Curated luxury hotels near Cambridge Junction

In a tiny village south of Cambridge, this appealing 16th-century freehouse has an AA Rosette restaurant, an atmospheric bar, and new-build en suite rooms with free internet.

The Red Lion is a Grade II listed building with a walled garden overlooked by a dovecote and village church.

You will find beamed ceilings, log fires, cask ales and seasonal menus within the bar and restaurant. The Red Lion Hixton is recommended by Alastair Sawday, and is convenient for Cambridge University, Duxford Imperial War Musuem and the M11.

With a stay at Banyers House in Royston, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Imperial War Museum Duxford and Priory Gardens. This inn is 12.8 mi (20.5 km) from Audley End House and 12.8 mi (20.6 km) from Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Situated in Newmarket, 2 km from Newmarket Racecourse, White Hart, Newmarket by Marston's Inns offers a garden and bar. This 4-star hotel offers free WiFi. The hotel features a British restaurant.

The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a kettle. Rooms are complete with a private bathroom equipped with a bath or shower, while some rooms will provide you with a seating area. At White Hart, Newmarket by Marston's Inns every room comes with a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV.

The rooms are situated above a lively bar which hosts DJs and live bands playing until the early hours of the morning on weekends and bank holidays.

A Full English/Irish breakfast is available daily at the property.

The National Stud is 3.2 km from the accommodation. London Stansted Airport is 41 km from the property.