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The Royal Oak

Property class: 3

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A pub with outdoor seating, including round tables and benches, and flower boxes along the wall.
A cozy restaurant with a brick wall, a fireplace, and a pool table.
A fenced area with a playground and a building in the background.
A room with two wooden beds, each with a quilted bedspread. There is a nightstand with a lamp between the beds.
A glass-enclosed shower stall with a handheld showerhead.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Bar
$79 nightly
The current price is $94 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 8 - Nov 9

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1 Commercial Street, Durham, England, DH7 9BN
  • Place, Diggerland
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Hall Hill Farm
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Durham University
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Airport, Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Suite, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A room with two wooden beds, each with a quilted bedspread. There is a nightstand with a lamp between the beds.

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

Triple Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Durham

With a stay at The Royal Oak in Durham, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Durham University and Diggerland. .This guesthouse is 3.7 mi (5.9 km) from Hall Hill Farm and 4.8 mi (7.6 km) from Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve.
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What's nearby

  • Diggerland - 6 min drive - 4.3 miles
  • Hall Hill Farm - 8 min drive - 4.9 miles
  • North Pennines - 11 min drive - 9.8 miles
  • Durham University - 13 min drive - 9.4 miles
  • Durham Cathedral - 13 min drive - 9.5 miles

Getting around

  • Durham Station - 18 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The New Board Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Valentino's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Kings Head - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Green - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Travellers Rest - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak offers 7 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as karaoke, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
At The Royal Oak, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Royal Oak has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Karaoke

Family friendly

  • High chair

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Royal Oak Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Durham
Inn The Royal Oak Durham
Durham The Royal Oak Inn
The Royal Oak Durham
Royal Oak Inn
Royal Oak
Inn The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak Durham
The Royal Oak Guesthouse
The Royal Oak Guesthouse Durham

The Royal Oak Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 154 out of 232 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 232 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 232 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 232 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 232 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely helpful staff, always happy to see their guests. Would happily stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean and comfortable, it was ideal for a stop on our way home from northern Horthumberland. The breakfast was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful. And the value for your money was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food was excellent, hosts were amazing and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A proper pub full of friendly locals. Breakfast is plentiful and well cooked. There’s a great choice of evening meals which are excellent and great value. Staff are friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great hotel

Great food very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Welcoming efficient staff, comfortable room and bed, excellent, well presented food. Will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for an overnight stay. Friendly staff upon coming, lots of drinks choices and food was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, friendly stay. The room was comfortable and clean and the breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Little Gem of a hotel

Brilliant accomodation, brilliant staff and food to die for. Would recommend and stay here anytime.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little rural pub with nice restaurant working away and really enjoyed my overnight stay great meal sleep & breakfast and staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good option for a family visiting Durham University or, as we did, attending a graduation ceremony. Only a 20-minute drive from the centre of Durham, but cheaper than staying centrally in Durham. Friendly staff, good full English breakfast. We had a room that slept 4 people, which looked relatively recently renovated with ensuite shower and toilet. Shower was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A Fantastic place to stay, nothing was to much to please the 2 of us. One of the best stays ever
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms, reasonably priced.Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean room, friendly and helpful staff. Evening meal was exceptionally good!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3rd time stopping here, nice clean rooms, great bar, superb home cooked foods, awesome breakfast which was allowed to be pre orderd for 7 30 which is always a bonus when u have a busy day. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Both the building and the staff were friendly, helpful manager and lovely atmosphere helpt enormously to make our stay memorabel
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming and friendly, well run pub, with basic but very clean accommodation. Already booked for 3 days again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

great place to stay

Very good - spacious clean room, friendly service, great food. This is a traditional British pub, a friendly and good value place to stay. Dinner and breakfast were very good - tasty, plentiful and hot.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money in a nice location. The staff were very nice in particular the owner and the room was comfortable and fine. The full English breakfast was served very quickly and was lovely. This is a thriving pub and a true find.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Good value

Friendly staff good food excellent breakfast comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely B&B stay

Comfortable stay in good family room with newly refurbished bathroom. Very friendly staff and good food in the evening and breakfast. Would happily return again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly. Best bed and shower! Breakfast was great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good clean room and comfortable bed. Good food in the evening in the restaurant and breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025