The Knife & Cleaver
About this property
Opposite a Grade I listed church, The Knife & Cleaver is a AA 4 Gold Star award winning guest house. It is situated in the picturesque village of Houghton Conquest, just 15 minutes’ drive from Bedford city centre and main line rail station of Ampthill.
Countryside walks can be enjoyed in the surrounding area, or venture into Bedford to enjoy sights such as St Paul’s Square, River Great Ouse or Embankment Gardens.
An en suite bathroom, free Wi-Fi and a TV are provided in each room at The Knife & Cleaver, and some come with a king-size bed.
A fine dining restaurant serving a wide variety of modern British classics is available on-site, as well as a terrace for alfresco dining and drinking. A range of real ales can be enjoyed in the bar or in the beer garden.
Languages spoken
Availability
We Price Match
You can claim a refund for the difference if you find your reservation cheaper on another website.
Just remember to reach out after booking with us. If you file your We Price Match claim via email, you'll need to provide us with a screenshot of and a link to the other offer. You can also file a We Price Match claim over the phone by calling our Customer Service. In any case, the other offer must be online and available when we check.
We Price Match checklist
- The other offer must be for the same property and accommodation type.
- The other offer must be for the same check-in and check-out dates.
- The other offer must have the same cancellation policy and conditions.
- The other offer must be for the same number of occupants.
- The other offer must have the same add-on/meal plan.
- The better deal must be in the local currency of the property.
When can't you make a claim?
- If the other offer is on a website that doesn't reveal the property or accommodation type you'll be staying in until after booking.
- If the other offer is available on an opaque, suspicious, and/or likely-to-be-fraudulent website.
- If the other offer is part of a loyalty or rewards program, where the price is reduced by the property or website for actions like repeat business, logging in, using a coupon code, referring others, or any other action that reduces the original price.
- If your current reservation is a "Partner offer" (these are labeled as such on our platform and are provided by partner companies) or if you're comparing the other offer to a "Partner Offer" on our platform.
- If you cancel your booking.
- If you book a single-unit property, which by nature can't be available elsewhere.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Found your booking cheaper elsewhere?
- Look for "Found this room cheaper elsewhere?" on your confirmation page.
- Validate that the cheaper offer meets all the requirements (review checklist).
- Save the link to the cheaper offer (example: www.hotel.com/93203920).
- Take a screenshot (or multiple) making sure all the relevant data is captured (review checklist).
- Contact Customer Service.
- After claim validation, we will amend the reservation price (if possible) or provide further instruction for you to claim an after-stay refund of the price difference.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Live pricing is temporarily unavailable.
Interested in this property?
Submit a booking request and well follow up with availability for your dates.
House rules
Late check-out can be arranged for 12:00 at a surcharge.
Pets can be accommodated at a supplement of £10 per night.
The restaurant takes last orders at 21:45 Monday to Saturday, and 21:30 on Sundays.
Guests arriving whilst the pub us closed can still access the rooms as the room buildings are separate to the main building.
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FAQs about The Knife & Cleaver
Guest reviews
Good
Ken
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
family with young children · Standard King Room
Geoff
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
young couple · Standard King Room
Facilities of The Knife & Cleaver
Food & Drink
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Restaurant
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Physical distancing in dining areas
Internet
- Internet services
Safety & Security
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
General
- Designated smoking area
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Non-smoking rooms
Outdoors
- Terrace
Activities
- Evening entertainment
Media & Technology
- Daily housekeeping
- Express check-in/check-out
- Business centre
- Meeting/banquet facilities
Health & Safety
- Face masks for guests available
- First aid kit available
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
Living Area
- Parking
Other
- Screens or physical barriers placed between staff and guests in appropriate areas
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning
- Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus
