Located in Durham, The Avenue is within a 5-minute drive of The River Wear and The River Wear. .This hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Durham University and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Oriental Museum.
What's nearby
Durham University - 5 min drive - 2.3 miles
Durham Heritage Centre and Museum - 5 min drive - 2.3 miles
Gala Theatre Durham - 6 min drive - 2.8 miles
Durham Castle - 7 min drive - 3.2 miles
Durham Cathedral - 7 min drive - 3.4 miles
Getting around
Durham Station - 11 min drive
Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 35 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 4 min drive
Costa Coffee - 4 min drive
Rotunda Bar - 5 min drive
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill - 4 min drive
The Shakespeare Tavern - 5 min drive
About this property
The Avenue
The Avenue offers 6 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Avenue, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Avenue has a restaurant on site.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet
Parking and transportation
Free offsite parking
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Family friendly
High chair
Conveniences
Luggage storage
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
More
Smoking not allowed
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property 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/debit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)
Property is also known as
Avenue Inn Durham
The Avenue Inn
The Avenue Durham
The Avenue Bed & breakfast
The Avenue Bed & breakfast Durham
The Avenue Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers 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.
We stayed here after a really long drive, in advance of a day at Durham University. We didn’t really use any facilities as we arrived late and left early but it was great value and the pub downstairs seemed to have a warm, friendly atmosphere.
Friendly staff, good room, excellent breakfast, a lovely bar and beautiful location. Would definitely stay again.
TIMOTHY
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Catherine
Aug 6, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
had a lovely couple of days staying here the staff was brilliant clare and the team was so helpful full of information and was very welcoming
Catherine
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Cameron
Feb 15, 2026
Liked: Staff & service
Firstly, the location in the Hotels.com app is different to the postcode. Staff were incredibly friendly, from check-in, the breakfast, to check-out. Bathroom could do with a really deep clean, likewise tea and coffee station
Cameron
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Darren
Feb 23, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A lovely hotel. Very nice staff. Very clean. Lovely rooms. Well priced. Just a bit far out of the city centre without any local shops ect around if you needed anything
Room was nice and comfortable. However, the location is listed wrong, this is not in Durham but a 5 minute drive out the city. Also, double check if your room includes breakfast as all correspondence said we had breakfast included but the expedia booking did not.
Friendly. Excellent stopover. Make sure you check you understand the location (the written address is fine but Expedia's own map seems to show the location as being close to the centre of Durham, which it is not).
A lovely pub just outside Durham in High Shincliffe. It’s nicely done up and a mix of locals and travellers like me. The food is well priced and the drinks list extensive. The rooms are clean and comfortable. I LOVED my full English breakfast. You cannot fault this place for the price.
Room was clean and comfortable, staff were really friendly and helpful. The bar had a cosy, comfy friendly local feel about it.
The only thing I can mention negatively is that Expedia has the walking time to Durham down incorrectly. I think they meant it is a 13 minute drive not a 13 minute walk. This was no fault of the place where we were staying.
It still wasn't a problem though, there is a bus stop straight across the road and an uber cost under £10.
We didn't have food there because we'd already eaten, but there was plenty of choice on the menu all at a good price.
We would definitely stay again