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The Bat and Ball

2.0 star property
Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Canterbury Cathedral

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Enjoy a contemporary dining experience with stylish tables, comfortable seating, and a warm atmosphere.
Step into The Bat & Ball, a charming two-story building with a traditional facade, featuring a prominent front door and multiple windows.
Experience a serene riverside setting with scenic views and a peaceful atmosphere.
Cozy retreat with a neatly made bed, dresser, and mirror.
Cozy retreat with a desk, laptop, and vase with flowers.

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
The current price is AU$269
includes taxes & fees
6 Aug - 7 Aug

Explore the area

Map
163 Old Dover Rd, Canterbury, England, CT1 3NX
  • Canterbury Cathedral
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Marlowe Theatre
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • London (SEN-Southend)

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Laptop workspace
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Quadruple Room

Family Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Laptop workspace
Desk
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed

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Comfort Double Room

Comfort Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Canterbury

The Bat and Ball places you in the centre of Canterbury, within a 30-minute stroll of Canterbury Cathedral and Marlowe Theatre. Highlights at this B&B include free continental breakfast. .This smoke-free bed & breakfast offers free WiFi in public areas and luggage storage. Each morning free breakfast is served. There's also the convenience of limited parking. .Sights within a 15-minute drive of this Canterbury B&B include Howletts Wild Animal Park and Wingham Wildlife Park.
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What's nearby

  • Canterbury Christ Church University - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Canterbury Cathedral - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Marlowe Theatre - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • University of Kent - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Howletts Wild Animal Park - 6 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • Canterbury East Station - 17 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 104 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪The Thomas Ingoldsby - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Old City Bar - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Chom Chom - ‬17 min walk

About this property

The Bat and Ball

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Canterbury Cathedral
Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Canterbury bed & breakfast is smoke free.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • No smoking on site
The Bat and Ball offers 6 accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. 16-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request

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

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 16-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

The Bat and Ball Canterbury
The Bat and Ball Bed & breakfast
The Bat and Ball Bed & breakfast Canterbury

Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at The Bat and Ball?

Onsite parking is limited.

How much does it cost to stay at The Bat and Ball?

As of 27 July 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Bat and Ball on 6 Aug 2025 start from AU$269.43, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Are there any beaches close to The Bat and Ball?

The closest beach to The Bat and Ball is Whitstable Beach (11 km).

Does The Bat and Ball serve breakfast?

Yeah, free continental breakfast is offered daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Bat and Ball?

No, The Bat and Ball does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at The Bat and Ball?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Bat and Ball?

No, pets are not allowed.

The Bat and Ball Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 33 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 33 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 33 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 33 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 33 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shem

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable room, good shower and bed. Tea and coffee making facilities were welcome. Breakfast was fine. Room was quite noisy as on main road but ok unless you’re a very light sleeper. Overall, good value. 15 min walk into town, which was fine for us and free parking was helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well presented and brilliant priced accommodation. Plenty of space and key box access was genius! Lots of drink making equipment in the room, lovely toiletries, and the included continental breakfast was perfect. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lovekumar

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

Amazing sport for short break

Their ambiance is very nice very clear instructions and room are amazing comfortable near by cathedral and everything is in walking distance
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria V

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

Toia

Everything was good Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Amazing

Fantastic beautiful newly renovated hotel. Easy check in, great breakfast. Got upgraded to a beautiful suite which was amazing! Very very happy and would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Libby

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I really don’t like to write negative reviews, so I will start with the positives. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. Unfortunately it was quite noisy due to traffic and single glazed windows. We could also hear all other guests very clearly, doors banging, walking up and down the stairs and conversations. We didn’t sleep well here. The shower plug was blocked and didn’t drain sufficiently, we didn’t have electric in the morning so we were an able to make coffee and I was unable to dry my hair, resulting in missing the very very early 9am breakfast cut off time.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Lovely modern room, clean & very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

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

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very lovely stay, fantastic room with only a couple of very minor gripes. Heated towel rail was not working and the main window blind was broken so it was unable to be opened. Otherwise a very lovely stay, thank you Bat and Ball team.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzie

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

8/10 Good

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Adrian

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

Terrible nights sleep!!! So I cannot recommend.

The Good: There had been a lot of thought and love put into the redesign of this pub into a B&B: decor, furnishings, technology, breakfast, etc are all great and the staff were lovey and helpful. All great, well done. The Bad: 1. The road noise is terrible. We were in room 3 on first floor, a corner room, which was lovely. However, it fronts onto the road and traffic lights and only the larger lower window panes are double glazed. The smaller upper panes are single and most noise will come through these. They will be more expensive to double glaze and the property may be listed, which would add complications and cost, potentially. Nevertheless, completing the double glazing and adding a triple glaze pane on the inside would substantially remedy the road noise issue. 2. There were three other rooms on our floor, occupied by three ladies. They talked in the room next to us from 10pm when we got in, until 1am. I slept after that for a couple of hours before being disturbed again by the road noise and lightly dosing for another 4hrs. The walls a clearly not sound insulated, but could be retrospectively, although staff could also request/educate guests to have consideration for other guests especially after 10/11pm. Feedback is a gift to help improve. In my business, we actively seek feedback to help us improve and win more business. Hope you take this in the same way because you have a great B&B, but my primary objective in any hotel/B&B is to have a great night sleep.
Lovely shower. Good quality.
Beautifully furnished and decorated
Double and single glazing. Also, Venetians are rubbish at sound and light proofing. Use quality curtains instead.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Fred

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was beautiful, loved and loved the bathroom. 2 things that let it down was the amount of parking apace which made me spent money to go park somewhere else for the night which was unnecessary.Stairs narrow and both me and my partner nealry fell down. . Breakfast was something to forget as there options wasnt great and not alot off variety. ,would have loved a full english breakfast. Beside lovely place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was fine
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the bar and ball. Obviously someone really cares about comfort and standards. The young lady at breakfast was a very friendly person and all in all i would highly recommend the bat and ball for a place to stay while visiting canterbury. Beautiful bedding too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Large comfortable room with tea and coffee making facilities. Good continental buffet breakfast selection. Close to the city and amenities. Only 4 parking spaces for 6 rooms is a little bit of a detraction from what was otherwise a good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to walk into City centre , but the front corner room we had was very noisy above a busy traffic lights controlled junction . Staff were very helpful and attentive .
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Good place to stay but a little pricey

Very nice rooms and continental breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Henning

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