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The Rifle Volunteer

3.5 star property
Bed & breakfast in Ware with free breakfast and a bar

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Double Room, Ensuite | Free WiFi
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The Rifle Volunteer, in the heart of town, offers travelers a warm retreat with a cozy bar. Guests enjoy practical amenities like reliable WiFi and convenient parking, plus breakfast options to start the day. The staff consistently earns praise for their friendly, helpful service.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite | Free WiFi

Double Room, Ensuite

7.6 out of 10
Good
(13 reviews)

Highlights

Fireplace
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite | Free WiFi

Single Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
21 Collett Road, Ware, England, SG12 7LY

What's nearby

  • River Lea - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Paradise Wildlife Park - 9 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Hatfield House - 16 min drive - 12.6 miles
  • Epping Forest - 23 min drive - 17.5 miles
  • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 26 min drive - 17.1 miles

Getting around

  • Ware Station - 10 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hop Box - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Ware Tandoori - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Sea Tree - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪China Red - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Old Bulls Head - ‬8 min walk

About this property

The Rifle Volunteer

Property highlights
The Rifle Volunteer provides amenities like free continental breakfast and a bar. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at The Rifle Volunteer include amenities such as free WiFi.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Rifle Volunteer pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Rifle Volunteer?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Rifle Volunteer?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Rifle Volunteer?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Rifle Volunteer located?

Situated in Ware, this bed & breakfast is within 1 mi (2 km) of Scott's Grotto and Chadwell Springs Golf Course. River Lea and Artshed are also within 3 mi (5 km). Ware Station is 10 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

The Rifle Volunteer Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

8.8

Staff & service

7.4

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 55 out of 130 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 130 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 130 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 130 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 130 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Met by the very helpful landlord, Nigel. The Volunteer doesn’t pretend to be anything that it’s not. Very comfortable and efficient.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
As it’s a pub I expected noise until midnight but it went on until gone 1 am, won’t stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Eve

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall, the stay was good. Couldn’t fault the staff - welcoming, friendly and very helpful. The accommodation was very basic and tired. Needs an update. Again, the staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very polite staff Nice sized room Good location for where I needed to be
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

David

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

Nice little pub

Very nice staff, unfortunately it was one of the most hottest nights of the year, no fan in the room and couldn’t sleep, not the hotels fault but a fan in the room would have been a help, but again nice pub and nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay, I had a compact but functional ensuite single room. The continental style breakfast was very good with lots of variety. If I'm in the area again I will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Asa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff,very easy checking,clean & was just what I wanted for a night stay,oh & a lovely breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

andrew

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Free parking, ware is worth a wlk to.

Staff nice. Room poor and overall dated and in need of a full revamp.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vivienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Riffle Volunteer, is a lovely old English Pub, The Manager, and The Staff, are Fantastic!! And went above and beyond. The Rooms are Clean, but basic and could do with a lick of paint to freshen their up. But apart from that it's a charming little tradition pub. The outside garden is lovely, and there is parking, but it's a small car park. But i loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A proper pub, excellent facilities, decent breakfast. Clean and tidy, comfortable room. Pleasant staff. Ideal location for my needs too. Fine pint of Guinness.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room well equipped, clean towels great shower
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

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

Cracking Place

Have been staying here on and off for over 2 yrs. Clean, tidy, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awsome staff nice and clean brill service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Traditional pub, was great for a drink, relaxed atmosphere. The room we stayed in was very simple, basic and small. Individual room with toilet, very dated and run down with just a tiny sink, no other furnishings. Tins of cleaning products and fly spray on the windowsill. An overall stale smell in the room to mask an unclean smell and smell of cigarette smoke. Separate shower room with no window. Very dark and dinghy. Needs a full modernisation and renovation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
frendly and helpfull staff and good parking
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

Kevin & Friends Fishing trip

Had a lovely relaxing stay. Staff / management were friendly, welcoming and attentive. Atmosphere in bar was great with plenty of friendly locals. Room was clean and comfortable and breakfast more than sufficient with a wide range of cereals, juice, cheese and meats along with toast, crumpets and croissants. With off street parking and a large outdoor seating area. Great value too. We will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fine place to stay it has all you need
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Martin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm friendly staff but if looking for comfort and more than one night stay then not really the place for you Met my needs for a short stay with no frills and if that’s what’s needed then not a bad choice Breakfast basic and again no frills
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly reception. Room rather small but comfy bed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the perfect place for me to stay while visiting family near by, Nigel and everyone at the Rifle were welcoming and helpful. If you’re looking for a clean, affordable “room at the inn” this comes highly recommended.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lynfa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a local no-frills pub with a few rooms for accommodation. It was ideal for our overnight stay. We had a few drinks in the bar, had a brilliant spicy pizza ( cooked to perfection) and enjoyed a pleasant conversation with a local worker. Breakfast was plentiful with food to suit all tastes. The bed was very comfortable and all programmes on the tv were accessible through TNT.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Nick

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not happy!

Dirty cobwebs in the shower space, mouldy paintwork, dirty sink plug. No curtain in the bathroom which faced the beer garden! Bedside lamp and only socket in the room was near the foot of the bed. Car park motion light was above the external door which was next to the back door to the pub! I did a video but couldn't upload on here. The staff were great but the venue itself wasn't good at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Gail

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

Friendly pub

Friendly and helpful staff and owners. Great communication prior to arrival as our flight was delayed. Very nice pizza - friendly atmosphere. Help with baggage much appreciated- great location for Hertfordshire zoo.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kerry

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

Nice accommodation option very close to Ware town

First stay here, pub has great choice of beers, room was small but clean, en suite was fine. Some of the other bedrooms were bigger than ours so will try and select them on our next stay. Excellent value for money and we would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

Kevin, Steve & Dave’s fishing stopover

A great pub / B&B. Not the most modern but clean, comfortable, friendly and reasonably priced. We will defo be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

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