Ramside Hall Hotel Golf & Spa
Durham
Ramside Hall Hotel is a four-star country resort set within 350 acres of County Durham countryside, combining comfortable accommodation with extensive spa, dining, entertainment and golf facilities. Close to the historic city of Durham, it is particularly well suited to golf groups looking for an easy stay-and-play break where almost everything is available without leaving the resort.
Accommodation ranges from Classic and Premier rooms to spacious suites, with selected rooms overlooking the gardens or golf courses. For groups wanting something different, Ramside Hall also offers luxury woodland treehouses with private hot tubs, while The Farmhouse provides a private five-bedroom retreat for up to ten guests beside the golf course. This variety makes Ramside a practical option for couples, fourballs and larger golf groups travelling together.
The Ramside Spa is one of the resort’s biggest attractions after a day on the fairways. Its wider facilities include five pools, hydrotherapy areas, saunas, steam rooms, an outdoor vitality pool, treatment rooms and a modern fitness suite. Standard hotel guests receive access to the 25-metre swimming pool and gym, while the full thermal and hydrotherapy experience is available through selected spa packages – worth bearing in mind when choosing your stay.
There is plenty of choice for evening dining, with four restaurants covering everything from steaks and seafood at The Rib Room to Asian-inspired dishes at Fusion and relaxed food at The Clubhouse and Charcoa. The Pin Entertainment Centre adds a 43-bay Toptracer driving range, six-lane bowling, darts, shuffleboard and a sports bar, giving golf groups somewhere sociable to continue the evening.
Golf remains at the heart of a stay at Ramside Hall, with the Prince Bishops’ and Cathedral championship courses providing 36 holes directly on site. Combined with the spa, varied accommodation and extensive after-golf facilities, Ramside Hall is an excellent choice for a sociable Durham golf break with everything conveniently gathered in one resort.
Newcastle Airport
37km
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Time Zone:
GMT+0
Currency:
£ (British Pound)
Temperature:
1°C - 22°C
Cost of a Beer:
£5.00
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£65
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About The Area
Washington is a practical North East base for a golf break, especially for golfers who want Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham within easy reach. It is not a traditional golf resort town, but it has one very useful stay-and-play option and enough local attractions to make a short break feel rounded.
The main golf base is George Washington Hotel, Golf & Spa, a four-star hotel with golf, spa facilities and on-site restaurants. The venue promotes itself as a golf getaway with restaurants, leisure facilities and a driving range, while Accor describes the hotel as around 15 minutes from Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, with an 18-hole championship golf course, spa, indoor pool, hot tub and steam room.
For extra golf nearby, Wearside Golf Club is a useful addition. It sits between Sunderland and Washington with easy A19 access, making it practical for groups wanting another round close by.
Off the course, Washington has a surprisingly good local story. Washington Old Hall is a National Trust manor house linked with the family of George Washington, with gardens and a 13th-century manor-house setting. Golfers can also visit WWT Washington Wetland Centre for wildlife and riverside nature, or head to Penshaw Monument, a 70-foot hilltop monument with sweeping views.
For Hashtag Golf Travel customers, Washington works best as a North East stay-and-play break, a practical golf-and-spa stop, or a base for combining golf with Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham and local heritage.
