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The Miners Hall Retreat

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4.9
out of 5
Sleeps up to 12
Hot Tub
Bedrooms: 5
The Miners Hall Retreat welcomes you to where cherished memories and family adventures await!Nestled in the heart of Stanley, this enchanting Grade 2 listed building offers a gateway to a world of wonder, just a short drive away from the historic city of Durham and the vibrant town of Newcastle. With convenient direct bus links right outside, you're just moments away from discovering the treasures of our region. Step into a bygone era of this lovingly restored retreat. Every nook and cranny tells a story, and every detail has been carefully crafted to provide a luxurious haven for your family. Unwind in elegant surroundings that seamlessly blend history with comfort.
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About The Miners Hall Retreat

The Miners Hall Retreat welcomes you to where cherished memories and family adventures await! Nestled in the heart of Stanley, this enchanting Grade 2 listed building offers a gateway to a world of wonder, just a short drive away from the historic city of Durham and the vibrant town of Newcastle.

With convenient direct bus links right outside, you're just moments away from discovering the treasures of our region. Step into a bygone era of this lovingly restored retreat.

Every nook and cranny tells a story, and every detail has been carefully crafted to provide a luxurious haven for your family. Unwind in elegant surroundings that seamlessly blend history with comfort.

Spend quality time together in spacious living areas and the fully-equipped kitchen, where you can cater for all your culinary needs. You'll also find a pool table and a dart board for you to host your own tournaments and a bar for the adults wanting a drink and a chat.

Why not make your way to the mezzanine-level gym and get in a workout before showering and getting yourself ready to explore your surroundings? After a day of exploration, gather around the fireplace or relax in the lush garden, where laughter and stories flow as easily as the tranquil scenery.

This property boasts an ideal location by the North Pennies Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and cosmopolitan cities like Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham City; it's perfect for families, friends and pets seeking a home away from home. Create magical moments, explore nearby attractions, and embrace the warmth of a family-focused retreat that feels like home.

Make your reservation and embark on a journey filled with joy, comfort, and unforgettable experiences for the whole family at The Miners Hall Retreat

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6 Miles
Sleeps 6
Pets 1
Hot Tub
Bedrooms: 3
Arbour House Farm Bungalow is a detached home surrounded by countryside with close proximity to the city of Durham, making it an idyllic countryside escape for families or a group of friends with amenities close by. This picturesque property has been lovingly renovated to the highest of standards, with contemporary interior all while retaining some of the buildings character at every turn.
Arbour House Farm Bungalow
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10 Miles
Sleeps 9
Pets 1
Hot Tub
Bedrooms: 4
Resting on the outskirts of the North Pennines AONB and within striking distance of the charming market town of Wolsingham is this spacious accommodation, Auckland Cottage. This wonderful abode has been designed with a family and friends gathering in mind, with facilities and features appealing to a group of all ages and tastes.
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The Miners Hall Retreat Reviews

Angela
8 of us girls stayed for 4 nights. Absolutely beautiful place, bedrooms are magnificant. Hot tub and sauna were a great highlight for us to chill in. Seating space was perfect for us all to chat facing each other. Huge television upstairs too with a lovely log fire. Bar, pool table and arcade games were great. All round great place.
This was our second year at the Miners Hall. It was just as excellent as the first year! It's a stunning property and there's everything on tap you could wish for and more. An amazing place that has given us lots of happy memories. Hopefully, we'll be back again one day
Maureen
Absolutely Fantastic. This was our second visit 6 adults and one 12 year old and we just love it. Loads to do to keep you entertained, Pull your own pint at the bar, pool, darts, hot tub, sauna, pac man, juke box. and if you need to work off all that excess holiday eating there is a well equipped gym up on the balcony. We love the fact that no matter what you're doing you are all together in the huge living space. But if you do want a bit quiet time there is another cosy sitting room looking over the garden, ideal if you want to keep an eye on the children playing. Overall winner with our whole party.
As a family we have been to plenty of up market staycations, and this one is the best have stayed, everything is huge and spacious, a small problem arose but was handled quickly and professionally. Highly highly Recommended.
Fabulous property. Great venue if celebrating a special occasion with family and friends. Didnt need to venture far as everything was at the property. Dependant on time of year maybe a few more fans are needed upstairs in the Hall as it could get very hot up there. Fabulous stay and lots of memories made.
An absolutely stunning property perfect for a weekend away with good friends. Amazing entertainment space. Bedrooms beautiful and spacious. Thank you
Absolutely fantastic place to stay, the hosts went above and beyond with all the little extras. Great fun for all the family.
Beautiful property, everything was perfect down to the tiniest detail. I will recommend this place to everyone I know! Thank you for such a lovely stay xxx
An excellent stay in a stunning property. One of those properties where you are happy to stay in any of the four lovely bedrooms. Everyone agreed that pictures and videos do not do it justice. It needs to be seen to be believed. The main living area is stunning with everything you need to make your stay extremely comfortable. Would be great if you had the option of paying for sky sports. Would highly recommend.
Louise
Fantastic property everything you need for a fab family break will definitely be back!
Elaine
What an amazing place for a family get away. There is everything you could possibly need for a special break. There is so much to do in the Miners Hall that you dont need to go out, the pool table, dart board, juke box and game console. Then outside the hot tub and sauna. Shops nearby to stock up and some excellent meals at the South Causey Arms and Blacksmiths Arms only a few minutes drive away. Thoroughly recommend!
Tricia
Where do I start
This property is fantastic and has been renovated to a very high standard. It is packed full of activities to give all ages a great holiday, hot tub, pool table, dart board, juke box, space invaders etc.
Sandra
2nd time at miners hall so new what we were getting we had a fabulous full long ... 2nd time at miners hall so new what we were getting we had a fabulous full long week here which made huge difference as weekends go by to quickly especially for you to really appreciate this beautiful building
Have a lovely stay and was clean and amazing property. Loved the wood burner, pool table and hot tub. Thank you. Only down point was not very room in the bedrooms and in main room. One bedroom was always hot, but rest were not even though we tried to turn radiator knobs. Would come again.
The hall was amazing, just wow. The rooms were huge. We thoroughly enjoyed the hot tub & games room. Had everything you needed a lovely welcome pack & good response from owner. Have booked again.
Extremely happy with our stay, wonderful property with excellent facilities. Really enjoyed all the entertainment available and rooms were large and beds very comfortable. Minor notes, no bedding supplied for sofa beds needs to be mentioned on website and lights above pool table and dart board would be much better as difficult to play when dark. Will definitely book again Thank you
Wonderful holiday home for a family of three generations and two dogs. Easy parking, great location and fantastic facilities. Hot tub and bar particularly appreciated. Hosts were great and we had a totally relaxing and enjoyable time.
Maureen
Just the most amazing property. The massive living area made it possible to be included no matter what you were doing, even when using the gym. The pool, darts, juke box and bar made it perfect for fun nights. Not forgetting the hot tub which was excellent, and a lovely garden. The four bedrooms were huge and so comfortable and everything was immaculately clean. We certainly will be returning.
We are a multi generational, blended family. I can honestly say, we all had the holiday of a lifetime! There was something for everyone we never had a dull moment. It is such an amazing property, everyone is catered for from the comfiest beds, sauna and hot tub to the quirky touches upstairs in the most enormous reception room we've ever encountered. We were provided with complimentary milk, wine and more a big thank you to our hosts. It is spotlessly clean and well maintained. A very small thing, but take beddingsleeping bags for the sofa beds if you're considering using them. We'll definitely be returning next year!
An unbelievable property. So much space and so well equipped. We went as two families, 4 adults, 2 young children and 1 dog. The children absolutely loved all the fun things for them the play with, the trampoline was a big win. The property is HUGE, and very comfortable. Only down side for us was that we booked the property believing it to be fully enclosed, an essential for us with young children and a dog and it was very much not enclosed. Full open drive out to main road and gaps in low fencing. If these were resolved it would be faultless, but currently it is not advertised adequately and it would not have been on our search list had it been accurately reflected. Saying that we had an amazing stay. The accommodation is in a great location for getting to all the attractions. The hot tub and sauna were wonderful additions.
The Miners Hall really has the Wow factor and the photos really dont do it justice. Its huge, and has everything you need, want & more. Everyone in our party was always busy doing something. We had pool & darts tournaments, played the pac man & space invaders on the games machine or were chilling in the hot tub. We loved having a murder mystery night round the grand dining table. When we werent busy playing games we were chilling in the hot tub best Ive been in or at the bar. The bedrooms are all huge & had plenty of storage. The laundry room was a huge bonus & allowed us to dry our swim wear & towels. Cooking was never & issue as there was loads of cooking facilities, machines & utensils. We ate out at the Shepherd & Shepherdess pub which was great value for money & tasty home cooked food. The homemade chips were lovely. Beamish is a short drive away and was by far the best museum I have ever been to or taken my kids too, so brilliant we went twice. We found everyone we met in the area friendly & accommodating & would love to return one day. The only things that could make it better are an enclosed driveway for the dogs, and a light above the darts board, but thats just being picky really.
William
Even better than the photos! Huge upstairs space full of practical furnishings and games with spacious comfy bedrooms downstairs. Sauna and hot tub outside. We had a great time & would highly recommend!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the miners retreat and would love to come back. We have stayed in a lot of properties over the years and this one is definitely one of the best. There is lots to do at the property and it looks great, we could have done with more hours in the day to enjoy everything. I've never stayed in a property that had literally thought of everything you might want during your stay. We particularly loved the juke box with the bar and the pool table especially while watching the Euros. Heather our host was great. We had some small issues with the heating and the lights but these were both dealt with very promptly. There isn't a barbecue at the property so we asked if it was ok to use a disposal one and she was more than happy to allow that. I only have one really small niggle about the TVs. We don't go on holiday to watch telly but we did discover that all of the downstairs TVs in the bedrooms are streaming only. As part of the older generation, I would have preferred access to terrestrial telly and also we don't have Netflix ourselves and we discovered that only two people could use the hosts Netflix account at the same time and we were using 3 of the downstairs bedrooms. My only suggestion would be some instructions in the welcome folder for some of the items around the property. For example when we arrived we didn't know how to use the jukebox, after some random button pressing, we found some instructions on the machine itself, also we didn't know how to use the remote with it, again we worked out a couple of things, but more instructions would have been useful. The photos for the property are mostly accurate however on the site we used, it did show a lot pf bottles and things behind the bar, this has now be changed and so the photos could do with updating. The weather was quite cold when we stayed there and the only heating upstairs in the large room is a log burner, this did work pretty well if you sit by the sofas but isn't enough to warm the huge room, however rugs are also provided and were greatly appreciated. Regarding the cleanliness, it is a very large property and I understand it might be difficult to thoroughly clean during the turnaround, but I went into the large room the first night in bare feet and after just a few hours my feet were black, I made sure after that to always wear something on my feet. Also the bedroom that I stayed in had dust on the base of the bedside light which looked like it had been there a while and also quite a bit of dust around the edge of the window in the bathroom, having said that, none of these small issues would stop me from coming back to the property as it was amazing.
Lesley
Amazing space, our whole party loved it. Wonderful place for a get together, would certainly book again.
Had an amazing 4 days at the miners hall. When we first walked in we were so impressed and that continued walking through the whole house. The outside area with the hot tub and sauna was everything we'd hoped for a nice relaxing stay. We already plan on coming back soon
Nichola
Absolutely amazing weekend away at The Miners Hall retreat, fabulous hosts, the property has everything you could possibly need we didnt leave the house the whole weekend! Already trying to get booked back up again x
We had the most amazing stay at Miners Hall the property is truly fantastic and gave us as a family everything and more for a perfect holiday. Heather our host was wonderful with local advice and help with our questions on day one. We will definitely be back to stay very soon.
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Attractions Near The Miners Hall Retreat

While there'll be plenty to keep you entertained at The Miners Hall Retreat itself, if you plan to get out and about and see some of what County Durham has to offer, here are some of the nearby attractions you can enjoy during your stay. Please note that some of these activities and days out are paid and it's always a good idea to book in advance to secure your place where applicable.

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Go Ape Northumberland - NE48 1NT
about 15 Miles
Go Ape! has really taken off and become one of the most popular attractions in the UK.  The Northumberland course is set in the stunning grounds of Matfin Hall.  Described as a high wire forest adventure this really is one for the more daring as the course takes place right up in the tree tops.  Giant tree top obstacle courses include ladders, bridges, tunnels and some of the country's best zip lines.  You will be provided with all safety equipment and training on site.