Lumley Castle Hotel

The castle is beautiful, the food was tasty and the bar library was cosy
However this is a hotel and the room wasn’t worth the money
Would I return, yes but I would select a better room than the one I got last time

Tolle Atmosphäre. Angestellte tragen mittelalterliche Kleidung und sind sehr freundlich. Das Frühstück lässt — für England — keine Wünsche offen. Richtig gemütlich ist die Bar in der alten Bibliothek.
Parkplätze stehen in ausreichender Zahl kostenlos zur Verfügung.
Man sollte freilich keinen 4 oder 5 Sterne Standard erwarten, dieses Hotel besticht durch die tolle Atmosphäre eines alten Schlosses. Ich für meinen Teil habe meine neue Stammunterkunft für Reisen in der Gegend gefunden und empfehle gern weiter.

normally I’d reserve a 5-​star review for a modern hotel with outstanding amenities, but Lumley Castle deserves it due to the rich, historic feel and high standards. it seems more of a destination hotel since it’s a bit far from Durham Center. I was attending events in Durham for a few days and it was expensive going back and forth in a taxi. so 5 stars for the hotel experience, but be warned it’s not really convenient to Durham Center
It really is a castle, 700 years old, and preserved beautifully. I had a room in one of the wings of the castle and the bedroom was old fashioned but with medieval-​looking furnishings. supposedly the castle is haunted and you do hear a lot of creaking during the night, but that just adds to the ambiance (in my opinion). the public rooms are very interesting, like living inside a museum. I didn’t have dinner in the restaurant, but had breakfast twice and high tea in the library room and was very satisfied with the food quality, service and value. the prices on the dinner menu seems rather high and since a taxi into Durham center is about 15 pounds, you’re sort of stuck here.
my only complaint was being charged 30 pounds for a late checkout. late, meaning 2.5 hours, but I suppose it’s in the agreement so it’s their right to do it. but it seems a bit excessive.

Fantastic Experience!
We stayed at Lumley for a murder mystery night and it was a great night. The hotel is very well decorated, to me it was exactly how a stately castle should be decorated with big portraits with ornate frames and statues and a labyrinth of different sitting rooms. It is exactly the sort of ambience you want if you decided to stay in a castle.
We stayed in the castle as opposed to the courtyard and were very happy with our room with super high ceilings and big poofy bed. We felt it was very in character to the experience.
The place was busy with two weddings, and our murder mystery event, but still comfortable.
I loved wandering all the stately rooms at night when the lights were low and the castle was quiet, felt like I was living the game «Clue».
I’ll take a second to brag about the deal we got as well:
— Nice room in the castle with a bottle of champagne waiting on us.
— Free wine at the murder mystery reception
— Three course meal and the murder mystery performance
— Breakfast the next morning
all for £99 a person!
I’m looking forward to going back for an Elizabethan banquet!