The Welldiggers Arms

4.0 star property
4-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Property grounds
Signature Room | Terrace/patio
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Luxury Room
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Low Heath, Petworth, England, GU28 0HG
  • Place, South Downs National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Petworth House
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Goodwood Motor Circuit
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Signature Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Hill view

Luxury Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Petworth

Petworth retreat .You'll find Petworth House and River Arun within 3 miles (5 km) of this hotel. Stopham Vineyard and South Downs National Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • South Downs National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Petworth House - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Goodwood Motor Circuit - 24 min drive - 31.2 km
  • Brighton Beach - 47 min drive - 51.1 km
  • Portsmouth International Port - 48 min drive - 71.0 km

Getting around

  • Pulborough Station - 5 min drive
  • Farnborough (FAB) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Angel Inn - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Noah's Ark Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪White Horse Pub - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Hollist Arms - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Halfway Bridge Inn - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Welldiggers Arms

4-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at The Welldiggers Arms. The hotel can provide concierge services and wedding services. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Petworth hotel is smoke free.

  • 14 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Welldiggers Arms offers 14 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Petworth hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:30 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 at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 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

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per day.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 15 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 debit 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. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

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The Welldiggers Arms Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 264 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 264 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 264 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 264 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 264 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay a couple of nights, terrific service from a friendly and capable team. Excellent food, beautiful countryside views.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Lovely stay

Beautiful views from the room and peaceful night’s stay. Staff were excellent - consistently great service. Dinner was also excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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

Great Pub and rooms

Lovely hotel and pub. Rooms clean, lovley touch with the home made cookies. Pub was very good, great views Really friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

philip

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

Perfect

This is our fourth year in a row staying here with our dog. It has got better and better each time. The view is amazing, the food is great and the staff are all really friendly and helpful. Just overall a lovely place to visit. Great walks from the pub too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Trumps

Very tired and stained carpet with noisy and smelly ventilation shaft outside room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Marek

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely place. Staff very friendly and accomodating and hospitable a- allowed us to sit in the restaurant (with views) ahead of dinner. Lovely breakfast. Altogether a wonderful and relaxing trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Daisy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Overpriced

It was very over priced. The room was small, the carpet was stained, the shower was like warm and the breakfast not good - poached eggs on avocado were undercooked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jody

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and comfortable room with spectacular views from a private terrace, we watched deer in the fields. Dinner was superb with fresh local ingredients
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The property is lovely and in a beautiful location. The staff are excellent and very friendly. Sadly, the room was very dusty and the underside of the non-slip shower mat had black mould/mildew. The restaurant looked beautiful but unfortunately the chef used so much salt the food was inedible. Even the breakfast was smothered in rocks of salt. The staff told me that it was 2 different chefs but clearly they were trained in the same way. None of our party could eat their dinner and we couldn't cope with the breakfast either.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, excellent food and great location with friendly accommodating staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We enjoyed our stay here in a lovely area, countryside views and peaceful. We stayed 3 nights and the menu was small and unchanged. Small tweeks to the special. Booked a room with the terrace which was lovely as we had excellent weather. Generally the room was well designed, like 2 comfy chairs not 1 as is often the case. Bathroom looked smart but usual no place to put wash bags, no towel rail so wet towels on back of door hooks ...not thought through. Staff were great, friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Susana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael W

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very tranquil setting…. Great sitting outside with a beer or a cup of coffee in the morning. Staff is exceptional…. Very helpful. Room’s comfortable and quiet. No A/C…. No problem in May….might be a problem in the summer. Great restaurant
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent very professional welcoming team
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

E

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

Fabulous location

Lovely location, great service with happy and helpful staff. Food a bit on the expensive side and limited dinner menu, breakfast was really good. Room ok but the showroom was extremely cold. Everything you needed in the room and fresh milk for drinks. Big plus was a served at the table breakfast and not a buffet.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, lovely location and view. Really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Second time we have been and loved it yet again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025