Lumley Castle Hotel

Fantastic Location, Lovely Attentive Staff, Excellent It's A Castle!

Lumley Castle is in a fantastic location, off the beaten track and offered a great opportunity to get away from the hectic day-to-day. It's ideally situated to visit the Beamish Museum as well as Newcastle. The dining experience was excellent, with fantastic quality food and a good selection of wine. The restaurant staff were very attentive and friendly. The castle itself is great fun to wonder around, with courtyards, flag stone turret steps and everything you'd expect from such a building. The rooms were very nice although the bathrooms (we stayed in the main castle suites) were a little tired in terms of water pressure, and shower etc. They were however clean and functional. Breakfast was very nice (we opted for cooked over continental).

Beautiful Castle and location

We love this hotel and stay here when passing through or visiting the area. This was our third stay in the hotel and have been impressed with the beautiful courtyard rooms we have stayed in. Each room has been beautifully decorated with extra touches that make the stay welcoming. The main castle has a lot of original character. The food and service was excellent. Staff are very friendly and helpful

Stairs

We were in a room that was up one large set of stone stairs and then 2 spiral stone flights decreasing as we went up. Just a rope on one side which you had to hang on to to negotiate the stairs. No offer of help with luggage and no lift. Almost impossible to negotiate and in our late 60s/early 70s hugely difficult. Receptionist at check in gave no warning and insisted on us deciding a time for breakfast and dinner on both days of our stay. There was one tiny window we could open so very little air or light in room. We had booked a superior room. Whilst other staff were friendly and helpful the frosty greeting at check in did not make one feel welcome. Would definitely not return.