Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel

Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel is about 8 miles South West of Durham, near the town of Spennymoor. It is set in extensive grounds, part of which is a deer park (open to the public). Once home to Bobby Shafto, an 18th Century Politician who is probably better known as the character from a North East nursery Rhyme 'Bobby Shafto has gone to sea'. We book our team members in this hotel and they love it, it costs around £60-£65 a night and the rooms are lovely, although slightly ageing and well kept/clean. The restaurant is a little expensive (but not unusually so for a hotel) but at the entrance there is a pub - called Shafto's where you can get reasonable ...  Read the complete review

I have always lived near the coast and I love the sea but for me there is nothing better than getting away to the country for a couple of days; we live less than a two hour drive to the Lake District or up to Scotland so we are spoilt for choice when we want to escape to the country but my sister had recently been to Whitworh Hall Country Park Hotel, it’s about forty-five minutes drive south from where I live and she gave me a leaflet; well after looking at the leaflet we decided to give it a go and we had a brilliant couple of days. Location and Setting Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel is located approximately seven miles south of Durham City ...  Read the complete review