Hotels in Hales

Hotels around Hales mean looking just down the road to Market Drayton, the nearest town and the natural base for this quiet stretch of border countryside. Here you will find a small mix of traditional coaching inns, independent hotels and bed and breakfasts, many set in historic buildings along the town's old market streets, offering a comfortable, unfussy base rather than anything resort-like. Market Drayton's hotels suit visitors who want to explore the town's historic centre, walk the Shropshire Union Canal towpath at Tyrley Locks, or visit gardens such as Hodnet Hall without straying far from good food and a proper bed at the end of the day.

Because Hales itself is only a hamlet, with no hotels or guesthouses of its own, staying in Market Drayton also puts you within easy striking distance of the wider Shropshire and Staffordshire borderlands, from the market towns of Newport and Eccleshall to the rolling countryside around Loggerheads. Rooms in and around Market Drayton tend to book up around the town's market days and any canal festivals, so it is worth checking ahead in the warmer months. For most visitors drawn here by the peace of the border lanes rather than nightlife, a hotel or inn in Market Drayton, ten minutes' drive from Hales, is the sensible choice, combining a good night's sleep with easy access to the countryside all around.