Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel

Walworth Rd, Walworth, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2LY, England
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Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel

Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel near Darlington.

12th Century charm meets 21st Century convenience. The Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel near Darlington offers all the peace and quiet that comes with staying in the countryside, with none of the isolation. Set within 12 acres of lawns and woodla show more

For enquiries or to make a reservation please call 03330 035284

For meetings and events enquiries please call 0844 387 62 40

Bars, Electric Car Charge, Free WIFI, Restaurants, No Lift
There is free parking available onsite.
Pets not accepted
Guide and hearing dogs only
Free WIFI available throughout the hotel
Check-in & Check out15:00 | 11:00

COVID Safety

We have taken extra steps to ensure your health and safety during your stay at our hotel. Click here for further details

Walworth Rd, Walworth, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2LY, England
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Restaurants & Bars

Good food and drink are essential ingredients for any getaway and our hotel restaurants and bars don’t disappoint. From breakfasts that leave you raring to go, to evening meals with the wow factor we’ve got all your culinary needs covered.

Chef Steven Myers

Steve has been at the hotel for 30 years and during that time he has created some fantastic dishes and memories for our guests. He has even put an engagement ring in a dessert for a proposal. He prides himself on creating dishes which are both seasonal and local to the North East. The North East sharing platter is popular as guests can sample the best of what the North East has to offer.

  • Hansards Restaurant
  • 1189 Bar & Kitchen
  • Hansards
  • Farmers Bar
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Hansards Restaurant

Hansard's Restaurant is located in the main castle and offers a good selection of dishes. Whether you are wanting to enjoy a good bottle of wine and a sharing platter, or enjoy a sumptuous four course meal, then we can offer it to you. Hansard's Restaurant is open at weekends, however we do open during the week depending on bookings.

Opening hours
Breakfast: 07:00 - 09:30
Dinner: 18:30 - 22:00
Weekend times may vary
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1189 Bar & Kitchen

1189 Bar & Kitchen is located within the main castle. Here we offer a relaxing environment where you can enjoy some superb quality dishes sourced from local Farmers. We offer the same menu throughout the hotel and you can dine wherever you like. We have a lovely patio at the front and rear of the hotel with a great children's play area and a healthy eating menu for the kids. Everyone is welcome.

Opening hours
Weekend times may vary
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Hansards

Hansard's Bar is located near to the restaurant. Drinks can either be enjoyed at the bar, in the lounge or on the front patio. Wherever you find most comfortable.

Opening hours
12:00-23:00
Weekend times may vary
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Farmers Bar

Drinks can be taken either in the Farmers Bar or on the back patio. This is a great location to enjoy the beautiful views of the countryside. There is also a children's play area which is great for keeping them entertained while you can relax and enjoy the sunshine.

Opening hours
12.00-23.00
Weekend times may vary
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Weddings

Where better to celebrate your vows than a romantic 12th century castle? Our hotel makes the perfect backdrop for wedding photographs, and sets the mood for a truly special occasion! We only host one wedding per day.

For any enquiries please call Jess Todd on 01325 485470

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Registrar

Registry office:
Darlington
Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT
01325 406400

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Meetings & Events

We can offer some fantastic rooms your meeting or conference. We offer a daily delegate rate which would include room hire, tea coffee and biscuits, lunch and everything in the conference room.

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Specialist equipment can be ordered in. We work very closely with team building company and we can arrange some great team building games and ideas.

Available Room Set Ups

The below information shows the capcity of each meeting room based on the room setup type.

Room Name Theatre Classroom U-Shape Boardroom Banquet
Cardinals Court 150 0 0 0 120
Ballroom 75 30 28 30 85
Prince Bishops 30 18 16 18 34
Prince Bishops Tower 0 0 0 10 10
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Reviews of Best Western Walworth Castle Hotel

Traveller Overview:
4.0 Rating: 1408 reviews
Excellent 52%
Very Good 23%
Average 13%
Poor 6%
Terrible 3%
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JoannaK_12, wrote review 22/05/2022

Nice stay, friendly staff, Shame we had used buy a gift as feels expensive for the room.

We stayed here using a buy a gift unfortunately due to some mix up our room had bags in it, think it may to do with a wedding, the manager was very apologetic and quickly offered us a new room, he co... more

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staceyleanne2022, wrote review 16/05/2022

Fabulous everything was amazing especially the food

We said we’d go against just for the evening meal, food was amazing both evening meal and breakfast, rooms very clean and staff very friendly the grounds are beautiful and well maintained. Price was... more

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Ann H, wrote review 11/05/2022

Top rate stay

We treated ourselves to a night in this 12th century castle hotel with lots of original features and lots more besides. We stayed in the annex and the room was small but great for what we needed at a ... more

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Ontarian2022, wrote review 06/05/2022

Walworth Castle: Keep This Gem To Yourselves!

A genuine English cadtle country residence set in around 18 acres grounds in open countryside about 15 minutes drive outside Darlington. Imagine any branded motel/hotel you have stayed in before, and ... more

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Di20, wrote review 06/05/2022

Knights at the Castle

Beautiful location and wonderful building. A really lovely hotel and well worth a visit I stayed in the annexe building and wasn’t disappointed. The interior of the hotel is very well put together and... more

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