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The Highdown Inn

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A white building with a green door, labeled as "The Herd Inn." - The Highdown Inn (Totland Bay)
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A family dining outdoors at a table with a garden view. - The Highdown Inn (Totland Bay)
You can look forward to free breakfast, a bar, and a restaurant at The Highdown Inn. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar

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8.6 out of 10
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9.6 out of 10
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(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Totland Bay is home to The Highdown Inn. Yarmouth Isle-of-Wight Ferry Terminal and Newport-Cowes Trail are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit The Needles Landmark Attraction and Tapnell Farm Park. Lymington Sea Water Baths and Lymington Health and Leisure Centre are also worth visiting. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like cycling and other activities like birdwatching. Visit our Totland Bay travel guide
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Map
Highdown Lane, Totland Bay, England, PO39 0HY

What's nearby

  • A coastal landscape with white cliffs, clear blue sea, and a rocky outcrop.
    Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
    1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • A lighthouse on a rocky outcrop with the ocean in the background.
    Tennyson Down
    2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • The Needles Battery
    2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • The Needles Landmark Attraction
    2 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Totland Bay Beach
    3 min drive - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Yarmouth Station
    19 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU)
    125 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Sun Inn
    9 min drive
  • Captain's Cabin
    3 min drive
  • The Freshwater Coffee House
    3 min drive
  • The Beach House
    57 min drive
  • Muffins Galore
    54 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

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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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Highdown Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Highdown Inn?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Highdown Inn located?

Situated in Totland Bay, this bed & breakfast is steps from The Needles Battery and Tennyson Down. Totland Bay Beach and Alum Bay Beach are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Reviews

The Highdown Inn Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 171 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 171 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 171 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 171 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 171 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ruan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff snd good food.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A clean room with friendly staff and a warm welcome. Good menu available for dinner (lots of local seafood options). Dog friendly. Good breakfast. Convenient location for a walk to the Needles and along the coast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good value stopover for a few days. Clean room , comfortable bed, Excellent breakfast, several choices to please. Ate dinner one evening with 6 friends. Good, smiley service, plenty of choices to make the mouth water, all well presented and cooked. Easy check in and out.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, good food and clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Ainsley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, nice location off the beaten path but walking distance to lots. Bright rooms. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic views, great friendly staff - amazing breakfast?
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was ok nice bed. The restaurant bar food very disappointing cold undercooked vegetables strange sauces. Expensive
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and clean. Also great food and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness
Very comfortable and friendly - they looked after us really well. Some areas in need of updating but nothing major. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

George Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great place to stay, if a little off the beaten track, regular bus stop a 20 minute walk(moderate pace.) The decor is faded and could do with an update, bed was really comfy, the staff were excellent and the the food was really good.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Walking trip

Great food and beer
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

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

wonderful rural place to stay in the Werst Wight

amazing service. fabulous room and an amazing breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable room and good food. Very convenient for the west coast of the Isle of Wight
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Mike

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

Great staff, good overnight stay

Nice pub and the rooms was nice and clean, bathroom could do with being updated though. Staff were really friendly and helpful and the breakfast was really nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONY

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thought the Highdown Inn In was excellent. The room was good, and dinner in the evening was very good. Would recommend this hotel. Also reasonable cost not expensive.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Jason

Nice hotel in a good location with parking. Comfy bed. Slightly dated decor and a tad overpriced we felt at £130 per room for single occupancy. Pleasant but nothing special
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet room and excellent breakfast. Shower didn’t work on the first morning but this was quickly rectified. Extremely friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Greta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Although we weren't there for long, as we were on the island for a wedding, when we were there, we had a lovely comfortable stay, with a cracking breakfast the next day. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

JOYCE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I only stayed for one night but wishing I stayed for longer now! The staff were very friendly and helpful. Absolutely loved the space, the bedroom was comfortable and clean, and gave a very homey b&b feeling. I took transit and found it fairly straightforward to get to. And its an easy walk to the Tennyson monument! Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Oliver

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

Excellent bed and breakfast

Very welcoming staff, excellent locally sourced breakfast. Very tempting menus on the blackboard in the bar - it was a shame we were already booked to eat elsewhere! Next time...
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Philippa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It’s the most wonderful location and for that reason we would stay again, it’s quiet and the staff are lovely. The room cleanliness is poor and the cost per night doesn’t correlate, the decor is very tired too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great afternoon and evening. Lucy and Sean were very friendly and welcoming as were the rest of the staff. The menu options and food was brilliant and the music in the garden was an added bonus. We will return!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

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

Perfect for us

Perfect twin room, not the biggest but everything you need, bright, cheerful and very well presented. Friendly staff, nothing too much trouble. Dinner in the evening was delicious with a good selection of real ales. Breakfast room (not in the main pub) is lovely and lots of choice. Parking right outside, very handy for the Tennyson Memorial and a walk to the Needles. Can’t fault it and will definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joao Pedro

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

4* highly recommended

The check-in was super easy. Loved the concept and of this "old" times pub accommodation. Even being an old building, it was clean and taked care off. The staff was accessible and we highly recommend you to have dinner there as the food smells amazing (we had the typical Sunday roast - huge portion and affordable). The only thing I would say it's that the shower had no pressure and the water was not hot enough for my partner.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very enjoyable one night stay at the highdown inn. We were half way through a 70 mile run around the coastal path and needed to set off early so we would have missed breakfast, but the staff were kind enough to cook us some delicious bacon sandwiches to take with us as a packed lunch. In addition to this I left my headphones in the room and didn't realize until I was back in Bembridge. I didn't have time to drive all the way back before getting my Ferry home. I contacted them about it and they kindly packaged and posted them back to me very promptly. It's fair to say they go above and beyond for their guests at the Highdown Inn and I would have no hesitation recommending it to anyone thinking of staying in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025