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Castle Hotels and castle Accommodation in the North East of England:

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Browse through our selection of accommodation of castle hotels and holiday apartments in historic castles. Castles are listed alphabetically by COUNTY.

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CO. DURHAM  

Lumley Castle, CHESTER-LE-STREET If there was ever a place that lived up to the name 'No Ordinary Hotel' it is Lumley Castle. In the past it has played host to kings and princes, now with a unique reputation as a luxury hotel we welcome guests from across the globe. Lumley Castle features 59 individually designed bedchambers, furnished to the highest standard.

 

Walworth Castle Hotel WALWORTH, DARLINGTON Walworth Castle dates from the 12th century and stands in 18 acres of grounds, three miles from the market town of Darlington and the A1 motorway.

NORTHUMBERLAND  

Chillingham Castle, CHILLINGHAM At first a 12th century stronghold, Chillingham became a fully fortified Castle in the 14th century. This remarkable castle with its alarming dungeons and torture chamber has, since the 1200s, been continuously owned by the family of the Earls Grey and their relations. Part of the castle and the coach house have been converted into comfortable holiday apartments.

 

Craster Tower - Penthouse Apartment, CRASTER Cottage code: MTU Self catering - sleeps 8. This elegant and spacious holiday apartment occupies the entire top floor of historic Craster Tower, a superbly preserved Grade II* country house dating from the 15th century, built around a 14th-century pele tower. Set above part of the owners’ home but with a separate entrance, this magnificent penthouse was refurbished in 2008 and has a Visit Britain 5 Star gold award.  The picturesque village of Craster is a short walk down a footpath through woods and fields or two minutes in the car. Pub 250 yards.

 

Langley Castle, HEXHAM Built in 1350 during the reign of Edward III, Langley Castle has retained its architectural integrity and is regarded as one of the few medieval fortified Castle Hotels in England. Set in its own ten acre woodland estate, the castle's 7 feet thick walls provide a peaceful and tranquil refuge in which to escape from today's hustle and bustle to a bygone age. The guest rooms are individually unique all with private facilities, some with four-poster beds, sauna and spa bath.

 

The Otterburn Tower, OTTERBURN A Northumbrian castle, founded by a cousin of William the Conqueror in 1076, The Otterburn Tower attractively combines almost a thousand years of history with all the facilities required by today's discerning guest.

EAST YORKSHIRE

Cave Castle Hotel and Country Club  BROUGH, BEVERLEY Cave Castle’s unique atmosphere can be felt as soon as you embark upon its imposing, wooded drive. An elegant manor house, retaining stunning original details such as turrets and stone features. Nestled within acres of glorious parkland, woodland and beautiful manicured gardens – you will feel as if time itself, is standing still. 28 rooms, delightfully antiquated – have been recently refurbished allowing for a vast array of modern luxuries. Proffering two unique, somewhat disparate restaurants – you can choose from contemporary, urban cool at “The Courtyard Bistro” or refined dining, harking back to a bygone era in “The Windsor Restaurant”.

NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Undercroft, Snape Castle near BEDALE Unique cottage accommodation beneath the chapel of an historic Grade I Listed castle on the edge of the village of Snape, some two miles west of Bedale, a gateway town to both the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. Sleeps up to 4 people.

 

Hazlewood Castle Hotel HAZLEWOOD, TADCASTER, Near LEEDS and YORK Hazelwood Castle has been in the family estate of Vavasours since Norman times and was first mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The Castle has now been elegantly and sensitively restored......

 

Peel Castle  HELLIFIELD, SKIPTON Winner of the nation's favourite 'Grand Designs' house 2007. Hellifield Peel is set down a private, tree lined drive and is surrounded by parkland on the border of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The property was featured in the Channel 4 television programme 'Grand Designs' where the buildings progress from ruin to fabulous family home was charted. To help fund the restoration work the house is now open for bed and breakfast or self catering bookings.....

 

Swinton Park MASHAM, RIPON An exclusive 30 bedroom luxury castle hotel, Swinton Park is the ancestral home of the Cunliffe-Lister family and is set in 200 acres of parkland, lakes and gardens. The castle is surrounded by the family estate....

 

Ripley Castle  RIPLEY, HARROGATE Welcome to Ripley Castle, home of the Ingilby family for the last 700 years, an ideal venue for your very special Wedding Day. Accommodation is available at the nearby Boars Head Hotel, a traditional coaching inn offering twenty five luxury bedrooms......

WEST YORKSHIRE

Carr Hall Castle  near HALIFAX Winner of Channel 5's I Own Britain's Best Home 2008. Exclusive Use venue. This Grade II folly looks like a Norman castle. In fact, it started life in the early 19th century as a farmhouse and barn for breeding shire horses. These were converted into a castle by the Shaw family in about 1860. The castle boasts battlements, towers with arrow slit windows and arch headed windows. The ruins of a mill stand in the grounds and there is also a working water wheel. The castle was bought by Terry George and Michael Rothwell in 2002 and they have since spent almost £1 million modernising it. The four years of renovations have included converting the old stable block into a indoor, heated swimming pool.....

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