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The Royal Oak

3.0 star property
Where great food meets lively fun - grab a bite to eat then let loose on karaoke nights or rent bikes for an adventure of your own.

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The Royal Oak, where warm hospitality and lively entertainment come together. Enjoy a hearty meal at the restaurant, unwind with karaoke or cycling activities, and stay connected with free WiFi in public areas. With bike rentals available and a front-desk safe for added convenience, this guesthouse has left guests praising the helpful staff.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Durham is home to The Royal Oak. Brancepeth Castle Golf Club and Mini Moos Adventure Farm are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Hall Hill Farm and Diggerland. Willow Maze and Jolly Drovers Maze are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding, mountain biking, and cycling nearby. Visit our Durham travel guide
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1 Commercial Street, Durham, England, DH7 9BN

What's nearby

  • Durham University
    Durham University
    13 min drive - 8.5 miles
  • Durham Cathedral; Shutterstock ID 311511602
    Durham Cathedral
    13 min drive - 8.3 miles
  • Diggerland
    7 min drive - 4.1 miles
  • Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve
    8 min drive - 5.6 miles
  • Hall Hill Farm
    8 min drive - 4.9 miles

Getting around

  • Durham Station
    18 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL)
    48 min drive

Restaurants

  • The New Board Inn
    4 min drive
  • The Kings Head
    4 min drive
  • The Flass Pub
    7 min drive
  • Valentino's
    4 min drive
  • Cross Keys, Esh
    3 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak

Property highlights
The Royal Oak provides amenities like a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), a billiards/pool table, and a computer station
  • 1 meeting room, karaoke, and barbecue grills

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Karaoke

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Royal Oak Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Durham
Inn The Royal Oak Durham
Durham The Royal Oak Inn
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Royal Oak Inn
Royal Oak
Inn The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak Durham
The Royal Oak Guesthouse
The Royal Oak Guesthouse Durham

Frequently asked questions

Is The Royal Oak pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Royal Oak?

Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM.

What time is check-out at The Royal Oak?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Royal Oak located?

Situated in Durham, this guesthouse is within 6 mi (10 km) of Hall Hill Farm, Diggerland, and Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve. Brancepeth Castle Golf Club and Willow Maze are also within 9 mi (15 km).

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Reviews

The Royal Oak Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

9.6

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 139 out of 212 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 212 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 212 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 212 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 212 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

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

Little Gem of a hotel

Brilliant accomodation, brilliant staff and food to die for. Would recommend and stay here anytime.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

X

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean room, friendly and helpful staff. Evening meal was exceptionally good!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, friendly stay. The room was comfortable and clean and the breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money in a nice location. The staff were very nice in particular the owner and the room was comfortable and fine. The full English breakfast was served very quickly and was lovely. This is a thriving pub and a true find.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
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8/10 Good

Daman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for an overnight stay. Friendly staff upon coming, lots of drinks choices and food was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Linda

Welcoming efficient staff, comfortable room and bed, excellent, well presented food. Will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Rosetta B

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

Great hotel

Great food very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3rd time stopping here, nice clean rooms, great bar, superb home cooked foods, awesome breakfast which was allowed to be pre orderd for 7 30 which is always a bonus when u have a busy day. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little rural pub with nice restaurant working away and really enjoyed my overnight stay great meal sleep & breakfast and staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
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8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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8/10 Good

Michaela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms, reasonably priced.Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Adrianus Antonius Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Both the building and the staff were friendly, helpful manager and lovely atmosphere helpt enormously to make our stay memorabel
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
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8/10 Good

Wendy

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

One night stay with family.

One night stay, very comfortable and clean room. Kitchen was closed on evening of our stay but we were able to order in food. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Set in lovely countryside views, owners & staff all veey friendly & helpful, fabulous choice of breakfasts, meals available during evening also with a varied menu including gluten free. No hesitation in recommending The Royal Oak for any length of stay, wish we could have stayed for longer!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
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8/10 Good

ANDREW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good clean room and comfortable bed. Good food in the evening in the restaurant and breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

Good value

Friendly staff good food excellent breakfast comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Mahesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay, clean, comfortable room, very friendly owners and staff. Food was gourmet standard. Will definitely book thisagain.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful lovely property, only quibble was a short wait to check in, reasonable though as was busy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfectly adequate for one night near family. Good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, welcoming, friendly, helpful, good food, nothing a problem and dog friendly 👍👍👍
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
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10/10 Excellent

NEIL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Husband & Wife landlords. Made me feel very welcome. Well kept bar, room was excellent and breakfast plentiful and set me up for the day. 100% would recommend and will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic pub/hotel. Room clean and spacious. Staff were all helpful. Bed comfortable. Full English breakfast was amazing. Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Home from home fab food and THEE comfiest bed I've ever slept in. Fantastic owners and staff who really just seem like your parents and siblings .. warm family feel with exceptional options on the menu definitely something for everyone and portions are definitely fit for a king or queen ... Will defo stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
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8/10 Good

Clifford

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Lovely welcome by staff. Nice evening meal & breakfast. Shower is amazing in room 3. Would book again. Some building work going on round the back but this won't last forever.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Lynda

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

Superb value for money.

We have stayed before and were really pleased that this stay was just as good. We couldn't fault anything, from the well thought out comfy room to the great breakfast and really friendly and helpful owners and staff. The Royal Oak is seriously good value for money. We will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025