Burnhopeside Hall Shortlist*
Lanchester, Durham
Good Hotel Guide Review
There are log fires, bucolic views and a warm welcome at this Grade II* listed country house, in a spread of gardens surrounded by acres of farmland and forest. Engineer William Hedley, who built the steam engine Puffing Billy, once lived here. Today, Christine Hewitt, an attentive hostess, offers good-value B&B accommodation in quiet and comfortable, traditionally decorated bedrooms (with super-king beds) in the main house, adjoining farmhouse and cottage. Home-made, home-reared and home-grown fare feature at breakfast. The grounds provide generous scope for gentle strolls or for exercising dogs and exuberant children; trails lead to the river and the Lanchester Valley Railway Path. The B&B is well placed for Durham.
Hotel details
Address
Durham Road
Lanchester
Durham
DH7 0TL
England
Telephone
01207 520222
Bedrooms
12. 2-bed apartment on top floor, 5 in adjoining farmhouse, 3 in cottage (all available on a self-catering basis).
Open
all year, except when booked for exclusive use.
Facilities
sitting room, dining room, library, billiard room, in-room TV (Freeview), 18-acre gardens in 475-acre grounds; farmhouse rooms have a sitting room, dining room; cottages have a sitting room where breakfast can be served; all with log fires, parking.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £20-£40.
Dogs
welcomed (no charge).
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £130, singles from £95.
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