Lumley Castle Hotel

Romantic castle setting with lovely staff

We had a great stay at Lumley Castle: the setting was very romantic, the room was luxuriously comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful. The grounds and surrounding areas were lovely, well worth a stroll around in spite of the freezing weather.
Only 2 bad points: they had forgotten to check us in for breakfast on the second day (this was quickly rectified by the restaurant staff); and some discounts had not been applied to our bill, which again was corrected when I noticed it.

Well worth a try

This was a great experience. The room [a courtyard room] was a decent size and well fitted out. There was parking immediately outside the door which was great and not too far from the reception or dining room. There was a welcome bottle of bubbly and box of chocolates [this may not be in all the rooms] as we booked a premium room.
The staff were very well presented, professional and courteous to all the guests, nothing was too much trouble.
The food was excellent, we had the sirloin steak and feather of beef [I can recommend the feather of beef]. Much of the wine however, was a bit pricy compared with the food.
There are one or two disabled rooms but not many [check before you book], however, the access to the castle is limited which means that unless you are partially mobile you will miss out ona lot of interesting aspects of the castle. There is disabled access to the dining room, again you have to ask where it is as it's not well signposted

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