Nantwich Hotels
A local guide to where to stay
A guide to where to stay

Hotels in Nantwich, Cheshire

An honest, locally written guide to the eight best places to stay in Nantwich and the villages around it. Real addresses, walking distances from the town square, parking notes, and who each hotel actually suits.

4hotels in town centre
2country house hotels nearby
1budget chain hotel
1guest house / B&B

Hotels in Nantwich at a glance

Eight properties in and around Nantwich, sorted by where they sit relative to the town square. The Crown is the most central, Premier Inn is the cheapest, Rookery Hall is the most luxurious. The full write-ups are below.

Hotel Type Distance from town centre Guest rating Best for
Crown Hotel Town centre On the High Street 4.3 · 897 reviews Most central; historic 16th-century building
The Cheshire Cat Town centre 3 min walk (Welsh Row) 4.4 · 1,100 reviews Gastropub stay with on-site parking
Cheshire Boutique Bathhouse Boutique, town centre 1 min walk (Mill Street) 4.9 · 31 reviews Couples and special occasions
Red Cow Town centre 4 min walk (Beam Street) 4.4 · 584 reviews Traditional pub-with-rooms
Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa Country house 3 miles north (Worleston) 4.6 · 1,258 reviews Spa breaks, weddings, anniversaries
Warner Alvaston Hall Adults-only resort 2 miles north 4.4 · 2,019 reviews Adult breaks with entertainment
Premier Inn Crewe (Nantwich) Budget chain 1.5 miles east (Willaston) 4.1 · 533 reviews Budget stays and contractors
Mile House Barn B&B B&B 2.5 miles north (Worleston) 4.9 · 30 reviews Owner-run, dog-friendly stays

Hotels in Nantwich town centre

Four properties sit within five minutes' walk of the town square, which is the part of Nantwich most visitors mean when they say "central". All four are listed Grade II or higher and are walkable to the High Street, the church and Nantwich Bookshop without needing a car.

Crown Hotel

★★★★ 4.3 from 897 Google reviews
AddressHigh Street, Nantwich CW5 5AS
Walk to centre0 minutes
ListedGrade I, 16th century

The Crown is the most photographed building on the High Street: a black-and-white timber-framed inn that dates to the rebuilding of Nantwich after the Great Fire of 1583. The bedrooms are above a working bar and grill, so it is genuinely old, genuinely creaky in places, and genuinely characterful. Travellers who want a polished modern hotel will be happier elsewhere; everyone else gets a stay in one of the most historic buildings in Cheshire.

Best for: visitors who want to stay in the most central part of Nantwich and don't mind staying in a 400-year-old building. The bar and grill is consistently well-reviewed in its own right.

No private car park. Brine Leas swimming pool car park, a short walk away, is free after 3pm; the Civic Hall and Snow Hill car parks also work for overnight stays.

Check availability Direct: 01270 625283

The Cheshire Cat

★★★★ 4.4 from 1,100 Google reviews
Address26 Welsh Row, Nantwich CW5 5ED
Walk to centre3 minutes
ParkingOn-site, free

A Brunning & Price gastropub with sixteen rooms above and beside it, the Cheshire Cat has the rare combination of being a) genuinely walkable to the town square and b) having its own car park. Welsh Row itself is one of the prettier streets in Nantwich, lined with Georgian shopfronts and almshouses dating to 1638. Rooms are styled traditionally rather than minimally and breakfast tends to be included on most rates.

Best for: short breaks where you want to eat well on site, walk into town easily, and not move the car for the duration of the stay.
Check availability Direct: 01270 623020

Cheshire Boutique Bathhouse

★★★★★ 4.9 from 31 Google reviews
Address11 Mill Street, Nantwich CW5 5ST
Walk to centre1 minute
TypeBoutique self-catering

Sister property to the better-known Cheshire Boutique Barns, the Bathhouse is closer to a high-end self-catering townhouse than a conventional hotel: copper baths, a walled garden, a properly equipped kitchen, and a small number of rooms including the locally famous "Bar-th Room". It is the closest thing in Nantwich to a 5-star experience, although no AA-rated 5-star hotel exists in the town.

Best for: couples, anniversaries, and small groups who want privacy, design, and the option to cook for themselves. Less suited to one-night business stays.
Check availability Direct: 07922 277292

Red Cow

★★★★ 4.4 from 584 Google reviews
Address51 Beam Street, Nantwich CW5 5NF
Walk to centre4 minutes
ClosedMondays

A traditional Nantwich pub that was refurbished in the William Morris-meets-modern-country-pub direction and now offers rooms above. Cheaper than the Cheshire Cat and quieter than the Crown, with food and drink that punches above its weight for a pub-with-rooms. Closed Mondays, which catches some travellers out.

Best for: mid-week stays where the pub-with-rooms format suits the trip. Not the right pick if you need to check in late on a Monday.
Check availability Direct: 01270 618522

Country house and spa hotels near Nantwich

Two larger properties sit in the villages immediately north of Nantwich. Neither is in the town itself, but both are within a ten-minute drive of the High Street and offer the things the town centre hotels can't: pools, spas, weddings, and grounds.

Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa

★★★★★ 4.6 from 1,258 Google reviews · AA 4-star
AddressMain Road, Worleston, Nantwich CW5 6DQ
Distance3 miles north of town
GroupHand Picked Hotels

If "luxury hotel Nantwich" or "5 star hotel Nantwich" is the search that brought you here, Rookery Hall is the honest answer. It's a Hand Picked Hotels country house in 38 acres of parkland, with a spa, indoor pool, restaurant and one of the most popular wedding diaries in Cheshire. AA-rated 4-star rather than 5-star, but more polished and better serviced than anything in Nantwich proper. Treat it as a destination rather than a base for exploring the town on foot, you'll need a car or taxi each way.

Best for: spa breaks, anniversaries, weddings, and visitors who want full hotel facilities under one roof. Less suited to travellers who want to be on the High Street within a five-minute walk.
Check availability Direct: 01270 610016

Warner Hotels Alvaston Hall

★★★★ 4.4 from 2,019 Google reviews
AddressMiddlewich Road, Nantwich CW5 6PD
Distance2 miles north of town
StyleAdults-only (over 18s)

A different proposition to Rookery Hall: Warner Alvaston Hall is a large adults-only resort hotel that sells inclusive entertainment-led breaks, complete with cabaret evenings, golf, and the kind of programme that suits guests in their fifties and beyond. It's a substantial site (around 90 acres) and a popular base for coach groups as well as couples.

Best for: over-50s adult breaks where the entertainment is part of the appeal. Not suitable for families with children.
Check availability Direct: 0330 135 9567

Budget hotels near Nantwich

There is no Travelodge or Holiday Inn Express in Nantwich. The one budget chain in the area is Premier Inn, around 1.5 miles east of the town centre.

Premier Inn Crewe (Nantwich)

★★★★ 4.1 from 533 Google reviews
Address221 Crewe Road, Willaston, Nantwich CW5 6NE
Distance1.5 miles east of town centre
On-siteBrewers Fayre next door

Despite "Crewe" in its name, this is the closest Premier Inn to Nantwich and is invariably the cheapest option for a one-night stay if you're not fussed about being on the High Street. A 25-minute walk into town along Crewe Road, or about five minutes by taxi. Rooms are the standard Premier Inn product: clean, predictable, and with their own decent breakfast.

Best for: contractors working in the area, business travellers, and anyone whose priority is a reliable bed under £80.
Check availability Direct: 0333 321 1335

Bed & breakfasts and guest houses

Several of the best-reviewed places to stay around Nantwich are owner-run B&Bs in the surrounding villages. The pick of them is Mile House Barn at Worleston, two and a half miles north.

Mile House Barn Bed & Breakfast

★★★★★ 4.9 from 30 Google reviews
AddressMain Road, Worleston, Nantwich CW5 6DH
Distance2.5 miles north of town
StyleOwner-run, dog-friendly

A small barn conversion run as a B&B by Claire and Brandon, with eggs from the chickens out the back making it into the breakfast. Reviews lean heavily on how welcoming the owners are; one guest mentions being given a lift into Nantwich for the evening, which is the sort of thing chain hotels structurally cannot offer.

Best for: travellers who'd rather stay somewhere personal than somewhere big, and don't mind being three minutes' drive from the town centre. Dogs welcome.
Check availability Direct: 07946 165520

About Nantwich

Nantwich is a small Cheshire market town of around 17,000 people, four miles south-west of Crewe. It survived the Great Fire of 1583, which is why so much of the town centre is timber-framed Tudor and early Stuart, and it has been a salt town, a cheese town, and a clothing town in turn. Today it's better known as a destination for the Nantwich Food Festival, the International Cheese Awards, and the kind of independent retail mix that has largely disappeared from larger towns.

Why people visit

  • The Nantwich Food Festival in early September draws around 30,000 visitors over the weekend.
  • The International Cheese Awards in late July is the largest cheese show in the world.
  • Weddings at Rookery Hall, Combermere Abbey and the surrounding country house venues.
  • Race meetings at Bangor-on-Dee (15 miles) and Chester (20 miles).
  • Business stays for Crewe-based engineering and rail employers, and contractor stays for the wider South Cheshire economy.

Town centre essentials

  • The Square and the Church of St Mary (the "Cathedral of South Cheshire") are within five minutes' walk of every town-centre hotel listed here.
  • Nantwich Bookshop, Welsh Row's antique shops and independent cafes cluster on the same walking circuit.
  • Nantwich Brine Pool is one of only two inland brine-fed pools in the UK.
  • Nantwich Riverside walk follows the River Weaver out toward the Shropshire Union Canal.

Getting to Nantwich

By train

Crewe is the main railway hub for the area, on the West Coast Main Line, with direct services from London Euston (around 1 hour 35 minutes), Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and Glasgow. From Crewe station it's a 12-minute drive or a 4-mile taxi ride to Nantwich town centre.

Nantwich also has its own small station on the Welsh Marches Line, with services to Crewe, Shrewsbury and Cardiff. It's a 10-minute walk from the station to the High Street.

By car

Nantwich sits between Junction 16 of the M6 (around 9 miles) and the A51, the main road from Chester to the south. Manchester Airport is around 35 miles north and Liverpool John Lennon is around 38 miles north-west.

Town centre parking is via the Civic Hall, Snow Hill, Love Lane and Brine Leas pool car parks. The Brine Leas car park is free after 3pm. Most hotels listed here either include parking on site or are within a short walk of these car parks.

Nantwich hotels map

Where each of the hotels listed above sits relative to Nantwich town centre.

Frequently asked questions about Nantwich hotels

Are there any 5-star hotels in Nantwich?

There is no AA-rated 5-star hotel in Nantwich. The most luxurious option in the area is Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa, a 4-star country house hotel in Worleston, three miles north of the town. Cheshire Boutique Bathhouse on Mill Street holds a 5-star guest rating on Booking.com, but it's self-catering boutique accommodation rather than a traditional hotel.

Where is the best place to stay in Nantwich town centre?

The Cheshire Cat on Welsh Row, Crown Hotel on the High Street, Red Cow on Beam Street and Cheshire Boutique Bathhouse on Mill Street are all within a five-minute walk of the town square. The Crown Hotel is the most central, sitting directly on the High Street in a Grade I listed timber-framed building.

Is there a Premier Inn in Nantwich?

Yes. Premier Inn Crewe (Nantwich) is on Crewe Road in Willaston, around 1.5 miles east of Nantwich town centre. Despite the "Crewe" in its name, it's the closest Premier Inn to Nantwich.

How far is Nantwich from Crewe railway station?

Crewe railway station is around 4 miles from Nantwich town centre, roughly a 12-minute drive. Nantwich also has its own railway station with services to Crewe and Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line.

Where can I park if I'm staying in Nantwich town centre?

Most central hotels including the Cheshire Cat and Red Cow have on-site parking. The Crown Hotel doesn't have its own car park but the Civic Hall and Snow Hill car parks are within a short walk, and Brine Leas pool car park is free after 3pm.

Are there dog-friendly hotels in Nantwich?

Yes. Mile House Barn B&B in Worleston welcomes dogs, and several town-centre pubs-with-rooms accept them by arrangement. Bear's Paw at Warmingham, eight miles north, is one of the most genuinely dog-friendly properties in the wider area. Always confirm with the hotel before booking.

Which hotel near Nantwich is best for a wedding?

Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa is the most established wedding venue in the area, with 38 acres of parkland and a long-running wedding programme. Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa, around six miles east, is another option for larger receptions.

When is the busiest time to book a hotel in Nantwich?

Hotels are tightest around the Nantwich Food Festival in early September, the International Cheese Awards in late July, and any major race fixtures at nearby Bangor-on-Dee or Chester. Booking six to eight weeks ahead is sensible for these dates.

Are there hotels with a spa in Nantwich?

Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa in Worleston is the main spa hotel near Nantwich, with treatment rooms, an indoor pool and a gym. There is no spa hotel within Nantwich town itself.