With a stay at The Avenue in Durham, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Durham University and Gala Theatre Durham. .This bed & breakfast is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from St. Nicholas Church and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Durham Indoor Market.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Avenue, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Avenue has a restaurant on site.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet
Parking and transport
Free offsite parking
Free self parking on site
Limited on-site self parking
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Family friendly
High chair
Guest services
No housekeeping service
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
No lift
More
Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit/debit cards
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Property is also known as
Avenue Inn Durham
The Avenue Inn
The Avenue Durham
The Avenue Bed & breakfast
The Avenue Bed & breakfast Durham
The Avenue Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 155 reviews
10 - Excellent
80
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 155 reviews
8 - Good
54
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 155 reviews
6 - Okay
11
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 155 reviews
4 - Poor
4
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 155 reviews
2 - Terrible
6
9.0/10
Cleanliness
9.2/10
Staff & service
8.0/10
Amenities
8.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
6/10 Okay
Helen
8 Dec 2025
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Hotels.com had this hotel as listed much closer to Durham centre than it is I have reported this via email but had no response to that. It is a decent hotel, well priced. A few nit picks we were in the attic room and it was freezing. They made up for this with an extremely thick duvet that then had the opposite effect for me at least and was far too hot to lie under all night. Also one of the glasses and hand towels in the room were dirty. Breakfast was ok not amazing.
Friendly. Excellent stopover. Make sure you check you understand the location (the written address is fine but Expedia's own map seems to show the location as being close to the centre of Durham, which it is not).
A lovely pub just outside Durham in High Shincliffe. It’s nicely done up and a mix of locals and travellers like me. The food is well priced and the drinks list extensive. The rooms are clean and comfortable. I LOVED my full English breakfast. You cannot fault this place for the price.
The hotel is clean and tidy. Staff attentive and well mannered. We stayed for 5 nights but did not have our bed linen changed or fresh towels, although we did ask for fresh towels. The bins in the room were not emptied during the 5 days. We also had to ask for tea, sugar and biscuits. They should have been replenished daily. The food is typical “pub grub”. Nothing special but tasty.
Robert
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
8/10 Good
Catherine
6 Aug 2025
Liked: Staff & service
had a lovely couple of days staying here the staff was brilliant clare and the team was so helpful full of information and was very welcoming
Beautiful pub providing accommodation.
Very clean, comfortable and friendly.
Shower unit was a little small but plenty of hot water.
Off street parking available.
Great location less than10 minutes from Durham, so the perfect base without the price tag of Durham hotels.
The staff where friendly and welcoming.
The cooked breakfast was very tasty and plentiful.
We did not try the dinner options, but it's a lovely, friendly pub.
Our room was a great size and the bed was comfy with a lovely feather duvet.
Would definetly stay again.
Alina & Steve
The best compliment I can give is that we will be back again. What really stood out apart from the comfy rooms and fantastic breakfast was how helpful and willing the staff were to rectify any concerns or issues.
Old country pub. Facilities poor. Unfortunately the noise of a live singer and pub patrons until very late kept my wife awake.
Good breakfast and staff were pleasant.