Best hotels for Christmas in North East

Christmas is an increasingly popular time for hotel breaks, so whether you’re planning to celebrate Christmas in North East quietly or with a bang, here are our recommended hotels for the festive period.

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Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Health and Beauty Spa Break Special Offer

York

This magnificent property is the stuff that Christmas cards are made of, and over the festive season they turn everything from their spa to their afternoon tea into a festive treat.

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The Devonshire Arms - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Skipton

This former 17th-century inn, which is part of the Duke of Devonshire's 30,000-acre estate at Bolton Abbey, is today an impressive country house hotel, with fine dining and a spa.

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Seaham Hall - 'Dine & Stay' Special Offer

Seaham

From deliciously decadent dining and spa days with added sparkle to dancing the night away at the hotel's glitzy New Year’s Eve ball, visit for a magical two or three-night Christmas mini-break by the Durham coast.

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The Traddock - Yorkshire Gourmet Break Special Offer

Austwick

Few places could be more perfect for a traditional Yorkshire Christmas, than this gorgeous manor hour. Bring the dog and combine good food with brisk walks on Christmas Day.

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More best Christmas hotels in North East

The Frenchgate Restaurant & Hotel, Richmond

A warm Yorkshire welcome and accomplished cooking are the hallmarks of this Georgian town house on a characterful cobbled street near the centre of a handsome market town.

The Pheasant, Helmsley

The picture-perfect setting of this honey-stone hotel, with its courtyard garden and views over the village pond, has all the ingredients for a restorative stay.

The White Swan, Pickering

The Buchanan family’s 16th-century coaching inn offers a warm Yorkshire mix of traditional pub, smart food and modern bedrooms with character.

The Middleton Lodge Estate, Richmond

The good life just gets better at this tranquil retreat in 200 acres of Georgian parkland, with rooms in the Coach House and beautifully styled hideaways.

Brocco on the Park, Sheffield

Behind the solid exterior of an Edwardian park-side villa lies a Scandi-chic boutique hotel and popular drop-in restaurant.

The Blue Lion, Leyburn

Log fires and settles downstairs, country-style bedrooms up: in this ‘sophisticated’ 18th-century inn, Paul and Helen Klein offer an ‘utterly authentic’ slice of rural Wensleydale hospitality.

The General Tarleton, Ferrensby

Open fires and flag stone floors in spruced-up eating and drinking areas, make this recently refurbished 18th-century coaching inn a welcoming place.

Manor House Lindley, Huddersfield

Alluringly re-designed, this Georgian mansion set back from the High Street in a smart Huddersfield suburb, is brimming with distinctive spaces in which to sit, drink and dine.

Simonstone Hall,

With tall chimneys, multiple gables, vast mullioned windows and sprawling terraces this Yorkshire country house is the real deal, but with a delightfully friendly touch.

The Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland

'A truly peaceful place to stay, potter about and walk in unspoilt countryside', this hotel in a 'spectacular building' is in a conservation village surrounded by grass moors.

The Star Inn at Harome, Helmsley

Devotees of this thatched village pub-with-rooms in quiet Harome, close to the North York Moors, will be thrilled by the reopening of their restaurant following a devastating fire in 2021.

Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle upon Tyne

With its flamboyant architecture, gardens and views over a wooded valley, this Arts and Crafts mansion has the trappings of a country house hotel, yet is only a ten-minute drive from Newcastle centre.

The Carpenters Arms, Thirsk

Overlooking the Vale of York, this deceptively large village inn blends traditional pub features with Scandi-style bedrooms, and classy food with a range of good ales.

Beadnell Towers, Beadnell

An easy stroll from one of Northumberland’s prettiest beaches and in ‘an excellent area for walking’, this family- and dog-friendly hotel offers a clever mix of boutique-smart bedrooms and a warm, unpretentious atmosphere.

The Blue Bell, Harrogate

This is a village inn you would like to keep a secret: real ales at the bar, high-quality food and a modern country style that still keeps the pub’s character.

The Durham Ox, Crayke

With views over the Vale of York, this village inn has all the warmth, character and robust food expected of a 300-year old country pub.

Yorebridge House, Bainbridge

In a ‘beautiful Yorkshire Dales setting’, an aura of ‘laid-back luxury without pretensions’ is found at Charlotte and David Reilly‘s hotel in a former Victorian schoolhouse and headmaster’s house by the River Ure.

The Cleveland Tontine, Northallerton

On the western edge of the North York Moors, travellers still head to this handsome former Georgian coaching for its friendly atmosphere and ‘good’ Yorkshire fare.

The West Park Hotel, Harrogate

Overlooking the Stray’s 200 acres of open parkland, a jazzily refurbished town-centre hotel created from a former Victorian coach house.

The Ellerby Country Inn, Whitby

A mile inland from lovely Runswick Bay, in a quiet Yorkshire village on the edge of the North York Moors, this country inn is a beacon of good service, good value and simple comforts.

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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Hotels for Christmas in North East

Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Health and Beauty Spa Break Special Offer

York

The Devonshire Arms - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Skipton

Seaham Hall - 'Dine & Stay' Special Offer

Seaham

The Traddock - Yorkshire Gourmet Break Special Offer

Austwick

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