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Durham City Cottages

2.0 star property
Cottage with free parking, in the vicinity of Durham University

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Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Spacious) | Private kitchen

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Spacious) | Private kitchen

Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Spacious)

Highlights

Deck/patio
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View | 1 bedroom

Comfort Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Dining table
Dishwasher
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (2 bedroom) | Private kitchen

Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (2 bedroom)

Highlights

Deck/patio
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Brandon Lane, Durham, England, DH7 8ST

What's nearby

  • Durham University - 6 min drive - 3.0 miles
  • Durham Cathedral - 7 min drive - 3.6 miles
  • Diggerland - 8 min drive - 5.3 miles
  • Gala Theatre Durham - 8 min drive - 4.0 miles
  • Durham Castle - 8 min drive - 4.0 miles

Getting around

  • Durham Station - 12 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Colpitts Hotel - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pizza 4 U - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Stonebridge Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Tung Fong - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Duke of Wellington - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Durham City Cottages

Cottage with free parking, in the vicinity of Durham University
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and free self parking are available at this smoke-free cottage. WiFi in public areas is free. This cottage has 17 accommodations. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Durham City Cottages offers 17 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Car not required
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Dining

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 17 units

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.0

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive lockbox information

Access methods

Lockbox

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: GBP 15.0

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Bay Horse Durham
Bay Horse Inn Durham
Bay Horse Inn Durham
Bay Horse Durham
Inn The Bay Horse Inn Durham
Durham The Bay Horse Inn Inn
The Bay Horse Inn Durham
Bay Horse Inn
Inn The Bay Horse Inn
Bay Horse

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking at Durham City Cottages?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Durham City Cottages?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Durham City Cottages?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM. Late check-out is available for GBP 15.0.

Where is Durham City Cottages located?

Situated in Durham, this cottage is 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from Durham University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Gala Theatre Durham and Durham Castle. Durham Cathedral and Diggerland are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Durham City Cottages Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 132 out of 382 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 133 out of 382 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 382 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 382 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 382 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A new property, excellently equipt. Very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy had a problem with heating not working on Wednesday evening I messaged John and a gas engineer was out on Thursday to sort out the heating, would stay here again next time we’re in Durham. Food was lovely at the Bay Horse too
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Really clean, nice location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Truus

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Cosy cottage near to Durham

Cosy cottage next to a pub with good food.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Perfect stay

The stay was amazing and staff where very nice I would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Communication

Great north run weekend

Location and view excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

evilasio

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice cottage with big room, comfortable, good shower pressure, with everything needed for a relaxing stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Room comfort, communication

Tranquil

Great motel conveniently on site with lovely pub, clean, management lovely, and at a great price, peaceful and tranquil.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Awesome little out of the way cottages, we had a simple over night stay for a birthday and the cottage was perfect. Extremely clean, looked to have just been refurbished with everything needed for a short stay. Lovely few drinks at the Bay horse infront of an open fire, with well priced excellent food. Easy to find, and parked right outside the property, easy no hassle check in / out If I had any gripe which isn’t really a gripe is that they are obviously putting work into upgrading the properties which ours had been and not was lovely, however the parking area was littered with rubbish and off cuts of wood, tiles, sand, cement etc , greggs cups sandwich bags etc and car was totally covered in building dust the next morning when we left. Altogether a fantastic little quiet break at a very very reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

C E

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

good basic hotel

Good clean, basic accommodation. I would stay again. Good value.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Hidden gem

Absolutely beautiful cottage and very helpful owner, check in was quick and easy 😊 highly recommend! Pub on site is also fantastic, wonderful find. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great venue, would recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

evilasio

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice cottage to stay. Big room. Very quiet area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Disliked: Amenities
This is adequate for a night or two. We visited during December and arrived to fine the heating fully turned off. Not the best start really and the place struggled to warm up after that.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Christine

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Area was good for what we needed. Accommodation was very cold heater wasn't working,room wasn't clean cobwebs in shower room no complimentary toiletries just hand soap. Nice area staff from the bay horse were very good and food was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A lovely little stay for the Great North Run. Floor was a bit dirty, but apart from that, perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great night in

Great service from the check in to leaving - the food is well cooked and vast portions and the bedroom is spacious and well appointed
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great north run weekend

Room was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable stay. Could be better if curtains blocked out light and more milk in room for tea/coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Lacked hooks for wet jackets & bath towels. No deadlock or bolt on the door. Nice area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Baz

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice

wifi was poor
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mwaita

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
It’s a beautiful cottage located in a quiet neighbourhood. Fully stoked with all the necessary things for a couple or single person. Suitable for business/work trip accommodation as there is good Wi-Fi and affordable unlike hotels in Durham which are twice expensive or even more. John communicated very well with me prior to my arrival and made sure the heating was on as I arrived around midnight. Clean house, lovely white linen and good pillows. The mattress was perfect for my sleep too. Kitchen was stoked with milk (although I don’t drink milk) it was a nice gesture and a posh coffee machine 👌😊. There is a pub right next door as well with great food. I would recommend this place to anyone on a business/ work trip or a quick stop by in Durham.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
All in all nice little cottage for a couple and good as was pet friendly to go up Durham to visit our son up uni and take our dog to see him too. Cottage was nice a little place although i think the tv was slightly too high on wall. As we arrived there were 3 plumbing vans parked outside so had to park out side another cottage for bout hour n half till they moved their vans after going in pub at front of cottages before parking own car then outside our own cottage. During our stay all else in cottage was ok other than toilet did not flush well at all we had problems with it , other than that carnt fault our stay. Property had all u wud need avaliable to use also in cottage.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
There was no or very little insulation between the rooms, I was able to hear everything being said next door (argument) so I left without using any of the facilities, I didn't stay there and won't be coming back . The room itself was lovely, but the simple fact there was no way I was going to be able to sleep there meant I wasted my money because it poor workmanship
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Communication
It would have been perfect if the pub and kitchen was actually open. We were not informed that they closed the bar and restaurant side and had no Wi-Fi. Apart from that the room itself was pretty nice and tidy. I wouldn’t return unless it was actually open for food and drinks.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023