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3.5 out of 5
The Dabbling Duck
11 Abbey Road, Great Massingham, King's Lynn, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 152 out of 202 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 202 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 202 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 202 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 202 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for Sandringham and walks. Friendly staff, food excellent both Breakfast and Evening meal. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely pub with great food. We stayed in one of the annex rooms which was perfectly nice. A great eve
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice dog friendly B&B. Staff friendly and food good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing food
Our suite was amazing, we even had a little sitting room! The only problem was the bed was too hard & no light available to put my makeup on. Needed a large mirror above the dressing table as well as the magnifying mirror please. The chef was amazing and cooked especially for my food allergies which was wonderful. The table service was faultless, I had such high praise for them all. We very much enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay & eat
Such an amazing place to stay and so pet friendly The pub has such a good vibe & always buzzing - staff are so friendly & the food is lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent weekend break.
Excellent stay at the Dabbling Duck. Friendly, welcoming staff, great food and service. Comfortable room and a lovely location. Our second stay and we will be back again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Amazing place to stay! Will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely welcoming last minute break
Really lovely room, complimentary gin which was a nice surprise and an amazing breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a fantastic, warm, welcoming pub/restaurant/hotel. Lovely building, well maintained and in great condition. Staff were most welcoming and warm. Restaurant had a variety of different offerings, using locally sourced meats and ingredients. Absolutely loved this place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beverley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linzi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful quirky up market find … so much personality , we had the best time …
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Traditional decor and feel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Full of character, staff helpfull and good food. Very relaxed atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was lovely as always.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic service and a unique hotel and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

bridget

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous stay. Lovely comfortable rooms. Jennifer the receptionist and our waitress at dinner were both exceptional. Looking forward to staying here again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Homely Retreat
The Dabbling Duck is an excellent place to stay. The staff are extremely helpful, nothing is too much trouble. The room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was very good with a wide variety of choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aida

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and restaurant menu. Stairs up to rooms might be a bit steep for less able bodied patrons.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food was excellent and the dogs were catered for with their own beds, bowls and treats in the room. We are looking forward to our next visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delicious Dabbling Duck
The Dabbling Duck was excellent throughout and the staff are so friendly and although very busy they always found time to talk with guests. It’s obvious there are good chefs here as the quality of food is very good. I would recommend the garden rooms - the only problem we had was a shower head that was loose and leaking causing water pooling in bathroom which didn’t unduly affect our stay - Steve and Sandra Gregory
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Needham Market

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great country pub with a warm welcome and lovely rooms
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another comfy stay at the Dabbling Duck
We have stayed before, this time we stayed in room 7, Pigeon, which is an outside room. We stayed two nights, we found the staff very friendly as always, and the food was great quality. We had breakfast both mornings, lunch one day and dinner the other. Room was comfy and clean, with a very nice big bathroom. The only thing we were disappointed at was the reduction in sofas and relaxing areas near the bar since our last visit, which has been turned over to dining. Totally understand this, it's a business after all! But reduces/eliminates comfy space for residents to relax. There are some in the Barn, but that was in use for a private function Saturday night.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakaway
Lovely stay, comfy room, excellent breakfast only missing some Danish pastries.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

MICHAEL

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
This is our fourth stay over several years and we feel that the decor is ready for refreshing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was spot on. Couple of very minor issues with the room on check in, both resolved speedily with the team being so very attentive, which was so refreshing that they cared and took personal responsibility. Food was very good as was service. Frankly couldn't really fault it and a very attractive village location rounding off the whole experience very favourably.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely remote village & beautiful place to stay!
Such a stunning room and little village. Staff were lovely and food was delicious. Had the best time!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Geraint

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely place but needs a little TLC
Lovely quaint b&b! Breakfast was lovely too. My only gripes would be that the TV in our room didn't work. I did ask reception for some batteries for the remote as the TV had no buttons to operate manually but never received them. There was also a lack of plug points and mirror in the room which made getting ready for a wedding a little tricky. I'm not sure it's worth the price tag we paid.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Fabio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb place to stay
Brilliant place, atmosphere is just great, comfy yet elegant, we had a triple room and although not the biggest it was absolutely comfortable, perfect in every aspect. Staff are always helpful and seem genuinely happy to serve you. Pub is just beautiful, and the barn at the back if pub is full is a great option
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely rooms and great food at the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stylish accommodation, lovely pub and great food
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021