug 2022

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A total gem!

This place is a total gem! We booked here because of a wedding at Burghley House and we were pleasantly shocked at how gorgeous the room was when we arrived! A stunning 4 post bed and a roll top bath in the room was a treat! It was decorated with gorgeous period pieces and the complementary G&T and beautiful classical music playing on arrival just topped the experience off! The important stuff: the bed was insanely comfortable and flippin huge! There are shower gels, shampoo and conditioner etc there to use (refillable bottles for the environment - big tick!). You have all the usual towels, iron and ironing board and hairdryer available in the room too. Also to say it’s an old building by we were expecting to be hearing the road through the night as we were on the front of the building but we honestly didn’t hear a peep! I’ve seen a few reviews complaining that the parking is at the sister hotel up the road but it is less than a 2 minute walk and has a beautiful setting for a pint when you arrive before making your way down to the Bull and Swan so I don’t realllllly see any issue with it… The food! Make sure you book in for dinner whilst you’re here and eat outside if you can, everything was beautiful! We had a lovely stay and will definitely be returning!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Fay

31 Mar 2023

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness

Cosy boutique hotel

The room was a boutique room with separate wc and bathroom across a landing. A curtain separated out rooms from the main corridor. The comfort and space was amazing, more like suite. The cleanliness could have been better though. Some large cobwebs in the wc. Due to it being an old building, the window was single glazed and we were woken by the commuter traffic. Our biggest gripe was the lighting. In the bedroom the ceiling light was a small bulb which barely lit the room. In the bathroom the over mirror light (one was not working) was not bright enough to apply makeup. As we were going out for dinner this was a slight issue. Breakfast was a buffet of cereals, fruit salad and toast with hot options also available. We both had the English breakfast, very pleasant. Sadly no dairy free options in the food, resulting in dry toast, but they were able to provide dairy free milk. Overall , we enjoyed our stay, the bed and pillows were comfortable and cosy. The hotel was quiet despite all rooms being occupied. It was close to town and all amenities. Due to the road noise and poor lighting I’m not sure we would stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Aimee

12 Jun 2025

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

C

30 May 2025

Liked: Room comfort

It's lovley, and offers good value considering the alternatives in that location. Quirky room which we liked a lot, and clean. A particular member of staff, could have been more accommodating, and welcoming as guests, but maybe got her on a bad day. Worth a stay.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

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