The Joiners Arms

5.0 star property
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Tweed Suite | Terrace/patio
BBQ/picnic area
Exterior
Bill Bags Cape

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Newton by the Sea, Northumberland, Chathill, Alnwick, England, NE66 3EA
  • Embleton Bay
    19 min walk
  • Beadnell Bay
    4 min drive
  • Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Club
    4 min drive

Room options

Aln

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Sandwood Bay

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Tweed Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Sennen Cove

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Till

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Castle View Cottage

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Coquet

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Sebastia

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Rede Shepherds Hut

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Silver Beach

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Bill Bags Cape

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Alnwick

With a stay at The Joiners Arms in Alnwick, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Bamburgh Castle and Embleton Bay. .This beach inn is 9.6 mi (15.5 km) from Alnwick Castle and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Beadnell Bay.

What's nearby

  • Embleton Bay - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Beadnell Bay - 4 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Dunstanburgh Castle - 9 min drive - 7.1 km
  • Bamburgh Castle - 12 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Alnwick Castle - 15 min drive - 15.6 km

Getting around

  • Chathill Station - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lewis's Fish Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Elan Pizzeria - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Craster Arms Hotel - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Landing - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Jolly Fisherman Inn - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Joiners Arms

Luxury inn with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Joiners Arms offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Grab a bite to eat at the inn's family restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This family restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:30 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

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; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Joiners Arms Inn Alnwick
Joiners Arms Alnwick
Joiners Arms
The Joiners Arms Inn
The Joiners Arms Alnwick
The Joiners Arms Inn Alnwick

The Joiners Arms Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 109 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

6/10 Okay

Lloyd

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a 5 star gastro-pub, just a pub.
The 5 stars clearly awarded by themselves, gastro pub - I think not. Its just a pub with pub food and any pretence of class evaporates at breakfast time when families from the rest of the Newton Hall estate descend on the place to fill their lunch packs from the buffet counter... Lots of friendly staff and nice touches here and there but none of it joins up to provide a great experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Joiners Arms.
Food lovely , rooms a little tired looking . Staff friendly quite pricey but what you would expect I suppose for a gastro pub.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice breakfast I've eaten in the evenings here before (which was lovely)but this time we did a late lunch and opted for a walk to the ship along the road for a quiet drink instead.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Malcolm

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

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a fantastic time. Loved everything room spot on. Housekeeping great. Fabulous food breakfast first class. Staff were great so helpful. Definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cody

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Leigh

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Over priced
We were somewhat disappointed with our stay. For the price we found our accommodation very basic. Although quaint and quietly there was a lacking in the basics l would expect from a 5* hotel. There wasn’t a mini fridge or any wine glasses in our room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

judith

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
filthy mattress stained with sweat and blood ,putting a clean mattress cover over the top to disguise it is not acceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

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

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Dawn Carol

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Basic room above a pub. Difficulty getting luggage up very narrow stairs and no parking in property made it a tad inconvenient for us older folks.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Gillian

Travelled with partner
Have stayed here few times before and been great but this time although room senna. Cove was very clean and bed was super comfy feel that carpet needs to be changed quite afew stains . evening meal was awful did complain and got a discount it was really busy so think kitchen staff were under pressure but staff were lovely . To top it all off some people next to us got up at 6.15 and went downstairs not even trying to keep they’re voices down so overall not a good stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Carina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in went OK. The location is really nice, rural and peaceful but not as quiet as it seems. More traffic than you think but it’s still peaceful and a nice location. Staff a mix of friendly and some not so friendly or welcoming. We ate dinner in the bar - food was good and tasty, although very expensive. There was a lot of it - I would be quite happy with slightly less and it being cheaper. Breakfast was disappointed - no real direction. The cold breakfast was OK but not 5 star. We came down an hour before breakfast finished and there was not much there, it hadn’t been refreshed/restocked e.g. butter, bread, fruit, yogurt, pastries, etc. A lot of people came down after us as well. The hot breakfast looked good and was well presented. Quirky interesting room, good standard, lovely and really nice. Beds comfortable and the shower is really good. Really good sculptured elephant towels on the bed - kudos to whoever did those :-) Only 2 sets of water, glasses, cups, hot drinks despite booking for 3 people. This seems to be a fault in most places we have been to. Not sure it’s five star - no tissues, cracked glass, really dirty/sticky cup, no biscuits. Would I recommend … Yes as even though I don’t feel it’s five star, it’s a nice place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne Marie

Liked: Cleanliness
The Joiners Arms, Northumberland
Super overnight stay, from the moment we arrived everyone was very friendly & helpful. Delicious evening meal- and breakfast Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. Very relaxing. Superb breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Clevent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Gail

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pub was great, food was excellent. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Our room, Senna Cove was very comfortable, shower fantastic and bed really comfy. The photo on the website is possibly a wee bit out of date. Pub really welcomes dogs, ours was very well catered for and loved his sausages for breakfast. Pub would benefit from having a bin for used poo bags. There are none around. Overall a great experience and we would definitely return
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harriet

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thoroughly enjoyed
Lovely stay. Room was beautiful, very spacious and we were able to check in earlier than planned which was a bonus as we were attending a wedding at Newton Hall and therefore were able to get ready in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay at the Joiners Arms, the staff were so accommodating and the whole place has a general feeling of warmth and cosiness. Our dog stayed as well and the additional welcome pack for the dog was a lovely touch, he devoured the camomile treats which was very much needed due to his excitement staying there. We will definitely be back. Thank you to all the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024