Dowfold House

Welcome to Dowfold House Bed & Breakfast in Crook, County Durham

Jill & Rupert Richardson (not to mention our dog and two cats...) look forward to welcoming you to this lovely, comfortable Victorian house with its delightful gardens, which was recently recognised as the BEST B&B in county Durham, at the North East Tourism Awards 2010.  As a small, high-quality bed and breakfast establishment, we aim to provide a comfortable, welcoming - and peaceful - home for you to enjoy; and we do GREAT breakfasts! - full of local produce.

Our rooms are comfortable and well-equipped, all with ensuite facilities, while our home & gardens offer plenty of opportunity for relaxation - or wickedly competitive croquet!  Guests love it here.   We're proud of our Bed & Breakfast's  green credentials, but intensely aware we need to do more.  "Green, but without the hair shirt" is our motto.  You can find prices and booking information HERE.

And, from Dowfold House Bed & Breakfast,there's plenty to do.  From railway rides to walks & cycle rides; from gardens to more strenuous pursuits.  There's something for everyone.

Dowfold House Bed & Breakfast is in a quiet location overlooking Crook, with stunning views over Weardale as far as the North Pennines. We welcome business visitors, tourers, cyclists, walkers, dogs, horses [NEW] and children. People just keep coming back!

Crook is an ideal, peaceful, place to stay when visiting the North East of England.  The City of Durham is a 20 minute drive away and our Bed & Breakfast accommodation is close to the A68, a major route to and from Scotland.

Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and the Durham Coast are all within easy reach of our Bed & Breakfast accommodation, while Crook acts as a gateway to the Durham Dales (Weardale, Teesdale) and the North Pennines.

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For those who prefer lists...

• On parle français 
• Etwas Deutsch gesprochen 
• Parla (un poco) Italiano

 

• Comfortable beds and GREAT breakfasts
• Peaceful, but not isolated
• FREE Wireless Internet connection
• Open all year
• Children welcome - cots and third beds available
• Cyclists - there are GREAT routes and we can look after your bike in secure garaging
• We LOVE dogs - but we've never had more than 10 here at any one time!  Our dog-secure garden is a particular feature
• NEW: We can now offer stabling for HORSES - thanks to Pat, next door.  Just call for details
• Walkers really enjoy Crook - lots of walks of all kinds - and we have an excellent kit drying room for those damper moments.

 

• Dowfold house is handy for the Durham Dales (Weardale, Teesdale)
• City of Durham is nearby, with its history, castle and WONDERFUL cathedral (ask Bill Bryson...)
• Dowfold House Bed & Breakfast is a convenient base from which to explore the North East, from Holy Island (Lindisfarne) to Bishop Auckland - home to the Prince Bishops of Durham
• Our Bed & Breakfast is just off the A68, for inveterate Scotlanders

 

• Dowfold House Bed & Breakfast is a no smoking establishment
• Payment by cash, cheque or PayPal

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What our Guests say

"Wonderful, warm, welcoming. A very comfortable night’s stay"

"Lovely warm welcome, plenty of nice things to eat, and a bedroom to die for"

"All quality.  Great attention to detail.  Warm welcome.  Excellent food"

"Beautiful house, with a very warm welcome.  Marvellous breakfast, a most enjoyable stay, we will be back"

"What a welcome.  What a room.  I’ll be back!"

Single room: £50-£65 inc. breakfast
Double/twin room: £70-£85 inc. breakfast
Xtra divan bed (subject to availability) £20-£35
Cot (subject to availability) £5
Pets (max 2 per room) £2