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Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns

3.0 star property

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Twin Room
Reception
Children’s area
Bar (on property)
Exterior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Great North Road, Pontefract, England, WF8 3BL
  • Place, Pontefract Castle
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Xscape Yorkshire
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Pontefract Racecourse
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Family Room (2 adults and 1 Child)

Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room (2 adults and 1 Child)

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Business Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Pontefract

Located in Pontefract, Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns is within a 5-minute drive of Mid Yorkshire Golf Club and Pontefract Castle. .This inn is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from All Saints Church and 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Pontefract Town Hall.
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What's nearby

  • Pontefract Castle - 7 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Pontefract Town Hall - 7 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Xscape Yorkshire - 9 min drive - 10.0 km
  • Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village - 9 min drive - 10.0 km
  • Pontefract Racecourse - 10 min drive - 7.9 km

Getting around

  • Knottingley Station - 5 min drive
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cobbler - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Greggs - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Darrington - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Carleton - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns

Inn in Pontefract with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns offers 28 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Pontefract inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 28 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Onsite parking available only on request

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Darrington Hotel by Greene King Inns Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 321 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 119 out of 321 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 321 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 321 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 321 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

As expected

Hotel for price point was as good as I expected. The only thing I'd say is the towels I had although clean had some stains on them. I didn't see it as a massive issue but others might.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Rooms are OK, dont expect high standard. Food is typical pub food but menu was large so plenty to choose from. Lots of parking and convenient to motorway.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Julien

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No hot water for two consecutive days. They have had a problem with their boilers since January and still have to refill every twenty to thirty minutes just to maintain any hot water. The restaurant is awful. The food is just gross.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Laraine

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was outdated and dirty Cold showers and luke warm bath water
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Cheap and cheerful is the only way I can describe this. It was perfectly fine, nothing wrong just also not great. Staff were fantastic, but room is tired and bare bones, shower was weak and missing shampoo.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike

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

Food

Sunday lunch could be better,breakfast good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Vivien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was isolated. It was very quiet at evening times so would not like to sit in the bar more or less by ourselves. No access to Sky Sports ( which Greene King is well known for) so we travelled to other venues. It is a lovely hotel and bar but only for those who like a really quiet time.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

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

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

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

10/10 Excellent

Kevan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service and no problems with parking etc
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Rough looking place

It's a pity because the building is nice and has character, like the bar/dining area. The staff were nice and the food was good. But the bedroom... All 4 doors to access the bedrooms were dirty in the area where ppl push them open. Our door, which was hard ro open, looked like it had been prised open and no-one had bothered to repair it. The room looked nice at a first glance, but then I saw the walls were dirty, TV aerial cable was dangling from the wall socket, not plugged in to the TV, bathroom extractor fan didn't work, toilet seat was wrong size and a dirty hand soap dispenser on the wall was empty, but another one with soap in was lying on the side. See photos. Again, it's a pity because a bit of attention could make the place look if not good, at least minimum standards. I get the impression that someone managing the place has a no f12ks given attitude towards the place. I pay the same and less to stay in clean presentable hotels which also have children's breakfast included.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Rooms decorated nicely although a bit tired looking. Staff very friendly. Bathroom had not been cleaned properly, hair still in the shower and sink and an awful stain running down the side of the sink. Room was advertised as having a rainfall shower, I received a room with a tiny broken shower head that was leaking so badly there was no pressure, it was also far too low, I’m 6ft and I had to bend down to shower. You can also hear all the noise from the corridor as there are large gaps in the door.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Cherrelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a lovely hotel with lovely staff in a nice location, I do like the kings inn hotels but admittedly the bathroom wasn’t very clean nor modern and it did smell a little, but it was still good for the price we paid to stay there. The bed was comfortable and we had a sleep without any disturbances. Also breakfast was nice, and the bar maids were very nice and it was very calm and chilled to sit and have a drink in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

J

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Tom

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Ruby

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, clean
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Staff at breakfast didn’t seem overly bothered that we had to keep asking for bread, milk, plates etc
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024