The Avenue

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Scored 8.4
Rated very good

Staff

9.7

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Avenue in Durham offers comfortable rooms with private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, hairdryers, and work desks. Each room includes a bath or shower, TV, and free WiFi. Dining and Leisure: Guests can enjoy British cuisine at the family-friendly restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner in a traditional and romantic ambience. The hotel features a sun terrace, garden, bar, and lounge. Convenient Location: Located 36 km from Teesside International Airport, The Avenue is near attractions such as Lumley Castle (15 km), Beamish Museum (24 km), and the Stadium of Light (29 km). Activities include fishing, cycling, and boating. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its attentive staff, excellent breakfast, and comfortable rooms, The Avenue ensures a pleasant stay for all visitors.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Bar

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

Breakfast info

Full English/Irish, Vegetarian

  • FREE parking!

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 extra-large double bed
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2 single beds
1 extra-large double bed
2 single beds
1 double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Sarah
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“A very warm welcome from a lovely young lady behind the bar, who showed me to my room . Very clean room, great size, amazing refreshments including luxury tea and coffee bags and biscuits. The bathroom had a full selection of hand wash, body...”
Andrew
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“A friendly warm local public house with a rural feel and well kept rooms. There is a bus into Durham centre from outside the door of this venue. Also not to far to walk if miss the last bus back.”
Nyse
Switzerland Switzerland
“Wonderful place, amazing staff, really comfy bed and placed in a beautiful quiet location but not far at all to the city centre! Amazing breakfast too. Will definitely recommend this place to my friends :)”
Ramsden
Australia Australia
“Lisa and Clare are awesome - they looked after us like we family! Being Aussies, they even went out and bought us Vegemite - you can’t do much more than that!”
Kerry
Cyprus Cyprus
“We had an excellent lunch when we arrived then came back to check-in later on. The rooms were great and really comfortable. It was a perfect location just a few minutes drive from the city of Durham. The full English breakfast was delicous and the...”
Gary
Portugal Portugal
“It was a perfect stay, staff were really friendly,great food,great location, very clean,super comfy bed, we wish we had the time to stay longer, we will definitely be back, highly recommended..”
Kevin
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great staff, warm welcome, simple honest food, well cooked. Comfortable and charming accommodation in a pub with a relaxed and genuinely open vibe.”
Maria
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Very friendly welcome. Lovely food. Manager very attentive and helpful made a fabulous breakfast”
David
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Friendly staff, good breakfast and evening meals. Room very small with sloping roof creating some difficulties. We’ve been coming to the Avenue for years and love the place.”
Glenda
New Zealand New Zealand
“Lovely hotel with very spacious comfortable room with own ensuite . Super comfortable bed and pillows . Very clean . Loved being able up make a cuppa in our room and biscuits . Wonderful view over a paddock . Had two outside areas to sit in the...”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    British
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Traditional • Romantic

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:30
Check-out
Until 10:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Cards accepted at this hotel
VisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.