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Walwick Hall Hotel
Hexham, Northumberland
By Hadrian's Wall, on a 100-acre estate, a once-dilapidated Georgian country house has been transformed into a small luxury hotel.
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Ideally placed for visiting Hadrian's Wall, this Georgian country house in a 100-acre estate is now run as a small luxury hotel. Interiors are warm and inviting, with period-style furniture, blazing fires, 'friendly service'. Bedrooms mix plaids and florals, heavy drapes, comfy chairs, avian and botanical prints. All have a super-king bed, coffee machine, home-baked biscuits, luxury toiletries. 'Large, bright' marble bathrooms have a shower or free-standing bath and shower. 'Afternoon tea is extremely popular', served in the bar, drawing room or 'one of the nicest spots, on the south-facing terrace'. At night in a dining room with 'dramatic wallpaper' and mirrors, locally sourced and home-grown produce appear in modern British dishes such as lamb loin riblet, lamb-fat roastie, turnip and yeast puree, wild garlic; cauliflower and Beaufort cheese, white balsamic, candied walnut, truffle honey. 'The petit fours were outstanding', artisan cheeses 'truly superb'. At breakfast there are freshly squeezed or pressed juices, a full English or vegetarian. From the glass-walled pool pavilion you have sweeping views over the Tyne valley.
Hotel Details
Address
Humshaugh, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4BJ, England
Telephone
Bedroom
10.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
in public areas and dining room.
Children
all ages welcomed, 1 family room, cots £10, extra bed for under-13s £35, small playground, children's menu. Age 12 and over classed as adults.
Dogs
allowed on terrace only, unless guide dogs.
Prices
B&B doubles from £270. Fixed-price dinner £65.
Facilities
lift, lounge, bar, snug, restaurant, private dining/meetings room, terrace, in-room smart TV, 1-acre garden on 100-acre estate, indoor pool (10 metre), small spa (incl. gym), public areas wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
