Golden Ball Hotel

The breakfast menu was straightforward, comprehensive and the food (full English etc) was superb. The staff were extremely helpful and were keen to ensure you got what you wanted. The evening menu was, again straightforward with food of great quality and with good portions.. (restaurant and bar not open Mon/Tues but local options in nearby Elmsworth were both worth a visit). Good location....easy to get to from the Cambridge Services turn off with good access to Cambridge and the surrounding area.

On arrival the Golden Ball was a very charming pub, very well presented with lovely hanging baskets of flowers out front . The breakfasts were very well catered for, and the breakfast room was very well presented, it had a real charm to it with a lovely view to the well kept garden. We enjoyed a nice conversation with our hosts Stephen and Sarah . The room in the barn was very comfortable with a king sized bed, and everything was nice and clean .

It's a beautiful little thatched inn with plenty of parking space and we had a lovely room with a good tv, easy to use shower and a chocolate bar each for us when we turned up with plenty of drinks to go with them. The dining area/bar is very nicely decorated and the staff were very friendly and hard working, also with regards to the food it was excellent quality/quantity and in the morning as part of the full cooked breakfast I got two fried eggs, baked beans and fried bread, as well as the cereals and toast - ticks all the boxes as far as I'm concerned. I reckon it would also be a good base for visiting Cambridge, St Ives and the Swiss Garden at Biggleswade.

The breakfast options were good, but we had cereal and toast, just right. The staff were super friendly and helpful. One of the main meal options promised 'confit of duck' was not available, but we had a nice alternative. The hotel is very quiet and comfortable situated in a rural landscape with lovely thatched buildings about. Parking was excellent and all within easy access to the motorway and Cambridge.

We were travelling to Stansted airport and felt that this would be the perfect overnight stop close to Cambridge. We visited Cambridge but note that this is a 20 minute drive away. We discovered beautiful gardens, a peaceful village and great service! We had dinner in the evening and thank Amanda for her wonderful and friendly service. Breakfast was great and attentive service one again. Such friendly, helpful staff and delicious food.