Located close to Durham University and Durham Cathedral, Durham City Cottages provides a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
Durham is home to Durham City Cottages. Gala Theatre Durham and Beamish Open Air Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Durham Castle and Lumley Castle. Don't miss out on a visit to Diggerland. Visit our Durham travel guide
You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.
Durham City Cottages
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free cottage has a bar/lounge and a computer station. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. This cottage has 17 accommodations. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Durham City Cottages offers 17 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a weekly basis.
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet
Parking and transport
Car recommended
Free self parking on site
Limited on-site self parking
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Dining
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Bedrooms
Bedroom
Bathroom
1 bathroom
Work spaces
Computer station
Suitability/Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No lift
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Smoke-free property
Services and conveniences
Weekly housekeeping
Safety features
Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
General
17 units
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.0
Special check-in instructions
Guests will receive lockbox information
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Lockbox
Pets
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.0
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 and cash
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is professionally cleaned
We should mention
This property does not have any lifts
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including stag and hen parties
A car is recommended for transport to and from this property
Property is also known as
Bay Horse Inn Durham
Bay Horse Inn
Bay Horse Durham
Bay Horse Inn
The Bay Horse Inn
Bay Horse Cottages
The Bay Horse cottages
Durham City Cottages Durham
Durham City Cottages Cottage
The Pub Kitchen Brandon Village
Durham City Cottages Cottage Durham
Frequently asked questions
How much is parking at Durham City Cottages?
Self-parking is free at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at Durham City Cottages?
As of 10 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Durham City Cottages on 16 Mar 2026 start from HK$787, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
What time is check-in at Durham City Cottages?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Durham City Cottages?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM. Late checkout is available for GBP 15.0.
Where is Durham City Cottages located?
Situated in Durham, this cottage is 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from Durham University, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Gala Theatre Durham and Durham Castle. Durham Cathedral and Diggerland are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Have a question?
AI iconBetaBeta
Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.
Reviews
Durham City Cottages Reviews
8.0
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.More informationOpens in a new window
8.0
Cleanliness
8.0
Location
8.6
Staff & service
7.4
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 141 out of 394 reviews
10 - Excellent
141
Rating 8 - Good. 136 out of 394 reviews
8 - Good
136
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 394 reviews
6 - Okay
77
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 394 reviews
4 - Poor
21
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 394 reviews
2 - Terrible
19
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Beverley
21 Jul 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Amazing
The cottage was perfect. Everything that you would need for a stay. Immaculately clean, decor was lovely.
Location was very picturesque and quiet.
Will be booking for a longer stay next time
Beverley
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
10/10 Excellent
Helen
5 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A new property, excellently equipt.
Very comfortable.
Helen
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
10/10 Excellent
John
21 Feb 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Perfect stay
The stay was amazing and staff where very nice I would stay again
Clean and tidy had a problem with heating not working on Wednesday evening I messaged John and a gas engineer was out on Thursday to sort out the heating, would stay here again next time we’re in Durham.
Food was lovely at the Bay Horse too
Angela
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
10/10 Excellent
Marc
18 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, room comfort, communication
Great value for money, it was quiet and relaxing. Used it as a stop over as I was visiting family so it was a good place to sleep over, the bed was comfortable and great facilities in the room
Marc
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
evilasio
3 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice cottage with big room, comfortable, good shower pressure, with everything needed for a relaxing stay
evilasio
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Margaret
17 Sept 2024
Liked: Communication
Great north run weekend
Location and view excellent
Margaret
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Gordon
21 Jul 2024
Liked: Room comfort, communication
Tranquil
Great motel conveniently on site with lovely pub, clean, management lovely, and at a great price, peaceful and tranquil.
Gordon
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
10/10 Excellent
Louise
24 Feb 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Hidden gem
Absolutely beautiful cottage and very helpful owner, check in was quick and easy 😊 highly recommend! Pub on site is also fantastic, wonderful find. Would definitely stay again.
Louise
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
10/10 Excellent
C E
22 Mar 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
good basic hotel
Good clean, basic accommodation. I would stay again. Good value.
C E
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
10/10 Excellent
Julie
12 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A lovely overnight stay , The room was a good size , and clean plenty of milk tea and coffee. Would definitely stay again and recommend to friends.
Communication with John who was lovely and very accommodating to our needs Thank you .
Julie
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
evilasio
2 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice cottage to stay. Big room. Very quiet area.
evilasio
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Charlotte
14 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Really lovely spacious room. I really struggle to sleep away from home but had no problem here. The beds were really comfortable and it was so quiet. The pub next door did fantastic food and all the prices were so reasonable. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Charlotte
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Christopher
15 Sept 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
A lovely little stay for the Great North Run.
Floor was a bit dirty, but apart from that, perfect!
Christopher
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
6/10 Okay
Christine
6 Aug 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Area was good for what we needed.
Accommodation was very cold heater wasn't working,room wasn't clean cobwebs in shower room no complimentary toiletries just hand soap.
Nice area staff from the bay horse were very good and food was good.
Christine
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Michael
24 Feb 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Awesome little out of the way cottages, we had a simple over night stay for a birthday and the cottage was perfect. Extremely clean, looked to have just been refurbished with everything needed for a short stay. Lovely few drinks at the Bay horse infront of an open fire, with well priced excellent food.
Easy to find, and parked right outside the property, easy no hassle check in / out
If I had any gripe which isn’t really a gripe is that they are obviously putting work into upgrading the properties which ours had been and not was lovely, however the parking area was littered with rubbish and off cuts of wood, tiles, sand, cement etc , greggs cups sandwich bags etc and car was totally covered in building dust the next morning when we left.
Altogether a fantastic little quiet break at a very very reasonable price
Michael
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
6/10 Okay
Giovanni
4 Aug 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, communication
Disliked: Amenities
John, the property manager, was super friendly and extremely helpful. Other than a pub, there is very little around the property. The room was good for a night, but definitely could have been cleaner. There was also no fridge in the room, which is challenging when the accommodation was for a stop on a roadtrip.
Giovanni
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
10/10 Excellent
Mwaita
2 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
It’s a beautiful cottage located in a quiet neighbourhood. Fully stoked with all the necessary things for a couple or single person. Suitable for business/work trip accommodation as there is good Wi-Fi and affordable unlike hotels in Durham which are twice expensive or even more. John communicated very well with me prior to my arrival and made sure the heating was on as I arrived around midnight. Clean house, lovely white linen and good pillows. The mattress was perfect for my sleep too. Kitchen was stoked with milk (although I don’t drink milk) it was a nice gesture and a posh coffee machine 👌😊. There is a pub right next door as well with great food.
I would recommend this place to anyone on a business/ work trip or a quick stop by in Durham.
Mwaita
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
8/10 Good
Sarah
29 Oct 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
All in all nice little cottage for a couple and good as was pet friendly to go up Durham to visit our son up uni and take our dog to see him too. Cottage was nice a little place although i think the tv was slightly too high on wall. As we arrived there were 3 plumbing vans parked outside so had to park out side another cottage for bout hour n half till they moved their vans after going in pub at front of cottages before parking own car then outside our own cottage. During our stay all else in cottage was ok other than toilet did not flush well at all we had problems with it , other than that carnt fault our stay. Property had all u wud need avaliable to use also in cottage.
Sarah
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
2/10 Terrible
Clive
6 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
There was no or very little insulation between the rooms, I was able to hear everything being said next door (argument) so I left without using any of the facilities, I didn't stay there and won't be coming back .
The room itself was lovely, but the simple fact there was no way I was going to be able to sleep there meant I wasted my money because it poor workmanship
Clive
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
8/10 Good
Jackie
29 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, room comfort
There are many plus sides to this accommodation:-
- Quiet, country location.
- Very good facilities, with nice touches like as good quality glasses, dishwasher, microwave, cooker.
- Clean
- Well heated.
- Good safe parking
- Milk and packet of biscuits on check in.
- Simple and easy check in.
- Discounts for local restaurant.
There are a few downsides:-
- No public transport back from Durham after about 8pm
- Well outside of Durham.
- Sound proofing could be better, however the type of people staying make this unlikely to be much of an issue.
- The TV is too high on the wall and really needs to be either moved down to lower on the wall, or moved to the bedroom. I found my neck got very sore trying to look at it.
- Getting into the bathroom is a bit tight.
I have marked down the score for communication because there was a power cut on my last night and the owner's communication re. this was poor. He didn't answer my phone calls and texts, only starting doing so when I asked for a refund and mentioned I would mention the lack of communication re. this in my review. I appreciate the power cut was out of his control, however his communication did not make me feel like a valued and cared for customer.
There are a f
Jackie
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Natalie
2 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Gorgeous stay at the cottage with my partner,it was incredibly clean,the amenities were superb,will definitely be booking and staying again in the near future for a little escape.
Natalie
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
10/10 Excellent
Heidi
2 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A lovely stay. Quiet, clean, comfy bed, lovely shower, coffee machine and parking outside your door! Great value too!
Heidi
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
10/10 Excellent
Bryan
4 Aug 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Loved the Cottage will definitely be going back and would recommend to anyone
Stay was perfect