The Carpenters Arms

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite
Standard Double Room, Ensuite
Double Room, Shared Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, England, RG20 9JY
  • Highclere Castle
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Watermill Theatre
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Newbury Racecourse
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Southampton (SOU)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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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

  • Sandham Memorial Chapel - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Highclere Castle - 6 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Watermill Theatre - 8 min drive - 11.7 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 10 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Donnington Castle - 10 min drive - 12.3 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Howan Chinese - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Two Watermills - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Nelsons Diner - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Carpenters Arms

Inn in Newbury with free breakfast and a coffee shop
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. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
The Carpenters Arms has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

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

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • 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

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. 170 out of 342 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 104 out of 342 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 41 out of 342 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 342 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 342 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Marianne

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

10/10 Excellent

Réjean

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

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

Wonderful

Everything about this place is wonderful. The bar, the restaurant, the food, the staff, the rooms. Loved it all.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint place, quiet, in the country, and a full bar
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roger

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

Fabulous stay.

Fabulous service. Characterful room with all modern facilities. All staff particularly Eve were so welcoming, attentive, and professional. Highly recommended. We will return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

kevin, Canterbury

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very good and cheerful. Very much a local pub still, which we enjoyed, especially when the rugby was on! We were in Bedroom 8, which in busy times would suffer with a lock of privacy being overlooked by the path down the side and a glamping tent behind. The cooked breakfast was fantastic, but that's all there was, no fruit or cereal. We did enjoy our stay there however.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

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

Value for money

Lovely staff, good food, value for money. Location and parking good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Lovely cosy pub, excellent food and service

A very comfortable last minute stay in this lovely pub. The rooms are very cosy and comfortable, the service outstanding and the food just delicious. The only thing I'd change is the plug and bright green fire escape lighting that illuminates the room too much for a good night's sleep. Overall a very lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly place to stay in the country not too far from Newbury. Good good and freshly cooked.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

J

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

Excellent stay

Excellent accommodation. The room 'Bigwig' was large, comfortable with a spacious ensuite. Clean and well decorated. The pub did lovely food both day, evening and breakfast. We were made to feel very welome and the service was really good. Would definitely visit again and wish the guys the best of luck in their new endeavour.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was OK. We had dinner and the food was OK with a reasonable choice. I was happy with the breakfast too. I thought the cost was very reasonable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stat, nice and quite
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay and will return
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henrietta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely night here on the evening of the relaunch. Accommodation was comfortable and clean with plenty of room. We had a great meal in the lounge. Really good to see a village pub taking on a new lease of life with ambitious, energetic and enthusiastic staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

J

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely fantastic staff. The food was excellent. Will definitely be back when in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

2 Nights Stay

The queen bed was made from 2 twin mattresses which were rather stiff. Our sleep wasn't the best. The shower had some mold on the caulking. The food and service in their restaurant was excellent. Also, the staff was very friendly. Walking to Highclere Castle, even though fairly close, is not recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024