Inn · Box
The Northey Arms
A Butcombe pub with 13 en-suite rooms on the Bath Road at Box, serving food from breakfast to evening, with a big garden and a children's play area.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
An easy family and dog-friendly stop on the A4 between Bath and Chippenham, with food all day and space for children to run about outside. Light sleepers should ask for a room in the main building, away from the railway.
- Good: Food from 8am breakfast to 9pm dinner (7pm on Sundays)
- Good: Dog-friendly rooms in the Station House, £20 a stay
- Good: Large beer garden, children's play area and a big car park
- Worth knowing: Station House rooms are near the railway line
- Worth knowing: First-floor rooms in the main building do not take dogs
- Worth knowing: On the A4 at the western end of the village
About
The Northey Arms is a pub on the Bath Road at the western end of Box, run by Butcombe, with Butcombe beer and cider on the bar. It serves breakfast from 8am, then lunch and dinner until 9pm (7pm on Sundays), with pub classics and seasonal dishes; the pub is open from 8am to 11pm, closing at 9pm on Sundays.
There are 13 en-suite rooms, each with Wi-Fi, a smart TV and tea and coffee. The rooms in the main building, doubles, deluxe doubles (one with a balcony) and superiors, are all on the first floor and do not take dogs. The rest are in the Station House, a separate building at the end of the beer garden near the railway track, where dogs can stay for £20 a stay; ask for one when you book. The hotel's own booking engine lists a Station House family room on the ground floor (a double and a sofa bed for a child up to 10) and a family suite sleeping four, with a double bedroom and a sofa bed in the living area. Booking.com, Expedia and Trip.com list check-in from 3pm to 10pm and check-out by 11am, with free guest parking on site.
Outside there is a large garden with a children's play area and a big car park. Bath, Lacock Abbey and Castle Combe are all a short drive away. From 16 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 the pub serves festive menus, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free choices.
Opening hours and season
Breakfast
| Monday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 11:00 |
The details
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
- Rooms
- 13
- Check-in
- 3pm to 10pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Restaurant · Bar · Real ale · Garden or terrace · Family rooms · Dogs in rooms · Parking · Wi-Fi
- Parking
- A large car park, free for guests (Trip.com); Station House guests park in front of the Station House.
Photos
A refurbished bedroom 
A double room 
The play area in the garden 
The dining room
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Lorne House 1.1 km away
- The Quarryman's Arms, Box 2.0 km away