Is The Rifle Volunteer pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Rifle Volunteer?

As of Oct 4, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Rifle Volunteer on Oct 7, 2025 start from $89.61, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Rifle Volunteer?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Rifle Volunteer?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

Where is The Rifle Volunteer located?

Situated in Ware, this bed & breakfast is within 1 mi (2 km) of Scott's Grotto and Chadwell Springs Golf Course. River Lea and Artshed are also within 3 mi (5 km). Ware Station is 10 minutes by foot.

The Rifle Volunteer Bed And Breakfast - Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the neighborhood

Ware is home to The Rifle Volunteer. River Lee Country Park and Rye Meads Nature Reserve reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Top Events GB and Paradise Wildlife Park. Benington Lordship Gardens and Harlow Falconry are also worth visiting. Take an opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as fishing and other activities like birdwatching.

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8/10 Good

Eve

Aug 9, 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overall, the stay was good. Couldn’t fault the staff - welcoming, friendly and very helpful. The accommodation was very basic and tired. Needs an update. Again, the staff were lovely.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vivienne

Aug 13, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Riffle Volunteer, is a lovely old English Pub, The Manager, and The Staff, are Fantastic!! And went above and beyond. The Rooms are Clean, but basic and could do with a lick of paint to freshen their up. But apart from that it's a charming little tradition pub. The outside garden is lovely, and there is parking, but it's a small car park. But i loved it.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Apr 13, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very polite staff Nice sized room Good location for where I needed to be

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Asa

Mar 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Friendly staff,very easy checking,clean & was just what I wanted for a night stay,oh & a lovely breakfast

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

andrew

Jul 4, 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Free parking, ware is worth a wlk to.

Staff nice. Room poor and overall dated and in need of a full revamp.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

May 5, 2025

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

Excellent stay, I had a compact but functional ensuite single room. The continental style breakfast was very good with lots of variety. If I'm in the area again I will definitely stay again.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Jul 2, 2025

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

Nice little pub

Very nice staff, unfortunately it was one of the most hottest nights of the year, no fan in the room and couldn’t sleep, not the hotels fault but a fan in the room would have been a help, but again nice pub and nice staff

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

May 7, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A proper pub, excellent facilities, decent breakfast. Clean and tidy, comfortable room. Pleasant staff. Ideal location for my needs too. Fine pint of Guinness.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robett

Feb 23, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great room well equipped, clean towels great shower

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Jul 29, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Traditional pub, was great for a drink, relaxed atmosphere. The room we stayed in was very simple, basic and small. Individual room with toilet, very dated and run down with just a tiny sink, no other furnishings. Tins of cleaning products and fly spray on the windowsill. An overall stale smell in the room to mask an unclean smell and smell of cigarette smoke. Separate shower room with no window. Very dark and dinghy. Needs a full modernisation and renovation.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Mar 26, 2025

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

Cracking Place

Have been staying here on and off for over 2 yrs. Clean, tidy, friendly staff.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Mar 1, 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awsome staff nice and clean brill service

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Apr 11, 2025

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

Kevin & Friends Fishing trip

Had a lovely relaxing stay. Staff / management were friendly, welcoming and attentive. Atmosphere in bar was great with plenty of friendly locals. Room was clean and comfortable and breakfast more than sufficient with a wide range of cereals, juice, cheese and meats along with toast, crumpets and croissants. With off street parking and a large outdoor seating area. Great value too. We will definitely be back

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Dec 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

frendly and helpfull staff and good parking

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Martin

Dec 10, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Warm friendly staff but if looking for comfort and more than one night stay then not really the place for you Met my needs for a short stay with no frills and if that’s what’s needed then not a bad choice Breakfast basic and again no frills

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Steve

Nov 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fine place to stay it has all you need

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Joe

Oct 8, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very friendly reception. Room rather small but comfy bed.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Dec 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was the perfect place for me to stay while visiting family near by, Nigel and everyone at the Rifle were welcoming and helpful. If you’re looking for a clean, affordable “room at the inn” this comes highly recommended.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lynfa

Nov 5, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is a local no-frills pub with a few rooms for accommodation. It was ideal for our overnight stay. We had a few drinks in the bar, had a brilliant spicy pizza ( cooked to perfection) and enjoyed a pleasant conversation with a local worker. Breakfast was plentiful with food to suit all tastes. The bed was very comfortable and all programmes on the tv were accessible through TNT.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Nick

Apr 30, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not happy!

Dirty cobwebs in the shower space, mouldy paintwork, dirty sink plug. No curtain in the bathroom which faced the beer garden! Bedside lamp and only socket in the room was near the foot of the bed. Car park motion light was above the external door which was next to the back door to the pub! I did a video but couldn't upload on here. The staff were great but the venue itself wasn't good at all.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Sep 21, 2024

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

Good

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

mark

Dec 16, 2024

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

Very comfortable. Would stay here again.

Clean, friendly 2 night stay with good breakfast options (tea, instant coffee, cereals, yogurts, fruit, poached eggs, cheeses, deli meats, breads, croissants & crumpets). Room was spotless. Bed comfy. Shower good. Free offroad car park. No real ale but good locals pub up the road was recommended by Nigel the owner of the Rifle Volunteer.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Jul 3, 2024

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

Great stay

Super! Manager was great!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Gail

Apr 18, 2024

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

Friendly pub

Friendly and helpful staff and owners. Great communication prior to arrival as our flight was delayed. Very nice pizza - friendly atmosphere. Help with baggage much appreciated- great location for Hertfordshire zoo.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Murray

Oct 14, 2022

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

Simple and comfortable

Really friendly staff who were willing to stay late to accommodate my delayed check in. Clean and comfortable room with facilities and standards that match the price. I'll be staying here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

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