Lumley Castle Hotel

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September 2025

October 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Wonderful

Popular amenities

Room service
Bar
24/7 front desk
Laundry

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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

Excellent

Sleeps 2
2 Twin Beds

Courtyard Feature room

Wonderful

Sleeps 2
1 Queen Bed

Courtyard Classic Room

Excellent

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Courtyard Superior Room

Excellent

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

1 bedroom, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Castle Classic Room

Very good

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Suite

1 bedroom
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

The King James Suite

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

The Bishops Suite

Very good

1 bedroom
Sleeps 2
1 Queen Bed

Castle Feature room

Exceptional

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Single Room

Exceptional

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

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includes taxes & fees

30 Sept - 1 Oct

About this property

Lumley Castle Hotel

Historic hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant

Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a business center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.

Lumley Castle Hotel offers 73 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Chester-le-Street hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us 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 like 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 clean accommodations and the breakfast
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 center 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 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.

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

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

Heating
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Contactless check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Contactless check-out available

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: approximately GBP 23.95 for adults and 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

9.0

Wonderful

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

marie

21 Jun 2025

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

Excellent.On arrival was notified that we had been upgraded on our room..Well what a room..4 poster bed,very nice.Will stay again when in yhat area .

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Business traveller

21 Jun 2025

Stay here alot and a lovely place. This time i felt short changed. Unable to book breakfast at check in (no space left). Electric sockets in room not working - maintenance fixed problem. Next morning went to make a cup of tea and Electric not working again. Room was £160, spent £400 on guest in restaurant yet morning after couldn't get breakfast or even a cup of tea in room.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with family

20 Jun 2025

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

Lumley Castle

It was amazing!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

M

18 Jun 2025

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

A Lovely Two Day Stay

We were impressed with the building - never stayed in a castle before! Our room was very adequate too. As for dining, it seemed a fair way to the restaurant but it wasn't raining so it didn't matter: it might have been a different story if the weather had been wet.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

17 Jun 2025

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

Fantastic evening meal. Everything was just right, service excellent. Comfortable drink in the bar beforehand. All in all a very lovely evening. Room was just as shown, very good breakfast lots of choice. Would definitely stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rubens

17 Jun 2025

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Timothy

16 Jun 2025

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

Disliked: Room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

15 Jun 2025

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jake

15 Jun 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jacquelyn Pinick

10 Jun 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family

9 Jun 2025

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

I stayed for one night. It was very clean & comfortable and i loved the decor. Having said that it could do with a new carpet in the room i stayed in, and the water pressure on the sink taps was very low, as a result it came out as a trickle. The breakfast was disappointing, very small for the price. Overall it was a pleasant experience and i would stay there again.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Barbara

Travelled with partner

8 Jun 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Very disappointing stay at what purports to be a luxury hotel but is overrated. Clear evidence of cost cutting has negatively impacted the customer experience A small example to illustrate this was only 3 small sachets of milk being supplied for a double room and only poor quality instant coffee available. I appreciate that we can ask for further supplies but why should we have to in a “luxury” hotel? I also suggest the cleaning staff check behind the bed in the room as the layers of dust suggest it’s been quite sometime since they did! However, the worst part of the stay was finding out that our room was over the function room where a wedding was taking place, with the very loud banging music going on until 1am. We had not been informed of this, despite booking the hotel over 2 months earlier On the positive side, all the staff we encountered were very attentive and did their best to be helpful.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Wilson

Travelled with family

7 Jun 2025

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

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

JU YING, Vancouver

Travelled with family

5 Jun 2025

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

The castle is rather lovely and well maintained for its age. One thing to note is that not all of the rooms are located inside the castle building itself, which is my own fault as I had failed to notice during booking (mostly due to previous experiences with other castle hotels that did not have such a feature). The room was clean and spacious with comfortable bed and satisfactory shower. There is some greens and parks outside of the hotel for some short strolls around the area.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manjinder

5 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

david

5 Jun 2025

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

Very nice

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Emma

Business traveller

5 Jun 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Could be better

Beautiful setting, comfy bed but could be cleaner. The evening meal was nice but the breakfast was a let down. Small portion and obviously left to long on the pass as it had dried up. The drinks in the bar were extortionate.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Travelled with family

4 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was a childhood dream to sleep in a castle they fulfilled it spectacularly

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sally

Travelled with family

4 Jun 2025

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

We had a local night away as a treat. The castle is in a beautiful spot and impressive from the outside and courtyard. We stayed in a courtyard room that was castle decor inspired. Amazing hot powerful shower. Buffet continental breakfast with lovely fruit salad and then hot breakfast ordered at table. There was a vegetarian sausage (can't remember if it were vegan) on offer. Lovely to stay somewhere a little different.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mr Bradley W

3 Jun 2025

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

A beautiful venue. Lovely restaurant and bar facilities

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

3 Jun 2025

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

3 Jun 2025

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

2 Jun 2025

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

You pay for the experience of staying in a castle. It is a wonderful building. A little bit more information about its history

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maxime

Travelled with family

1 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was my FAVOURITE stay out of my roadtrip around the UK, really fell in love with the place. It might be my princess side coming out but staying in a castle was such an experience. Highly recommend, the reception staff was so nice! We also had a drink at the library bar and ate at the restaurant which was delicious. Exceptional service all the way. It’s a hotel where a car is necessary to get around however, this should be considered when booking this hotel. This being said, I would visit again anytime!