Location, location, location! One of the best photographic spots of St Margaret's, the Durham…read moreCathedral and the castle are at the end of the street! The AirBnb is situated in the heart of the old town area. Minutes walk to anything you might want to see and on a block with a few small local pubs. The building is old and the decor is a little kitschy, but it was clean and we had everything that we needed. The complimentary breakfast (with overnight stay)was delish and the family who owns the building couldn't be any nicer. Recommend!!

The décor does a lot to offset the downside of the limited space in the café - it makes it seem…read morequite cosy - and I like the individuality of the place. The choice isn't large but that's just an observation not a complaint. We stopped in for a post-lunch dessert with our little one and ordered 2 sweet pancakes with ice-cream. There are no high-chairs available and while we could have had our pushchair out, we preferred not to intrude any more on the available space than we had to. We found the pancake taste and presentation were good but we didn't feel that overall they justified the price of £5.85 each. Compared with a dessert in any other local restaurant, that would have to count as expensive. Like the sweet pancakes, the savoury pancakes were also all one price - £7-something - and we worked out that if we'd been in for lunch and had a savoury and sweet pancake each, plus coffee, there would not have been much (if any) change over from £30! I noted that they were very happy to accommodate requests from a party of mums and toddlers at the next table, to divide pancakes up and adjust toppings to cater for toddler-whimsy, which earns them extra points in my book. Overall, a lovely place to while away a lunch-time, but don't go if you're counting pennies.

Without a doubt best BnB in Durham! What a wonderful place! What a fair price! I found this by…read morechance on the way to Edinburgh and it was my best stay in the UK. I ended up staying 2 nights because the the people, the accommodations and restaurant/pub have a great family feel. Plus the historic quality you cannot get in the States. Will definitely return and tell everyone.

Extremely nice accommodations at the top of a hill above Durham. A nice Indian restaurant is on…read moresite with drink specials for guests. Breakfast was included with our stay and both mornings the staff performed admirably. The eggs Benedict were especially good this morning. Both mornings here we also enjoyed fresh homemade jellies and marmalade. Coffee and tea were spot on and we would be inclined to stay here again.

SMall guest house in a bit of a strange location kind out in the wilds in a former pit village. Not…read moreentirely sure about this one but I suppose if you needed to stay around Burnhope then its worth a shot.

Chraming cosy pub in Ellington Village in Northumberland. Near to cresswell beach & druridge bay,…read moreyou can easily stop off here if you are on your way up the coast to amble, or coming back down from that way. Very easy to find and such a nice place. Lovely friendly atmosphere, we got a warm welcome when we arrived. They do a good range of food served Mon-Sat 12pm -8pm and Sunday Lunch 12pm - 3pm. I have not tried a Sunday lunch yet but have been midweek when the food was lovely, generous portions! I thought the cost of the main meals were very good and were what I expect from a local pub. Talking to the lady behind the bar she informed us that they have just added some B&B accommodation, this will come in handy for relatives visiting us from Yorkshire, a bit different from the usual premier inn. The pub itself has a very nice lounge, very relaxing with fireplace. There is plenty of seating in the restaurant and this has a warm atmosphere. There is a separate bar area which also has a nice feel to it. I will come back here again, and although I do not live in Ellington, i wish this was my local! Plenty of parking outside the pub. Fantastic pub grub with a good atmosphere and pleasant surroundings, I'll be back!

Had a great time at this pub with a booked group of 16 people. Nothing was too much trouble for…read moreKatrina the owner, and her fab staff. One of the group cheekily added her request to the already comprehensive menu,........ and got it, Katrina actually going out to obtain her request. Stunning!! Can't speak too highly of the food, some fussy eaters were really blown away by the quality of the food. The Inn itself, is lovely and comfortable, with great atmosphere. Thanks for making the meal special x