Lumley Castle Hotel

4.0 star property

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Traditional stone building with a central entrance and manicured garden.
Traditional room with a sofa, armchair, and ornate tapestry.
Escape to a serene garden oasis with a well-maintained lawn, vibrant flowers, and a decorative structure.
Enjoy a warm and inviting dining experience in this elegantly appointed space, featuring a long table set with comfortable leather chairs and beautiful artwork.
Relax in a classic bedroom with a four-poster bed and ornate headboard.

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street, England, DH3 4NX
  • Lumley Castle
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Durham Cathedral
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Durham University
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

Castle Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Courtyard Feature room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Courtyard Classic Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(38 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Courtyard Superior Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Castle Classic Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

The King James Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

The Bishops Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Castle Feature room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Lumley Castle Hotel

Historic hotel with 24-hour front desk and restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a business centre. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk are on-site.
Lumley Castle Hotel offers 73 accommodations with a safe and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries. This Chester-le-Street hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the breakfast at Lumley Castle Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Lumley Castle. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Guests have great things to say about the breakfast and the clean guestrooms
  • 9 minutes by car from Beamish Open Air Museum and 12 minutes from Durham University
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business centre and meeting rooms are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. A library, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the historic Lumley Castle Hotel. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Chester-le-Street hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Lumley Castle Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 23.95 for adults and GBP 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately GBP 23.95 for adults and from GBP 12.00 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Lumley Castle Hotel
Lumley Castle Hotel Chester-le-Street
Lumley Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle Hotel Hotel
Lumley Castle Hotel Chester-le-Street
Lumley Castle Hotel Hotel Chester-le-Street

Lumley Castle Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 642 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 234 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 1015 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1015 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overnighter

First time visit. Overnight stay. Would definitely go back and recommend to others
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Christine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Service was not good bedroom not clean and meal was cold
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love the old feeling of the place . The staff were great, especially Claire in accounts who sorted out my problem with my payment.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Courtyard rooms

Stayed in the courtyard rooms which where lovely and quiet Breakfast was excellent lovely stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Owen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very interesting

Great place to stay very interesting wondering around the castle
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, friendly staff. Nice break
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room, but the ironing board was a table top tiny thing, I just about got my shirt ironed with it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Will

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Romantic Break

Fantastic couple of nights away in a beautiful and romantic setting... staff, food, facilities and location all wonderful. Will definitely be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely castle set back in time, in beautiful surroundings. quiet and safe place to stay. our room was massive and had so much history to it. the food and service in the pub/ lounge was fantastic. very helpful and friendly staff. thank you for a lovely stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Fantastic can’t fault
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, really comfy beds and a wonderful building. Enjoyed my stay, would be happy to go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The old castle is very interesting to explore and stay in
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sean

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lumley Castle

Beautiful Castle in a stunning setting. Golf course there too if you are a golfer. Rooms I’d say are looking a bit tired but as it’s a castle I suppose it’s difficult to upgrade the furniture as then it would be too trendy I suppose. Friendly staff. Lovely walks by the river.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

kevin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Could do with a rfefurb castle rooms very small
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

les

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great service in library bar
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

History with a modern twist

Fantastic place. Loads of history, but with all modern convenience and comfort. A wee gem that we will definitely visit again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was comfy and spacious, good was excellent and the location suited us perfectly. Was very surprised at how sensible the price was compared to other far less enticing venues in the area!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025