The Kings Head Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Premier Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Restaurant
Exterior
Premier Suite, Ensuite

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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2 Holt Road, Dereham, England, NR20 5JB
  • Place, Mid-Norfolk Railway - County School Station
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Dereham History & Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

Premier Double Room, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premier Suite, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 1 Double Bed

Premier Twin Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Dereham

With a stay at The Kings Head Hotel in Dereham, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse and Mid-Norfolk Railway - County School Station. .This hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Woad Centre and 4.8 mi (7.8 km) from Dereham History & Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum.

What's nearby

  • Mid-Norfolk Railway - County School Station - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - 5 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Woad Centre - 6 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Dereham History & Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum - 7 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Mid-Norfolk Railway - East Dereham Station - 8 min drive - 9.6 km

Getting around

  • Mid-Norfolk Railway Dereham - 10 min drive
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bell - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Barn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Crisp Maltings Social Club - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Railway Arms - ‬15 min walk

About this property

The Kings Head Hotel

Hotel in Dereham with a restaurant and a bar
The Kings Head Hotel offers 12 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. This hotel also features a picnic area and barbecue grills.
At The Kings Head Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Kings Head Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: GBP 8 to 11 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 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 allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.0 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Breakfast fee: approximately GBP 8.0 to 11.0 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.0 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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The Kings Head Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 144 out of 223 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 59 out of 223 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 223 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 223 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 223 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

LJ

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

Sooo comfy!!

Amazing room and the most comfortable bed!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

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

10/10 Excellent

Fionna

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

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

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

All good but the eggs

Brilliant good location hotel staff friendly - don’t do poached eggs in week
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

6/10 Okay

jess

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Floyd

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

Heritage Festival event

We enjoyed the restaurant and the accommodation. The breakfast was also very good. This was a perfect hotel for our festival event at Sandringham at a reasonable price.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Travelled with group

Hidden Gem.

We had a one night stay at this lovely hotel. Spotlessly clean. Room was lovely (Although very very hot) friendly service. I would definitely stay here again and recommend. Thank you 😊
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mervyn

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

Great comfortable night away.

Excellent attic room with very comfortable bed. Food and service excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

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

Great hotel in a good location

Lovely hotel. Nice room and helpful staff. Great dog-friendly restaurant with good food. Really great location for exploring Norfolk by car
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

6/10 Okay

Kuangyi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 3 nights, Friday to Monday, we paid over £100 per night. I feel a little generous giving it an average. - Room: The room we stayed on the first floor was large, but the furnishing was lacking and looked dated. There was a huge area of water mark (about 50 x 50 cm) on the corner just above the bed. Not pleasant to look at, and we wonder why they can't just paint it over... There was no luggage rack so we have to put it on the floor and bend over to get things in/out of it. Cleanness was okay, but nothing made me feel it was well looked after. - Bathroom: Pretty basic. There were only 2 hooks at the back of the toilet door, nowhere to place change clothes, nor a place for face wash or own shampoo in the shower unit. - Breakfast: It is NOT a B&B so we had to pay £7.5 for a continental breakfast, or ~£10.50 for cooked (weekends only). As there was very little option around, paying for breakfast was a choice out of no choice... To be fair, the food wasn't bad. - Meals: Same as above, because there was little option around, we ended up having 2 dinners there. Again, food was okay (we had burgers and Sunday roasts). - Noise: They had a beer garden just under our window. There was no limit to the hours and 2 parties were still chatting after 11pm on one night. Overall, we felt the place had better facilities in the pub downstairs than the rooms. It is probably better positioned as a pub with rooms, not a 3-star hotel. A word to the owner? Some TLC pls.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

sharon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Janine

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Would recommend

Staff friendly and very efficient. Rooms in grounds not soundproof.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kieran

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great members of staff, clean and comfortable rooms, very good food.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

REG

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FOOD IS REALLY GOOD AS WAS THE PRICE BIT EXPENSIVE FOR DRINKS STAFF WERE VGOOD WOULD STAY AGAIN
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location wise this will not be for everyone as it is a little secluded, but for those whom are looking for a base to use that isn't Town / City centre it is ideal, beautiful setting with friendly and welcoming staff; this was my second stay in as many months and although not my usual choice of hotel (usually boutique / luxury hotels) I found myself submerged in the "quiet charm" of the hotel and staff; I would also add that the beds (mattress topper / linen) is worth of any 5* hotel that I have stayed in; so comfortable with a wonderfully sized bed. Yes, there are a few elements that could do with updating but this is reflected in the price and my usually very picky self found this all part of the charm / stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

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

10/10 Excellent

Gail, South Luffenham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our second stay here, clean well decorated bedroom of a good size (Room9). Quiet as on the upper floor. Good pub menu with generous portions. It was nice weather so sat outside with a drink before going in to eat.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

SHAWN

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

10/10 Excellent

jodie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Average

Average, noisy room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025