The Anchor Inn
Cowes
📍 1 High Street, Cowes, PO31 7SA
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 East Cowes: Excellent bathing water 0.7 mi · Environment Agency
Photo: Michael Garlick (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Pub serving home-cooked meals and real ale in central Cowes
- Large beer garden courtyard, a sun trap in summer
- Known for live music gigs
- Seven newly refurbished en-suite rooms above the pub
- Opposite Cowes Yacht Haven, close to ferries and bus links
The Anchor Inn is a traditional pub with rooms in the heart of Cowes, Isle of Wight, situated opposite Cowes Yacht Haven and close to the ferries and bus links. The operator highlights hearty home cooked meals, a wide range of real ales, ciders, beers, wines and spirits, and a welcoming atmosphere, along with a wood burning stove for winter and a large beer garden courtyard for summer. Live music gigs are a regular feature. Seven newly refurbished en-suite rooms sit above the pub, though breakfast isn't served on site, with cafes and restaurants nearby instead. Cowes Maritime Museum is just 0.1 miles away, with East Cowes beach around 0.7 miles from the inn.
How far to…
- Cowes Yacht Haven
- opposite
- Beach
- 0.7 miles
- Station
- 6.2 miles
- Cowes Maritime Museum
- 0.1 miles
- Sir Max Aitken Museum
- 0.2 miles
- The Gallery
- 0.4 miles
Practical details
- Pets
- Pub is dog friendly, but no pets permitted in rooms
- Families
- Breakfast not served, accommodation only
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 17 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ WiFi
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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