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Burnhopeside Hall
Lanchester, Durham
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.
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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
Bedroom
5, plus 5-bed farmhouse and 2-bed apartment for self catering.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £30.
Dogs
welcome (no charge).
Prices
B&B doubles from £145, singles from £110.
Facilities
sitting room, dining room, library, billiard room, in-room TV, 18-acre gardens in 475-acre grounds; farmhouse rooms have a sitting room, dining room; EV charging.
