The Rising Sun Hotel - Backwell
51.409061, -2.747847Overview
"Family-friendly, dog-welcoming inn with a children's play area, 7 km from Bristol Airport"
Amenities & Public Spaces
The Rising Sun Backwell offers expansive outdoor gardens, a large beer garden, and a dedicated children's play area set within the grounds. Guests have access to a picnic area and sun terrace, alongside a coffee house on site and a bar serving award-winning beers. The property also includes meeting and banquet facilities, with complimentary on-site parking and a designated accessible parking space.
Accommodations
The Rising Sun Backwell provides 6 en-suite guest bedrooms, including superior king rooms and family rooms with multiple bathrooms. Each room includes a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom with free toiletries, and a work desk with an iron. Guests also receive fresh milk on request, bottled water, and a choice of teas, coffee, and biscuits in the room.
Dining
The hotel's on-site restaurant serves seasonal dishes and hearty pub classics, with a menu that includes a full English breakfast, continental breakfast, and vegetarian breakfast options. Guests with early departure times can request a customizable early breakfast, and during evenings a dedicated dietary requirements menu is available. The bar offers award-winning beers, wine and champagne, and a cocktail happy hour with two pizzas for the price of one on select days.
Pet-Friendly Policies
The Rising Sun Backwell welcomes dogs in designated rooms and offers pet bowls upon request. The property has a large secure beer garden where guests can exercise their dogs, and there is a dog-friendly park just a five-minute walk away. Guests staying with pets can also use the outdoor picnic area and sun terrace without additional fees.
Children & Families
Families staying at The Rising Sun Backwell have access to a large children's play area and outdoor play equipment in the beer garden. The restaurant offers a children's menu, with smaller portion sizes and special diet menus available upon request. The hotel's location, within a 10-minute drive from Bristol and close to the M5 motorway, provides families with easy day trips to attractions such as Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole.
- Location: 7 km from Bristol Airport, with easy access to Cheddar Gorge and Mendip Hills
- Rooms: 6 en-suite guest bedrooms, including superior king rooms and family rooms with multiple bathrooms
- Dining: On-site restaurant using fresh local produce, with customizable early breakfast for early flights
- Pet-Friendly: Designated dog-friendly rooms and pet bowls; large secure beer garden for dogs and a 5-minute walk to a dog-friendly park
- Family-Friendly: Large children's play area in the beer garden, extensive outdoor space, and kids' meals on the menu
- Garden: Expansive outdoor gardens with picnic area, sun terrace, and large beer garden
- Additional: Meeting/banquet facilities, free on-site parking, and flexible late check-in with door code access
Rooms and availability
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Max:2 persons
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Bed options:1 King-size bed
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Max:2 persons
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Bed options:1 King-size bed
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Shower
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Heating
Facilities
Main facilities
Bar/ Lounge area
Restaurant
Welcome drink
Coffee shop
Flat-screen TV
Electric kettle
Cycling
Golf course
Sports & Fitness
- Cycling
- Golf course
Services
- Pet amenities available
- Housekeeping
- Welcome drink
Dining
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Special diet menus
Business
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
Children
- Cots
- Children's menu
- Children's play area
Spa & Leisure
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
Room features
- Heating
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
Room decor
- Carpeted floor
Essential information about The Rising Sun Hotel
| 💵 Lowest room price | 76 £ |
| 📏 Distance to centre | 1.1 km |
| ✈️ Distance to airport | 7.4 km |
| 🧳 Nearest airport | Bristol, BRS |
Location
- City landmarks
- Nearby
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