Saracens Head - Great Dunmow
Warm coaching inn rooms with free breakfast and parking
Airport access
How you get from this hotel to the gate.
About this hotel
The former coaching inn building gives these rooms and suites genuine character, warmly decorated rather than a standard chain layout, in the market town of Great Dunmow. Free breakfast starts the day without an added cost, and the restaurant and bar cover an evening meal without a drive elsewhere in town after a long day of travel. Free parking removes a cost several terminal-ring hotels charge separately, useful for a traveller arriving by car with luggage to unload. Pet-friendly and accessible rooms widen who the stay works for, and free Wi-Fi keeps a laptop connected throughout. Without airport shuttle tagged, this suits a traveller comfortable with a drive to Stansted rather than a dedicated ride, trading the shortest possible terminal-ring distance for a genuine market-town coaching inn.
- Former coaching inn
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Pet-friendly rooms
Our take
Suits a traveller who wants a characterful coaching inn stay with breakfast and parking both included, and anyone travelling with a pet given the pet-friendly rooms. Suites work well for a family wanting more space than a standard chain room. Anyone racing an early flight with no car should book a terminal-ring hotel with a shuttle instead, since Great Dunmow sits a drive rather than a walk from Stansted.
- Book a suite if travelling as a family; it offers more space than the standard rooms here.
- Bring a pet along if needed; the rooms here are tagged pet-friendly.
- Use the free parking and free breakfast together to cut costs versus a terminal-ring hotel that charges for both.
Why we love it
- Genuine former coaching inn character
- Free breakfast and free parking included
- Pet-friendly rooms and suites
- Restaurant and bar on site
Why guests love itI like the Saracens Head in Great Dunmow for families who want a night with character before a Stansted flight. It is a former coaching inn with warmly decorated rooms and suites, and breakfast is included, so the morning stays simple. Parking is free, Wi-Fi is free, and the restaurant and bar cover dinner. Pets are welcome and the inn is accessible throughout, which helps when everyone travels together. The 8.4 score is reassuring.