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The Red Lion

3.0 star property

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Interior
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite
Garden

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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Station Road East, Whittlesford Bridge, Cambridge, England, CB22 4NL
  • Place, Imperial War Museum Duxford
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Sawston Hall
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Addenbrooke's Hospital
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Single Room, Ensuite

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

7.4 out of 10
Good
(14 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

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

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Single Room, Ensuite

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Single Room Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1

Double Room, Ensuite (Regency Rooms)

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Royal Rooms)

  • Sleeps 2

Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Red Lion Feature Room)

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Cambridge

With a stay at The Red Lion in Cambridge, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of University of Cambridge and Imperial War Museum Duxford. .This hotel is 1.9 mi (3 km) from Sawston Hall and 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from Chilford Hall Vineyard.

What's nearby

  • Imperial War Museum Duxford - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Sawston Hall - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Wandlebury Country Park - 8 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Audley End House - 11 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 12 min drive - 12.3 km

Getting around

  • Whittlesford Parkway Station - 2 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cambridge Building - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Rose Pub - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Three Horseshoes - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bar Braham - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Red Lion

Hotel in Cambridge with free breakfast and a coffee shop
The Red Lion offers 18 accommodations with iPod docking stations and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Cambridge hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional features at this hotel include a fireplace in the lobby and a banquet hall.
For lunch or dinner, stop by Red Lion, a restaurant that specializes in British cuisine. You can also grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Planning an event in Cambridge? This hotel has 2141 square feet (199 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Red Lion - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Red Lion

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2,141 square feet of conference space
  • 4 meeting rooms

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.
  • 1 step to reach entrance
  • 3 accessible parking spaces
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • 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 with digital channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 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

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

Property is also known as

Red Lion Cambridge
Red Lion Hotel Cambridge
The Red Lion Hotel
The Red Lion Cambridge
The Red Lion Hotel Cambridge

The Red Lion Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 111 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 111 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 111 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 111 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 111 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Single night stay, fantastic service, fantastic room, glfantastic food.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great food at dinner and breakfast however the room was freezing cold as hotel have not turned heat in yet . Portable radiator in room was on high the entire stay. Little things such as toilet running all night , heated towel rail broken. Could stay again IF other rooms had heat.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Virginia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was clean and nice to stay in. But we had a booking for the Sunday night. And was not informed that the bar and Resturant closed at 18:00. Not good as we did not finish work till 18:00. So that did spoil our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Carolyn

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Reasonable pub, bad hotel

I stayed during a trip to Duxford. This was the worst place I have stayed in many years. The bathroom was in fire need of a makeover. The walls and doors in the hotel corridors we badly marked, the paint on the bedside tables were chipped and the net curtain was torn. In addition the spring on the bedroom door was so strong it was very difficult to open and since you have to keep the key turned against a spring, virtually impossible while carrying luggage. The place was quite busy so I reserved a table for dinner when I burned up at the reserved time they knew nothing about the reservation. After about five minutes they got me seated. The food was okay, I had a vegetarian curry which weirdly had had some green herb on top ( I don't know what it was) but it didn't work with the meal. It also had onion bhajis that had been cremated. The following morning I went down to breakfast and ordered the half- English vegetarian. The wait was about 15 minutes. It was supposed to have a fried egg but they served mushy scrambled eggs instead. The veggy sausages were horrible and overcooked. I left half my breakfast because it just wasn't good. I will never stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

In need of a good clean.

Unfortunately grubby with stains on the bedding and bathroom in need of a really good scrub. Staff generally friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alun

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

A lovely weekend stay.

A lovely two night stay at the Red Lion. Myself and my daughter were visiting the air show at Duxford airfield. The hotel is ideally situated for that location and we walked to the airfield on Saturday morning. The staff at the hotel were friendly and welcoming. The rooms were clean and comfortable and l slept well. There is a good choice of food at the Red Lion. The portions are generous and it is well cooked and tasty, The full English breakfast was a great way to start the day, there are other options on the breakfast menu as well as cereal and toast. You also have a wide range of beers and lagers at the bar, my preference is for locally brewed ales, which i enjoyed here. Overall I had a great weekend and will certainly return and can highly recommended this hotel. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

ROGER

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Good value for money.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

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

I would stay again 😀

Nice quiet room, comfy bed and a great menu for drinks and food. The included full English is amazing too. Recommend. A+++++
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

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

Great pub rooms

Lovely place in really useful location near motorway and right next to a station on London-Cambridge line. Staff are great and breakfast was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

C

Business traveller

Competitively priced room but poor bathroom.

The surrounding area was nice, however the bathroom was poor, I could not use the shower even though I am short and there were lots of plumbing noises.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The management describe it as a modern day coaching in and that is a good description. The staff were lovely, and the breakfast was first rate. If I have any gripe is about the bathroom. I hit my head on the low ceiling a couple of times and there was a bath with a hand held shower attachment but no shower curtain and the ow ceiling meant I couldn’t stand to use it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris

Business traveller

Duxford

Below average room, rubbish shower. Nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

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

Reasonable place to stay,

Room was comfortable and decent size. Bathroom was very small and not having a stand up shower was not ideal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sonal

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was a very loud noise that kept occurring for a minute or so a few times while I was in my room. Plus I couldn't stand in the bath to have a shower as the ceiling is too low - I am short!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Joyce

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Unhappy

Bed was comfortable. Shower in bath was laughable. I had to kneel to shower I am 5ft. No chance for husband as he over 6ft. Dust on shelves downstairs in eating and bar area cat roaming in restaurant jumping up on tables. Food needs to be looked at.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Shanklin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was absolutely fine for one. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Fish and chips was very nice. Breakfast was great - probably too big! I’ll book again definitely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An older property nice outside space. Good food menu.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Kathryn

Poor

The building itself was interesting and nice grounds. Food was awful..at least three quarter's of an hour wait for v mediocre food for pm meal. We ate out the next night Breakfast...no bacon available. Scambled egg looked shocking. The 2 staff in the bar did their best but not enough folk in kitchen or bar. Would not recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Staff & service
Lovely hotel near Cambridge with a railway station nearby The staff were very helpful and friendly and welcomed us on our arrival Brett and his team are all doing a great job in a friendly and professional manner The food was good with a different but adequate menu
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredibly friendly and helpful staff, food was great. Beautiful old building.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025