The Joiners Arms

We stayed in The Tweed Suite. I’ve always wanted to stay and it was so worth booking for a special anniversary, as felt very luxurious! There’s loads of space, beautiful bedroom with the most comfortable bed ever, a huge beautiful bathroom, sitting area with TV, mini fridge and your own outdoor big area with wood hot tub, settees with low table and a teak wooden table & chairs for 8 people! We were left an anniversary card and bottle of chilling Prosecco on arrival to our room, which was the kindest surprise! This will no doubt have been Teghan’s thoughtfulness , the Joiner’s Arms Manager, who is the loveliest person in charge of a venue we’ve ever met and keeps us coming back for more lovely stays. Thank you so much for another lovely stay, can’t wait to book again!

My wife and I, plus a small group of guests, stayed, ate, and celebrated our wedding at The Joiners in March 2024. For reasons needing no explanation here we made a complaint that was rewarded with two comp nights to take within a year. We duly accepted this and decided to return to The Joiners in March 2025 to celebrate our first anniversary. We also added a third night to our stay, confident that our stay would be worthwhile. We stayed the three nights in Coquet, a room separate from The Joiners, and made dinner reservations for Friday and Saturday. We arrived on Friday evening. Baring in mind that these rooms start at £290 and go up to £330 for bed and breakfast, the request to take a £50 ‘breakages’ deposit, is something we’ve never been asked for at any other B&B or hotel. Dinner on Friday was good, priced a little high for what we chose, but all seemed ok. Having stayed last year, we already knew what to expect at breakfast, but considering The Joiners is 5 star, a buffet breakfast set out along the pub’s bar is hardly worthy of such a high rating. There’s one coffee machine that broke down every morning we were there, and delivered less than satisfactory coffee, a conveyor belt toaster to toast the already dried out bread from a basket on the bar. Again, this is not 5 star. The only thing served to the table was whatever we ordered from the breakfast menu, which amounts to one plate of food. 5 star should be fully catered, in my opinion, with coffee and tea being served at the table, along with any extras, like toast, or anything else that may be available to request. More shocking still was the section of the menu that incurrs a £5 surcharge. This included any sort of Benedict, smoked salmon, avocado, or stotty! We were told that this was a recent implementation. This, when you’re spending £290-£330 per night for bed AND breakfast. Running about the place, making toast, and making your own tea and coffee, poring juice, plating up a pastry, filling a bowl with yoghurt or cereal, all whilst waiting for hot food to come out, is not 5 star. I ordered poached eggs on buttered toast from a grumpy waitress, who offered me no bread option, even though it provides for one on the menu. I asked for granary. My wife ordered pancakes. The pancakes were stone cold and were duly sent back for a warm version as described on the menu, meaning that my wife and I ate separately. My poached eggs tasted of an over use of vinegar and arrived on a single piece of unbuttered white toast. I ate it without complaint to the staff as I was hungry. The next morning, my wife tried to get yoghurt at the buffet, only to be told by a miserable waitress, that three, (small), servings had been put out already that morning and no more was available. For our anniversary dinner on the Saturday, we were seated to wait an unacceptable amount of time before being asked for our drink order. I ordered a whisky, my wife asked for a Newcastle Brown. Again, an unacceptable time l

Worked in the kitchen, but quit due to being grabbed by the throat and a knife put to me by a member of management, threatened basically everyday then had accured holidays disappear then paid later because 'proper procedure was not followed' in me leaving, as i guess i was supposed keep going to work being threatened even though was staff all around no one said a thing.

A very pleasant stay comfortable clean and friendly Would recommend the Castle view cottage if going with family. Thank you all for a pleasant stay.

The staff are not at all welcoming. This was a poor experience and lacking in value. I would encourage any one to rethink staying here. I had to repeatedly ask for the rooms we purchased to be replenished. On the positive side, the dinner was delicious.

Lovely room with excellent bathroom and shower . Confortable bed Friendly staff Good food High Newton by the Sea is a great location for exploring the Northumberland Coast