Lumley Castle Hotel

Surrounded by a verdant landscape, the Lumley Castle Hotel greets travellers with four star hospitality, boasting an imposing architecture and antique interiors.

The castle combines period features with modern amenities, providing individually designed bedrooms fitted with elegant curtains, wing-back arm chairs, and classic pieces of furniture.

Baronial Hall offers a medieval banquet atmosphere, where traditional dishes are paired up with modern cuisine, and a wide range of fine wines.

The Library Bar is a convenient place to spend relaxation moments while reading a book and sipping a hot drink or a tipple in an intimate setting with warm lights, vintage furnishings and representative paintings.

Elizabethan Banquet Experience

Before the banquet starts, the doors to the dungeon and guardroom are thrown open where wine, ale and mead can be purchased. The evening includes: Five-Course Banquet Feast, entertainment by the Lords and Ladies of the Court, two complimentary goblets of wine and two complimentary goblets of mead for over 18’s.

• Sunday Times: Dungeon Bar 7pm – Banquet at 8pm
• Bar closes 11.30pm - Disco Music till midnight 
• Minimum age 12 years
• Dress code: Elizabethan Costume / Smart Attire

Ye Baron’s Borde Menu

• First Remove – Baron’s Brose (Home-made Vegetable Broth served with wholemeal bread)
• Second Remove – Fyshe with Potato (Fish with creamed potato – topped with cheese and served in a scallop shell)
• Third Remove – Spare Ribs (Ribs cooked in a red wine sauce with herbs)
• Fourth Remove – Checkyn in Mead (Chicken cooked in a mead sauce, Jacket Potato, Salad and Basil Butter)
• Fifth Remove – Fruit Crumble

Vegetarian Alternative

• Second Remove - Vegetables in a Cheese Mornay Sauce
• Third Remove - Mushroom Ravioli
• Fourth Remove - Stir Fried Vegetables in a Black Bean Sauce with a Timbale of Rice
• Vegetarian option must be pre-booked

Groupon’s Guide to County Durham

Located in the north of England, County Durham is filled with cultural attractions such as museums and theatres complemented by amusement parks and zoos.

Ranked 1 of 66 attractions in County Durham on TripAdvisor, Walworth Castle Birds of Prey is a convenient spot for admiring numerous animal species, while other outdoor attractions are the High Force Waterfall, or Hardwick Park boasting various ornaments among its lake and verdant grounds. Built in a Romanesque style, Durham Cathedral is famous for its imposing architecture, while if wanting to admire a castle, visitors should head to the Barnard Castle or to the Raby Castle.