Park Head Hotel

Absolutely spotlessly clean. Room was wonderfully spacious and thoughtfully laid out. Perfect for short stays, price was excellent considering others in the area. Would highly recommend.

Comfortable hotel with delicious food

We stayed here to attend a Christmas event and although the hotel has undergone a full refurb recently we were left disappointed at the lack of accessibility in the accessible room. 1. The bathroom has a toilet roll holder where the person using the toilet has to reach behind themselves to use it. This makes it nigh on impossible to use it so we utilised the grab rail to stand it on. 2. The toilet is a raised toilet but it is raised a little too high for the average person to use. 3. Accessing the room could be easier. The presence of a ramp on the opposite side of the room would make it difficult for users of large wheelchairs . We had a wide powerchair and managed it with a little manoeuvring. 4. The space on one side of the bed is too narrow to assist a person with mobility difficulties. My wife always takes the side of the bed which is closer to the bathroom to make it easier for her, I struggled to help her into and out of bed as well as dress her. 5. Wheelchair users will find it difficult getting into and out of the bathroom into the room due to the positioning of the wardrobe. A lot of manoeuvring was required to do this. The staff were great and assisted when asked but a little initiative when seating for meals wouldn’t go amiss. They showed us to our table for breakfast but we had to move the chairs as they didn’t.

We stayed at the newly refurbished Parkhead Hotel for 4 nights while visiting an old friend in the area and can highly recommend this hotel. The room was spacious with a good sized double bed, bathroom with a great power shower, heated towel radiator together with a very warm self controlled radiator in the room, which we appreciated as we stayed during a very cold spell of weather. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is highly rated. Breakfast includes a cooked option of Eggs Benedict, Eggs Royale, Eggs Florentine etc all cooked and presented beautifully. The food in the evening also deserves a special mention, especially the After 8 chocolate cheesecake with mint ice-cream! The hotel is part of the Auckland Project which is located nearby and very well worth a visit. So much history on display here as far back as William the Conqueror and the Prince Bishops of Durham. Auckland Palace is a must visit experience culminating in the Butcher’s Kitchen, a delightful restaurant/cafe. After visiting the Mining Museum, you can understand the pride the people of Bishop Auckland have in their regeneration project which is developing all the time.

Booked for New Years day lunch with family, The hotel is lovely, clean, bright and cheerful, the staff without exception were friendly, helpful and cheerful, praise especially to the young people who were on duty serving lunch, the food was very good (3 Coures) although for those of us with smaller appitites maybe sugget serving food in dishes on the table so you can help yourself, but no complaints about the food, lovely atmosphere just the thing to kick start 2025, well done to all at The Park Head

Lovely atmosphere in this restaurant. Food was nice (Sunday Lunch cost approximately £15). Note on a Sunday there isn’t a full Menu in operation, but have been on a different day did have a varied menu. The restaurant was very clean and nicely decorated. Service was professional. Plenty of free car parking spaces . Would visit again