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The Carpenters Arms

3.0 star property
3-star inn near Highclere Castle

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

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, England, RG20 9JY
  • North Wessex Downs
    4 min walk
  • Highclere Castle
    5 min drive
  • 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park
    6 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU)
    44 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Newbury

In Newbury .With a stay at this Newbury inn, you'll be steps from Sandham Memorial Chapel and a 5-minute walk from North Wessex Downs. Also, Highclere Castle is within 3 miles (5 km) and West Berkshire Museum is within 6 miles (10 km).
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What's nearby

  • Highclere Castle - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Newbury Town Hall - 7 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Watermill Theatre - 9 min drive - 12.0 km
  • Donnington Castle - 9 min drive - 11.9 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 9 min drive - 9.1 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

3-star inn near Highclere Castle
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

The Carpenters Arms also features a terrace, a garden, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Newbury inn is smoke free.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (free)
  • Conference space
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
The Carpenters Arms offers 8 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Playground

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property 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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. The property is professionally cleaned.

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The Carpenters Arms Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 154 out of 321 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 100 out of 321 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 321 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 321 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 321 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super cute and quaint place to stay near Highclere Castle. I am quite picky about where I stay and had reservations about this place before we arrived. They exceeded my expectations. Adorable room, very clean, and the included breakfast was wonderful. We were a 3 minute drive to our destination. We enjoyed dinner and drinks at the restaurant/pub the day before. The staff were so friendly cheerful, and fun. I brought my teenage kids and they really enjoyed it as well. That is really saying something!(Thank you to the wait staff! We now call our daughter "Naughty Taylor", using an English accent of course. I highly recommend staying here if you are wanting to enjoy the Downton Abbey experience at Highclere. We did not have our dog with us on this trip, but a few other families did. They are very pet friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

PATRICK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disturbed nights sleep.
Our room was pleasant but small. Other guests upstairs seemed to clomp around all night. No joists between floor and our ceiling. I didn’t sleep well but my husband did. Excellent breakfast. Annoying it was last orders at eight in the bar but the bar staff and the chef were great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Suzanne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Terri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adorable place with wonderful and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ameena

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nichole

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Liked: The nice room and en-suite; nice snacks included. Didn't like: There was a problem with something in the room directly overhead that was causing an extremely loud, motor-type noise that woke me up very late at night and lasted for a long time, after which getting back to sleep was impossible. It was reported, but no-one seemed to know what to do about it. The towel rail in the bathroom was dangerously hot and you had to be careful not to get burnt. The menu in the restaurant was very limited. If you are vegan or vegetarian, give it a miss unless you don't mind the only option available, which was a burger (predictably!). My husband ordered the gammon and ended up leaving it as it was horrendous, even the eggs weren't at all nice. The bacon, sausage and eggs in the full english breakfast were so unpleasant, my husband had the vegan option on the second morning, which was more palatable. Incidentally, if you want cereal as well as a cooked breakfast, make sure to tell the waiting staff that you want the cereal before the hot food is served, otherwise they will assume you want it all served up at the same time!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Colin Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable stay staff great and food very good
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was fabulous! They were kind and helpful, got us extra blankets and just went above and beyond to help our stay be good. The food at the restaurant was very good and there were snacks and hot chocolate in our room which we really appreciated! The shower/bathroom was good and we would have given this location 6 stars if possible (I rarely give more than 4 stars) but the bed was not good. There was a huge dip all the way across the mattress about in the middle and we couldn't sleep. If they could replace the mattress I would change my stars to 5 and encourage everyone to go there. It was really great!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

IAN

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusting ,Terrible and Uncomfortable
The room was basic with damp on the walls ,the bed extremely uncomfortable ,no heating and had to ask 3 times for the radiator to be turned on which they couldn’t do, the floor above was so badly insulated that you could hear everything in the room above ,the hotel did not provide fresh towels or make up service the following day ,no food available in the evening …which for a pub is strange ….a terrible place …avoid at all costs and find something else
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Georgia

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

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Carpenters Arms is a perfect pub next to Highclere
Stayed two nights for a long weekend, perched on the edge of Highclere Castle for our visit. Quite close to the A34, but even though our room was on that side we had no traffic noise. Nice little room upstairs in the cottage next door. Breakfast was included and that was excellent. Also had two evening meals, sample photos attached. Chef is very talented. Would happily return.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Quiet Location for an overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jolyon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent cooked breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location just off Newbury bypass, nice country pub with the accommodation attached next door. I only had breakfast but there was a good choice and well cooked. Nice peaceful nights sleep
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

gena

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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay, younger lady who was front of house was 10 out of 10
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Primrose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful quaint and quiet place. Lots of charm. Loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Excellent location, value, welcome & service.
Helpful, friendly staff. Great value, superb breakfast, great location. Really good team, thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Mrs J M

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveller
Great place to stay
Great staff, a really nice room, and a lovely breakfast. Good value compared to surrounding hotels and b+b's. Very convenient for the A34.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024