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The Saxon Inn

4.0 star property
Travelers can enjoy a game of pool or savor light fare at this welcoming inn, perfectly positioned near the historic grandeur of Auckland Castle

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Located near Escomb Saxon Church, The Saxon Inn offers breakfast and dinner in its restaurant and a relaxing garden. Guests enjoy the arcade/game room and in-room WiFi. Past visitors consistently praise their stays at this comfortable establishment.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is HK$674
HK$809 total
includes taxes & fees
7 Mar - 8 Mar

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Hairdryer
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Bishop Auckland is home to The Saxon Inn. Auckland Castle and Raby Castle are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Palace Green and Crook Hall and Gardens. Don't miss out on a visit to Spennymoor Leisure Centre. Visit our Bishop Auckland travel guide
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Saxon Green, Bishop Auckland, England, DL14 7SY

What's nearby

  • A little known gem within Durham. A lovely walk through the gardens to the Greenhouses
    Durham University
    20 min drive - 22.7 km
  • Durham Cathedral; Shutterstock ID 311511602
    Durham Cathedral
    23 min drive - 24.6 km
  • Durham Castle part of the university building just off the green it has a wide range of photo opportunities. Within a very short area you have the cathedral, castle and university building
    Durham Castle
    23 min drive - 25.2 km
  • Escomb Saxon Church
    1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Deer Park
    6 min drive - 3.9 km

Getting around

  • Bishop Auckland Station
    6 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    44 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Pollards Inn
    5 min drive
  • Knead A Slice
    6 min drive
  • The Welcome
    6 min drive
  • The Mitre
    6 min drive
  • The Bay Horse
    6 min drive

About this property

The Saxon Inn

Upscale inn near Escomb Saxon Church
Located close to Auckland Castle, The Saxon Inn provides a terrace, a garden and an arcade/games room. The on-site restaurant, Inn Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, light fare and children's meals. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as a bar.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free property and a billiards/pool table
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as free WiFi and free bottled water.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/bath combinations and free toiletries
  • 40-inch flat-screen TVs with Netflix
  • Electric kettles, heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Inn Restaurant
  • Saxon Bar

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • Netflix

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 10 per person

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

The Saxon Inn Inn
The Saxon Inn at Escomb
The Saxon Inn Bishop Auckland
The Saxon Inn Inn Bishop Auckland

Frequently asked questions

Is The Saxon Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Saxon Inn?

As of 6 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Saxon Inn on 7 Mar 2026 start from HK$674, 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.

How much is parking at The Saxon Inn?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Saxon Inn?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Saxon Inn?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Saxon Inn located?

Situated in Bishop Auckland, this inn is steps from Escomb Saxon Church and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Auckland Castle. Spennymoor Leisure Centre and Raby Castle are also within 9 mi (15 km).

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Reviews

The Saxon Inn Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.6

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

9.4

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 89 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice hotel, well decorated, great breakfast and bar meals. Would use again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint location in an historical building. Some uneven floorboards and doors would get stuck, but that’s to be expected ina building several hundred years old.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything was spot on .. thanks to the staff from Penrith
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

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

Lovely inn

Lovely inn, the room was clean and airy, only thing I took a picture of was the breakfast! That was lovely too!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

LOVELY STAY

Nice Inn. Rooms immaculate and food excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

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

Good home cooking but reasonable pub hotel.

Really good home cooked food at a good price too but hotel side of the pub was a little expensive considering breakfast wasnt included but it was comfortable and clean and nice for me personally to have memory foam pillows instead of feather filled ones.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Most welcoming and friendly staff. Very comfortable sleep and excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arron

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

The Saxon Inn

Great little hotel remote quiet location great food and even better staff really helpful and accommodating. I have stayed here a few times now and whenever in the area I will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Perfect stay

Best hotel I stay in. Rooms are super comfy. Staff very friendly and warming. The food is also incredible.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Excellent hotel

Superb hotel. Rooms are very comfy and modern. The food in the restaurant is amazing. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave

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

Awesome pub with rooms. Highly recommended.

We need to stay near Bishop Aukland and this came up on Hotels.com. The locals we were meeting knew of it and said it was good and it really was. Lovely pub. Very friendly. Great service. Awesome food. Very accommodating as we turned up a bit late but they still did food for us. Would recommend and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was big and comfortable beds. Great facilities and plenty of towels etc. Food was very nice in the bar/restaurant and very welcoming from staff. Would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Anthony

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

4 day business stay.

Nice comfortable room with some nice added touches. Water. Dressing gown and slippers. Unfortunatly i had a very noisy neighbour. Thin walls. Menu in room different to limited menu in restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Pleasant overnight stay

Pleasant overall stay. Room had all the usual facilities one would expect, all in working order. Restaurant serves the usual pub fayre for a reasonable price & to a fair standard. Bed was quiet hard, as were the pillows, but this is only a personal preference. Breakfast was of a good choice & variety, although a bit pricey at £10 per head. It should be noted that access to the bedrooms was by staircase only, so would be not vaiable for everybody. Overall a good overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louise

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

A lovely stop over

Our room was beautiful. It had a king size bed and the en-suite bathroom was a good size. The only downside was that the toilet flush handle was broken but still worked. It could have done with better lighting in the bathroom as you couldn’t see in the mirror very well. The room was immaculately clean and had a sofa and tv with easy to connect to WiFi. Personally I struggled with comfort of the bed as I found it too soft but it was dressed with clean sheets and had extra pillows in the wardrobe. The food in the evening was very tasty, with very generous portions and the breakfast which you could order the night before was plentiful and generous portions of the full English which was served fresh. The only criticism of this was that the toast was not warm. Overall a lovely stay and would recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, brilliant staff and good homemade food
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

E R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service was excellent, food was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, very friendly, very comfortable and good food - what more do you need? -
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Staff & service
Pleasant room, liked having sofa and coffee table area. Staff very busy when we arrived in the evening which affected ease of check in and welcome.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Garry

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

Comfortable stay

Excellent stay friendly helpful staffvery comfortable & amazing fresh cooked food
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very good people were very friendly helpful clean
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was lovely. Staff were friendly and helpful and the room was beautifully arranged.I also enjoyed the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

PAULA

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

Saxon inn the place to be.

It was a lovely family night away the saxon inn is very clean the food is lovely you get a lot of food on the plate want you orderd ,staff are so friendly and helpful over all the saxon inn is nice cosy little place to stay. And also it is a nice little village as well.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Very very good

very good very comfortable nice rooms friendly staff good food overall excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022