| check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. upgraded rooms add en suite facilities. family rooms sleep 4 guests. set on a leafy street, this unassuming family-run hotel is 2 miles from both durham castle and durham cathedral, as well as the main railway station. theres also a bar. freebies include parking and bike storage, plus hot or continental breakfast served in a quaint dining room that has a fireplace. down-to-earth rooms provide shared bathrooms, complimentary wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment
Newcastle International Airport 33 min
Botanic Garden (12 min)
10-hectare garden with plants from round the world, glasshouses, outdoor art and a visitor centre. Adventure Valley (16 min)
Kids' indoor and outdoor soft play areas, plus roller disco, crazy golf, farm animals and a cafe. Durham Cathedral (8 min)
Architecturally innovative Norman CofE cathedral with St Cuthbert's shrine and a treasury museum. Locomotion (26 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Gibside (32 min)
Scenic 18th-century NT house and chapel with landscaped gardens, riverside nature trail and tearoom. Durham Museum and Heritage Centre (8 min)
Converted church housing models of the medieval city, 19th-century market a Victorian prison cell. Diggerland Durham (16 min)
Family attraction with real ride-on diggers, go-karting, costumed guides and regular events. Angel of the North (15 min)
A massive statue standing with wings outspread looking out over the Northumbrian countryside. Herrington Country Park (18 min)
Spacious, bustling park featuring walking & bike trails, an amphitheater, playground & sculptures. Crook Hall and Gardens (8 min)
Stone manor house originally built in the 13th century, with picturesque English-style gardens. Durham Castle (8 min)
College in an 11th-century castle offering a B&B with 2 plush suites, plus seasonal casual rooms. Beamish, the Living Museum of the North (19 min)
A recreation of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian life with costumed staff, plus trams and buses. Oriental Museum (11 min)
Focusing on Asian art and culture, covering ancient Egypt to India, China and Japan. Auckland Castle (25 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden WWT Washington (19 min)
Trails through a large area of wetlands & woodlands sheltering ducks, geese, flamingoes & otters. | 
