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Hotel★★★

The Royal & Fortescue

Boutport Street, Barnstaple EX31 1HG

  • Nearest coast-path baseBude~44 km
  • Total number of rooms49
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About

The Royal & Fortescue Hotel in Barnstaple offers a comfortable stay with convenient amenities. Enjoy on-site dining at our restaurant and two bars/lounges, or grab a snack at the coffee shop. Each of our 49 air-conditioned rooms features a flat-screen TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries and slippers. Additional amenities include a 24-hour front desk, dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and free self-parking. Nearby, explore hiking and biking trails, or visit local attractions such as the St Anne's Arts & Community Centre and the Queen's Theatre. The preferred airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), approximately 52 miles away.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Accessible
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Facilities

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (15:00)
  • Check-out hour (11:00)
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Bellboy service
+ 3 more
  • Lift access
  • Luggage room
  • Clothes dryer

Catering

  • Café
  • Bar
  • Restaurant

Business

  • Meeting room

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Snacks

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age (18)
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Rooms

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Single roomup to 11 adults
Triple roomup to 53 adults / 4 children
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

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Location

Boutport Street, Barnstaple EX31 1HG

  • Land's End163 km
  • Penzance150 km
  • St Ives140 km
  • Falmouth125 km
  • Newquay103 km
  • Padstow86 km
  • Bude44 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

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Meals

Key facts

Total number of rooms
49

Book direct with the hotel

Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 04/09/2026.