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Luxury
4.0 star property
8.8

Excellent

Upscale inn near Seaton Delaval Hall

The Waterford Arms provides amenities like a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar

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About the neighborhood

Whitley Bay is home to The Waterford Arms. Castle Keep and The Glasshouse are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Seaton Delaval Hall and Tyne Bridge. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at St. James' Park. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like cycling and other activities like birdwatching. Visit our Whitley Bay travel guide
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Collywell Bay Road, Whitley Bay, England, NE26 4QZ

What's nearby

  • A white lighthouse on a pier extending into calm waters under a cloudy sky.
    South Beach
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • A historic stone building surrounded by lush greenery and a well-maintained lawn.
    Seaton Delaval Hall
    3 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • A river with a modern bridge, a lit street lamp, and a building with a curved facade.
    Quayside
    31 min drive - 13.8 miles
  • A stadium with a modern design, surrounded by greenery and urban infrastructure.
    St. James' Park
    31 min drive - 13.8 miles
  • Seaton Sluice Beach
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles

Getting around

  • Cramlington Station
    11 min drive
  • Benton Station
    26 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL)
    31 min drive

Restaurants

  • Relish
    5 min drive
  • The Astley Arms
    13 min walk
  • Trenchers Restaurant and Takeaway
    6 min drive
  • Rendezvous Cafe
    4 min drive
  • The Kings Arms
    2 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

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

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

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

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival

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

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per accommodation, per stay

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is The Waterford Arms pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 15.00 per accommodation, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Waterford Arms?

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

What time is check-out at The Waterford Arms?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Waterford Arms located?

Situated in Whitley Bay, this inn is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Seaton Delaval Hall and within 12 mi (20 km) of Newcastle Racecourse and Northumbria University. University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Quayside are also within 16 mi (25 km).

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Reviews

The Waterford Arms Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.6

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 132 out of 256 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 256 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 256 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 256 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 256 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Rose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room lovely with sea view Staff brilliant in accommodating our particular needs: help with bags and special dietary needs for Rose... Check in was early. Just perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staff were very friendly and evening meal very good as was breakfast, good night sleep
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room spotless, comfy bed with lovely crisp linen. Breakfast delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant pub by the shore. Very welcoming with good food and comfortable room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Sue

Great. Clean, comfy room. Great staff. Food was great. Couldn’t fault them
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Visited before and same positive experience, staff are friendly and helpful. Room is clean and spacious with hot water from shower and great views over harbour and sea. Food in bar and breakfast was delicious. Overall no complaints!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Charles

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

Great place

Great staff excellent food a lovely area for walking we'll definitely be going again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Mrs Belinda jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay at the waterford arms, great food,dog friendly and and excellent staff,would definitely recommend 😁
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

john

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

Lively stay

Lovely friendly hotel Very clean Food great Good voice of vegetarian food
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really nice views from room to the sea and harbour and staff are great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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

Great Stay

Very good value for the room, food and drink. Would highly reccomend this hotel. Staff were friendly and helpful and also a big bonus of being dog friendly. Lovely location
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jane

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

Great stay again

Have stayed here before as can take dogs. Great location very friendly staff and nice big rooms. Great breakfast as always.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was excellent food unbelievable good Very professional
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything spot on as usual. Stayed many times staff great food lovely so clean. Definitely be going back soon. So peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were very helpful and attentive, the food was great value for money, breakfast, lovely and a nice choice. The room was perfectly adequate for a 2 night stay, had everything we needed, comfy bed and quiet. (Shower rail was bit wobbly!) We would definitely stay here again 😊
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Stephen

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

Meeting family

Nice room friendly staff amd great food
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just a quick one night stay. A lovely room, great food served at dinner and a very good breakfast too. The staff were excellent, couldn’t have done more to make us feel welcome. We will definitely stay again to see more of this beautiful coastline. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and polite staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The views across the bay from our room were terrific, the food was good, room was spotless and comfortable, ensuite modern. What really made our stay though was the friendliness and helpfulness of the hard working staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

North East diamond pub/hotel

A great find just off a fantastic beach on the outskirts of Whitley Bay. Friendly and professional staff team, proper pub/hotel .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Joanna

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

Great place!

Lovely place to stay, we’ve stayed here a few times and will do again. The food in the restaurant is excellent and great value. The room (that we had) is small but has everything you could need and a comfy bed. Staff are really friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

robert

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

super sluice

the staff were excellent very professional food really good & very large portions excellent value for money
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were fantastic and the food was superb. Very generous portions too. Breakfast included in price meant the overall price was excellent value. Location is great and the views to the beach lovely (plus beach was easy walking distance). Room was basic but had everything needed. Whole place had a friendly and relaxed vibe from start of our stay to the end. Would happily recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Georgianna

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

Breakfast

We loved the breakfast of smoked fish. Very cozy room but a bit small of 4 persons. It was ok to stay one night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Simone

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

Excellent stay

The staff were fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble, for them. The food was great and portions were massive. We could not finish our food. The only downside and we meant to say, before we left, but shower rod was quite loose.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025