England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 75,000 people. This guide covers 3 hotels in Burton upon Trent, with about 203 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 3
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- EMA21 km · East Midlands Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,270.
The town is home to eight breweries: Coors Brewers Ltd: formerly Bass Brewers Ltd, and now the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company; Marston's, Thompson and Evershed plc, bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries now renamed Marstons plc; Tower Brewery, Burton, a microbrewery based in the old Salts Water Tower of Walsitch Maltings; Burton Bridge Brewery is based in Bridge Street, with six pubs in and around Burton; Old Cottage Brewery is based in Hawkins Lane; Black Hole Brewery is based at the Imex Centre; Gates Brewery microbrewery is in Reservoir Road.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Burton upon Trent
See
- National Brewery Centre
- The Burton Cooper
- Claymills Victorian Pumping Station
Do
- Meadowside Leisure Centre
- Shobnall Leisure Complex
- Stapenhill Woodland Walk
- Branston Water Park
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Burton upon Trent
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Burton A38 Southbound hotel | 57 | 4.0/5 593 reviews |
| 2 | Travelodge Burton A38 Northbound hotel | 69 | 3.9/5 373 reviews |
| 3 | Travelodge Burton upon Trent Central hotel | 77 | 4.3/5 33 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Burton upon Trent
21 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton House Hotel, Derby | 7.8 km | |
| Bell Inn | 7.2 km | |
| Brookhouse Inn | 5.1 km | |
| Dog And Partridge Hotel | 7.0 km | |
| Dovecliff Hall | 4.8 km | |
| Grail Court Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Newton Park Hotel | 4.3 km | |
| The Boars Head | 11.5 km | |
| The Lamb Inn | 12.7 km | |
| The Old Talbot Inn | 7.9 km | |
| The Queen's Head Inn | 12.7 km | |
| The Royal Hotel | 12.7 km | |
| Three Horse Shoes | 7.1 km | |
| Three Queens Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Vernon Arms Hotel And Attached Stables | 12.6 km | |
| Former Stables At Queen's Head Inn | 12.7 km | |
| Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent | 2012 | 8.1 km |
| Roebuck Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| The Chequers Inn | 10.5 km | |
| The Fallen Knight Hotel | 12.5 km | |
| Wychnor Park Country Club by Diamond Resorts | 10.2 km |
All 24 hotels in Burton upon Trent, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Burton upon Trent
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Burton upon Trent are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Burton upon Trent: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is East Midlands Airport (EMA), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (BHX, 39 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 75 km) are also within reach.
EMA · East Midlands Airport
BHX · Birmingham Airport
MAN · Manchester Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Burton upon Trent
Drink
In the home of beer, you have to drink a pint of ale. Marston's Pedigree is the only UK beer still brewed using the Burton Union System which recirculates the yeast. Marston's also produce draught Bass, which has a long association with Burton (bottled Bass is brewed elsewhere). Burton Bridge Inn is a small brewpub by the Trent bridge, open Tu-Th 2-10:30PM, F-Su noon-11PM.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Burton upon Trent
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 3 places
of 3 places
of 3 places
Questions
Burton upon Trent: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Burton upon Trent?
By published guest score: Travelodge Burton A38 Southbound (4.0 / 5 · 593 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)); Travelodge Burton A38 Northbound (3.9 / 5 · 373 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)); Travelodge Burton upon Trent Central (4.3 / 5 · 33 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Burton upon Trent?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Burton upon Trent are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Burton upon Trent?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is East Midlands Airport (EMA), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (BHX, 39 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 75 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Burton upon Trent?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Burton upon Trent
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.