Me and my husband came to stay after getting a deal through LivingSocial for my birthday, we have three young children and were desperate for a break away :-) The hotel is full of character and rather charming, our bedroom was in the stableblock and it was lovely, quite big with a lovely clean brand new en suite. We both... More

A hotel of real character. Beautiful old building with lovely rooms. Excellent restaurant where we had a fabulous evening meal & a super "full English" breakfast. Don't forget the "Saddle Bar" for a nice pint in relaxing surroundings. It's also a great place for Sunday lunch at only £5.50. Definitely recommend this hotel to anyone visiting the Durham area, an... More

We had booked this as a treat for my wife and I on her birthday. It was part of a package through ' living social' with Spa treatments bed and breakfast with bottle of wine if you use the restaurant. We arrived at 1230 with our 'treatments' booked for 1. Our room wasn't ready so we went to the Spa.... More

excellent weekend break. nice surroundings and very tasty evening meal. The Hotel is very atmospheric. BUT very cosy and really has a chracter. Don,t expect ultra modern decor or furniture. It just would not be right. The whole package was well delivered. I would most definitely go again. More

Relaxing stay at a fabulous historic hotel. Excellent meal,and service. Staff very welcoming and lovely spa treatments. Stable bar set in beautiful courtyard in the hotel grounds. Would definitely return. Thanks for a special weekend. More

The spa package was booked for a friends hen weekend. Really good value for money included bed, breakfast and evening meal plus 2 half hr spa treatments and full of use of spa facilities over 2 days.The rooms were very spacious and comfortable. The staff were very nice and James from reception was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend... More

My friend booked this weekend away for a Girlie Spa Break. It was excellent, first class, we arrived early because we had treatments booked and James checked that our room was ready so we could drop our bags off before going to the health club. The rooms are very good, very clean light and airy. All the staff are very... More

We held a 1 day conference at the hotel. Booking was straight forward, everything we asked for was done. We even changed our plans half way through the day..due to the weather, but the Hotel coped very well with the changes. Our delegates commented on the excellent buffet lunch provided. Would recommend as an excellent venue More

The spa break was booked as hen weekend with friends. It was great value, having 2 spa treatments, dinner, bed and breakfast. The room was clean and comfortable. The staff were extremely helpful and polite, and nothing seemed to much trouble for them. Look forward to a returning visit. More