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The Foinavon

3.5 star property
Bed & breakfast in Newbury with free breakfast and coffee shop/cafe

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Pub
Meeting facility
Front of property
Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Pub

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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High Street, Newbury, England, RG20 6NJ
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Newbury Racecourse
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Place, Highclere Castle
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Airport, Farnborough (FAB)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Exclusive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 2)

Exclusive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 2)

Exclusive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 2)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Executive Double or Twin Room, Non Smoking (No 1)

Executive Double or Twin Room, Non Smoking (No 1)

Executive Double or Twin Room, Non Smoking (No 1)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 3)

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 3)

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 3)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 4)

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 4)

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 4)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Executive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 5)

Executive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 5)

Executive Double Room, Non Smoking (No 5)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 6)

Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking (No 6)

Highlights

Heating
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Newbury

At The Foinavon, you'll be 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from East Ilsley and 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from The Living Rainforest. Highlights at this B&B include free cooked-to-order breakfast, a restaurant and free self-parking. .The restaurant, The Compton Swan, is open for dinner. The Compton Swan Bar is the bed & breakfast's own pub, serving drinks along with lunch. Business amenities include meeting rooms and conference space. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a free manager's reception and a coffee shop/cafe. Each morning free breakfast is served. .Sights within a 10-minute drive of this 3.5-property class Newbury B&B include Thames River and Lardon Chase - the Holies and Lough Down.
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What's nearby

  • North Wessex Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 20 min drive - 20.2 km
  • Highclere Castle - 28 min drive - 31.4 km
  • LEGOLAND® Windsor - 48 min drive - 66.3 km
  • Windsor Castle - 48 min drive - 71.8 km

Getting around

  • Reading Pangbourne Station - 14 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Lightbox Cafe - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Greggs - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Masoom's - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Foinavon

Bed & breakfast in Newbury with free breakfast and coffee shop/cafe
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily, and guests can also enjoy a free nightly manager's reception. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A library, barbecue grills, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly The Foinavon. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Newbury bed & breakfast.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • Conference rooms
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Conference space
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Library
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Foinavon offers 6 accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. This Newbury bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • The Compton Swan
  • The Compton Swan Bar

Things to do

  • Library

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
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 - 11:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

Property is also known as

Compton Swan B&B Newbury
Compton Swan B&B
Compton Swan Newbury
Compton Swan
The Compton Swan
The Foinavon Newbury
The Foinavon Bed & breakfast
The Foinavon Bed & breakfast Newbury

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Foinavon?

The Foinavon offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Foinavon?

Yep, The Foinavon has a free self car park.

Does The Foinavon serve breakfast?

Sure does, complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is offered daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Foinavon?

No, The Foinavon does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Foinavon?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

What time are check-in & check-out at The Foinavon?

Check-in begins at noon. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Foinavon?

No, pets are not allowed.

The Foinavon Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 15 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 15 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 15 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 15 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Coral

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It has a lovely old world feel about it. The beds were clean and comfortable and the breakfast delicious. Connie is a great host.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel didn’t look at all like photographs - room was very tired the en-suite need replacing
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Klaas

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

Lovely little hotel

As it was wintertime, the hotel didn't open until 5:30, which was the only downside. Otherwise a lovely hotel in a lovely tiny village, with small but good rooms. The pub/restaurant served excellent food (I had fajitas, which was very tasty) and breakfast (scrambled eggs with smoked salmon in my case) was lovely. I was there for work at RAL and this is much much much better than Ridgeway House!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Okay, but not brilliant

Service was fine and breakfast was okay. Bedroom was fairly basic. Bed was comfortable enough, and radiator was able to get the room nice and cosy although it was cold outside. The wardrobe was free-standing and a bit shonky though - the whole thing wobbled when the wardrobe door was slid shut. Biggest issue for us was the shower. It was a corner shower without its own light and the nearest ceiling light was not right outside the shower door but a few feet away so the shower was very dark, and also had no shelf or ledge for soap. My husband warned me it took a while to warm up for his morning shower so I turned it on in the evening and waited. After 10 minutes the water had only reach tepid for my evening shower and once I was in it took another ten to achieve any degree of something that could almost be called warming. The shower drain also didn’t drain properly and the stall, while clean at first glance, didn’t seem very clean on closer inspection - presumably because there’s not enough light in the shower cubicle to see to get it pristine. Pictures of other rooms look better on the website so maybe we were just unlucky. It was fine for a couple of nights and the pub is nice, but it could have been better.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Keith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were amazing, child friendly and clean and stylish food was fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

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

A lesson in Hospitality - Brilliant

Stayed here for 2 days due to working in the area. From the moment I arrived,(a bit late and frazzled) I was made to feel welcome and relaxed, offered help with my bags and a drink at the bar. Food was lovely and well priced and the cooked to order breakfast great. I have had occasion to stay locally on many occasions but this was my first visit. I would like to thank all the team for their friendliness and professionalism, it was a lesson in hospitality. I will definitely be back if there is availability next time I'm around the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First class service at all times First class breakfast cooked to order.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

Highly recommend

Mark and the staff made us feel very welcome, we thought we would miss the evening meal due to a commitment but they said they would make sure that we could get food when we got back, which was great. Very helpful and friendly. I would stay there again.
Bedroom
Shower room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lyn Key

Good food & room lovely but so noisy because over the bar so no sleep till 1230 am & upset because walking 13 miles next day Such a shame
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2 mins walk to my sons house. Lovely villlage of Compton.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019