Saracens Head Hotel

4.0 star property

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Formal events are hosted in this elegant banquet hall with a long table set for guests, featuring white tablecloths, fine china, and comfortable seating.
Relax on the patio with comfortable wicker sofas and a wooden table, shaded by a large umbrella.
Relax in a stylish room with a neatly made bed, desk, and chair, surrounded by unique geometric patterns.
Experience the charm of our traditional hotel, featuring a prominent entrance and symmetrical window arrangements.
Cozy conversation area with two armchairs, a round table, and a vase of flowers.

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
High Street, Dunmow, England, CM6 1AG
  • Hatfield Forest Country Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Leez Priory
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Chelmsford City Racecourse
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Classic Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Dunmow

When you stay at Saracens Head Hotel in Dunmow, you'll be near the airport, within a 5-minute drive of Flitch Way Country Park and Crazy Dog Field. .This inn is 14.3 mi (23 km) from Audley End House and 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Hatfield Forest Country Park.

What's nearby

  • Hatfield Forest Country Park - 8 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Leez Priory - 11 min drive - 12.7 km
  • Chelmsford City Racecourse - 12 min drive - 16.9 km
  • Mountfitchet Castle - 13 min drive - 17.7 km
  • Audley End House - 23 min drive - 35.9 km

Getting around

  • Stansted Airport Station - 8 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Angel & Harp - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Swan at Felsted - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Jalsa Ghar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Little Monsters House of Fun - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Boars Head - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Saracens Head Hotel

Inn in Dunmow with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Saracens Head Hotel offers 30 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Dunmow inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 30 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
Stop by the inn's restaurant for lunch or dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Event facilities at this inn consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Languages

English, Estonian, Filipino, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian

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 parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13 for adults and GBP 6.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
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 available for GBP 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 5.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 13.00 for adults and GBP 6.50 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 5.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10.0 per night

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Saracens Head Great Dunmow
Saracens Head Hotel
Saracens Head Hotel Great Dunmow
Saracens Hotel
The Saracens Head Hotel Great Dunmow, Essex
Saracens Head Hotel Dunmow
Saracens Head Dunmow
Saracens Head Hotel Inn
Saracens Head Hotel Dunmow
Saracens Head Hotel Inn Dunmow

Saracens Head Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 219 out of 425 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 122 out of 425 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 425 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 425 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 425 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

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

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Comfortable

Very comfortable Stay. Though disappointed that there was no food in the evening. Kitchen was out of action. But breakfast was available.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, lovely room, quiet, lovely quaint town, classy shops, park areas and of course the duck pond.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Great market town hotel

Comfortable and homely feel to the pub and restaurant. Friendly and helpful staff and great food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

GLENYS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Reviee

Poor water flow in basin. Room was chilly in morning.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

AJ

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

Good comfortable stay, would use again.

Staff all excellent. Rooms clean and comfortable. Heating too hot and uncontrollable, eg no thermostatic valves. Bedroom corridor doors need silent closing. Breakfast good, evening meal adequate as limited menu and poor quality burgers. Plenty of character and bar busy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Basildon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

natalie

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

10/10 Excellent

Kyli

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here with my husband after a wedding. The parking was convenient and well sign posted. Staff were all amazingly friendly and polite. Everyone was very helpful. The room was clean, and well stocked. The bottles of water by the bed were a lovely touch. Shower was easy to use and had decent water pressure. Breakfast was lovely, and there were plenty of options for all dietary requirements (the vegan sausages were very nice!) Check out was a breeze. Other all, really pleasant stay, and would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old genuine pub hotel and very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We’ve stayed here several times and it’s always good. Rooms are comfy and food is good! On this occasion Lewis served us at breakfast and was fabulous! Hospitality needs more team members like Lewis! 😊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value for money, great staff and food
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

jagdip, isleworth

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
George was very kind and helpful Lily our waitress for dinner was the best !
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Would recommend

Food and Service was excellent, room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miss

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff couldn't be more friendly
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025