The Bear of Burton

3.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Junior Double Room
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Reception

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

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17 Salisbury Road, Christchurch, England, BH23 7JG
  • Place, Christchurch Castle
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Christchurch Priory
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Regent Centre
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Bear of Burton

Hotel in Christchurch with free breakfast and a restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a meeting room. Free cooked-to-order breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, free newspapers, wedding services, and a garden are onsite.
The Bear of Burton offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and bathrobes. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Christchurch hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Bear of Burton. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Christchurch Castle. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking. This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, a meeting room, and a terrace
  • Just a 3-minute drive from New Forest National Park and 14 minutes from Bournemouth International Centre
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The business-friendly The Bear of Burton also features a terrace, a garden, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Christchurch hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per stay (maximum GBP 30 per stay)
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 3 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per stay (maximum GBP 30 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:30 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • One child 3 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Manor Christchurch
Manor House Christchurch
Manor Hotel Christchurch
The Manor
The Bear of Burton Hotel
The Bear of Burton Christchurch
The Bear of Burton Hotel Christchurch

The Bear of Burton Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 144 out of 173 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 173 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 173 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 173 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 173 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Emily

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

Absolutely perfect

Perfect stay. Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was faultless!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Great stay in dorset

Great Stay, nice room, nice bar, good restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Only comment is more staff required for checking in purposes as other staff working really hard. We were acknowledged but had to wait quite a while also other customers waiting to pay their bills.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay at The Bear room,staff,breakfast and we even had a few evening meals there as well
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rosemary

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub and very dog friendly. Delicious food, too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara-Jane

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mandy

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

Great Stay Overall

We stayed in the Goldilocks room the room was spotlessly clean and had everything we needed... The bed was clean, but we could feel a couple of springs when lying down. Breakfast first morning was a 6/10 the bread looked and tasted cheap. The bacon was streaky and fatty. Second morning the bread was better quality but bacon still streaky and fatty 7/10. There is lots to do in the local area including the New Forest and a short drive to sea.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Siobhan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room. Great breakfast. Plenty of parking. Lovely ambience. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic service, food and drink. Room was fabulous and well resourced. My only very slight issue was that breakfast did not start until 8am, in saying that the continental breakfast the night before for us was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mathew

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

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

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

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

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

Dippin eggs!!!

Always a wonderful stay! And a bath in your room….yes please! And where do you know that does dippin eggs and shoulders? They go here yum.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Gillian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent breakfast, good options, friendly efficient staff comfortable room with good facilities. Some areas of dining space were in need of cleaning. Overall a good experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a very good one night stay with a very good evening meal The whole place gives off a very good relaxing atmosphere Lovely friendly and very efficient staff Loved every minute of our short stay our room was great We will be back Martyn
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

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

10/10 Excellent

Juliet

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

Lovely hotel, great service and accomodation

The Bear at Burton is a lovely hotel, beautiful bedroom with quirky touches. Very clean and comfortable. Service was brilliant, all staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast was delicious
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms, very clean. Friendly and helpful staff. Great place to stay with a dog as you can still have a very nice room can, dogs can eat in the main area with you, they even have blankets for them. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

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

Wonderful stay with the bears!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and will definitely be back soon. Nice comfy beds and love all the traditional features of the property plus all the bear accents! All the staff were fabulous and friendly. Breakfast was great quality.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location a short drive from a beach we found. There isn’t a lot near the hotel but it is accessible to the surrounding areas for visiting places by car or bike. The room was large and had aircon plus a huge Dyson fan which was a plus in the heatwave. King size bed and double aspect and tastefully furnished with tea, coffee and water. Couldn’t fault the room. We ate in the restaurant ( outside dining) which was great but I booked prior to arrival. The food was average, we had a steak which was overcooked. The staff were lovely and couldn’t fault them. Would definitely stay again and highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

Great stay at The Bear of Burton

Lovely rural setting, very clean & tidy. Nice idea to offer complimentary G&T. Good food. The GM was very welcoming checking me in and showing me my room. The GM was also on duty for breakfast service and accommodated my need to leave early. Can recommend,
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025