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Reviews of The Black Bull Inn 4 stars

27 High St, Balsham, CB21 4DJ, United Kingdom

#2 of 2 hotels in Balsham

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 97 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    8.0
    Friendly, clean, fair food and good peice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    So difficult when running pubs these days - they made the best of everything but maybe the garden spruced up a bit?

    Very quiet, good location in a small village. Friendly staff, lovely room to stay in and breakfast good.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    9.0
    Comfortable pub with excellent food and service.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Large comfortable room. Food was excellent for dinner and breakfast. Service friendly, helpful, efficient. Nice pub.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2025

    8.0
    Ok stay but breakfast ruined it , it took 2 mins to deliver my warmed up breakfast , crap
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Meagre breakfast no bread / toast

    The authentifcatiy

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 November 2024

    9.0
    Will stay again
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good parking

    Staff helpful

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    8.0
    A good night away.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I missed out on cereal as I didn't read the breakfast menu properly ! It wasn't laid out to help yourself. The Full English was great though. There were only 2 real ales and both similar.

    Lovely old building. Good food.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    Very nice place to stay at. We got a very large room plenty of place. Good beer and food in the restaurant. Good breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    8.0
    Friendly staff and service - perfect location for Heritage Live at Audley End 🙂
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds a little bit firm (for us) and could hear other guests going into their rooms during the night. Struggled with WiFi when trying to book taxi - staff were very accommodating and helped us out 🙂

    Friendly staff and lovely breakfast 🙂

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2024

    7.0
    Staff were exceptional. They couldn’t do anymore than they did. Thank you
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Enjoyed everything

    Perfect location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2024

    8.0
    Comfortable room in quiet location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very expensive for a pub stay and small room

    Casual pub vibe in quiet area. Easy parking, comfy room. Excellent full English breakfast with other good menu choices.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    7.0
    Staff were excellent. Food was superb, both main meal and breakfast. Think we caught them on a quiet weekend. Room was c
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant was understandably closed as not enough customers to warrant opening it. The accommodation rooms were a little dingy for our liking not as bright as depicted on the website. But I suppose that’s photoshop for you. Bed was quite hard.

    The main PH was charming. Unfortunately the Restaurant area was closed due to lack of bookings so our main meal was in the bar area.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    8.0
    Good overnight stop. Nice comfy room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower pressure was a bit low! We felt a bit rushed At dinner and breakfast!

    Good for overnight stay. Comfy and clean room

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    7.0
    Lovely ping but slightly let down
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The big bed was actually two single beds pushed together and on casters so it wandered across the floor with a little encouragement. Slightly disconcerting! There’s a great seating area next to the lovely fire but other people were sat there all evening!!

    Beautiful pub in a lovely setting. Good food and drinks.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    9.0
    Lovely Pub Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower took a long time to warm up.

    The friendly staff, the lovely village. The food was also very good.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing at all except the rooms (3 rooms) were rather cold when first arrived. But overall lovely 1 night stay.

    Lovely pub set in charming village stayed for my parents birthdays so we could go to Cambridge for the day.. Sat by the cosy fireplace until ready for meal. Food was very nice as was the breakfast and plenty of choice on breakfast menu. Staff were very friendly and was dog friendly also. Rooms were large with a huge bed.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent restaurant, bar and room

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 November 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pity the television signal was non existent.

    We were served with the lightest pastry of a steak and mushroom pie. Beautiful. Very good chef. Kind friendly staff.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 October 2023

    9.0
    We really enjoyed our short visit to this lovely spot.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Prefer a walk in shower.

    Felt warm and homely. The staff were wonderful and the food excellent.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2023

    8.0
    The stay was comfortable with excellent food but we would have appreciated some warmth in the room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Unfortunately the room was rather cold. Even though we tried to turn the radiators up no heat came through. We informed the staff but nothing seemed to be done and the room remained rather cold at night. The towels could also have been larger and flannels would have been useful.

    The food was excellent and delicious and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was extremely quiet and peaceful and the pub had ample parking.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2023

    9.0
    Very comfortable stay with excellent food available.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The only downside to the room would be the shower, it would benefit with a pump to make it more powerful. The room had an information folder which was useful as it also contained a copy of the dinner menu. Having decided what we would have we then found that menu was 'an old one' which was a shame.

    We were very pleased with the room, especially having a superkingsized bed as that is what we are used to. Everything was very clean, and very well equipped. I liked the touch of having a lock on the bedside cabinet for valuables. We had dinner there in the evening and the quality of food exceeded my expectations, and that was also true of the breakfast the following day.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Lovely old building with provenance but the stand out feature was the staff, a real credit to the business.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    7.0
    Comfortable but rather overpriced for the standard of the accommodation - but we only stayed one night, a Saturday.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bedroom a little drab but clean and comfortable. En-suite bathroom had one or two minor problems. (Shower control with loose part, light switch a bit erratic in performance)

    Quaint pub, good breakfast. Quiet location in pretty village

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2023

    7.0
    Comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice room with good facilities

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2023

    7.0
    initial impression was not great as it seemed a little tatty but room and food made up for it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    'Beer garden' at the back was very tatty and not very welcoming.

    Staff were lovely and food was fantastic.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2023

    9.0
    Overall excellent weekend experience. Nice and quiet place to relax.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just a little on the expensive side to do it on a regular basis..which I would like to do each year.

    Nice friendly and comfortable little pub in Nice quiet area.

    Stayed in July 2023

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