A delightful hotel which takes pride in offering a superb package for people who like quality to come on equal terms with value for money. Standing in 5 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, and only 4 miles from the beautiful city of Durham, Bowburn Hall provides the perfect location for weddings, christening's and other private functions.www.bowburnhallhotel.co.ukBowburn, DH6 5NH

Farnley Tower incorporates all the intricate detail of the Victorian era while providing the facilities you expect of a modern city centre hotel. With our elevated position you can enjoy stunning views over Durham Cathedral and Castle, as well as the surrounding Durham countryside. Farnley Tower was built in 1870 for a Mr.S. Forstor (a prominent local architect) who built the unique house as his private residence using only the finest materials and craftsmanship.www.farnley-towers.co.ukThe Avenue, DH1 4DX

Noted for the excellence of its food, the comfort of its accommodation and the quality of its many facilities, Hallgarth Manor Country Hotel and Restaurant, is a real favourite with visitors to the area looking for leisure break accommodation, a venue for conferences or business meetings or for wedding celebrations, birthday parties or other private functions Part of a former 16th century residential estate, the hotel has been discreetly modernised but still retains many of its original features which add atmosphere, luxury and charm to the barwww.hallgarthmanorhotel.comHigh Pittington, DH6 1AB

Formerly the home of the Pemberton family, Ramside Hall was transformed into a hotel in 1963. Whilst the tradition of friendly service, good value and a warm welcome remains, the structure is now vastly different, and Ramside is proud to be the North-East's largest privately-owned Hotel, with golf. The central area of the Hotel - the Old Bar and the Pemberton Suite, both extremely popular with locals - remains as the focal point.www.ramsidehallhotel.co.ukRamside Hall Hotel, DH1 1TD

Now managed by the people who so successfully brought us Crerar Hotels, Swallow has come home to a group with genuine hospitality values at its heart. Located in some of the great cities of Scotland and England and in breathtaking parts of our countryside - and seaside - our hotels all come with their own personality and character. It's the warmth of the welcome that will always be the same whenever and wherever you come back to stay at a Swallow Hotel.www.swallowhotels.co.ukNew Elvet, DH1 3AQ

The Honest Lawyer Hotel houses 56 contemporary en-suite rooms, including executive and deluxe, each fitted with power showers, Freeview TV, DVD/CD, WiFi and telephones. Complimentary wireless broadband is available in our main guest areas, as well as Internet Kiosks. The whole of the hotel is now non-smoking.www.honestlawyerhotel.comCroxdale, DH1 3SP

John & Dorcas Milner would like to welcome you all to The Gables Hotel & Restaurant's web site, and hope that you will book in with us either for a nights entertainment, bed and breakfast, or maybe a pleasant evening meal. Then again you could just pop in for a drink with some really good company. John and Dorcas Milner have been the owners of The Gables Hotel & Restaurant, Durham, for the past 23 years, and have lived in the village of Haswell Plough for the past 38 years.www.thegables.co.uk59 Front St/Haswell Plough Haswell, DH6 2EW