The Rising Sun Inn
Redbrick pub rooms with a free full English
About this hotel
The Rising Sun Inn is a casual redbrick pub with rooms attached, sitting five minutes by taxi from Brands Hatch and eight minutes from Longfield, making it one of the closer options to the circuit among the town-cluster hotels. Traditional pub fare and a free full English breakfast anchor the stay, giving fans a proper start before a day trackside without needing to plan meals elsewhere. Free Wi-Fi and free parking cover the basics, and the pub setting means the bar downstairs doubles as the natural evening gathering spot for race-weekend guests rather than requiring a trip out. For a straightforward, no-frills stay that trades hotel polish for genuine proximity and a hearty breakfast, this pub-with-rooms format works well for fans who'd rather spend on the racing than the room.
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Close to circuit
- Traditional pub
Our take
This suits fans wanting genuine proximity to Brands Hatch and a hearty free breakfast without paying hotel prices for extras like a spa or pool. It's not the pick for anyone wanting a polished hotel experience, since this is a pub-with-rooms setup first and foremost. Book it for the location and the free full English.
- ✓Eat the free full English before heading out, since it sets you up properly for a long day standing trackside.
- ✓Book early given the five-minute taxi link to Brands Hatch, since close, budget-friendly rooms like these go quickly.
- ✓Expect a pub atmosphere downstairs in the evening rather than a quiet hotel lobby, and plan accordingly if traveling with young kids.
Why we love it
- Five minutes by taxi to Brands Hatch
- Free full English breakfast
- Free parking and free Wi-Fi
- Traditional pub atmosphere downstairs
Why guests love itFive minutes by taxi from Brands Hatch made mornings genuinely easy, no early alarm needed to beat the traffic other bases in the cluster deal with. The free full English breakfast set us up properly before a long day on our feet trackside, and free parking meant no extra cost on top of an already reasonable rate. The pub downstairs got lively in the evening, which we liked, though it might not suit everyone with younger kids.