The Newport Inn
A riverside village inn across the Tay
About this hotel
The Newport Inn sits in the village of Newport-on-Tay, across the river from Dundee itself, close to the Post Office and a short taxi from Taste of Portugal at the Brig O' Tay for a change of dinner scene. Breakfast, free wifi, free parking, a bar and restaurant cover the essentials of a village-inn stay without a city hotel's scale or noise. For a couple wanting genuine quiet with the river as a backdrop rather than a busy Dundee street, this location delivers something distinctly different from every other property in the wider area. The V&A museum sits a short taxi ride away across the Tay for a non-golfing day, keeping the inn connected to the city's amenities without sacrificing its own quieter village character.
- Riverside setting
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Bar and restaurant
Our take
A couple wanting a genuinely quiet riverside village base, with Dundee's amenities still a short taxi away, will get real value from The Newport Inn. A larger buddies trip wanting a livelier, more central evening scene should choose a Dundee city-centre hotel instead, where that energy is built into the location itself.
- Book a riverside table at the on-site restaurant for dinner; the Tay views are the inn's defining feature.
- Arrange taxi timing across the river to Dundee if your evening plans extend beyond the village itself.
- Take advantage of free parking and free wifi, which cover the practical basics of a quieter stay well.
Why we love it
- Genuine riverside village setting
- Free breakfast and free parking
- Bar and restaurant on site
- A quieter alternative to the city
Why guests love itMy partner and I chose The Newport Inn for the river views alone, and watching the Tay from our window each evening after a day on Carnoustie's windy links course gave the whole trip a quieter, more reflective character than a busier Dundee hotel ever would have offered us that particular week away from home, comparing scorecards over the water each night.