Located in Royston, The British Queen is a 5-minute drive from Pickering Woods and 5 minutes from RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve. .This bed & breakfast is 11.2 mi (18 km) from University of Cambridge and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from River Cam.
Stockbridge Meadows Nature Reserve - 5 min drive - 2.7 km
Imperial War Museum Duxford - 19 min drive - 14.7 km
University of Cambridge - 26 min drive - 21.9 km
Getting around
Meldreth Station - 9 min walk
Cambridge (CBG) - 36 min drive
Restaurants
The Plough - 4 min drive
Costa Coffee - 8 min drive
The Jolly Postie - 7 min drive
Costa Coffee - 6 min drive
Banyers House - 7 min drive
About this property
The British Queen
The British Queen offers 4 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
At The British Queen, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
The British Queen has a restaurant on site.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free offsite parking
Free extended parking on site
Limited on-site self parking
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Free breakfast available
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Guest services
No housekeeping service
Wedding services
Business services
Computer station
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.
No lift
Wheelchair-accessible parking
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Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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
This property accepts credit cards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is professionally cleaned
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)
Property is also known as
The British Queen Royston
The British Queen Bed & breakfast
The British Queen Bed & breakfast Royston
The British Queen Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 26 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 26 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 26 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 26 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews
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9.6/10
Cleanliness
8.8/10
Staff & service
8.4/10
Amenities
9.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
4/10 Poor
Dan
Business traveller
4 Dec 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Breakfast not to great . Bad communication around with cutsomers. Car park has a gate what is closed during night and because nobody said anything I hardly manage to drive out early in the morning to reach my flight in time . No acces code was offered . To expensive for location. Rooms are ok and clean , refurbished recently
Suited us as going out to friends. Quiet village. Pub dinner menu looked lovely. Very friendly. Rooms are in a courtyard. Our twin was snug but hada desk area and hanging space. The space was well thought out. Breakfast excellent. Full English. Food is local and we saw the pigs and sheep they keep on farm area. Not a hotel. It is a pub / inn with separate courtyard rooms. Staff very obliging and friendly.
This is a pub rather than a hotel which hotels.com didn't make clear. Check-in - which was simply pushing a card machine in my direction - was at the noisy bar overlooked by drinking punters where there is a warning about drugs and bad behaviour - not the best start to a stay. Was then put on the spot to specify a time for breakfast - said I wasn't sure, especially as the window was small 7:30-9:00am - on a Sunday! Don't expect to relax and have a lie-in. On a positive note the room was pleasant and quiet although quite expensive for what is effectively a pub B&B.
Cracking wee pub, the staff were very helpful, friendly and welcoming. The room was a good size well presented, and very tidy. The breakfast was great - thank you
We had an amazing stay here, upon arrival we noted that there was plenty of available parking spaces and we received a lovely welcome from the staff.
Over the weekend, we often enjoyed a few drinks in the pub as well as a lovely dinner there. We were made to feel very comfortable, welcomed and relaxed at all times.
The food was very good (especially the freshly cooked breakfast made to order).
Many thanks for a perfect stay!
Fantastic property and grounds, friendly staff and a wonderfully modern and clean
furnished room.
I was especially thankful for the Air conditioning given that it was 34 degrees! My only regret is not staying longer but would certainly stay again.
Very disappointing stay given so many good reviews
I was quite disappointed with my stay here despite the many excellent reviews. My room was very clean and tidy, decent space, nice bathroom and shower, good Wi-Fi. There was no radiator but the air-con unit went warm and there were two portable heaters in the room, so it was warm enough. My main issues were the amount of light in the room making it very difficult to sleep. I had two large floor-to-ceiling windows, one was the door. The window faced the shop out the back and the door faced the road. There was a curtain which barely covered both large panels of glass, there was so much light coming in from both sides of the room. There was also a bright green light above the door (emergency light, not needed I'm sure) combined with a Wi-Fi access point (router) on the ceiling which also had a bright green light, both of which illuminated the room green when all the lights were turned off, it was very distracting and difficult to sleep. I had to get creative and wedge pillows and towels in the gaps to block out some of the light but the Wi-Fi point was so high up I could not reach. Then in the morning I went to the pub for breakfast but there was no-one there to sit me down and fetch it for me. I stood there for about 10 minutes, one or two staff went by and said hello but didn't ask if I needed again. So I decided to just leave without breakfast. For the money paid I am extremely disappointed and would not stay here again
This is a delightful Pub with extremely friendly staff. The owners go out of their way to make you feel welcome and because taxis are very scarce they actually took us to the family party we were going to in Melbourn. Would stay again
Amazing, very friendly, wonderful breakfast. Alan went out of his way to help us by driving us himself to a wedding we were attending. Lovely walk by a stream and around the village. Sheep, pigs and hens on the farm. Beautifully kept site. Pub was good too.
Flott bed &breaktfast i fin nærhet til Melburn. Sericen var mecet god, og rommet var bra. Minus for at håndkleet på rommet var vått da jeg sjekket inn (var det brukt??) og at det nesten var tomt for toalettpapir.