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The Carnarvon Arms

3.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Classic Double Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lounge
Bar (on property)
Meeting facility

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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Winchester Road, Newbury, England, RG20 9LE
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Sandham Memorial Chapel
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Highclere Castle
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Classic Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

The Carnarvon Arms

A restaurant, a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free inn. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, free newspapers, wedding services and a garden are on-site.
The Carnarvon Arms offers 18 accommodations with complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include a shower and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Carnarvon Arms. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of North Wessex Downs. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant. Some of the pet-friendly amenities that this property offers include food and water bowls and an off-lead area.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, meeting rooms and a car charging station
  • 15 minutes by foot from North Wessex Downs and a 3-minute drive from Highclere Castle
  • Dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls and an off-lead area
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Carnarvon Arms also features a terrace, a garden, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Newbury inn is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy English breakfast on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

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.
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 25 per accommodation, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Food and water bowls and an off-lead area are available
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and from GBP 10.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 25 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

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The Carnarvon Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 150 out of 250 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 250 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 250 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 250 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 250 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was spotless and all staff that we encountered were helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

alison

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

Great stay

Absolutely great all of our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are planning a visit to Highclere, this is a charming, and lovely place to stay to complete your visit!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joss

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

Good food and rooms

Really good place to stay, good food and rooms!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joss

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

Great Stay

Regular stay. Covers all basis, pub, restaurant, rooms and breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful building, food & rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Edward

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

Would recommend

Lovely stay, pub served good food and rooms were clean, comfortable and stylish.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Rainy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint, good food, very convenient to Highclere Castle
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

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

Lovely Inn

Absolutely lovely Inn. Friendly people, great rooms, and dinner. So very close to Highclere Castle.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel for a night stay over, nothing fancy, bed, shower up and out the next day. Found the drinks a little expensive
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quite, comfortable, adjoining restaurant, and good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Nice stay

Very friendly staff and very good accommodations. The food was good in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel pub food was amazing both evening and breakfast staff were pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Amazing stay. The rooms have just been refurbished and were fabulous. Love this hotel, great place to stay when in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

fran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely stay - good parking, friendly staff, great food and really lovely, comfortable room - room 101
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful stay here. The inn is lovely and the staff even more so. If In town to see the castle or just to visit you couldn’t go to a better place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

christelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good hotel! Calm! excellents dinners!kind and very helpful staff We enjoy our stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Good place with meals
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

A warm welcome

A welcoming and friendly Inn. Food and service very good. Classic room a bit small, but adequate. Excellent modern bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely rooms geat value for money. Food was lovely. Bar staff could have been better, didnt have any prosecco in fridge and didbt seem to want to use initiative to solve the issue with ice bucket and ice also told us we could finish our drinks outside at end of night - weird.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and amazing property / rooms. Plus situated en route :-)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful place to stay. Everything was fabulous. Including the shampoo and conditioner and body products they leave in the bathroom. Wow… And the food at the restaurant is spectacular.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joss

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

Good stay

Regularly stay here for work. Nice place and good food. Room can be noisy from the main road, if you’re lucky you’ll be in a room away from the road, that is quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

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

Vacation

Beautiful place! Great food and atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023