| casual, simply furnished rooms come with tvs and tea and coffeemaking facilities; upgraded rooms offer 32-inch flat-screen tvs, 4-poster beds and/or seating areas. 1 miles from durham city centre and 6 miles from auckland castle. other amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a sauna, a steam room and a gym, plus a lawn with picnic tables. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. 5 miles off the a1 road is 9. this 17th-century former coaching inn 2. there's event space and free parking. there's a traditional restaurant with a laid-back dining room
Newcastle International Airport 41 min
Botanic Garden (16 min)
10-hectare garden with plants from round the world, glasshouses, outdoor art and a visitor centre. Oriental Museum (15 min)
Focusing on Asian art and culture, covering ancient Egypt to India, China and Japan. Locomotion (9 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Binchester Roman Fort (11 min)
Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. Hardwick Country Park (7 min)
Large park with several historic structures plus a visitor’s centre, river, lake & walking trails. Raby Castle (20 min)
Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. Durham Cathedral (21 min)
Architecturally innovative Norman CofE cathedral with St Cuthbert's shrine and a treasury museum. Auckland Castle (8 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Durham Castle (20 min)
College in an 11th-century castle offering a B&B with 2 plush suites, plus seasonal casual rooms. Kynren (11 min) Diggerland Durham (26 min)
Family attraction with real ride-on diggers, go-karting, costumed guides and regular events. Crook Hall and Gardens (20 min)
Stone manor house originally built in the 13th century, with picturesque English-style gardens. Hamsterley Forest (27 min)
Forest offering trails for walking, cycling & horseback riding, plus a cafe & wildlife viewing. Adventure Valley (26 min)
Kids' indoor and outdoor soft play areas, plus roller disco, crazy golf, farm animals and a cafe. Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (17 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. | 
