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The Chalk Hare

4.0 star property
Guests warm themselves by the cozy fireplace or find tranquility with a peaceful walk through the property's serene gardens

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Banyers House welcomes visitors with a warm fireplace in the lobby. The on-site café is perfect for coffee, and the beautiful garden offers a peaceful retreat. Travelers appreciate free in-room WiFi and help from the multilingual staff at this upscale inn.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services

Room options

Classic Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 11 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
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About the area

Royston is home to The Chalk Hare. Therfield Heath and Stockbridge Meadows Nature Reserve reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Wysing Arts Centre and Scott Polar Research Institute. The Polar Museum and Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences are also worth visiting. Visit our Royston travel guide
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16 Melbourn Street, Royston, England, SG8 7BZ

What's nearby

  • Priory Gardens
    1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Royston Cave
    1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Royston Town Hall
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Royston Library
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Therfield Heath
    9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Royston Station
    10 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    39 min drive

Restaurants

  • Costa Coffee
    2 min walk
  • Costa Coffee
    3 min drive
  • McDonald's
    3 min drive
  • The Jolly Postie
    2 min walk
  • Banyers House
    1 min walk

About this property

The Chalk Hare

Upscale inn
Take advantage of a coffee shop/cafe, a garden and a fireplace in reception at The Chalk Hare. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a bar and a restaurant.
Other perks include:
  • Free self-parking
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a water dispenser and 1 meeting room
  • A 24-hour front desk, smoke-free property and wedding services
Room features
All guest rooms at The Chalk Hare offer thoughtful touches, such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and desk chairs.
Extra amenities include:
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
  • Bathrooms with baths or showers and free toiletries
  • Heating, daily housekeeping and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

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 cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Banyers House Inn Royston
Banyers House Inn
Banyers House Royston
Banyers House Hotel Royston
Banyers House Inn
Banyers House Royston
Banyers House Inn Royston

Frequently asked questions

Is The Chalk Hare pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Chalk Hare?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Chalk Hare?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Chalk Hare?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Chalk Hare located?

Situated in Royston, this inn is steps away from Priory Gardens, Royston Cave and Royston Town Hall. Limitless Academy of Performing Arts and Royston Library are just steps away. Royston Station is 10 minutes by foot.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

The Chalk Hare Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.0

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 102 out of 167 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 167 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 167 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 167 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 167 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town across from the old church. The breakfast included was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Highly recommended.

Delightful staff who could not do enough to make our stay comfortable. Very flexible menu and eating times. Ordered a special menu for our breakfast. Perfect! Strongly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean and tidy with a central location. Variety and food lovely and staff helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff all around. The food was great, my room was cleaned beautifully and was well equipped with everything that I needed. Would recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

Really enjoyed our stay

Very friendly and helpful service all the way through our stay. Lovely outdoors area to eat or have a drink. Very comfortable nights sleep and a great breakfast the next morning. We would absolutely use the hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

David

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

Fairly good, bit on the pricy side.

We enjoyed our stay, but felt it was a tad overpriced for what it was. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, and the room was clean and well presented.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Avoid room 8 it was very noisy from the road especially when the hotel was having deliveries early in the am.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

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

Pretty good

Breakfast service not until 8am unfortunately. Room comfortable and all amenities required.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

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

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel. We have stayed a few times. Staff very friendly and helpful. Our room was very nice. My only complaint is that our room wasn’t serviced on the Saturday, and although I was able to get tea bags etc from the bar, our cups were obviously still dirty from the morning cuppa when we returned in the evening. This slightly took the edge off the stay, but on the whole, I’ve the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Recommended

Convenient. Actually good room standards although the last room I had was not up to usual standard...heating poor (mid Jan, expected better) Breakfast very good ! Bar prices are high for the area. Good parking. I prefer to stay here when in Royston.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bedrooms cold initially radiator in main room didn’t work but was electric heater that took a while to get going. Room lovely and big. Breakfast disappointing limited, no fruit options, porridge or granola options, some boxed cereals but very limited. Cooked breakfast and coffee lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

This is very much a brasserie/bar more so than a hotel. Our room was right above the bar with noise until late and the pillows were very thin. The radiator didn't work in our room and the big old-fashioned windows which would add character and charm just added to the chill. However the thick curtains did well to block out cold and light. Some nice touches (e.g. the robes, presentation of the room) and decent food, but falling short on a few more essential aspects.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Staff & service
Lovely looking room but the bathroom was dirty on arrival with clumps of hair and dirt. Lots of mold around the bottom of the shower as well which has been left for a long time. The room needed a good hoover as well and could do with a more modern TV as well as a small mini fridge. Room 7 also suffered badly from noise pollution, room directly above seemed to produce so much noise and we were also woken quite early by the beer delivery which was right outside the window. That combined with the slamming of doors outside the room really didn’t provide us with the best sleep possible. Room itself is stunning, breakfast included was lovely and the staff were ever so polite. Overall I don’t think I’d stay here again unless some improvements were made.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Donna

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fire alarm went off twice early on the Sunday morning with heavy smoke caused by blocked chimney in the restaurant area - we decided to leave rather than stay for breakfast in a smoke filled room and was told we would receive a refund, but a refund was never provided.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

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

Charming hotel

Nice place. Food was good also. Staff friendly. Stayed in room 4. Not a lot of choice on the TV so went to a couple of pubs in the area. Ate in the hotel and food was lovely. Breakfast was also good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

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

Great stopover

Good value short term stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Chloe was very welcoming and couldn’t do enough to help.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room maintenance haphazard. Meal service slow .staff clearly not properly ttained or supervised
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel but a little let down by slow service

Lovely hotel. Staff friendly but service very slow in restaurant where we ate three times and each visit was the same.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
One of the room's window was adjacent to a very loud kitchen extractor that was left on all night. Breakfast was great.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
air conditioning on an extremely hot night was an absolute boon. The bathroom was large and luxurious with separate shower and roll top bath, double basins - bliss.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

MR CHRISTIAN

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

Best man in charge ever

The chap at check in and breakfast was superb. Nailed the job, made it perfect. Breakfast was impressive and no negatives. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Larraine

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

Comfortable but getting tires

Comfortable but tired. Mold on bathroom walls and shower not a great impression.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It's alright

It was alright, I was a little disappointed that our bags were left in the open reception area, when they could maybe have been taken to the room, we had advised the hotel that we were at a wedding and that we wouldn't be able to check in until late. The bar was shut, which was also disappointing, but fine. The fire alarm went off at 6am and no one apologised for that which wasn't great. The rooms are nice but probably need refreshing. It was just okay, I think I was personally disappointed given the price.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

nathan

Disliked: Room comfort

Bad nights sleep

The welcome was fine, and the room initially looked ok, but the emergency light was so bright that I could read a book with all the lights turned off, and someone had propped open the window with a wooden block, outside the window was an industrial fan. This made sleeping very difficult. Then when I went down for breakfast there was no one available, once I had been seated there was a 20 minute wait. At no point did anyone ask me how the room was or how my stay was. It seems like this would have been a great place to stay a few years ago, but now it is a bit tired and not very well run.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025