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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) | 1 bedroom
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Comfort Cottage, Ensuite | Lounge
Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Spacious) | Private kitchen
Comfort Cottage, Ensuite | Shared kitchen
Located close to Durham University and Durham Cathedral, Durham City Cottages provides a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Comfort Cottage, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Comfort Cottage, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

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

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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
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Cottage, Ensuite, Courtyard View (2 bedroom)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

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

About the neighborhood

Map
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 - 13 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Colpitts - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Duke of Wellington - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪China China - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Interlude - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Pizza4U - ‬3 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.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Car not required
  • Free self parking on site

Dining

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Smoking not allowed

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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Reviews

Durham City Cottages Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.6

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 139 out of 392 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 136 out of 392 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 392 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 392 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 392 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A lovely stay. Quiet, clean, comfy bed, lovely shower, coffee machine and parking outside your door! Great value too!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Everything was excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beverley

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Amazing

The cottage was perfect. Everything that you would need for a stay. Immaculately clean, decor was lovely. Location was very picturesque and quiet. Will be booking for a longer stay next time
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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

Stephen

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

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

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

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

evilasio

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

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

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

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

6/10 Okay

Baz

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice

wifi was poor
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

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

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

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

Great Hotel at reasonable rate.

The rooms are motel type in the car park. They are large and very clean. Tea and coffee available in room. My only criticism is that the large rooms do not have a chair of any kind. There is plenty of room for an easy chair and a desk chair. My colleagues room next door didn't have any either. The food in the restaurant was fantastic. Large portions and very tasty with a good selection. Would definitely recommend for business or pleasure.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

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

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Beautiful cottages set in a rural peaceful area. I have stayed there a couple of times now and will stay again. Great communication
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Loved the Cottage will definitely be going back and would recommend to anyone Stay was perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Nice Apartment

Stayed here before these were apartments, no idea how the owners have done it tbh,now has a little settee and separate bedroom which is en-suite, also a small but well stocked kitchen even has a little dishwasher if your staying longer than 1 night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great little stop close to Durham and reasonable price vs the city centre
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

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

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

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, room comfort
There are many plus sides to this accommodation:- - Quiet, country location. - Very good facilities, with nice touches like as good quality glasses, dishwasher, microwave, cooker. - Clean - Well heated. - Good safe parking - Milk and packet of biscuits on check in. - Simple and easy check in. - Discounts for local restaurant. There are a few downsides:- - No public transport back from Durham after about 8pm - Well outside of Durham. - Sound proofing could be better, however the type of people staying make this unlikely to be much of an issue. - The TV is too high on the wall and really needs to be either moved down to lower on the wall, or moved to the bedroom. I found my neck got very sore trying to look at it. - Getting into the bathroom is a bit tight. I have marked down the score for communication because there was a power cut on my last night and the owner's communication re. this was poor. He didn't answer my phone calls and texts, only starting doing so when I asked for a refund and mentioned I would mention the lack of communication re. this in my review. I appreciate the power cut was out of his control, however his communication did not make me feel like a valued and cared for customer. There are a f
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

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