Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Inn
The Saracens Head, Towcester
A 21-bedroom Greene King inn on Watling Street in Towcester, about 5 miles by road from Silverstone, with a car park, breakfast from 7am and meals until 9pm. Dogs may come in the bar but not the rooms.
A sensible pub-hotel in a town you can walk round, with a car park, and it opens for breakfast early enough for a race day. Its own page calls Silverstone a 10-minute drive and gives no race-week terms, and Towcester's roads fill up on those days, so ask and leave early.
- Good: About 5 miles from the circuit, 9 minutes on a clear road
- Good: Car park, and breakfast from 7am on weekdays and 8am at weekends
- Good: Evening meals until 9pm (9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays by the pub page), and 8pm on Sundays
- Good: Cask ale, and open every day
- Worth knowing: Dogs in the bar and outside only, not in rooms
- Worth knowing: No race-weekend rates or minimum stay on its page
About
The Saracens Head is a Greene King inn with 21 bedrooms at 219 Watling Street in Towcester. By road it is about 5 miles from Silverstone, and the inn calls it a 10-minute drive. It is one of the Towcester choices on our page on where to stay for Silverstone.
The bar keeps cask ale, and breakfast runs from 7am to 11am on weekdays and 8am to 11am at weekends. The inn's page gives evening meals until 9pm from Monday to Saturday and 8pm on Sunday; the pub's own page shows serving until 9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Christmas Day 2026 is on sale.
For the British Grand Prix, its pages mention neither race weekends nor minimum stays. In 2026 Silverstone's car and taxi drop-off for the race was at Towcester Racecourse, with a shuttle bus booked ahead. Check Silverstone's travel page for 2027, and ask at booking how guests usually get to the circuit.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | 07:00 to 23:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:00 to 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00 to 23:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00 to 23:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 to 23:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 23:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 22:00 |
The details
- Serving
- Breakfast · Dinner
- Rooms
- 21
- Check-in
- From 2pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Parking · Real ale
- Parking
- Car park, with no details of size or cost.
Photos
A twin room 
The covered courtyard 
A double room 
The old meeting room
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Brave Old Oak, Towcester 0.1 km away
- Travelodge Towcester Silverstone 1.2 km away
- Windmill Farm Campsite 4.9 km away
- Silverstone Farm Campsite 5.0 km away