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The Duke William

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Double Room, Ensuite ( Cox)

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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The Street, Ickham, Canterbury, England, CT3 1QP
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Wingham Wildlife Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • London (SEN-Southend)

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Empire)

Double Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Empire)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite ( Cox)

Double Room, Ensuite ( Cox)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Braeburn)

Double Room, Ensuite (Braeburn)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite (Smitten)

Double Room, Ensuite (Smitten)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

The Duke William

Inn in Canterbury with free breakfast and restaurant
A restaurant, a bar/lounge and wedding services are available at this smoke-free inn. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a garden, barbecues and a picnic area are on-site. Weekly housekeeping is available.
The Duke William offers 4 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Duke William, you'll be within walking distance of Howletts Wild Animal Park. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Services include luggage storage and wedding services
  • On-site recreation includes a playground
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Howletts Wild Animal Park and a few minutes from Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

Barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and a garden are also featured at The Duke William. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 4-star Canterbury inn is smoke free.

Guests are served a free breakfast.
The Duke William has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Hungarian, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

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

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The Duke William Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 124 out of 149 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 149 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 149 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 149 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 149 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

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

A really enjoyable stay

A very comfortable 3 day stay in this Village Inn with very warm welcome and friendliness throughout - informal but professional. Cleanliness of both room and bathroom excellent with some extras provided in both. Food and menu also excellent. Ideal location to visit Canterbury (Park and Ride close by and very easy) and nearby coast. A lovely stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Guy

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

Lovely Pub!

Wonderful break in a special pub. We really enjoyed our stay at the Duke William. The host Adam was a superstar and all the staff made our visit very special. The pub itself is the star, such a wonderful ambience, clearly loved by locals. The food is hearty and everything you want from pub grub. Our room was a little on the small side, so we had to squeeze to get around the bed, and it was on the warm side (but better that than being too cold). But lots of lovely little touches to make us feel welcome from the personalised note, to the scrummy chocolate port. The location of the pub made it a great central point to see the area being around 30 mins from Whitstable, Margate and closer still to Canterbury. Would definitely stay again if in the area, but perhaps not in the same room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

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

Mid week treat

Had a lovely one night stay, excellent food and service. Will return
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shuv

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

What a hidden gem👌👍💪

Great place to stay lovely helpful staff and excellent rooms. Massive shower and top coffee machine 👌👍💪 I didn't have time to stay for breakfast so they left me a breakfast hamper,great added touch. If I'm in the area again I would definitely stay here👍👍👍👌👌👌👌
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great off the cuff night away. Everything was brilliant. Couldn’t fault anything about the stay. Food and staff were fantastic. Definitely looking to stay again soon.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic food, excellent staff & comfy room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

peter

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

J

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

10/10 Excellent

Vivienne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fantastic stay at the Duke William, excellent staff, food and rooms. The staff are so friendly and efficient. It was great to see how they have a lovely relationship with both the locals and newcomers. The food was amazing and a great choice. We really enjoyed our breakfast both morning and will definitely be visiting again. Thank you to all the team at Duke William for such a lovely stay. Vivienne & Don
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

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

10/10 Excellent

ferris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and comfortable. Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Can’t say enough about this experience. Highly, highly recommended… don’t overthink it, book it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful little village near Canterbury pub very nicely done out rooms very good with lots of extras would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alisha

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

Quaint Village Pub with Rooms

The Duke William is an historic pub with rooms above. The food is amazing, staff are friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere is quaint and the villagers are delightful. Betty, the pub dog, belongs to a villager, but spends her evenings at the Duke William. We highly recommend this adorable and relaxing establishment.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a fantastic place to stay. A country pub set in a beautiful village. The pub overlooks fields. Our room was great -comfortable with quirky bits! - including a selection of books on the bookshelf to a little bottle of a liquor. Loved the pantry on the landing with fresh milk, bottles of water and extra toiletries. The breakfast is superb with a good selection of delicious items. We chose to eat in the pub - again it was absolutely delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

kin kwok

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

10/10 Excellent

D

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

10/10 Excellent

GARETH

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place! Well done!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I stayed for one night, a last minute booking. The staff were really helpful and informative about the area, food was superb and the village of Ickham was beautiful and immaculate.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

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

Duke William

Lovely location. Nice room with shared terrace for hotel guests which was delightful. Good food and pleasant staff. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Geraint

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property desperately needs external tidying and painting which considering the location is a shame. We are surprised the local council have not enforced this.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jill

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

Definitely worth a visit!

This has to be the friendliest pub in England. We felt we belonged to the community 😃. Fantastic service, absolutely delicious food made from local produce and cooked by a very skilled chef. The place was full of character, even down to creaky floorboards. We loved it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024