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Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel

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Comfort in Canterbury.

The Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel sits quietly in Canterbury, amongst 2 acres of beautiful, tranquil landscaped gardens. The hotel, as well as offering a delightful place to spend the day and night, is also the ideal base for visiting Canterbury city centre itself. The Cathedral, shops and tourist attractions are all within this wonderful citys walls just a 10 minute walk away. Built in the 1830's as a private house, the hotel has lost none of it's style and charm. If anything, the homely atmosphere has only improved with age!

The Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel provides a great indoors, but those seeking adventure or relaxation in the great outdoors will be equally impressed by our location. Coastal and country walks are close-by, you can enjoy both river and sea fishing, and try something a little different with clay pigeon shooting at the local shooting range!

** Please note that there will be some building work at the back of the hotel over the next 6 months but this will cause minimal disruption to guests stay **

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Location

36 New Dover Road
 Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3DU
England
For enquiries or to make a reservation please call 03330 030544
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Summary

Hotel has limited car parking spaces The hotel accepts pets in all rooms, £15 per pet per night by prior arrangement.
Bars, Free WIFI, Golf Nearby, Pets Allowed, Restaurants, Twenty Four Hour Service, Lift to some floors
Free internet available throughout the hotel
There is free parking available onsite.
 There is parking available nearby.
Pets: Accepted by prior arrangement only £15 per pet per night.
Check-in & Check-out
14:00 | 11:00

Facilities

Dining and Bars

Our head chef has over 13 years' experience, some of which was spent training at Eastwell Manor and the Michelin Stared All Brighton Manor.

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Westfield Bar

Our hotel bar boasts many original features of the old house, with it's beautiful gothic windows and intimate corners creating the perfect mood for relaxation. Why not take the opportunity to sit back and enjoy our comfy sofas and sample our tasty bar food, fine wines and local ales.

Opening hours

11:00-23.00
Weekend times may vary

Golf

Chestfield

The County of Kent is perhaps the most fortunate in Southern England with the variety and quality of it's Golf courses. Chestfield, with it's historic connections, attractive layout and it's reputation for a warm friendly welcome, is well worth a visit. It boasts a course that is an excellent test of golf, with it's undulating fairways and greens, extensive tree planting programme, coupled with magnificent views, all set in the Kent countryside.

Course information

Course Type: Parkland/Woodland
Location: Off Site
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Distance: 6208 Yards
No handicap required

Location

6.8 miles away in Whitstable

Facilities

Please vist; www.chestfield-golfclub.co.uk

Putting green golf facilites
 Pro shop golf facilities

Prices

9 holes Yes
18 holes £30.00
Tuition Yes

Canterbury

Canterbury Golf Club is situated in a delightful woodland setting around half a mile from the hotel.
The beautiful sculpted and challenging 18 hole layout,created by renowned golf course designer Harry Colt and has been in existence since 1927.The club house overlooks the 18th hole and the first tee. A driving range open to the public, excellent practice facilities and a well stocked pro shop all contribute to make it one of the top clubs in Kent.

Course information

Course Type: Woodland/Parkland
Location: Off Site
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Distance: 6272 Yards
No handicap required

Location

1.5 miles away in Littlebourne Road

Facilities

Please vist; www.chestfield-golfclub.co.uk

Driving range
 Putting green golf facilites
 Pro shop golf facilities

Prices

9 holes Yes
18 holes £15.00
Tuition Yes
Driving Range £2.25

Weddings

The Best Western Abbots Barton is a unique venue with rural charm and ambience set in beautiful surroundings. This country house hotel with landscaped lawns and ancient trees is conveniently situated in the heart of Canterbury, just 10 minutes walk from the city centre.

Wedding service and reception venue

Whether you would prefer a traditional celebration or something more contemporary, our experienced wedding co-ordinator will be with you every step of the way to advise and guide if needed to ensure that it truly is the happiest day of your life.

Catering

From traditional sit-down wedding breakfasts, seated buffet and relaxed evening spreads to fish and chip suppers and 7-course banquets, we'll meet almost any requirement!

Honeymoon Suite

Traditional decor with a 4 poster bed, gives you a delightful honeymoon suite. The seating area for two in the Gothic tower of the room overlooks the landscaped lawns. A corner jacuzzi bath compliments the large bathroom with heated towel rail. In the bedroom there is a large flat sceen tv, hospitality tray and trouser press.

Registrar

Registry office:
Kent County Council
Wellington House, St. Stephens Road, Canterbury
0845 8247400



Contact Emma Vogle on 01227 760341

For any enquiries please call Emma Vogle on 01227 760341

Location and Attractions

Getting there.

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Nearest motorway: M2, J7, 8.00 miles
 Nearest train station: Canterbury East, 1.00 miles
Nearest airport: London Gatwick, 65.00 miles
 Free parking on site (40 spaces)
 On site disabled parking (2 spaces)

Address
36 New Dover Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3DU
England

What's nearby?

Sports

  • Canterbury Rugby Club (2 miles)

  • St Lawrence Kent County Cricket Ground (0.8 miles)

  • Gillingham Football Club (28 miles)

Cities & Attractions

  • Canterbury Cathedral (0.5 miles)

  • Canterbury (0.5 miles)

  • Historic City Centre (0.5 miles)

  • Howletts Wild Animal Park (5 miles)

  • Marlowe Theatre (0.8 miles)

Shopping

  • Whitefriars Shopping Centre (0.5 miles)

Meetings, Conferences and Events

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With a large meeting room and even more space outside in our 2 acre grounds we can accommodate events of all kinds and capacities. 1 on 1 interviews are just as at home here as larger events.

Available room set ups

Banquet
Boardroom
Classroom
Theatre
U shape

Beckett

This meeting room is half the section of the Cathedral suite and will accommodate smaller conferences. It has natural daylight and air conditioning, is ideal for private dining and networking events.



Room Theatre Classroom U-Shape Boardroom Banquet
Marlowe 60 40 30 30 50
Beckett 60 40 30 30 50
Garden Room 30 20 18 20 50
Cathedral Room 150 70 60 70 100
Have an enquiry?
Contact events on 0844 387 62 40

Reviews

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Perfect hotel and location

15/07/2019 lcahane, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I really can't fault this hotel. The staff were really helpful & provide a map of the area. The room was lovely, very clean & the beds were sooo comfortable! We didn't eat dinner here but breakfast w... more

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Beautiful and Tranquil

12/07/2019 suzytoz, Bradford, United Kingdom

Stayed here for one night through Best Western well worth joining if you haven’t already. Really good rate through their rewards programme. Staff are so friendly and although we arrived early we wer... more

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Abbott’s Barton

10/07/2019 Mich1975, London, United Kingdom

Not a great hotel arrived Friday night booked online couple of days before paid with my visa debit card lost my card next day , when I checked in they wanted to see my card which I didn’t have they w... more

Owner Response
Mark C, Group Operations Director at Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel, responded to this review
Thank you for your review. It is always disappointing to read of unhappy guests and of course we are not perfect and I take reviews of this nature very seriously and obtain all the facts before assessing. But for the sake of clarity and the wider viewing public here are the facts of the situation. Arrival at approximately 10.30 pm with your teenage daughter. Any hotel will ask for a pre authorisation to check in for security, failing that we ask for a copy of ID. You couldn't provide either and my Duty Manager on that evening went against Company Policy which he is able to do in exceptional circumstances and in this case as it was late and you had your daughter with you he allowed the check in. We do not take cash after 11pm and another reason for pre authorising a card on arrival is to open your credit account enabling you to be able to charge extras such as drinks or food to your room. You then wanted to purchase drinks and the night staff had to refuse as you did not have 'credit' within the hotel. You then swore at the night staff and even your daughter had to take you away to calm you down. We do not advertise ourselves as having air conditioning - so I really do not get your point and the night (s) in question if you remember were the hottest this year so far. Of course our windows open but no call in the first instance was received for assistance which we would have been happy to provide. We are unaware of any hot water issues as was communicated to you and when your room was checked there was hot water. As you can appreciate if there were any issues we would have had a lot of comments from other guests but none were received. You then took it upon yourself to complain to Best Western Centre and when they reviewed your case they, as I have explained, there was no further action required from us. As I am sure you are aware all Best Western Hotels are privately owned. The moral of this episode I guess is that when we try to help you and my staff bend our policies to assist it doesn't always work. We are sorry you feel this way and everyone is entitled to their own opinion of course.
Rating

A University visit

09/07/2019 acrack678920,

The hotel was in a good location. The staff were friendly and the room was bright, airy, spacious and clean. The price we paid for the room was good. However, we choose to add breakfast and while the ... more

Owner Response
abbotsgm, Manager at Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel, responded to this review
Thank you for your review. I am pleased to read you enjoyed your stay with us and that our location was good for your needs whilst visiting Canterbury. I am sorry to hear you thought our breakfast offerings even though plentiful and well cooked to be over priced. I do have to disagree with this as feel we do offer value for money, bearing in mind the majority of the ingredients are locally and ethically sourced and all prepared fresh in house. Please also be aware we do offer bed and breakfast rates. Thank you also for mentioning my team, and pleased you found them friendly. Kind Regards
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Joy to be here

08/07/2019 MargieM795, Kirwan, Australia

Lovely old hotel with the extensions decorated in the same old fashioned style. Love it. Small but pleasant garden. Ample off street parking in quiet location. Haven't been into town yet but it is s... more

Owner Response
abbotsgm, Manager at Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel, responded to this review
Thank you for your review. I am delighted you enjoying your stay with us. The city centre is indeed app. 10-15 minute walk away from us. Extra tea and coffee is available from reception, or if you call down we will always pop some more up for you. Kind Regards

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