The Moorings

Friendliness of the staff,good food and central for local attractions.

A rather strange experience - my booking included breakfast, but on arrival I was told this only included cereal and I was asked to pay an extra £5 to receive a better breakfast! However, the following morning, lovely, friendly and helpful Lesley provided a full breakfast without extra payment. Also, the central heating boiler was not switched on and so there was no hot water. The fact that I had specifically found and booked a room with a bath/shower combination turned out to be pointless, as I was unable to have either. Despite all this, the room was large and both it and the bathroom were spotlessly clean. It would have been nice to have blackout blinds or curtains as the room proved to be very light during the night, which meant I did not sleep well. Although I did not need it, the lift was out of action. I also found out that there were no staff in the property overnight. A somewhat disappointing stay.

We stayed for two nights and hadn't realised the accommodation next to the pub had only recently reopened. There were a few very minor things which needed attention, but were fixed promptly by the staff. The room benefitted from a "two person" bath, which was great for soaking our travel pains away with a glass of wine. From there, we visited the excellent Beamish Museum, a marvellous working museum which needs at least two days to see. Meals were really good with very generously priced breakfasts and attentive service.

Fantastic stay. Lovely little hotel in a fab location (very near Beamish and Durham). Rooms were spacious and clean. Hosts were lovely. Very welcoming place. We will definitely stay again when we're back in the area.

A real find, we can't believe the great value for money offered here. The room was big, well laid out and equipped with a decent bathroom and even a provate area to sit outside. Dinner and breakfast were both delicious and the staff all friendly and helpful. Excellent!

Very clean and large comfortable bedroom and bathroom designed for wheelchairs access. A few things the handyman needs to address such as shower screen has become unattached at one end, the small curtain rail is loose so pulls through when you close curtains. Very good food which we had on all 3 nights. Outside really needs tidying and lets the accommodation and bar/bistro down. Lawn needs mowing and planters removed or replanted, paths and steps need weeding and sweeping.

One night stay. Accommodation very comfortable and staff very friendly. I booked a table for dinner for six for a family meal. The food was excellent but the only downside was the time we had to wait (about an hour). This could have been due to them having another large party in for dinner. The breakfast in the morning was excellent. Overall an enjoyable stay.

very pleasant friendly people,room clean tidy, mattress on the soft side . A chair to sit in would be a handy addition. Good supply of tea/coffee. Strange locking set up on the bathroom door amused us.Would have been nice to have sampled the Breakfast but 08:00 was to late for us and probably most workers.Overall a pleasant friendly stay at a good price.

We stayed one night. Excellent value for money. Rooms clean and tidy and very quiet when we stayed. Just one niggle was when checking in the lady mentioned it was an extra £5 each for a cooked breakfast, however this wasn’t stated on booking. I did mention and showed the confirmation email. She checked with another staff member and said it was fine and was included in the price. The cooked breakfast in the morning was excellent and couldn’t do enough for us. The lady serving the breakfast was very welcoming and friendly. Thank you.

Beautiful room, with power rainfall shower. I know breakfast is free but the Jelly did make us laugh ! 😃 room was spotless, bed really comfortable. Good value for money 💰