The Old Mill

4.0 star property

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Bar (on property)
Exterior
Exterior
Double Room, Private Bathroom
Reception

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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Metal Bridge, Durham, England, DH6 5NX
  • Durham Cathedral
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Durham Castle
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Durham University
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Private Bathroom

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(39 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room, Private Bathroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Durham

With a stay at The Old Mill in Durham, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Durham University and Spennymoor Leisure Centre. .This bed & breakfast is 3.7 mi (5.9 km) from Jubilee Park and 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Whitworth Hall Country Park.

What's nearby

  • Durham Cathedral - 9 min drive - 9.9 km
  • Durham Castle - 9 min drive - 10.0 km
  • Gala Theatre Durham - 10 min drive - 12.8 km
  • Durham University - 10 min drive - 11.1 km
  • Diggerland - 17 min drive - 19.4 km

Getting around

  • Durham Station - 16 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Durham Brewery - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Old Mill

Bed & breakfast in Durham with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Old Mill offers 12 accommodations. This Durham bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
At The Old Mill, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Old Mill has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Old Mill Inn Durham
Old Mill Inn Durham
Old Mill Durham
Inn The Old Mill Durham
Durham The Old Mill Inn
The Old Mill Durham
Old Mill Inn
Old Mill
Inn The Old Mill
The Old Mill Durham
The Old Mill Bed & breakfast
The Old Mill Bed & breakfast Durham

The Old Mill Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 232 out of 317 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 317 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 317 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 317 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 317 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value including breakfast selection.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
We had only a very short stay but the hotel was very good. Room clean and spacious. Bed very comfortable. Nice shower. Breakfast had a fair choice and tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always good and reliable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for getting to Durham city centre. Comfortable room. Average food.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

justin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smelt of cabbage and old people. It was clean but miserable pub. Awful food. Staff were friendly
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Wendy A

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm welcome nice friendly staff great food. Safe surrounding area very comfortable with nice outside space
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property in a great location. Very good choice of meals, and portion sizes that defeated us each night. Staff were pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Lovely place to stay.

Lovely room. Comfy bed. Power shower. Good location just off A1 , Breakfast was excellent. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay at, lots of character. The staff are all well trained and first class.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Judith

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok but asked for least amount of stairs and had to do 2 steep flights Very cold on arrival but rectified quickly
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

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

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Old Mill is clean with a good restaurant. There is a large car park and nice bar area. Staff are friendly and very helpful. My father left some personal items and are mailing them free of charge back to him. I fully recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great food
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant for short stay when touring area. No four star fripparies but not four star prices either. Clean, comfortable, efficient
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Arrived Saturday for one-night stopover, very busy but plenty of friendly helpful staff on hand. Food very good. Located just off the A1M
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food very good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great overnight stay in comfy room in pub with great service and food.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

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

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

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

8/10 Good

Mrs Wendy A

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place helpful staff good food easy parking Very warm and nice bed
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025