The Avenue

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 8.4
Rated very good

Staff

9.7

Property highlights

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 Experience: Guests can enjoy British cuisine at the family-friendly restaurant, which provides lunch and dinner in a traditional and romantic ambience. The bar offers a relaxing space for refreshments. Leisure Activities: The property features a sun terrace, garden, and lounge. Activities available include fishing, cycling, boating, and nearby attractions such as Lumley Castle (15 km) and Beamish Museum (24 km). Guest Services: Highly rated for its attentive staff and excellent service support, The Avenue provides a delicious breakfast and comfortable rooms. Free off-site parking is available.

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

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Most popular facilities

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

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

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...”
Alison
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great staff, very friendly. Room fine but 4 sets of stairs to reach it not so easy. Breakfast was fresh made and lovely. Bed not so comfy and you had to be very careful not to bang your head on the beams when moving around the room.”

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.

Host Information

Company review score: 9Based on 19,741 reviews from 40 properties
40 managed properties

Property information

The Avenue - A traditional pub known for its welcoming atmosphere and charming setting on the outskirts of Durham city. It offers selection real ales, beers, wines and spirits alongside a food menu featuring traditional pub food and seasonal dishes. The pub has a core local following in the village as well as attracting visitor in the 6 comfortable rooms above. Its 2 outdoor areas make it a popular spot on a sunny day. It also hosts a weekly quiz, live music & shows a wide range of sport. Just a 5 minute bus/taxi ride from the centre of Durham and its hub of bars, restaurants and tourists attractions inc the historic Durham cathedral and castle both of which are UNESCO heritage sites and sit proudly over looking the river wear. Durham is also known for its historic city centre, cobbled streets and traditional market. The Avenue has excellent travel links with easy access to the A1 (north and south) just minutes away as well as being close to the Durham train station

Neighbourhood information

The Avenue Inn is ideally situated in the beautiful village of High Shincliffe. It is the first point of call off the A177M, and just over 2 miles from the historic city of Durham and only 1 mile from junction 61 on the A1(M) giving easy and quick access to all parts of the region, meaning there's plenty to do and see!

Language spoken

English

Property 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
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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 property
VisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
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.