The Blacksmiths Arms

4.0 star property

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Double Room, Ensuite (Firle - Four Poster)
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Miscellaneous
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Explore the area

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London Road, Lewes, England, BN7 3QD
  • Place, South Downs National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Hamsey Island Plague Church
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Glyndebourne Opera House
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Ensuite (Cissbury)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (Firle - Four Poster)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (Cuckmere - Bedstead)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (Stoke)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Lewes

With a stay at The Blacksmiths Arms in Lewes, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of American Express Stadium and Brighton Marina. .This bed & breakfast is 9.8 mi (15.8 km) from Brighton Centre and 10 mi (16 km) from Brighton Beach.

What's nearby

  • South Downs National Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Hamsey Island Plague Church - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • American Express Stadium - 8 min drive - 9.2 km
  • Glyndebourne Opera House - 10 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Brighton Beach - 18 min drive - 17.4 km

Getting around

  • Lewes Cooksbridge Station - 16 min walk
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Brewers Arms - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Black Horse - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Taith - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Lewes Arms - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Blacksmiths Arms

Adults-only bed & breakfast with a restaurant and a bar
The Blacksmiths Arms offers 4 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
At The Blacksmiths Arms, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Blacksmiths Arms has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Check-in hours for this property are 2 PM - 11 PM Monday to Saturday, and 2 PM - 10:30 PM Sunday.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

This property welcomes adults only

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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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The Blacksmiths Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 399 out of 599 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 156 out of 599 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 599 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 599 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 599 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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

Absolutely Fabulous!

Really great stay during a short walking trip to the South Downs. Lovely, comfortable room and en-suite bathroom, and the evening meal was absolutely fabulous! Big portions, tasty, and the Caribbean cuisine is exceptional. Great breakfast, as well, and lovely, friendly hosts. We’ll definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

DEREK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

overnight stay

check-in was very good, friendly, room was vey clean breakfast was also good with a good choice overall a good stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food was amazing and very friendly people.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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

Great stay

Jazz and Drixi were lovely friendly hosts and very helpful. Our room was lovely and very clean. We really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Harriet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Seems like a family owned establishment. The team were very welcoming and the room was clean. A lovely stay!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Johallan

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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

Great stay

Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room. Sparkling white bedding and towels. Clean. Friendly and helpful host. Super food. Will definitely recommend and would have no hesitation booking again if travelling in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay. Friendly staff, lovely bedroom and a brilliant cooked breakfast in the morning. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean room. Breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs S

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant with plenty of parking. Nice atmosphere.staff very friendly and helpful. Would certainly come back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Lovely Pub/Hotel near Lewes

A lovely slightly quirky pub/hotel with a Jamaican feel and menu. Very comfortable accommodation and a great breakfast with a friendly and welcoming staff team A little bit of bar noise from the pub if you are an early to bed type, and you are staying on a main road so there is some traffic noise if you want the window open. Having said that, we would definitely stay again when in the area. 5 minutes drive into Lewes. The main road isn't walking friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pieter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We needed an overnight stop near Lewes, this being a mile or so north. Though on a main road (A275) it is a quiet, unpretentious and old country pub between a couple of other houses (one a former smithy) with convenient parking and an outside sitting/eating area behind, as well as 'bistro' style eating in the large downstairs bar, with a good selection of beers etc. The room and bathroom were simple and spotless,with fine quality towels and bed linen. The eating menu is also simple with a Jamaican twist (the cook being Jamaican) but including excellent traditional fish and chips and the English breakfast included in the B&B cost also excellent. It overlooks green open country and a church on the other side of the road with a chalky track down through the woods towards Hamsey for a summer evening post-supper walk (at least in dry weather). It is too far out of Lewes to walk, though on a bus route in, but about 10 mins by car to parking in the town. A lucky find to which we would happily return.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andy

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

Nice room and excellent breakfast.

An old pub, rooms are nice and the breakfast was excellent!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jekaterina

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great family run business. Love the Jamaican vibe, unfortunately they didn’t do food on a Monday or Tuesday so didn’t get chance to sample. Bed was extremely comfortable too and good hot water pressure in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice Jamaican run country pub
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Blacksmiths arms near Lewes

We only stayed for one night , the room was clean and tidy , nice toiletries in the bathroom and lovely large fluffy towels were provided. Bed was comfy , not too many plug sockets in the room for charging phones etc. It’s an old building so the floors are uneven and everything creaks. Breakfast was adequate, not a lot of choice if you don’t like a full English.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is closed on Monday & Tuesday so don’t expect any of the facilities advertised. You may or may not receive an email advising of this when it’s too late to cancel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We realy enjoyed our stay. The proprietor, Jazz, couldn't have been more helpful or friendly, arranging check-in time at our convenience. It is a little noisy on a busy road, but has good double glazing, was quiet between 11pm and 6 am, and with ear-plugs we slept very well and uninterrupted. Highly reccommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025