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The Rose & Crown Free House

3.5 star property

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Premium Double or Twin Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Bar (on property)
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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High Street, Clacton-on-Sea, England, CO16 0EF
  • Place, Holland Haven Country Park
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Clacton-on-Sea Beach
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Place, Princes Theatre
    ‪18 min drive‬

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Premium Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Premium Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Premium Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2

About the neighborhood

Clacton-on-Sea

The Rose & Crown Free House places you within a 10-minute drive of Holland Haven Country Park and Walton Pier. This 6-room, 3.5-star inn has conveniences like a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and free self parking.
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What's nearby

  • Holland Haven Country Park - 12 min drive - 6.0 miles
  • Walton Pier - 17 min drive - 6.5 miles
  • Clacton-on-Sea Beach - 18 min drive - 9.6 miles
  • Clacton Pier - 18 min drive - 9.6 miles
  • Princes Theatre - 18 min drive - 9.6 miles

Getting around

  • Clacton-on-Sea Thorpe Le Soken Station - 19 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 84 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Smugglers Cove - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Skinners Fish and Chips - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Rose & Crown Free House

Guests staying at The Rose & Crown Free House enjoy free WiFi in public areas, an outdoor tennis court, and a garden. If you drive, put free parking to good use. Other amenities at this adults-only inn include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
For entertainment, guests can expect to find TVs.
Recreational amenities at the inn include an outdoor tennis court.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Outdoor tennis court

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

  • This is an adults-only property

Property 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
  • Check-in: 3:00 PM
  • Check-out: 11:00 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • There are no elevators.

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Frequently asked questions

What's there to do within easy reach of The Rose & Crown Free House?

This inn is located in Clacton-on-Sea, close to Princes Theatre, Walton Pier, and Clacton Pier. Holland Haven Country Park is also within a driving distance of 4.7 mi.

How much does it cost to stay at The Rose & Crown Free House?

As of Jun 13, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Rose & Crown Free House on Jun 16, 2026 start from $146, 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.

Is parking available on site at The Rose & Crown Free House?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the inn.

Does The Rose & Crown Free House include a casino?

No, The Rose & Crown Free House doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at The Rose & Crown Free House?

No, there is no indoor pool at this inn.

Is The Rose & Crown Free House a good place to stay for couples?

At this adults-only inn, couples will appreciate amenities like a restaurant and a bar/lounge plus some guestrooms include free WiFi.

Are there hot tubs at The Rose & Crown Free House?

No, this inn doesn't have a spa tub.

Does The Rose & Crown Free House have a restaurant that serves breakfast?

Yes, The Rose & Crown Free House serves breakfast for a surcharge from its restaurant.

Does The Rose & Crown Free House allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at The Rose & Crown Free House.

Are there connecting rooms at The Rose & Crown Free House?

No, there aren't connecting guestrooms at this inn.

How close is the airport from The Rose & Crown Free House?

The closest major airport to The Rose & Crown Free House is London (SEN-Southend), which is about 28.2 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at The Rose & Crown Free House?

No, there aren't any guestrooms with balconies at The Rose & Crown Free House.

The Rose & Crown Free House Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely beer garden. Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay. Staff friendly & welcoming. Food wasn’t the best but done the job
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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

First visit.

First time at the Rose and Crown, and we were very impressed! Very friendly staff, nice clean room. A nice pub, that also sold good food. We would be very happy to return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

Great staff

Faye was awesome
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Deanne

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

Top notch

Lovely, friendly, welcoming staff and bar area. Room was exceptional, clean tidy well thought out with an added bonus if a kitchen area. Bed ver comfortable, shower great. Food choice covered various options, good portions and tasty. Prices for beer and wine were very good. Totally enjoyed our stay and would recommend anyone to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Little bit of class in Clacton

Really lovely place the staff were great I couldn’t fault it 10/10 for everything food was delicious fantastic atmosphere all around will definitely be my go to place in the future when I’m in the area .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely welcome very helpful friendly staff, who even went to the trouble of buying gluten free bread for me.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julian

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

Late Autumn Break

Excellent few days, very friendly staff and ideal location to visit the Naze, Old Harwich and friends in Walton.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ewa

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

Perfect!

Thank you for a comfortable stay and Great breakfast. A lovely 16th-century building fully functional in the 21st century. Great staff. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an amazing stay! Room was fantastic! So no what we was expecting, we only booked last minute over the bank holiday weekend as we had a funeral nearby. Everything about the room was excellent, clean, modern, gorgeous shower. We ate in the pub restaurant, the food was superb. Breakfast was excellent! So much choice. The staff were so welcoming and friendly Highly recommend this place to stay or just eat and drink. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn’t like walking through the smokers at the entrance to the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff lovely, breakfast was ok didn’t like sausages but that personal preference. The room very disappointing even though very clean it was small I was feeling very claustrophobic two single beds put together just felt so cramped in Room 1…, when having a shower , shower head kept sliding down the pole that was annoying , pillows too flat , no air con but did provide a fan which sorry was useless, for the price very disappointed in room . Only stayed one night if I had booked for longer I would coped in Room 1.,,
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Great place apart from room 1

Stayed here several times for work and normally really good, but this time i was put in room 1 which is very small. I requested a double bed but all they had done was push 2 singles together but the mattresses didnt even level up plus the sheet didnt fit. Not a nice room altogther. On the plus side staff all really friendly and food and drink very good and reasonably priced. I will stay again but ask not to be in room1
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

A small but well presented double room

A clean and well presented double room, a little on the small side and would have benefitted from desk/dressing table. There is a busy road outside, which may both some people. I would certainly be happy to stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Came down to stay overnight for my brothers wedding. Room was perfect. Very clean and well presented very friendly staff. Would stay again! Breakfast was good too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen

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

Great stay

Lovely clean room and bathroom but quite a lot of road noise if you want the window open at the front. Food was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charles

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

Lovely

Very good. The best scrambled egg for breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donald

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

Very friendly staff, great value for money, lovely

Great place to stay but you need a car to go to nearby places of interest. Due to "covid" the management have used what used to be the car park in front of the Pub with outside seating leaving only space for 1 car. There is however no parking restrictions along the section of road it is in. It only has 4 rooms and we got room number 4, it has obviously been recently refurbished and was very nice. Had a decent size toilet/ sink / shower room. not a problem for us but if you can not climb stairs to the first floor do not book a room here. All 4 rooms are upstairs. Booked thro hotels.com and breakfast was also included in the price, that was also very nice with as much tea / coffee / orange juice, a selection of cereal and various cooked which included full English 5/5 from us.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming. Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Can not fault property, my room was gorgeous, it even had a kitchen. Food very good. Staff very friendly. Overall an excellent stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Anita

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

Food and room good

The food and room were good. Unfortunately there is now only one parking space, where there used to be four, so we had to park on the busy public road.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

A stay that exceeded all expectations!

This is a really nice pub and hotel, received a really warm welcome and shown to our room, which whilst located at the top of a couple of flights of stairs, was well worth the climb! A beautifully decorated family room with kitchenette. Clean, tidy and well furnished. Comfortable bed. We decided to eat in the pub and both chose the roast as it was Sunday. Food was amazing and there was a lovely atmosphere in the pub itself. Breakfast the following morning was also wonderful, as late risers we were delighted to hear that breakfast was served all morning and there was no rush to avoid missing it! Again the food was amazing, cooked to order and tasted great. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the village, on site parking, comfortable rooms . good selection of beers
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve

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

Great stay and food

Stayed here before and as usual food and room was brilliant. Only downside now is they have transferred the front car park to a seating area so you have to park off site.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean and cosy room, I would happily stay again whilst work on the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

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