Lumley Castle Hotel, Durham

Stayed 4th June 2023

Attentive staff, good menu and lovely bar area. Only downside was it was very cold in the castle even though it was summer. Take a cardigan!

Stayed 26th May 2023

Our visit to Lumley Castle was amazing. The staff are so friendly and go out of their way to ensure you feel at home. My fiancée received a birthday card under the door from the staff. The chef prepared a happy birthday message on a plate. The room was outstanding. We were also encouraged to explore the castle unaccompanied which was a unique experience. Thank you to all of the staff for making it a wonderful memory. We will be back!

Stayed 21st May 2023

Very pushy staff dusty room and Very expensive to drink there we where not told about certain offers cost £120 plus the £149 to stay won't be going back

Stayed 20th January 2023

Fantastic stay everything we thought it would be plus more would recommend. I would just say the bottles of wine are far too expensive

Stayed 11th November 2022

Lovely old hotel. Food was amazing rooms warm and cozy

Stayed 6th October 2022

Short break, good clean room with added extras. Restaurant staff very attentive, food well presented and tasty

Stayed 20th February 2022

Had a wonderful time, staf great, helpful and friendly.

Stayed 25th August 2020

The castle and grounds are very impressive. We booked a castle state room which did not disappoint. Very spacious. Four poster bed. Wonderful. The food was good however as the hotel restaurant was busy (partly due to Eat our to Help out) we couldn’t get a table in the restaurant and had to eat in the bar. This spoiled the stay somewhat. The staff were very friendly and did all they could in the situation. However they were also extremely busy with the extra dinners. Worth a visit though.

Stayed 25th August 2020

The castle and grounds are very impressive. We booked a castle state room which did not disappoint. Very spacious. Four poster bed. Wonderful. The food was good however as the hotel restaurant was busy (partly due to Eat our to Help out) we couldn’t get a table in the restaurant and had to eat in the bar. This spoiled the stay somewhat. The staff were very friendly and did all they could in the situation. However they were also extremely busy with the extra dinners. Worth a visit though.

Stayed 4th September 2019

The room was fine, beds soft, comfortable, everything clean but the stand out for the Lumley was the staff. Denise and the morning wait staff ere exceptional. They couldn’t do enough to make your stay the best it could be! Thank you ladies and gentlemen .....you certainly did that!

Stayed 17th August 2018

Lovely stay at a wonderful castle. Enjoyed the Grand Afternoon Tea in the Black Knight Restaurant. Had a room in the mews. A very quiet and tranquil area. Rooms not huge but you have everything you need and a good en-suite. Bedding and towels etc very luxurious. Only thing that was a nuisance is adjusting the shower. Really difficult to adjust the temperature and I wasted lots of water until I could actually get under the water. Fabulous breakfast in the morning. Plenty of parking.

Stayed 26th July 2018

What a gem of an hotel-food really tasty

Stayed 16th December 2015

I brought my partner up as a birthday surprise to stay in what I can call an amazing castle, and we wasn't disappointed at all the look on the missus face made it all worth the while. I made comments to people and they decided to go up on Valentine's Day.

Stayed 6th January 2016

Really enjoyed the Five nights we spent. The girls were delighted. We also enjoyed the restaurant . The girls spent some time exploring the castle and enjoyed the experience. This was my third experience at the castle and the girls second. We will probably come back again.

Stayed 10th January 2016

Just back from a overnight stay and Banquet really enjoyed it , we stayed in room 81 top of the house so to speak small room but very well laid out rather warm but we just turned radiator off , The room was accessed via two court yards quite a few steps down to second courtyard and to room and as my husband is disabled a little inconvenient but our fault for not stating this at time of booking ,having said that it was only one night so we managed , Very steep flight of stairs to the Banqueting suite but the very nice gentleman at reception took us up via the service lift and brought us back down again at the end of the evening , We found all staff pleasant and helpful. Banquet food not the best quality we have had but nice enough , I have a shell fish allergy and the fish course is served in a scallop shell but they went out of there way to serve mine in a dish just in case of cross contamination. Entertainment was amazing and so funny , very enjoyable experience