Name: Park Head Hotel & Restaurant
Address: New Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8QB, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

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Bishop Auckland Golf Club

Teesside International Airport

Newcastle International Airport

Park Head Hotel & Restaurant

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Fantastic Sunday lunch- the starters particularly the pork belly were amazing and the roasts were excellent- huge portions! The staff were amazing especially as our dog had been missed off the booking form so they quickly turned around a table for us!

Excellent Sunday lunch

If anyone had told me as a child growing up in newton Aycliffe that I would go for an enjoyable 2 night break in a hotel by a busy road in Bishop Auckland,  I'd have laughed. This hotel proves how things have changed. We received a friendly and efficient welcome. My brightly decorated room was, like the rest of the premises, spotlessly clean. Unlike many hotels, the room was not stuffy and overheated but the radiator was easy to operate should warmth be needed. The bed was very comfy and, the biggest surprise of all, not a single car could be heard, which resulted in (unusually for me) 2 nights of  relaxing sleep.
       The cooked breakfast is superb quality - good quality bacon, etc and a freshly cooked egg. Hotel mushrooms are most often sloppy and greasy but these were so amazingly succulent I could have eaten a bowl of them. I needed nothing more until the evening. On the second day my hot breakfast was the American pancakes with fruit compote. These style pancakes  are most often stodgy but at the Park Head they are as light as light can be. The raspberry compote was not over-sweet either. The chef pops out from time to time, and he is a real, jolly personality. The waiter/restaurant manager was very pleasant and efficient, too. Oh, and the hotel coffee is actually drinkable - rare indeed!
        My husband has a few diet complications at present so we didn't stay for what was probably a very pleasant evening meal because the menu lacked nutritional information on carbohydrate content, etc.
      In terms of decor, the pictures could really have reflected local themes and artists instead of a 1970s look. As for my room, the lighting needs a bit of a rethink. Bit dark for writing on the desk, and the bedside light position couldn't be adjusted for maximum  reading light. The shower appeared to be a disabled one (no operating instructions) and could only be used hand-held. It was also a wet room design, which I found hazardous. The wash basin was absolutely, unnecessarily tiny (it is a very big bathroom) and had no plug. Nevertheless, the bathroom was as spotless as elsewhere. Like the kitchen, housekeeping is a very high standard here.
        It would be churlish to knock off any points when I had a thoroughly enjoyable stay in a well-kept and well-staffed hotel with a very pleasant atmosphere to which I hope to return later in the year. The hotel is in a very good position for a variety of attractions be it the art trail, the Prince Bishops' Palace, Shildon Railway Museum or just some lovely countryside. In terms of what it offers it is amazing value.....worth it just for the mushrooms alone!

Tremendous value and quality

Booked last minute for the tea time special on 4th April, which just happened to be my wife's birthday. All six of us really enjoyed the food . The slow cooked beef with dumplings was a triumph, as were all our other meals! Our sincere thanks to the entire team for your warm welcome and professionalism.

Excellent food and service.

***************** Amazing visit the bar staff are super friendly, Alison ( chef  ) food excellent you are a credit to this hotel hot beef sandwich amazing. Cant wait to return with my friends and family. 10/10 *************************************

Fantastic

We visited the restaurant with friends and the atmosphere and decor was lovely the staff couldn't do enough to help so polite and friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu and helped us with our choices, the food was amazing 3 of us had the steaks which were cooked to perfection and I had the burger it was lovely the chips were amazing and the staff passed our comments on to the chef.
It was nice the staff took the time to talk about the food and told about upcoming offers aw well.
I would definitely recommend a visit we certainly will be returning.

Great night with friends

We stayed for one night and the hotel was lovely. Great location, very quiet 
We had dinner in the hotel which was really good. I had the lamb shank and it was faultless. My boyfriend had the steak and ale pie which he highly recommended. 

Also had a full English breakfast before checking out. 
Highly recommend it to others. Great staff and fab hotel and restaurant

Excellent hotel and restaurant

From the initial booking, through a change of booking date, through to the stay itself the Park Head Hotel delivered on every level. The customer service was exemplary (thank you Daniel), the hotel clean and comfortable (even if a little away from the town), a large car park and the restaurant pleasant with some very nice food.

The room was spacious with a really comfy bed. The evening meal was very nice and the restaurant was popular (not only with hotel guests). Breakfast was really good (can't fault the cooked breakfast). But overall it was the welcoming, friendly service that was so nice. We would certainly stay at Park Head Hotel again when next in the area.

What's Not To Like ?

My Wife & I needed to dash up to visit friends in the area at short notice and  found this little pet friendly gem. From our first contact, nothing was too much trouble - including price matching the room rate with what I had found on ‘Booking.com’ - additionally, the lady I spoke to enquired about the size of dog we had - this was to ensure we had an appropriate sized dog toy (along with a bag of doggy treats which, went down a storm with our Rex!) - a lovely touch. We arrived quite late and were warmly welcomed & swiftly checked in. The room was spacious, spotlessly clean & tidy and. had everything we needed - including a big comfy bed! There was a lovely outside area with tables & chairs where we sat outside & enjoyed a relaxing bite to eat that evening. Breakfast was a stocked continental buffet & cooked breakfast to order - all went down well with my Wife & I to set us up for the day. The location is nice & quiet, providing a super bolt hole for us to relax & unwind after our day’s exertions. Many thanks to all for a lovely stay - should we return in the future, we know where we’ll be looking to stay.

Weekend away in County Durham.

Beautifully refurbished hotel, had an excellent English breakfast, proper produce….none of that cheap rubbish! Staff very friendly. Hotel perfectly situated for those who want to explore the area. Great for walkers, pet friendly too. Only a 20 minute walk into town centre which we did and thoroughly enjoyed. Couldn’t recommend the hotel enough

Perfectly situated, beautifully refurbished

My husband and I stayed for a 2 night break and were really pleased to find a recently modernised, pleasant hotel. Our room was in the courtyard. It was clean and comfortable with everything we needed.

The food was good, staff were polite and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. I would recommend this hotel and would be happy to return in the future.

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