The Old Mill

4.0 star property

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Restaurant
Restaurant
Bar (on property)
Double Room, Private Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Metal Bridge, Durham, England, DH6 5NX
  • Durham Cathedral
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Durham Castle
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Durham University
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

The Old Mill

4-star Durham B&B with restaurant
This smoke-free bed & breakfast features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a meeting room. Free cooked-to-order breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Change of towels is available on request.
The Old Mill offers 12 accommodations. This Durham bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested.
The bed & breakfast offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The Old Mill is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Old Mill has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Old Mill Inn Durham
Old Mill Inn Durham
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Inn The Old Mill Durham
Durham The Old Mill Inn
The Old Mill Durham
Old Mill Inn
Old Mill
Inn The Old Mill
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The Old Mill Bed & breakfast
The Old Mill Bed & breakfast Durham

The Old Mill Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 203 out of 276 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 59 out of 276 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 276 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 276 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 276 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
A traditional coaching inn that has been well cared for. The en suite was fairly new and the bedroom small but adequate; both were clean and nicely presented. Dinner food/service both very good. Breakfast adequate. All in all we were both very pleased with our decision to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Yoesra

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Gorgeous hotel, so I’m gutted that the whole experience was let down by one staff in the morning on 18/02/25 Firstly, given no instruction on breakfast and how it’s served! Granted I know on my part I could have been proactive and seen cornflakes etc which was in a hidden away corner that wasn’t in my direct eye sight, so this wasn’t the problem for me so much, the general instruction was more a nice to have and to add to the customer experience. Where it doesn’t become a nice to have is when I asked ‘how does breakfast work?’, as I didn’t realise I had to order, I was sat for 10 mins or so where the lady had plenty opportunity to ask, but she didn’t, so I politely asked ‘excuse me’ and was met with attitude!!!! Where a simple question turned into a chore? The one positive I’ll give about the service is the chef did manage to get out my breakfast really quick, which was okay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

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

Fantastic stay.

A beautiful weekend away for my wife and I for our wedding anniversary. The Old Mill is a fantastic place to stay. Very warm and welcoming staff, lovely and clean rooms. Well thought out decor. Excellent food choice and plenty of it on your plate. Will definitely be staying again and recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Business traveler
Single beds!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great 1 night stay at The Old Mill. Check in was smooth greeted by one of the team in reception. Room was clean and comfortable. Pillows were a bit too firm but just my view. Food in restaurant was some of the best pub food I have had for a long time and good value. Restaurant was surprisingly busy for mid-week and good to see. Breakfast also was the same great quality. Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good food, nice staff - very poor TV and WiFi

For a Monday night business stay the bar was nice and busy offering a good selection of well priced pub grub with friendly staff who were nice but not experienced servers. Breakfast was also good and included. Room was small, few electric points, no WiFi in room, poor TV reception (No BBC) only a few channels and intermittent signal loss. Overall poor for a hotel in today’s world. Clean and tidy, good bathroom and comfy enough.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Barry

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel, the only thing I could comment on in a negative manner, was the room was too small.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly, but key cards don’t open external door when its raining, so you may not be able to get in!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

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

A warm and welcoming hotel and restaurant

The hotel, facilities and restaurant were lovely. Food was excellent. Beautiful cooked breakfast near a lovely open fire. Great ambiance. Staff were so welcoming and helpful. Great value for money. Couldn’t fault it at all
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Geoff

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly yet unobtrusive staff from all. Easy going atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty, Ferryhill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our third time staying here, the room this time was a lot bigger, the rooms are clean and well stocked. We ate dinner in the restaurant and yet again the food was excellent. If you are ever in the area, I would highly recommend this place to both stay and eat.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

David I

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a great place that most will love
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Marj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff with a nice ambiance. Accessible with good parking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Traveled with partner
Easy checkin. Excellent position. Room was clean with soft bed and great bathroom. 2 flights of stairs to get to room but they are easy to negotiate. Nice and quiet and is based above a well known restaurant with excellent food and service. Great stay and value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Hilary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We had a lovely overnight stay at the Old Mill. The restaurant food was delicious and the staff very pleasant .However the radiator in our room leaked badly so the carpet was soaked. This was obviously a known fault as there was a beaker propped against the radiator pipe .There was also only 2 sockets in the room. I had to unplug the lamp to use the hairdryer and charge my phone in socket on floor by the door.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024