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Why We Love This Deal
The Park Head Hotel is an ideal base for history buffs and art enthusiasts alike. Stay within five minutes' drive of Auckland Palace and the Spanish Gallery. Enjoy a welcome bottle of prosecco, dinner, attraction passes, and late checkout for £229.
What's Included
Valid Tuesday–Saturday until 31 March, 2025
Two nights' accommodation in a King Room, with daily full English breakfast, for two
A bottle of prosecco in the room on arrival (worth £30)
£25-per-person dining credit on the first night (food only). Dining credit for stays between 2–23 December, 2024, is applicable to the Festive Menu
Stays until 30 December, 2024; 20 February–31 March, 2025 also include two unlimited adult passes for The Auckland Project* (worth £24 per person and valid for one year from date of purchase)
Late checkout until 1pm (worth £25)
Not available on 24–28, 31 December, 2024; 14 February, 2025
The Park Head hotel is part of The Auckland Project. A charity whose aim is to revitalise the historic mining town of Bishop Auckland.
The attractions within the project recount the town's rich history. The nearly 1000-year-old Auckland Palace was once the seat of Durham's Prince Bishops. The Spanish Gallery celebrates the art, history, and culture of the Spanish Golden Age.
The hotel's Oak Room restaurant features a vivid colour palate and uses fresh ingredients. The produce is grown in the castle gardens or locally sourced from across the county.
The hotel's guests can receive discounted entry to Raby Castle and the open-air Beamish Museum. Enquire at reception for details.
The historic Durham city is a 20-minute drive away. Here, you'll discover an 11th-century cathedral and a Norman castle.
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*The Auckland Project is closed 31 December, 2024–19 February, 2025. The pass also includes access to Christmas at the Palace for stays until 30 December, 2024 (excluding Christmas Day). See The Auckland Project website to check opening times.
How to Book: Purchase a voucher from Travelzoo then call 01388 661 727 or email phh@aucklandproject.org to make a reservation for your desired travel dates. Reservations are subject to availability and early booking is encouraged. Restaurant reservations are subject to availability; please call the hotel ahead of your visit to confirm availability.
Voucher Cancellation & Refund Policy: Within 14 days of purchase, Travelzoo will give you a full refund if you change your mind or can't find dates that suit you. Vouchers can be refunded online by going to "My Account". After 14 days, your voucher is non-refundable. If advanced reservations are required, changes and cancellations are subject to the merchant’s cancellation or rescheduling policy, and may result in a fee or voucher forfeiture. You must cancel your reservation directly with the merchant prior to refunding your voucher.
Hotel Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy: Once you've booked your dates, this offer is non-refundable. If you wish to amend your booking to dates outside of the offer's validity period, supplements may apply, payable direct to the hotel. If you cancel or change your booking in violation of the hotel's cancellation policy, you may be subject to additional fees or voucher forfeiture.
Menu items are subject to change. Cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value or cash back. Prices quoted are based on the maximum value of the items included in the package at time of publication. The photos are for illustration purposes only. If you experience any difficulties booking, please contact our Customer Service team for assistance before the voucher expiration date.
Excellent food and professional,helpful staff who were all pleasant and polite .
Karen04 Nov, 2024Stockport, UK
Enjoyed Most
Very good short break deal. very good breakfast, good evening meals, pleasant and efficient staff, bedroom roomy and very clea.
Richard04 Nov, 2024Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Enjoyed Most
Stayed for 2 nights. Evening meal excellent, too full after 2 courses so no desert!
Rooms set around a courtyard and garden area at the rear. Would def like to go back with friends.
Other Comments
The bus stop to the Auckland Project very close, lots to see and do there. You can catch buses to Durham and Newcastle. We walked to the project as it was a dry bright day. Footpath was good so far but ended up walking along a wall next to the golf course. Would imagine it could be very messy when wet.
Marian01 Nov, 2024Preston, UK
Enjoyed Most
Lovely spacious room. Food was well cooked and plenty of it. Avery short bus ride into Bishop Auckland and the museums. Countryside is lovely.
LINDA28 Oct, 2024Stockport, UK
Enjoyed Most
Excellent staff & service. Rooms very comfortable & clean
Helen27 Oct, 2024Harrogate, UK
Enjoyed Most
Excellent,being part of the Auckland is very special.
Other Comments
Very welcoming,very friendly , very good quality
Jeffery27 Oct, 2024Wakefield, UK
Enjoyed Most
Enjoyable stay with professional and friendly staff and delicious food.
Barbara21 Oct, 2024Knutsford, UK
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Thoroughly enjoyed Park Head. Staff were all pleasant and helpful
mr and mrs21 Oct, 2024Penrith, UK
Enjoyed Most
Pleasant staff, one of the cleanest hotels we have ever stayed in. Food was excellent, and very generous portions.
Christine22 Oct, 2024Skegness, UK
Enjoyed Most
Restaurant was ok - breakfast was good
Other Comments
The room - we were outside in the courtyard ground floor rooms which were used for doggie visitors- thought we’d be in the main hotel - unfortunately a cold wet n windy route into the main hotel every time
Rita22 Oct, 2024Wakefield, UK
Enjoyed Most
Excellent hotel, standards brilliant. Food, ambience and staff all great. Would definitely recommend. Did Auckland project and Beamish.
Other Comments
Oversized bedrooms, decor all new
Ann26 Oct, 2024Scarborough, UK
Enjoyed Most
Hotel facilities excellent, staff courteous, friendly and food was excellent.
Other Comments
Ideally situated to visit the Auckland Project, that is walkable on well established footpaths. The Auckland Project is also excellent especially the Spanish Gallery and Faith Museum.
All-in-all a most enjoyable experience.
David26 Oct, 2024Billingham, UK
Enjoyed Most
Staff are excellent, and service, food is good
Other Comments
Shower cubicle a bit on small size for us
Colette22 Oct, 2024Preston, UK
Enjoyed Most
Clean ,comfortable ,nice food. Good breakfasts.
Staff rushed off their feet at breakfast.But very pleasant.close to Bishops palace which was stunning ,incredible.
Katherine26 Oct, 2024Doncaster, UK
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On arrival, we were allocated a Courtyard room, which was immaculately clean, cosy and colourful. We were very surprised how quiet it was: even though we had the window open we couldn't hear any noise from passing traffic at all. The food was excellent and the choice extensive. the staff were very polite and helpful.
Keith01 Oct, 2024Grimsby, UK
Enjoyed Most
Welcoming, very clean, perfect position for what we wanted and good food.
Other Comments
All the staff were friendly and helpful. Service excellent.
Hotel on very busy road but with windows closed we didn’t hear the traffic.
Would definitely return.
David20 Oct, 2024Altrincham, UK
Enjoyed Most
Very impressive staff team, who were all chatty, knowledgable and helpful
Other Comments
Handy venue for visiting local attractions and our deal included annual entry to the Auckland project with added great value to the break. Food was good and good sized free car park
Patrick06 Oct, 2024Manchester, UK
Enjoyed Most
Lovely spotless hotel, large comfy beds, very helpful, professional friendly staff, excellent food with plenty of choice. Plenty of parking, ideally situated for many well known attraction.
Lorraine06 Oct, 2024York, UK
Enjoyed Most
We enjoyed staying at the hotel, the Auckland project is an ambitious programme and the hotel helps support the excellent work. The staff at the hotel were pleasant and helpful throughout our stay.
Thomas04 Oct, 2024Harrogate, UK
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all good. dinner menu a bit stodgy
Barbara19 Oct, 2024Sheffield, UK
Enjoyed Most
good facilities and helpful staff
dilys20 Oct, 2024Heptonstall, UK
Enjoyed Most
the staff were friendly and helpful. The room was comfortable and clean and breafast was good. The travel zoo deal was really good value for money.
Other Comments
The first room we were given was clean but smelt a bit. however the hotel were really helpful and changed rooms for us hwich was excellent. Thank you.
Joyce06 Oct, 2024Harrogate, UK
Enjoyed Most
House wine was very nice.
Other Comments
Room heating didn't work. Hotel had left a small electric convector to heat a large room. Insufficient. Windows streaming with condensation in the morn. Food was cold, lukewarm at best. My chicken escalope was over cooked and virtually inedible. Mashed spuds dry and hard to eat with no gravy with the dish.
Phil14 Oct, 2024Huddersfield, UK
Enjoyed Most
Lovely, comfortable, very clean hotel. Excellent food. Friendly and welcoming staff. Good location for exploring the area. Looking forward to revisiting soo .
John04 Oct, 2024Whitehaven, UK
Other Comments
The Auckland Project was well worth visiting but nothing else of much interest in the vicinity.
The Park Head restaurant was very nice and obviously popular with locals. Bishop Auckland town centre is very interesting historically but quite neglected otherwise.
Jemma19 Oct, 2024Romsey, UK
Enjoyed Most
Really enjoyed our stay. Modern hotel, very clean and exceptionally helpful, friendly staff. Evening meal was great value and the breakfast choice was really good with plenty of choice for vegetarians. Plenty of free, onsite parking and a late check out of 11am.
Other Comments
Any issues were quickly dealt with. My husband's soup was salty and they apologized and offered us 2 complimentary desserts which were delicious. Highly recommend
Rachel06 Oct, 2024Newcastle upon tyne, UK
Enjoyed Most
Spacious room, clean and well equipped. Staff friendly and helpful.
Other Comments
Tickets to the Bishop Auckland project were a great way to explore the local area.
MR PETER A TROW20 Oct, 2024Market Drayton Shropshire, UK
Enjoyed Most
Friendly helpful staff
Wonderful food
Joan06 Oct, 2024Cleckheaton, UK
Enjoyed Most
We booked this hotel as it was convenient to visit The Auckland project.
All the staff were helpful and informative.
Other Comments
This hotel is clean, warm, the most friendly of staff and the Restaurant served good quality food both at Dinner and Breakfast.
Timothy12 Oct, 2024Southwell, UK
Enjoyed Most
First class stay at the Park Head Hotel, our room was very clean, the staff were extremely friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food was very good and overall our stay was most enjoyable.
Elizabeth14 Oct, 2024Bury, UK
Enjoyed Most
The Park Head hotel was very good value . The hotel is fairly new and as such everything is very clean and the rooms are very nice . The restaurant was very good breakfasts and evening meals were good with enough choice for us . Staff were all very friendly and professional .
Neil20 Sep, 2024Liverpool, UK
Enjoyed Most
good
Linda15 Sep, 2024Batley, UK
Enjoyed Most
One of nicest hotels we've stayed at in a long time!
Other Comments
Staff, accommodation, catering, ambience all excellent. Many thanks Park Head!
Peter20 Sep, 2024Liverpool, UK
Enjoyed Most
Staff generally very good but abandoned mid way through dinner second night.Limited dinner menu.
Kenneth14 Sep, 2024Wakefield, UK
Enjoyed Most
Good overall, dinner variable over the two nights we were there, one good one not so good. Breakfast good but continental offer a little limited. Nothing that would stop us going again
Other Comments
The free tickets for the Auckland Project were really worthwhile and would be the reason we may go again as didn't have enough time to see/enjoy all that was there.
Robert23 Sep, 2024Chorley, UK
Enjoyed Most
Excellent food, lovely clean room, decorated to a high standard. Very friendly staff both at reception and dining staff.
Other Comments
Duty manageress above and beyond “duty” both at reception and helping waiting staff in restaurant when busy, ensuring all went well.
Margaret01 Sep, 2024Rochdale, UK
Enjoyed Most
Lovely hotel with amazingly friendly staff. It was like having a mini break with a hug.
Lovely hotel with very friendly staff. Excellent evening meal and breakfast. Would highly recommend.
Susan31 Aug, 2024Pontefract, UK
Enjoyed Most
Very helpful staff. Food and room very good. Ticket for The Auckland project was excellent.
Ruth31 Aug, 2024Mirfield, UK
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We had a very pleasant stay at Park Head Hotel. The staff/service was excellent & were made to feel very welcome. Food was very good especially the cooked breakfasts, of which there was a vast amount to choose from & were quickly cooked to order. Rooms well appointed with the extra treat of having a window in the bathroom. Shower was very good with choice of drench or regular shower heads. Tap on the wash basin was rather large & right in the centre making wet shaving awkward. The hotel is situated beside a busy main road but as the accommodation block is separate from the hotel reception, dining area & bars, traffic noise wasn’t really a problem.
Other Comments
The deal we had included The Auckland Project passes, which we had good use of. Bishop Auckland is a very pleasant town to visit & plan to make a return trip to. Plus there are quite a lot of other attractions close by: Raby Castle & Locomotion as well as the city of Durham.
Carol24 Sep, 2024Carlisle, UK
Enjoyed Most
The hotel is lovely with very good staff. The food was very good and plentiful particularly the breakfast which happily was not all buffet style. All food was cooked to order. The dining area was nice but functional rather than comfortable. Our room ( 4 ) very clean and recently refurbished. The bathroom was good but small.
Other Comments
Negatives were no tissues in the room, no fridge, the toilet roll was on the floor, no full mirror in the room. Otherwise it was great
Tony12 Sep, 2024Ashbourne, UK
Enjoyed Most
Excellent staff, lovely clean rooms, good food.
Dorothy21 Sep, 2024Blackburn, UK
Other Comments
Breakfast was great however the evening meal was mediocre.
Brian05 Sep, 2024Dukinfield, UK
Enjoyed Most
My husband & I had the most wonderful 2 night stay at the Park Head hotel recently. We arrived a little earlier than the check in time of 3pm (we had set off early as we travelled from Blackpool) & the lovely man on reception let us have the key to our room at 1pm as it was all ready for us, he couldn't have been more helpful, as we're all the wonderful staff.
Our room was lovely, we especially loved the little courtyard where we could sit in the beautiful sunshine.
The breakfast was each morning was amazing & plentiful, we also dined there both evenings & really enjoyed our meals.... compliments to the chef, the ambience was perfect, the staff in the dining room couldn't do enough for us.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay & are planning to book again for the spring of 2025 xx
Jan27 Sep, 2024Blackpool, UK
Enjoyed Most
Very friendly and helpful staff - including those at the Auckland Project. Nice food in the restaurant. Good spacious room - I think we had a "King" room but not sure we had a King bed. Would certainly go back - walkable into town and Palace etc, but also buses from a stop about 100m away. The Auckland Project passes were very welcome and were a big saving - we didn't get round everything but will probably go back and tick all the boxes - and another leisurely look round the Palace. I hope the hotel and the Project thrive - they deserve to!
James21 Sep, 2024Altrincham, UK
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Really enjoyable stay. The Hotel was perfect. Rooms were spotlessly clean and modern. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back.
Jeanette22 Sep, 2024Cleethorpes, UK
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Excellent hotel, staff and food. Comfortable and clean room with everything that you need. Would highly recommend.
mary06 Sep, 2024Blackburn, UK
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Had a wonderful weekend visit and will certainly be back. The staff very cheerful and helpful. Room was very comfortable.
Jeanette23 Sep, 2024Preston, UK
Enjoyed Most
Staff were pretty good
Other Comments
The evening meal was very poor. The meat was burnt and dry
David30 Aug, 2024Whitehaven, UK
Enjoyed Most
lovely hotel, staff were welcoming and helpful
jillianne07 Sep, 2024Doncaster, UK
Enjoyed Most
We went for a short break to do some sightseeing enjoyed our stay at the hotel so much we would have booked further nights but unfortunately for us the hotel was fully booked.
poached apples, clementine and mint syrup (VE, WF)
Roast Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup
with toasted breads and seasoned butter (V, available VE and WF)
Goat’s Cheese and Chive Soufflé
with dressed leaves and pickled beetroot (V)
Smoked Mackerel Tartare
smoked mackerel, capers, gherkins and aioli with toasted sourdough and soft boiled egg (available WF)
MAIN COURSE
Roast Beef Rump or Turkey Breast
poached and roasted turkey breast or roasted beef top rump served pink or through with rosemary roast potatoes, buttery mashed potatoes, seasonal greens, roasted roots, pig in blanket, Yorkshire pudding and real meat gravy
Butternut Squash Risotto
peas, broad beans, leek and roasted butternut squash and pumpkin seeds (VE, WF)
Seabass & Fondants
crispy skinned seabass, potato, butternut and celeriac fondants, watercress puree, charred shallots and vermouth cream (WF)
Pork Chop
with mustard crushed potatoes, creamed cabbage and mustard sauce (WF)
