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The Royal Oak

2.5 star property
Travelers discover a perfect blend of countryside charm and comfort at this welcoming retreat where a lush garden invites peaceful moments

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The Royal Oak combines rustic appeal with modern amenities. Guests can enjoy meals at the on-site restaurant, use free WiFi, and relax in the garden. The helpful multilingual staff assists with luggage storage, ensuring smooth and stress-free arrivals.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services

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About the neighborhood

Marlborough is home to The Royal Oak. The area's natural beauty can be seen at North Wessex Downs and Barbury Castle Country Park, while The Merchant's House Marlborough and Crofton Beam Engines are cultural highlights. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and mountain biking nearby. Visit our Marlborough travel guide
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Forest Road, Marlborough, England, SN8 4NQ

What's nearby

  • Avebury stones
    North Wessex Downs
    1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Kennet & Avon Canal featuring a river or creek
    Kennet & Avon Canal
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Stonehenge which includes heritage elements and a ruin
    Stonehenge
    34 min drive - 21.6 miles
  • Towpath Tails Dog Park
    8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Avebury Stone Circle
    20 min drive - 13.5 miles

Getting around

  • Pewsey Station
    13 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS)
    92 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Kitchen Garden
    7 min drive
  • Royal Oak Pub
    7 min drive
  • Tale of Spice
    6 min drive
  • Coffi Lab
    8 min drive
  • The Shed Alehouse
    8 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak

Property highlights
You can look forward to a garden, a business center, and a restaurant at The Royal Oak. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking and extended parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff, 1 meeting room, and wedding services

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

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

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Frequently asked questions

How much is parking?

Self parking and extended parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Royal Oak?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Royal Oak?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Royal Oak located?

Situated in Marlborough, this bed & breakfast is within a 10-minute walk of Kennet & Avon Canal and Towpath Tails Dog Park. The Merchant's House Marlborough and St Peter's Church are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Reviews

The Royal Oak Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 106 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 106 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 106 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 106 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 106 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely village location and very close to the kennet and avon canal. great walking stop over with very reasonable food and drink.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean. Comfy bed. Nice view from the window, and the staff at the adjoining oub were welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Staff & service
The building itself is fine, it’s just a little unloved looking. However, we understand it’s closing for a refurb at the end of the Summer which makes sense. We were met at the property and shown around and the room which is clean and perfectly adequate for our one night stay. Things we liked most: * the price * the village/area within walking distance. * the peace (no main road noises) Things that would benefit from improvement: * cleaner ‘shared’ areas (kitchen and the bathroom that’s not ensuite…I.e. the bathroom light pull. * a general more loved feel to the property, tended to pot plants etc Overall a pleasant overnight stop that met our needs for a reasonable price :)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very pleasant and we had a very nice meal in the pub in the evening we arrived. The room wasn’t so good. The room needed a good hoover everywhere as there were cobwebs hanging from wall and ceiling. We were in room 6 ground floor and we were not able to open the window as the hang was broken, which seems like fire risk. At night we could hear scampering of what can only be small furry animals in the ceiling.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the property appeared good for visitors, people on holiday. safe place, quiet and safe parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

Weekend Stay

I absolutely loved my stay here, the staff were fantastic, so friendly and helpful. I took my two dogs who also loved it. The food at the pub was brilliant.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

peaceful relaxation

great peace and quiet, lovely people. excellent value for money. I wish i could have stayed longer
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Good

All good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Guy

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Check in is supposed to be after 2pm and we arrived at 5pm but we couldn't check in until 6pm when the pub opened so we had to wait in the car until then. The room didn't have any unused soap (only an open squirty carex handsoap), no small shampoo/ conditioner and there was no cooked breakfast, apart from an open butter & jam, and some cereals. Bathroom has no ventilation. At some point in the evening we were served a beer that tasted like cider but after asking if that was correct, no-one gave us any explanation. Food was nice. Beers were nice but fairly expensive. Location closed to the canal is nice. The pub is lovely and cosy. The staff was friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were excellent in the pub as was the food.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really loved everything about the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heidi, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
it is real old country living and the people are lovely. The beds were great The birds in the morning were spectacular. We loved staying in the old thatched roof cottage. The beer is great. Very English cuisine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was a little on the small side. That's the one and only negative. The arrangement of the B&B in a separate house means you get use of lounge and kitchen, breakfast (cereals and toast) whenever you choose. The pub itself is friendly, characterful helpful staff, reasonable choice of meals.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shared kitchen and lounge - good for social with other guests
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

The room was clean and comfortable although very small, but nowhere to hang wet coats. Ensuite bathroom good, but only hand soap in the shower. There was a lounge to sit in for more space and inwhich they accomodated our bicycles. Disappointed to be told on arrival that breakfast was selfserve cereals (limited choice)and white toast. The young man added a bowl of fruit at our request. There was no butter and empty marmalade jars. Milk was in an already opened container. Tea and coffee basic. Very little covid19 compliance. This stay cost £70 the same as the 4* hotel for previous night. This property is the eqivalent of a hostel and should have similar rates. We were not happy as we feel we were ripped off.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was very quiet, which was so nice. The bed was comfortable and the room was spacious. Unfortunately, they forgot to provide us with milk and bread for breakfast so we had to ask for it. There were issues with the toilet not flushing properly in the room as well. Also, we were there for dinner: “pie night”, which was absolutely delicious but they could have warned us we would be waiting for an hour for the food to arrive. That was a bit disappointing. I suppose this is all just coming back online after the pandemic so we would definitely give them another try.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was a single room size with a double bed leaving little room for anything else! There was no tea and coffee facility in the room and anyway there was no room for it. There was a shared kitchen dinner and lounge and one had to help oneself to boxes of cereal left on the units. Only marmalade was supplied and was in the fridge; a loaf of bread was also on the kitchen unit. The windows of the the whole house did not seemed to have been cleaned for a long time and country spiders and cobwebs were everywhere. The only member of staff seemed to live in the pub next door and was not over friendly; reasonably good food was served in the evenings at the pub, which like most of the village was a delightful thatched roof property. A railway lay nearby and the noise was disturbing when a train passed. This property was not in my opinion value for money and needs redecorating and updating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

John

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

A quiet getaway

I had a comfortable room in the b and b annex to the quaint friendly Royal Oak pub where I chose a venison and and Stilton pie from the special tuesday dinner pie menu. Delicious! I enjoyed my walks around the village and along the nearby canal , then stayed a second night because of the ambiance and proximity to several ancient sites
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dreadful, dirty, smelly awful. I did not stay I want a refund
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Mary Ann

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

Lovely room, in picturesque village

I managed to book this quite late for our trip, as we needed a dog friendly b&b at the last minute. The house is all b&b next the pub owners. Gorgeous village of many thatched cottages, out in the country. Walking along the Kennett and Avon canal. Room clean, plenty space for the 3 of us and our dog. Large garden for dogs to run in. DIY breakfast in house, plenty of selection of cereals, and fresh milk. Tea coffee making in kitchen any time. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Graham

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

Pleasing

Pleasant stay in a lovely quiet village.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property and staff I couldn’t fault but I was shocked at the price changing on arrival
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

The Royal Oak

Great area to explore. perhaps self service breakfast could be improved with some yogart and fruit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bill

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

A great stay. Too short!!

I found it a great stopover on my walk along the K&A canal. Room was quite small but I was single so totally adequate. Breakfast room, common area very clean, comfortable and well equipped. My dinner at the very popular adjoining pub was excellent and very reasonably priced. All in all, full marks!! I’ve stayed in a number of properties in various price ranges along the canal and the Royal Oak, Wooten Rivers was at the top of the list for a small village setting. Should have stayed longer and explored more. Thanks again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The rooms are in a converted house. I had the only ground floor room with en suite. There is a kitchen with free tea/coffee/ cereal and toast but no cooking facilities. The room is very small, with no room to walk around the bed and no drawers to put clothes in
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019