New Romney Hotels: Where to Stay in Kent

New Romney is a small Cinque Port town on the Kent coast with a short lodging list. You can book a historic pub with rooms, a budget hotel, or a family-run bed and breakfast. You cannot yet book the famous seafront house at Littlestone, which sits closed for refurbishment. This guide covers the hotels in New Romney we could confirm, flags the gaps, and shows how to pick a base for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway and the Romney Marsh coast. Details come from the properties, tourism listings and local history sources. Rates change daily, so we do not quote them.

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Broadacre B and B: Where to Stay in New Romney for Comfort

Broadacre is the best-documented place to stay in the town. The B and B stands on North Street, New Romney, TN28 8DR. Call 01797 362381 to book or ask questions.

Two tourism listings describe the property. Visit Kent says the house holds nine en-suite bedrooms. Six sit in the main building, with parts dating to the 1600s and Victorian additions. Three sit in a converted cottage with their own ground-floor access. An older listing on Visit South East England counts eight units, so ask the owners how many rooms they let today.

Broadacre holds a four-star Visit Britain quality rating. The family has run the house since 1980, according to the regional tourism listing. Breakfast uses local ingredients. Rooms have tea and coffee facilities, and the house offers Wi-Fi, a guest lounge and a garden or patio. Parking on site is limited, so ask about street and council parking when you book.

Guide dogs, hearing dogs and registered assistance dogs are welcome. The cottage rooms suit guests who cannot manage stairs. Describe your needs by phone before you arrive.

Pick Broadacre if you want a quiet base near the High Street and a cooked breakfast.

The Ship Hotel: A Historic Hotel in New Romney

The Ship Hotel stands at 83 High Street, New Romney, TN28 8AZ. Call 01797 362776 or write to theshiphotelandrestaurant@gmail.com.

Romney Marsh History describes a 15th century pub and hotel built with timber from the old port. The earliest recorded keeper appears in a will dated 1579. The building took its current facade in 1728. The inn served coaches on the Rye to Dover road and held 1802 timetables. During the Second World War the cellar served as a public air-raid shelter. The building carries a listing on the National Heritage List.

The same source lists ten recently decorated en-suite rooms. Each room has tea and coffee facilities, toiletries, a flat-screen television, a hair dryer and free Wi-Fi. A regional history site also notes indoor and outdoor bars. We found no recent official page, so confirm room numbers, food service and check-in times by phone.

Pick the Ship if you want a pub downstairs and a room in the middle of town.

Littlestone Hotel: Budget Rooms Near the Railway

The Littlestone Hotel stands at 3 Littlestone Road, New Romney, TN28 8LN. Booking sites place the property close to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

Hotels.com lists single rooms, economy doubles and comfort doubles with two double beds. Rooms have private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Guests share a microwave and fridge. Reviewers call the rooms clean and the staff friendly. Some also call the rooms small and basic.

Check-in runs from 1 PM to 6 PM and check-out ends at 10 AM, according to the same listing. The listing says the property has no front desk and asks guests to contact management 24 hours before arrival. The minimum guest age is 18. A CAMRA notice says the owner of the Littlestone Hotel bought the neighbouring Captain Howey pub in 2023 to save the pub from conversion to housing.

Pick this hotel if you want a low-cost bed and you are happy with basic rooms. We found no phone number from an official source, so book through a listing and message the property early.

Other Places to Stay Around New Romney

Several more properties appear in local listings. We found only one or two sources for each, so treat every item here as unconfirmed.

Martinfield Manor sits on the edge of New Romney. Romney Marsh History says the grounds include a swimming pool and the rooms are en suite with television and beverage facilities. Tripadvisor ranks the property among the top B and Bs in the town.

West Lawn Guest House sits close to the High Street and offers family rooms and a lounge or conservatory, according to Romney Marsh History.

The Rose and Crown at Old Romney appears on Tripadvisor as a historic inn with breakfast included. Dean Court at Brookland is a Victorian farmhouse on a working farm with three en-suite bedrooms, according to the same history site.

Call each property to confirm opening status before you plan a trip around one.

The Romney Bay House Hotel Is Closed

Older guides list Romney Bay House as the only hotel on the Marsh. Do not plan a stay there today. Harry Cragoe, who owns the Gallivant in Camber Sands, bought the property in 2022 and began a full refurbishment.

Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect of Portmeirion, built the house in 1929 on the Littlestone seafront. Noel Coward and the Astor family numbered among the guests. The former hotel held ten bedrooms.

The owner now plans to reopen the house as The Gallivant Littlestone Beach with 13 bedrooms, a sitting room, an orangery, a library, a dining room and a Nordic spa. Reports disagree on the opening date. One trade report says summer 2026. Another says 1 July 2027. Treat any booking listing under the old name as stale and check the Gallivant website for news.

What We Dropped From the Old Guide

The earlier version of this post named a Cosy Holiday Home at Romney Sands and The Secret Luxury Apartment. We could not match either name to a bookable property with an address, a host or an independent listing. We removed both rather than guess. If you want self-catering, search a booking site for homes in New Romney and Littlestone and read recent reviews.

The old guide also said taxis are readily available. We found no source for taxi firms or bus routes, so we dropped the claim. Check a current local transport site before you travel.

Things to Do Near Your New Romney Hotel

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is the main draw. New Romney is the headquarters of the line. The railway runs seven stations: Hythe, Dymchurch, St Mary’s Bay, Romney Warren, New Romney, Romney Sands and Dungeness. The railway site calls the line one of Kent’s top tourist attractions. Dogs travel for a donation of 1.50 pounds. Only Romney Rover tickets sell online, so buy other tickets at the station on the day. Timetables change by season, so check the railway site first.

Littlestone lies just east of New Romney. Romney Marsh History describes a shingle beach with wooden groynes and colourful beach huts, backed by a grassed area called Littlestone Greens. Sir Robert Perks and Henry Tubbs developed the village in the 1880s. Littlestone Golf Club opened in 1888 and a 120 foot water tower followed in 1890. Pieces of a Mulberry Harbour from the D-Day landings still sit offshore.

Dungeness is the last stop on the railway. Use the train to reach the station, then check a current guide for what to see there.

A listing for Broadacre puts the railway about 0.71 miles from the house. Treat other distances as approximate and check a map.

How to Choose a New Romney Hotel or B and B

Couples and quiet seekers do best at Broadacre. The garden, the lounge and the breakfast suit a slow weekend.

Pub lovers should start at the Ship Hotel. You sleep above the bars in a building with roots in the 15th century.

Budget travellers should look at the Littlestone Hotel. Read the guidance on arrival time, because no front desk staffs the building.

Guests who want a pool should call Martinfield Manor to confirm the pool and the opening season.

Anyone with limited mobility should ask Broadacre about the ground-floor cottage rooms.

Visitors on a busy summer weekend should book early. A town with only a handful of rooms fills fast, and Folkestone and Hythe lie along the same railway line if you need a backup.

Before you pay, confirm the property name, the cancellation policy, parking, breakfast hours and late arrival rules. Ask for a total with taxes and fees. Prices shift by date, so compare two booking sites and a phone call.

What We Checked and What We Could Not

We checked Broadacre against Visit Kent and Visit South East England. We checked the Ship Hotel against Romney Marsh History and a regional history site. We checked the Littlestone Hotel against Hotels.com and a CAMRA news item. We checked Romney Bay House against trade news and a Folkestone tourism listing. We took railway details from the railway website.

We could not confirm current rates, the room count at Broadacre, the current room standard at the Ship Hotel, an official phone line for the Littlestone Hotel, or the opening date of The Gallivant Littlestone Beach. Phone numbers and policies change. Confirm each detail with the property before you travel.

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Conclusion

New Romney offers a short and honest lodging list. Broadacre B and B gives you the most documented comfort. The Ship Hotel gives you a historic pub in the centre of town. The Littlestone Hotel gives you a budget bed near the railway. Romney Bay House stays closed for now. Call ahead, confirm the current policies, and book early for a trip along the Romney Marsh coast.

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