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Barley Mow Hotel

Hotel in Pontefract with free parking

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Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

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22 Cornmarket, Pontefract, England, WF8 1BJ
  • Pontefract Racecourse
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Xscape Yorkshire
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford)
    ‪37 min drive‬

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Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Pontefract

Pontefract is home to Barley Mow Hotel. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Fitzwilliam Country Park and Townclose Hills Local Nature Reserve, while Hepworth Wakefield and Markham Grange Steam Museum are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at First Direct Arena, or consider a night out at Carlton Towers Estate. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as fishing.

What's nearby

  • Pontefract Castle - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Pontefract Racecourse - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Xscape Yorkshire - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Diggerland Yorkshire - 7 min drive - 7.6 km

Getting around

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Station - 9 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Broken Bridge - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Old Grocers - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tulsi Indian Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Abduls - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Lounge - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Barley Mow Hotel

Hotel in Pontefract with free parking
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, laundry facilities and free self-parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include multilingual staff assistance. Housekeeping is not available.
Barley Mow Hotel offers 8 accommodations.

Languages

English, Greek

Amenities

Parking included
Free WiFi
Bar
Laundry

House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:30 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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; cash is not accepted
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Frequently asked questions

Is Barley Mow Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Barley Mow Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Barley Mow Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Barley Mow Hotel?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Barley Mow Hotel located?

Situated in Pontefract, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Pontefract Town Hall and Pontefract Castle. Pontefract Racecourse and Snozone are also within 3 miles (5 km). Pontefract Tanshelf Station is 9 minutes by foot and Pontefract Baghill Station is 10 minutes.

Barley Mow Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 34 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Good would return

Great place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Gareth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Trip to races midweek

Great location for race course. Plenty of pubs and shops close by . Very near train station. Very friendly host
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tired and unloved.

Good location for town centre, and friendly reception but small, cramped room with dated and tired decor, the ensuite was well past its best before date and the single bed was very uncomfortable. I would not stay again unless desperate.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Baris

ood sleep

It was good as i was quite tired
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Rob

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cheap and cheerful only downside was my room was above the local taxi rank and with sash windows was a bit rowdy at 2 am kick out time. Staff are friendly and location is good for local nightlife if that’s your thing.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't even stay the night took one look and went to another hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Room comfort
It would have been nice to be warned that the taxi rank is outside and at 2.30am I would be woken up by screaming and shouting that lasted for about 40 minutes! Don't stop here unless you're going to go clubbing!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Barebones

Room was clean but cold, very dated with a tiny TV , the sink's drain bubbled presumably when the other rooms used their sink ,it's next to a taxi rank so there were people outside shouting and laughing until 3am during the week. shared bathroom's show was antique.there was no wifi in the rooms i would say in suitable for business stops ... probably alright for someone to sleep after beeing out on the town but the staff seemed friendly enough
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was given a room no bigger than a cupboard, it was grim, looked like a 1970’s time warp. Shower was horrible with plastic shower curtain, limescale caked on the shower tray and grotty towels that looked liked they must have been at least 20 years old. Room lock was dodgy, very dangerous if there was a fire whilst you were in the room. There is a takeaway opposite and the smells seep into the room. On the plus side the staff can’t do enough for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Overnight stopover

The outside of the hotel is going through a upgrade,I hope they then start on the rooms,the room I had although clean was very dated and in need of a revamp,other than that I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service

Value for money stay

Clean and tidy, simple hotel. Good friendly staff, room a little dated but ok. Very good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Mark, North Wales

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

Good value for money

I had a 3 night stay and found that this was excellent value for the money paid - The host Alex was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was excellent. The location is very convenient for the centre of the town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Scott, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good place to stay right in the centre

Owners are great people, very friendly and helpful. Needed a place to stay overnight whilst on business trip and hotel couldn't have been more convenient being right in the centre. Room was absolutely fine for my needs and spotless. Had a great nights sleep (best I've slept in a year). Recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Ipswich

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

Nice place to stay

This was the first time to pontefract, it was for a friend's funeral quite a few of us stayed the hotelier Alex was very accomadating and friendly would highly recommend it close to everything too
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Gary

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs a total refit

very run down rooms. needs a lot of attention and ££
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Angela

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

Good value for money

The staff were lovely, they need to sort out front door keys for late night entry. I am sure they will get around to modernising the upstairs as well as they have done downstairs. Great shower. Bar needs real ale
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Richard, Cumbria

Liked: Room comfort

Ask about the disco before booking

The Barley Mow was OK - nothing outstanding but then it was cheap. Welcome was OK, Breakfast was good, kettle worked but there was a shortage of things to make with it (and few extra available when asked), TV worked on some channels, Bathroom was tiny and you could not use the toilet without banging your legs against the wall. I didn't get any of the rooms pictured on the website (perhaps they are modernising in stages). Biggest problem tho' was the disco which is run on Friday and Saturday nights from 10pm to 2am which isn't noted on the website.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017