Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self parking is available on-site.

Is breakfast offered at the property?

Yes, breakfast is available at the on-site restaurant, though specific details about the type and cost are not provided.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 14:00 to 21:00, and check-out is by 10:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in Gainsborough, within a 5-minute drive of Blyton Park Driving Center and Blyton Park Driving Centre. It is 2 miles from Race Kart Centre and 3.6 miles from Green Howe.

Are children allowed at the property?

Yes, children are allowed at the property, but guests must be at least 18 years old to check in.

The Black Horse Inn

What guests think

Across the reviews, The Black Horse Inn is praised as a welcoming pub-with-rooms offering comfortable, good-value accommodation, tasty food, and friendly service, with many noting spacious, quiet rooms for an easy, relaxed stay.

Several reviews mention chalet-style ground-floor rooms with individual entrances and appreciated touches like air conditioning; a few found lighting a bit dark or beds too soft. Cleanliness is generally praised, though a small number reported cobwebs, a stained sofa, or harsh bleach smell. Parking is usually easy and secure but can be busy at peak times, and the quiet village location suits visits near Gainsborough and Blyton Park. Expect a relaxed, good-value country pub stay.

Facilities

Cleanliness

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Facilities

On-site pub with beer garden and outside seating, plus generally ample and secure parking (including motorbike-friendly), though it can fill up at busy times. Dog friendly, with chalet-style rooms that often have individual entrances and some air conditioning.

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Christopher

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect as always ie clean room , good parking and excellent evening meals (wish I could stay more often !)

10

Mark

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully kept accommodation, clean quiet and reasonably priced with excellent facilities and large bedrooms. Dog friendly too. Thanks for a great stay, would thoroughly recommend.

10

Michael

7 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely room, good food, dog friendly. Only problem breakfast to late.

10

Mrs Belinda E

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice chalet, easy access, easy parking. Good sized room. Lighting could have been cosier but overall definitely recommend

10

Neil

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A really nice place with the added bonus of individual air conditioning which I really appreciated. Definitely I’d return.

10

richard

13 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely 1 night stay rooms are great, fantastic beer garden and lovely pub with very nice food and excerlent breakfast. Thank you very much for a lovely stay

2

Graeme

13 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Couldn’t park within a mile of the place - it was a sunny day and the car park was packed. When I eventually got in the property I was told there was no record of my booking - no signal to show booking on phone. Hotel then took the booking fee out of my bank account the following day - angry and frustrated is not the word! I will obviously not be back here

10

Kimble

1 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to stay. Parking for our motorbikes right out side the rooms. Food is amazing. Rooms are very nice with excellent shower ! Outside seating area, great beer and nice staff. Highly reccomended

10

ronald

15 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great value for money. Excellent quality accommodation in what appeared to be a purpose built single storey building adjacent to the main pub / hotel, with a 'terrace' of adjacent rooms. I had my own entrance door off the rear car park area with a room so large you could almost live out of it (ensuite shower room and a sofa also as well as plenty of storage for clothes). Great pub with good food and large selection of beers, etc and plenty of secure parking to rear.

10

Christine

11 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Like an American motel but with British pub and breakfast. Very comfortable and dog friendly.

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Cleanliness

Reviews frequently describe clean, well-kept rooms. A few note cobwebs, dirty or stained spots, and an overpowering bleach smell.

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Lee

22 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice little hotel good good and clean comfortable room

8

Judith Ann

4 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The accommodation was comfortable and clean.

8

Fraser

30 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to Blyton Park where we were going for the two days, beds a bit soft a few cobwebs in the corners up and down.

10

Christopher

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect as always ie clean room , good parking and excellent evening meals (wish I could stay more often !)

10

Mark

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully kept accommodation, clean quiet and reasonably priced with excellent facilities and large bedrooms. Dog friendly too. Thanks for a great stay, would thoroughly recommend.

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Fiona

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wrong room booked by hotels.com. Staff on arrival unhelpful. Room has a badly stained sofa, dirty en suite floor. The room was in need of cleaning and a little tlc eg the paint on the head board was VERY scratched.

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Michelle

9 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here overnight for a friend’s 60th nearby. The area is quiet but we knew that already as we had visited with those friends on a number of occasions. It was close to Blyton’s Ice Cream with a vast array of delicious homemade ice creams to choose from, and a lovely little tea room around the corner called Tiffin’s. We managed a lovely walk around the village in sunshine too. Very enjoyable stay, lovely evening meal. The only downside (for us) was the overpowering smell of bleach in the room but, for one night it was manageable, and we at least knew the bathroom was spotlessly clean. Lovely hot shower. Room felt a little dark even with all the lamps on. Could do with a brighter bulb in the main room. Plenty of PowerPoints for charging.

10

Angela

5 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Booked myself and my black Labrador in for 3 nights. Spacious room, nice decor and very clean. Comfy bed with plenty of pillows. The full English breakfast was spot on with good quality items. (Thank you Ben). All the staff were engaging and very helpful. Great value for money! Would highly recommend this place and will definitely stay again should I be down that way again.

10

Edmund

7 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

For the price I was pleasantly surprised with the condition of this room. It was clean and spacious, with basic TV and tea/coffee facilities. Exactly what I was after.

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Rooms

Rooms are spacious, comfortable, and quiet, often in chalet-style units with individual entrances; appreciated features include strong showers, air conditioning, and plenty of space. Some guests found lighting dim or beds a bit soft, and a few rooms feel basic.

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Michael

24 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

An excelent place to stay recently built accommodation and vert comfortable

10

Mark

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully kept accommodation, clean quiet and reasonably priced with excellent facilities and large bedrooms. Dog friendly too. Thanks for a great stay, would thoroughly recommend.

10

Mrs Belinda E

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice chalet, easy access, easy parking. Good sized room. Lighting could have been cosier but overall definitely recommend

10

Neil

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A really nice place with the added bonus of individual air conditioning which I really appreciated. Definitely I’d return.

10

Rachel

2 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely pub with rooms. Room was a great size and really comfortable. Service was friendly and welcoming. Evening meal was typical pub food, tasty and filling, with an excellent pudding list :-)

10

Kimble

1 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to stay. Parking for our motorbikes right out side the rooms. Food is amazing. Rooms are very nice with excellent shower ! Outside seating area, great beer and nice staff. Highly reccomended

10

Edmund

7 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

For the price I was pleasantly surprised with the condition of this room. It was clean and spacious, with basic TV and tea/coffee facilities. Exactly what I was after.

10

ronald

15 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great value for money. Excellent quality accommodation in what appeared to be a purpose built single storey building adjacent to the main pub / hotel, with a 'terrace' of adjacent rooms. I had my own entrance door off the rear car park area with a room so large you could almost live out of it (ensuite shower room and a sofa also as well as plenty of storage for clothes). Great pub with good food and large selection of beers, etc and plenty of secure parking to rear.

8

Robert

2 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice pub good location rooms are a good size tea coffee tv good bath room apart from light switch is behind door breakfast was perfect

8

Michael

12 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Decent size room and bathroom. Quiet Has everything you need, if a little basic. But good value.

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Service

Service is widely described as friendly, helpful, and accommodating, with staff often going the extra mile. One guest reported unhelpful service during a booking issue.

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Paul

1 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely pub with annexed accommodation. Rooms were a good size, furnished attractively and comfortably. Great food and friendly staff. Easy to recommend Thank you to everyone at the Black Horse

10

Tony

1 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

10/10 staff are wonderful and food is delicious

10

Graeme

15 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and accommodating staff. Excellent price. Would recommend

2

Fiona

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wrong room booked by hotels.com. Staff on arrival unhelpful. Room has a badly stained sofa, dirty en suite floor. The room was in need of cleaning and a little tlc eg the paint on the head board was VERY scratched.

10

Emma

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic staff and room. The food is 10/10

10

Rachel

2 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely pub with rooms. Room was a great size and really comfortable. Service was friendly and welcoming. Evening meal was typical pub food, tasty and filling, with an excellent pudding list :-)

10

Angela

5 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Booked myself and my black Labrador in for 3 nights. Spacious room, nice decor and very clean. Comfy bed with plenty of pillows. The full English breakfast was spot on with good quality items. (Thank you Ben). All the staff were engaging and very helpful. Great value for money! Would highly recommend this place and will definitely stay again should I be down that way again.

10

I

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nothing too much trouble, staff, room food all excellent, even cooked an amazing breakfast just for me 11 out of 10, would definitely recommend

10

Stephen

5 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very good stay, friendly service and easy to book in, meals were very good in the pub and a very friendly atmoshere, staff brill.

10

Fiona

22 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to stay, food was excellent and he staff were so friendly and kind. Definitely recommend

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Location

Quiet village setting near Gainsborough, handy for Blyton Park and local walks, ice cream parlours, and tea rooms. Suits a peaceful stopover more than a lively stay.

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Fraser

30 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to Blyton Park where we were going for the two days, beds a bit soft a few cobwebs in the corners up and down.

10

Martin

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely friendly pub hotel near Gainsborough.

10

Simon

23 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I live in Gainsborough but this place is fantastic

8

Steve

5 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice stop in very quiet village

8

Michelle

9 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here overnight for a friend’s 60th nearby. The area is quiet but we knew that already as we had visited with those friends on a number of occasions. It was close to Blyton’s Ice Cream with a vast array of delicious homemade ice creams to choose from, and a lovely little tea room around the corner called Tiffin’s. We managed a lovely walk around the village in sunshine too. Very enjoyable stay, lovely evening meal. The only downside (for us) was the overpowering smell of bleach in the room but, for one night it was manageable, and we at least knew the bathroom was spotlessly clean. Lovely hot shower. Room felt a little dark even with all the lamps on. Could do with a brighter bulb in the main room. Plenty of PowerPoints for charging.

8

Robert

2 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice pub good location rooms are a good size tea coffee tv good bath room apart from light switch is behind door breakfast was perfect

8

Michael

12 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Decent size room and bathroom. Quiet Has everything you need, if a little basic. But good value.

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Dining

Food and drink draw strong praise: tasty pub dinners, excellent breakfasts, home-style dishes, good puddings, and well-kept ales. One guest wished breakfast were served earlier.

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Mrs T A

14 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great accommodation, breakfast and evening meal in the pub followed by a few of the local ale's

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Tony

1 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

10/10 staff are wonderful and food is delicious

10

Christopher

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect as always ie clean room , good parking and excellent evening meals (wish I could stay more often !)

10

richard

13 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely 1 night stay rooms are great, fantastic beer garden and lovely pub with very nice food and excerlent breakfast. Thank you very much for a lovely stay

8

Angie

28 Aug 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Well designed accessible room. Would have liked a chair/sofa as well as beds. Home cooking was great - best steak pie and fruit crumble we've had in years! Well kept ale.

10

Emma

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic staff and room. The food is 10/10

10

Rachel

2 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely pub with rooms. Room was a great size and really comfortable. Service was friendly and welcoming. Evening meal was typical pub food, tasty and filling, with an excellent pudding list :-)

10

I

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nothing too much trouble, staff, room food all excellent, even cooked an amazing breakfast just for me 11 out of 10, would definitely recommend

10

Gavin

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great room, fantastic staff and great pub food

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Fiona

22 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to stay, food was excellent and he staff were so friendly and kind. Definitely recommend

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The Black Horse Inn

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