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Astley Bank Hotel

4.0 star property

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Reception
Banquet hall
Property grounds
Indoor wedding

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Bolton Road, Darwen, England, BB3 2QB
  • Place, Darwen Leisure Centre
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Heaton Park
    ‪45 min drive‬
  • Place, Trafford Centre
    ‪54 min drive‬
  • Airport, Manchester (MAN)
    ‪77 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(46 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Darwen

With a stay at Astley Bank Hotel in Darwen, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Ewood Park and Thwaites Empire Theatre. .This hotel is 4.6 mi (7.3 km) from Blackburn Arena and 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Vue Cinema Blackburn.

What's nearby

  • Darwen Leisure Centre - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Heaton Park - 45 min drive - 37.8 km
  • Trafford Centre - 54 min drive - 36.6 km
  • Salford Quays - 55 min drive - 38.2 km
  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach - 57 min drive - 62.8 km

Getting around

  • Darwen Station - 19 min walk
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hopstar Tap Number 39 - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Park Pub - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Bridgewater - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Artisan Cafi & Wine Bar - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Spinners - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Astley Bank Hotel

Astley Bank Hotel offers 37 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. This Darwen hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 37 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Othello's, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Othello's - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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 self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Othello's

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1815
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
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
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
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
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 22.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 22.0 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

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

Property is also known as

Astley Bank Hotel Blackburn with Darwen
Astley Bank Darwen
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Astley Hotel
Astley Bank Hotel Darwen, England
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Astley Bank Hotel Darwen England
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Astley Bank Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 279 out of 455 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 124 out of 455 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 455 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 455 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 455 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely Hotel and superb food.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

D

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fabulous house, super decor and wonderful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely executive room in the main house, Heating was not working but staff provided extra heaters and stay was comfortable. Breakfast was good and staff very friendly and helpful. Would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good breakfast and easy parking
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathon

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was clean and comfy. The food was gorgeous. We had an evening meal and breakfast and both were stunning.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Arrived late super service at check in. Room upgraded with a jacuzzi in it. Howeverstaybaway
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

mehr

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Afzal

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The only thing which needs to improve is to supply water bottles in the room and the biggest point is the shower! It needs to have a shower head which gives you more pressure when having a SHOWER.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great wedding venue
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff are super friendly and helpful, the food is excellent and the Hotel is very clean throughout.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hanif

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was beautiful, very chilled vibe. Staff were accommodating and let us eat in the bar area as the restaurant was full. We hadn’t booked. Room was clean, bedding good quality. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed here before so knew what to expect. I had a good rate. This hotel is conveniently located close to main road. Easy car park. Lovely old building in manicured grounds. Rooms a little tired but great hot shower and comfy bed. Receptionist really friendly too
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Liked: Staff & service
Very uncomfortable bed. Very noisy on Saturday night. Room not very clean ie thick dust on skirtings, radiatios and door moldings and black under toilet rim. No clean mugs when room made up. Only one bathroom glass.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

David Nigel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

10/10 Excellent

Chris

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

Well worth a visit

Great Hotel lovely building and well maintained rooms .Receptionist was very nice and friendly which is important as they are the first point of contact.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025