The Stables at The Black Horse

2.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Exterior
Room
Double Room, Private Bathroom
Interior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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42 Low Willington, Crook, England, DL15 0BD
  • Place, Brancepeth Castle Golf Club
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Whitworth Hall Country Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Auckland Castle
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Crook

Located in Crook, The Stables at The Black Horse is within a 10-minute drive of Brancepeth Castle Golf Club and Binchester Roman Fort. .This bed & breakfast is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Whitworth Hall Country Park and 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Low Barns Visitor Centre.

What's nearby

  • Brancepeth Castle Golf Club - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Whitworth Hall Country Park - 8 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Binchester Roman Fort - 9 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Auckland Castle - 10 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Durham University - 13 min drive - 14.6 km

Getting around

  • Durham Station - 17 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Horse Shoe Inn (Wetherspoon) - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Ye Olde Horseshoe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Quarry Tea House - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Lowfields Farm Shop - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Copper Mine - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Stables at The Black Horse

Bed & breakfast in Crook with free parking
The Stables at The Black Horse offers 4 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms.
This smoke-free bed & breakfast features complimentary parking nearby, hiking/biking trails nearby, and mountain biking nearby.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free wired internet

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

The Stables at The Black Horse Crook
The Stables at The Black Horse Bed & breakfast
The Stables at The Black Horse Bed & breakfast Crook

The Stables at The Black Horse Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Beavan

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

Useful stopover

Lovely rooms behind pub- recently renovated and clean and well furnished. Continentsl breakfast delivered to room. Great value.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Trevor

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael William

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

A three nights stay.

It was fine for a short stay. The room was clean and comfortable but no room for a chair and TV was too big for the room. There was not much room between foot of bed and TV, especially at night when getting up for bathroom. Also no dining for breakfast, so a bag of biscuits and pot porridge and drinks constituted "breakfast included" which was not quite what one was expecting.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

joseph

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sabine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super friendly & spotlessly clean. Minor downside is slow or no WiFi
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne Marie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay,lovely room and bed was really comfortable,nice and clean and good shower as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

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

Ideal for business stay

Ideal for one night business stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clare

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

Top Stay

First class everything you need for an overnight, spotless ckean and very friendly. Continental breakfast for one, could feed you all day. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

vicki

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Poor parking, step steps to rooms, only a 4ft bed, no cooked breakfast, limited choice continental breakfast. Booked for two nights only stayed one and have asked Expedia for refund for other night. Very upset/unhappy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room. Clean, warm and comfortable. Host friendly and accommodating. Would definitely use again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Margaret

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Disappointing night away

We are very disappointed that the webpage said various breakfasts and continental breakfast, only to find that they only did continental breakfast and it was served in your room, which did not have any where to sit and eat. We told them the night before that we didn’t want continental breakfast, but they still delivered it outside of our door, which we did not eat, but were still charged for it. There were no bottles of water in the room, which in every accommodation we have stayed at before has always been supplied. The bed in the room was very small and there was no room at the end of it. On the brighter side, the bar area was good and vibrant and the pricing was good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

N

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great friendly staff and comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was small but very comfortable. No room for a chair, but for a one night stay, not a problem. Very recently done and very tidy, the bathroom was very modern
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

michael

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service

Not worth the money.

Room was brand new and spotless, however they missed the mark on so many things. Firstly although the room was great the price of £80 was ridiculous, there’s no food available and breakfast was continental style which arrived outside the door in a bag. It’s a very basic bed and breakfast and should be priced accordingly of at the most £40. There was no shower gel, soap or shampoo available and even the hand pump soap dispenser at the sink was empty. The room itself was freezing, the heating looks to be controlled from the main boiler in the pub and they clearly didn’t have the heating on. There is no provisions to independently heat the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022