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Lumley Castle Hotel

4.0 star property

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Property grounds
Restaurant
Terrace/patio
Suite
Castle Feature room

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

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Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street, England, DH3 4NX
  • Lumley Castle
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Durham Cathedral
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Durham University
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Castle Twin Room

Castle Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Courtyard Feature room

Courtyard Feature room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Courtyard Classic Room

Courtyard Classic Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(45 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Courtyard Superior Room

Courtyard Superior Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Castle Classic Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The King James Suite

The King James Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The Bishops Suite

The Bishops Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Castle Feature room

Castle Feature room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Chester-le-Street

With a stay at Lumley Castle Hotel in Chester-le-Street, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Beamish Open Air Museum and Durham University. .This historic hotel is 10.6 mi (17.1 km) from Quayside and 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from St. James' Park.

What's nearby

  • Lumley Castle - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Beamish Open Air Museum - 9 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Durham Castle - 11 min drive - 15.6 km
  • Durham Cathedral - 11 min drive - 16.0 km
  • Durham University - 12 min drive - 16.3 km

Getting around

  • Chester-le-Street Station - 4 min drive
  • South Hylton Station - 21 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Garden Farm Pub - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Dun Cow - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Whitehill Pub - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Red Lantern Chinese Take Away - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Lumley Castle Hotel

Historic hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Lumley Castle Hotel offers 73 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Chester-le-Street hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 73 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and electric kettles.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include gift shops/newsstands, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Lumley Castle Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 23.95 for adults and GBP 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 23.95 for adults and GBP 12.00 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

Property is also known as

Lumley Castle Hotel
Lumley Castle Hotel Chester-le-Street
Lumley Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle Hotel Hotel
Lumley Castle Hotel Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle Hotel Hotel Chester-le-Street

Lumley Castle Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 642 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 233 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 1013 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mr Bradley W

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful venue. Lovely restaurant and bar facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You pay for the experience of staying in a castle. It is a wonderful building. A little bit more information about its history
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maxime

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was my FAVOURITE stay out of my roadtrip around the UK, really fell in love with the place. It might be my princess side coming out but staying in a castle was such an experience. Highly recommend, the reception staff was so nice! We also had a drink at the library bar and ate at the restaurant which was delicious. Exceptional service all the way. It’s a hotel where a car is necessary to get around however, this should be considered when booking this hotel. This being said, I would visit again anytime!
Side of the castle
Front of the castle
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Restaurant over priced
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elspeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely hotel. Unique feel and really great staff. We stayed in courtyard room which was all good too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful looking Castle, rooms very tied. Appreciate its an old Castle but could do with freshen up
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay again at Lumley, we got an upgrade this time into the castle itself, what a room and highly recommended. Staff very pleasant and food fantastic! Looking forward to our next visit.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room, friendly staff. Had a problem with shower and within 10 mins engineer there to fix it
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The castle is unique and has retrained all of the original castle features which makes getting around occasionally difficult - narrow passages, sloping floors and stairs. All to be expected in an old castle but still to be dealt with on your stay. We were 'upgraded' from a stables room to an equivalent room inside the castle. This room was clean and had everything you'd expect but was cramped - you needed a crab style walk to get between the bed and the wall. It was in need of decorating and perhaps just not to our taste. It was fine foer a one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed for one night for work trip and these were the most comfortable beds I have ever stayed in! Will definitely book again when traveling this way
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Clint

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
People and breakfasts fantastic very friendly Bit disappointed in room quite small and dull
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hotel, lots of charm and a very good price! Breakfast was also excellent. Fully recommend.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

MARK, Ashbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
uniquely atmospheric staff at breakfast and bar were excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A very enjoyable visit

This was our 3rd visit to Lumley Castle & it was just as great as previous ones. We wanted a relaxing break & it was exactly that. The staff were excellent & nothing was too much trouble. I do have one suggestion however regarding the bar menu. The library bar is a nice alternative to the restaurant especially if you just want a drink but we would have liked to enjoy some snacks to enjoy with our drinks but the only choices were pork scratchings & olives, no crisps or nuts. We also would have liked some ighter healthier meal choices eg. Caesar salad rather than the heavier choices of meat pie, burgers & fish n chips which were not our choice as the weather was very warm. The restaurant food however was excellent if a little pricey. Overall we enjoyed our stay very much & hope to return very soon.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025