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Opposite Alnwick Castle, this hotel has a pretty unbeatable location. The castle has been the Duke of Northumberland’s ancestral home for over 700 years and Bailiffgate, formerly the Georgian home of the then Duke’s land agent before becoming a school, returned to the Northumberland Estates to open as a hotel in 2025. You can more or less tumble out of bed, through the front door and be at the castle’s imposing gateway in one swift move.
Although there are bedrooms – and very grand ones – in the original Georgian buildings, most rooms and public areas are in the pale sandstone rear extension, clearly new-build but with a pleasing Georgian symmetry. The style throughout is of a modern townhouse – bold wallpapers, sleek furnishings, pale-wood and parquet floors – but with rich countryside colours of mossy greens, tawny browns, cherry reds and teal blues. Deep-hued headboards and armchairs add splashes of colour but, overall, they’re calming spaces, and all with generous bathrooms and delicious Jo Loves products (created by Jo Malone). Some suites spoil with a balcony or copper bath; castle-side rooms have the finest views.
The restaurant has a short menu of bistro classics – seared scallops, roast lamb with Puy lentils - though both cooking and service can be variable. Things improve at breakfast with interesting dishes such as Craster kipper hash. If it’s warm, ask for a table in the Courtyard Garden, a lovely sheltered spot which you’ll find hard to leave.
Wildlife Area
Restaurant
Sights nearby
Families
Other Activities
Trekking
Surfing
Rooms with balcony/terrace
Family Suites
Contemporary
Sit-out Terrace
Good wine list
Lively area
Townhouse
Boutique
Riverside
Chic
Child friendly
Downtown
5* Luxury
Disabled access
Air conditioning
Views
Rooms
48 rooms in this hotelRestaurant
Modern British cuisine with locally sourced Northumberland ingredients, from breakfast to afternoon tea and refined dinnersRooms with balcony/terrace
Some rooms have a private patio or balcony with a cosy seating areaParking
Free parking is possible on site, reservation is neededMeeting Room
Safe
Bath robes
Family Suites
Bar
Communal Dining
Walking distance restaurants
Sit-out Terrace
Good wine list
Lift
Sitting Room
Garden
Child friendly
Room service
Disabled access
Suites
Air conditioning
Wifi
Wildlife Area
Sights nearby
Other Activities
Trekking
Surfing
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