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The Crown & Horns

3.0 star property
A peaceful country inn with a garden setting where travelers can rent bikes for local exploration or enjoy a meal in the restaurant after a day outdoors

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A room with a wooden table, a kettle, a blue mug, a mirror, and a tiled wall. - The Crown & Horns (Newbury)
A courtyard with a brick building, wooden fence, and outdoor seating area with red umbrellas. - The Crown & Horns (Newbury)
A dining area with a table set for two, a hanging light fixture, and a large framed picture of a bull. - The Crown & Horns (Newbury)
A bar with a 'Welcome to the Croft & Horns' sign, various liquor bottles, and a beer tap. - The Crown & Horns (Newbury)
A room with a wooden desk, a television, a grey door, and a grey chair. - The Crown & Horns (Newbury)
The Crown and Horns Inn offers a tranquil garden for relaxation. Enjoy satisfying meals at the restaurant, stay connected with WiFi, and explore with bike rentals. Self-parking adds convenience. Guests love the welcoming bar for unwinding after adventures.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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A neatly made bed with a patterned bedspread, two bedside lamps, and a headboard with a checkered design.

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, bedside lamps, a desk with a chair, and a power outlet.

Standard Twin Room, Accessible, Ensuite

  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Suite, Ensuite

Standard Suite, Ensuite

  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bed with white pillows and a multicolored throw blanket.

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite

  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Newbury is home to The Crown & Horns. Pickavance Lecture Theatre and Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Milton Manor House and Donnington Castle. Newbury Showground and The Living Rainforest are also worth visiting. Explore all the area has to offer with hiking/biking trails and cycling. Visit our Newbury travel guide
Map
Compton Road, Newbury, England, RG20 7LH

What's nearby

  • A large green field with standing stones and a road.
    North Wessex Downs
    1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • A medieval stone tower with a large arched entrance, surrounded by a grassy field and trees.
    Donnington Castle
    15 min drive - 10.2 miles
  • A large, ornate castle with multiple towers and a flag.
    Highclere Castle
    25 min drive - 18.2 miles
  • East Ilsley
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Newbury Racecourse
    18 min drive - 12.4 miles

Getting around

  • Newbury Racecourse Station
    11 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR)
    57 min drive

Restaurants

  • Costa Coffee
    6 min drive
  • The Hart Of Harwell
    9 min drive
  • Greggs
    6 min drive
  • The Wheatsheaf
    11 min drive
  • Hampstead Norreys Community Shop & Cafe
    10 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20.0 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 20.0 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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/debit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Frequently asked questions

Is The Crown & Horns pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 20.0 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Crown & Horns?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Crown & Horns?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Crown & Horns located?

Situated in Newbury, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from East Ilsley and within 6 mi (10 km) of Chilton Field Wetland and Chilton Fields. The Library and Pickavance Lecture Theatre are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Reviews

The Crown & Horns Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.8

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 191 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 191 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 191 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 191 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 191 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
tidy, clean, quiet, supportive staff I can recommend
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Crown and Horns has always been a good choice for me to stay. Clean, friendly, affordable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very warm welcome from a friendly team. The food here is great. Highly recommended to anyone walking the Ridgeway!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Solid choice

Second time staying here. Rooms are clean and efficient, staff are friendly, and the pub is cozy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

EMMANUEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Nice little place for a night

The staff is really nice and helpful, it is not the best hotel in the world, but it is clean, comfortable and welcoming for a night stop on business trip. The food is good, at pub standard, the only missing part is a breakfast more elaborate. It is the little place like that that makes you love the countryside of Britain
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Sheran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Over rated. Dangerous stairs. Very loud water pump in bathroom. Ordinary bed - ended up in the middle of the bed all night. Little light in the room. Only one bedside light. Badly placed furniture & no where to put anything. Cosy bar & dining room that was well laid out. Staff were very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

A really lovely place with a few issues this time

I've stayed before and it's a really lovely pub, friendly service, nice grub and above all a really comfy bed. I was a bit disappointed this time though because a few things have slipped and whilst small they amounted to a slightly uncomfortable stay. Firstly the room was freezing cold, like a fridge on arrival as the radiator was off. It became apparent that this is because the windows have gaps around them even when closed (it's a lovely creaky old building so to be expected but this was extreme). I managed to whack the radiator on and tried clogging the gaps with the towel and a cushion which improved things. Some curtains would have helped rather than creaky blinds. Second issue was that whilst there were nice biccies and toiletries there was no milk! I remembered from before that you have to walk down the hallway and a flight of stairs to fill-up from the fridge but there was none here either. I was in my bedclothes by this point so not keen on going to the bar to request some which meant my evening cuppa was cancelled. No milk in the morning either. There is a cafetière to raise your hopes but no coffee to put in it. The rooms also have no cosy lighting, only the main light and some cold LED reading lights so it's a bit all or nothing. They have 'do not disturb' signs but nowhere to attach these to the outer door. It would be lovely if these issues could be resolved as it would really be a top-notch place with a bit more attention to detail. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Staff & service
I am going to be kind here, and take into account that the Manager, a very nice & polite young man (named Zak??), advised us upon our arrival that he had only just started running this pub in the past 2 weeks. Apparently his boss had just bought the place after it had been "run down for a while". With that in mind..... The good points were that the staff were very friendly and helpful. We were supposed to book in by 9pm, but because i finished work later than anticipated, and we had to drive from Essex, we didn't arrive at the pub until 22:30. The pub rang us just after 9pm to check if we were still coming, and said it was no problem if we arrived late. Once we finally got there, we were told that there was no breakfast available, despite us being advised on the website that cooked breakfast was available Zak said that in compensation for no breakfast, they had put small individual boxes of cereal out, on top of a bar fridge, with cold milk, orange & apple juice. The choice of cereal was limited to Corn Flakes, Rice Crispies & Special K. The room was smaller than i expected, but was ok for 1 night. The day we arrived was very very unseasonally hot. 32°! So, consequentially, our room was very hot. It was very warm in the room. Too hot to sleep. The addition of a fan would have helped. All the windows had wire stays fitted to them, to stop guests opening the windows too wide. Thankfully our window stay was broken, so we had our window wide open! No regular coffee in room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wet room as en suite, and like most wet rooms, it smelt damp. The breakfast was self service and poorly stocked. We had to get an off duty member of staff to help after waiting 15 minutes on a tight schedule for someone to arrive to provide crockery and cutlery. The evening meal in the restaurant was excellent. For the cost to the room for the night, I did not feel our experience was good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Crown and Horns has always been a good choice for me to stay. Clean, friendly, affordable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Cleanliness
The room, specially the bathroom, needs a deep clening
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

My go-to place for Harwell campus

Always a comfortable and hospitable stay. Basic, but cozy, and friendly service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Crown and Horns is a lovely little pub close to the Harwell Science & Innovation campus. Rooms are small, but clean and affordable. The pub itself is cosy and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

John

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

Good location

Great location, perfect for what we wanted, comfortable. and the chef went out of his way to cook a full breakfast, (boy was it full) on the first day, although they do not apparently offer this normally, on the second day we had to just have cereals and no service was offered, no coffee or toast, which was a shame as it took the edge off. But overall, good
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quiet pub, one of two in the village ( no other shops) . If coming down from the north or west UK it would be a perfect final stop before dropping the car off at Heathrow Airport . Comfortable and clean rooms upstairs. The shower recess was a little tight for room. Very good food but eat early
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Harald

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice Staff, poor cleaning and loud neighbours
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Clare

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

A bit noisy and very light

Just a little bit noisy from the beer garden. Need earplugs. Also need curtains at the window, it was very bright with just blinds.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Matthew

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

Crown & Horns

Wifi was shockingly bad. Only limited food available in the restaurant as in yku had a choice of about 4 meals. No cider on draft . My towel smelt like it had been dried with the kitchen exraction fan as it had a distinct amell of chip fryers...
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice but no breakfast available!!

Nice place but we were advused tgere was a continbreakfast available tye following mornibg when we checked in, and ut also stated tgat breakfast was available for an additional charge. However, when we asked the foloowibg mornibg qe were told that there was no breakfast available. The room was nice but lots of spiders, maybe down to the time of year.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Staff & service
The property is and the game building work, so a lot of restriction of where you can walk. I’ve booked a double room ended up with a twin bedded room disabled there was no mugs or cups of coffee hadn’t been replenished. Went to put the rubbish in the bin and it is totally full. I don’t think the room has been cleaned properly. There was coffee stains on the bedside cabinet and running down the front would’ve been a nice place ivan least you problems
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Nicholas

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
too pricey for the amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old inn with annex accommodation cosy and adequate. Bar and restaurant excellent in evening, but no breakfast available.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

A couple of minor issues but otherwise very good.

Very friendly and helpful staff. High end Bosch coffee maker in my room but I needed a demonstration to learn how to make it work (it made excellent coffee for a machine). Breakfast is cereal they give you the evening before: there's no cooked breakfast. Small hotel and no one is on-site in the morning for check-out: you leave your key in the lock. Dinner was good. Took three attempts to get the wifi to work and you have to sign up with sky to get it (it's free but I dislike handing over an email address or setting up any kind of login).
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Pleasant rooms and a nice pub

I've stopped here before, a double room with the usual facilities attached to a busy, local rural village pub that does good food. The rooms I've stopped in had compact bathrooms, with nice walk in showers, on this occasion the bathroom was very cold (heating wasn't up to it). I would stop here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Overnight stay.

Cosy for a one night stay, excellent food. Powerful shower. Ceiling above shower could do with repainting. Coffee machines in rooms were good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021