camping gilesgate moor - county durham

Within easy driving distance of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, the magnificent spectacle of Lumley Castle has dominated the County Durham landscape for over 600 years.

Ramside Hall Hotel is set in a magnificent 350-acre estate, featuring 2 golf courses with a combined 72 holes, 2 restaurants and luxury bedrooms. Surrounded by countryside, the hotel is 10 minutes’ drive from Durham centre.

In scenic Croxdale, the Honest Lawyer Hotel is just 5 minutes’ drive from Durham centre. With a restaurant and sun terrace, the hotel offers modern, motel-style rooms with free parking outside your room.

Situated 5 km from Durham Cathedral in Durham, High View Guest House features free WiFi access and free private parking. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Rooms are fitted with a flat-screen TV.

Featuring stunning views over Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, this penthouse suite offers free WiFi and spacious rooms. In a prime city centre location, the Durham Cathedral View Suites is 500 metres from Palace Green.

A 12-minute drive from Durham city centre, Chilton Country Pub & Hotel offers en suite rooms and an extensive restaurant menu. With free parking and WiFi, this hotel is around 8 minutes’ drive from Houghton-le-Spring and the A1.

Approximately 6.5 km from Durham, this small country house hotel has easy access to the A1(M) and features 19 individually styled en suite bedrooms.

With modern rooms, free Wi-Fi access and free parking Days Inn Durham is just off junction 61 of the A1 (M), about 4 miles from Durham city centre. Days Inn Durham is set within the Roadchef motorway service area at Bowburn Interchange.

The Lambton Hounds is a family-run, 250-year-old coaching inn offering 7 comfortable en suite rooms, cask ales and great-value homemade food. It is a traditional local pub with a bar taken from the RMS Olympic, sister ship of the Titanic.

This hotel offers free Wi-Fi, and is just off the A1 motorway next door to the state-of-the-art Bannatyne Health Club, with free access to guests.

Less than 10 minutes’ drive from the historic city of Durham, the Croxdale Inn sits in the small village of Croxdale just half an hour’s drive from the wilderness of the Pennine dales. All rooms have a HD TV and tea and coffee facilities.

Dating back to 1840, this stone-built Moor End Guest House features real log fires and provides free Wi-Fi, free parking and a free electric vehicle charging point. Durham city centre is just 2 miles away.

Gadds Town House is set in a Grade II-Listed Georgian town house, offering individually themed rooms in Durham’s charming Old Elvet area. Durham Cathedral and the 11th-century castle are within 10 minutes' walk.

This 18th-century house is just 2 miles from the historic centre of Durham, and boasts free Wi-Fi and free parking on site.

Just off junction 61 of the A1M, The Old Mill is a traditional English Inn offering excellent food all day and en suite bedrooms. Durham is just 5 miles away. Tastefully furnished bedrooms feature bathrooms with a shower or bath.

Set in spectacular grounds and gardens, this traditional English country house is ideally situated just 3 miles away from the historic city centre of Durham.

Situated 31 km from Newcastle upon Tyne and 9 km from Durham, Church View offers pet-friendly accommodation in Coxhoe. The unit is 24 km from Middlesbrough. The kitchen comes with a dishwasher, an oven and a toaster and there is a private bathroom.

Located in the cathedral city of Durham, The City, Durham inn offers a bar and free WiFi access to all guests. Just a short 7-minute stroll from Durham Castle and Durham University Library, Durham Cathedral is also less than 6 minutes' walk away.

On the A167, north of Durham city centre and just a short drive from junction 63 of the A1, the hotel offers comfortable, great-value rooms, a family-friendly restaurant and free parking.

The Three Horseshoes is situated within 10 minutes’ drive of the beautiful city of Durham. With parts of the building over 300 years old, it still retains some quirky, original features.