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Black Bull Bellingham

3.5 star property
Inn in Hexham with a restaurant and a bar

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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View
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The Black Bull in Bellingham welcomes visitors with its inviting bar and restaurant. Guests can connect to WiFi for planning, enjoy a relaxing game of billiards, and easily explore the local area. The business center offers practical support for travelers needing to work.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Comfort Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Room 1 ) | Exterior

Comfort Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Room 1 )

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite (Room 2 )

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Heating
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
Digital channels
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Observatory 2)

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Observatory 2)

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Observatory 2)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Hexham is home to Black Bull Bellingham. Chipchase Castle and Housesteads Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Kielder Observatory and Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens. Discover the area's water adventures with water skiing and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and mountain biking.
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Bellingham, Hexham, ENG, NE48 2JP

What's nearby

  • Bellingham Golf Club - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Kielder Water and Forest Park - 14 min drive - 11.4 miles
  • Chipchase Castle - 15 min drive - 8.5 miles
  • Housesteads Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall - 24 min drive - 19.4 miles
  • Vindolanda - 27 min drive - 22.2 miles

Getting around

  • Hexham Station - 21 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Battlesteads Country Inn Wark Hexham - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Rocky Road - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Boe Rigg - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Fountain Cottage Cafe & Tea Room - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hollybush Inn - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Black Bull Bellingham

Property highlights
You can look forward to a bar, a business center, and a restaurant at Black Bull Bellingham. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks at this inn include:
  • Free self parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and wedding services
  • A billiards/pool table, multilingual staff, and a computer station
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Highchairs and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

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

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

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 and cash

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
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Black Bull Hotel Hexham
Black Bull Hexham
Black Bull Bellingham Inn
Black Bull Bellingham Hexham
Black Bull Bellingham Inn Hexham

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking at Black Bull Bellingham?

Self parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Black Bull Bellingham?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Black Bull Bellingham?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Black Bull Bellingham located?

Situated in Hexham, this inn is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Northumberland National Park and within 12 mi (20 km) of Chipchase Castle and Kielder Water and Forest Park. Housesteads Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall and De Vere Slaley Hall Spa are also within 20 mi (32 km).

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Black Bull Bellingham Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 79 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 79 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 79 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 79 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 79 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comftable stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, the room was a nice size and very modern. The staff were lovely and helpful, great stay overall.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at the Black Bull for one night the room was nice and comfortable and clean had a lovely view. We had sunday lunch which was good and also a lovely breakfast the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Katharine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very well looked after.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Liked: Amenities
Really friendly staff, lovely room, good food.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Country pub

Cracking country pub. Beer, service & food all good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Recommend

Excellent place to stay, clean, comfy, nice bed and shower and a good bar downstairs. Top marks. Rich
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little town
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 1 night. Good value for money. No dedicated parking but we managed to get a space nearby. We had a lovely Sunday lunch in the accommodations bar. Nice pleasant stay. All staff really friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice place to stay and very friendly people,the breakfast hamper was spot on just missing fresh orange
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin R

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

Excellent Stopover

Newly renovated and offering an interesting alternative menu. Really pleasant and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

A great quality stay.

We had a great time - the hosts made us feel very welcome. We requested a pack lunch which was delivered with our breakfast hamper. Extreamly good value for money and a comfortable stay in a lovely room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay. Marcus was a great host.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty good room above the pub. Quiet and clean…it’s what we expected. Not luxury, but friendly and inviting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Not to our standards. Room very small and basic. Can be very noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Good

Lovely would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Hazel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They were short of staff but very nice the two we met. Very convenient for our stay and Bellingham was a great place, plenty of pubs, cafes etc and a lovely walk to Hareshaw Linn. Our room was comfortable with an excellent shower room but problems occurred with the tv which took a long time to solve.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

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

A rural gem with some life about it!

A characterful village inn hotel, recently refurbished by the owners. Very friendly, relaxed welcome and service from Kayleigh & Marcus and all their staff. Room had a lovely view through the village and towards the hillside. Well appointed and very tastefully decorated ensuite room too. The bar itself is busy with a good selection and found everyone to be very friendly both in the bar and in general around the village, no-one passes you without saying "good morning". In short, very enjoyable stay and look forward to returning in the future
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

David

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

Newly refurbished room

Newly refurbished room above a village pub. Comfortable and clean, everything we needed for a single night stay. We were staying here before visiting Kielder Forest the next day. It's about 10 miles or so to Kielder from here. Bellingham is a small village, but has a few pubs, cafes and shops. Easy to check in at the pub.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms have been refurbished and are nicely finished, in a contemporary style with a good sized ensuite. The staff couldn't have been any more helpful. The breakfast is continental, served to your room in a basket and very nice (no option for a cooked breakfast though). Bellingham is a lovely village, lots of history and with an excellent heritage centre, a good selection of local shops, pubs and places to eat, with beautiful walks.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Bradley Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very friendly welcome from Kayleigh who was very kind and helpful. She served an excellent breakfast too. The only negative was the towels and bedding. They felt below standard due to age.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wasn’t worth £100 for the night. The room was nice and they did have complementary tea and coffee but the price of the room doesn’t include any breakfast. I read like some similar reviews that I had seen on the booking that it did. The bar/restaurant attached does nice food but the atmosphere may not to be everyone’s cup of tea. Locals had control of the music and it was very 90’s clubland. I would stay again but only if they reduced the price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Judith Carole

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

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