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Lumley Castle Hotel

4.0 star property

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Experience the charm of this historic building, featuring a library bar, a black knight restaurant, and a state room.
Escape to a serene garden oasis with a well-maintained lawn, vibrant flowers, and a decorative structure.
Traditional room with a sofa, armchair, and ornate tapestry.
Traditional stone building with a central entrance and manicured garden.
Relax in a classic bedroom with a four-poster bed and ornate headboard.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

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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

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(37 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

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 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

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Castle Feature room

Castle Feature room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 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

  • ‪The Wicket Gate - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Butchers Arms - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wild Bean Café - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Lambton Arms Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Red Lantern - ‬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.

Languages

English

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. 631 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 231 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1000 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

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

Very interesting

Great place to stay very interesting wondering around the castle
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, friendly staff. Nice break
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room, but the ironing board was a table top tiny thing, I just about got my shirt ironed with it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Will

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

Perfect Romantic Break

Fantastic couple of nights away in a beautiful and romantic setting... staff, food, facilities and location all wonderful. Will definitely be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely castle set back in time, in beautiful surroundings. quiet and safe place to stay. our room was massive and had so much history to it. the food and service in the pub/ lounge was fantastic. very helpful and friendly staff. thank you for a lovely stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Fantastic can’t fault
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, really comfy beds and a wonderful building. Enjoyed my stay, would be happy to go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The old castle is very interesting to explore and stay in
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sean

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lumley Castle

Beautiful Castle in a stunning setting. Golf course there too if you are a golfer. Rooms I’d say are looking a bit tired but as it’s a castle I suppose it’s difficult to upgrade the furniture as then it would be too trendy I suppose. Friendly staff. Lovely walks by the river.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

kevin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Could do with a rfefurb castle rooms very small
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

adam

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

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

les

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great service in library bar
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

History with a modern twist

Fantastic place. Loads of history, but with all modern convenience and comfort. A wee gem that we will definitely visit again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was comfy and spacious, good was excellent and the location suited us perfectly. Was very surprised at how sensible the price was compared to other far less enticing venues in the area!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

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

8/10 Good

ian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Property is ready for a lick of paint, staff were very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Didn't enjoy our stay room very cold food expensive
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Yuliya

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The unique experience of staying in a castle
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liam

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