The Carpenters Arms

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Exterior
Restaurant
Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, England, RG20 9JY
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Sandham Memorial Chapel
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Highclere Castle
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Newbury

With a stay at The Carpenters Arms in Newbury, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Highclere Castle and Sandham Memorial Chapel. .This inn is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from North Wessex Downs and 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from West Berkshire Museum.

What's nearby

  • North Wessex Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Sandham Memorial Chapel - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Highclere Castle - 6 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 11 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Southampton Cruise Terminal - 50 min drive - 65.2 km

Getting around

  • Newbury Station - 10 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Two Watermills - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬13 min walk

About this property

The Carpenters Arms

Inn in Newbury with a coffee shop and a restaurant
The Carpenters Arms offers 8 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the inn's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Carpenters Arms has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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The Carpenters Arms Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 192 out of 374 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 113 out of 374 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 374 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 374 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 374 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MRS DIANE

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All of the staff were friendly and helpful, the evening meal in the restaurant was good. However, we found the room we stayed in a little disappointing and whilst accepting it is within an old and character property we felt it need a little bit more attention. There were several nosies that we found a bit obtrusive, e.g. the road noise was quite constant and noticeable (we understand that this is not something the accommodation can easily rectify) there were several 'plumbing' related noises, some from the adjoining rooms but also a loud pump or fan noise within the room itself which started up at random times. As we were only there one night it was not too problematic. Without the above issues we would have rated it higher.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

kristi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Little gem

What a charming pub with rooms! The food was beautiful and the service was fantastic! Great value for money and generous breakfast included. I was shown to my room - which are really well thought out for things needed (i.e. full length mirror / iron and ironing board) and was pleasantly surprised to see some rooms had outdoor seating :) Would recommend maybe the bathroom windows are frosted over as mine overlooked the car park and ground floor but only had to pull the blind down. I believe it has been taken over recently so sure more improvements will be coming! Will definitely return! Thank you for a lovely stay :)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay- friendly staff and fantastic food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, minutes off A34. Great staff, good food and value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Todd

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice little rooms. Good staff, good food. A mini fridge in the room would have been nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Meredith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful break from chain hotels being all same

Fun rural facility with unique rooms, nice setting. Very pleasant staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highclere stop over

Close to Highclere Castle with plenty of parking spaces and a nice restaurant. The evening meal was good, the pie of the day is superb and the Arkell’s 3B beer is delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff brilliant nothing else to say would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

HEATHER

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was a little tired, but for the price I wasn't expecting the Ritz. Perfectly functional, with comfy bed, good shower over bath. Nice extras of biscuits and bottled water. Staff in pub great, food really tasty, food and beer very reasonably priced. Felt very safe and welcomed as a single traveller. Will happily return.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a lovely find! Staff great food fabulous, great friendly locals. The room what can I say best bed ever only stopped one night. Can't wait to return
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackson

Great food a
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good staff and service and weather was good for our stay Room was outdated and a little old Shower broken and needs updating
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for getting to Highclere Castle. Staff very friendly and helpful, great food
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darlene

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property, excellent value, great food!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cracking village pub with great food

Cracking village pub with great evening meal and breakfast.a bit tired but great value.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Travelled with partner
Very friendly staff, clean property, great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025