Bed & Breakfast at Dowfold House
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Bed & Breakfast at Dowfold House
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Latest News3rd/4th October 2008: Great North Run AND Durham University Freshers week.As usual, demand for accommodation on this weekend is HUGE every year, so book early! Already, we have just 1 room available for the 4th... May 2008: A New Room comes on streamAt last, our new Red Room is ready. It features a comfortable double bed, pleasant decorations, a luxurious deep pile carpet, and a wonderful (RED) ensuite shower room with a huge shower (900 x 1400mm). Everyone who has used it so far has RAVED about it - in a good way of course. This means that the Blue Room is heading into well-earned retirement, prior to a thorough refurbishment. It really does need a break. April 2008: Fresh-baked croissants and pains au chocolat for breakfastWe've always wanted to offer fresh-baked produce in our breakfasts. We did know of some wonderful deep-frozen pastries that we prove overnight, then bake fresh in the morning, but could we find them? Now, courtesy of local farm shop, Lowfields, we have a secure supply. They are at least twice as good as any others we've tried, so we are DELIGHTED - and we hope you will be too. February 2008: The Pink Room has been revitalisedWe are doing a large refurbishment operation, with new bath- and shower rooms, redecorated bedrooms and other stuff. The first fruit of this is a shiny new Pink Room, with sink-in carpet (pink, of course...), Wilton wallpaper, and the cupboards done over in no less a shade than Pale Twine. As for the bathroom... Gone is the cavernous bathroom of yore, with its delightful bath and cramped shower, down all those steps. In its place is a bright, modern bathroom with a splendid "P"-shaped bath, which accommodates a decent-size, well-screened flat-floored shower space at one end. Massive mirrors add to the ambience, and, well, it really is PINK. Have a look HERE. The rest of the refurbishment is nearing completion, and will deliver a further double room, with an ENORMOUS (900 x 1400mm) luxury shower. A complicated new plumbing system ensures that there is lots of hot water for all the bathrooms, at decent pressure, and the overall effect is (biased comment here) GREAT. Watch this space... February 2008: Dowfold House HAS GONE GREEN - with a silver tintFollowing our application to the Green Tourism Business Scheme, we have been assessed and found not so much wanting, as needing a SILVER award. Needless to say, we are delighted, and determined to go for GOLD next year. See below for further details. January 2008: Dowfold House goes GREENWe have signed up to the Green Tourism Business Scheme. This is a scheme that assesses businesses in the UK for their attitude towards and contribution to the environment, and issues different levels of award according to how green a business is. It covers much more than just low-energy light-bulbs, or us not wanting to change your sheets or wash your towels (which we will always do on request)! Supporting a more sustainable tourism with the help of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) -
We've had a preliminary visit which has given us a (daunting) list of things to do, and we expect our formal grading visit in February or March, at which point we will receive (hopefully) a Bronze, Silver or even Gold Award. Our target is Silver, but, well, we may not make it in the first year. October 2007: SPECIAL OFFER: Three Nights for the price of Two!Two people sharing any of our double or twin rooms will be able to stay for three nights for the price of just two. Save up to £55. Conditions:
29th August 2007: We are a Grandmother! Or, more accurately, we have won our FOURTH Star! for quality B&B provision...Following our annual inspection by Quality in Tourism, who run the quality assurance programme for Bed & Breakfasts on behalf of VisitBritain, the AA and the RAC, we have been awarded our 4th (and much wanted) star. This means we have been judged as very good in the key areas of Cleanliness, Hospitality, Breakfast, Bedrooms and Bathrooms. (We knew we were already, but it's good to have it independently confirmed). For a full explanation of what the star rating system means, click HERE, and look under Serviced Accommodation. August 2007: Now, we can accept payment by PayPalGood news for credit card junkies (like me…)! Although I’m afraid we can’t take them directly – we’re just not big enough to carry the overheads – we CAN now take payment by PayPal. PayPal is the payment portal set up for eBay, and it allows anyone to pay money to anyone else, just by using the payee’s email address. You can have it linked to your bank account, credit card, or use cash you have in PayPal in order to make the payment. Click HERE to learn more. Essentially, if you want to pay a deposit or indeed the full amount via PayPal, tell us and we’ll send you a PayPal email invoice. Just click on the appropriate links in the email and you can settle your bill in seconds. There are no charges and (as far as we can tell) it is secure. Or, you can just use your PayPal account to send payment to enquiries@dowfoldhouse.co.uk. June 2007: complimentary newspapers with every bookingJust let us know what newspaper you like at the time of booking, and we'll have it there for you with your breakfast! Easy (and it means we get to read more than just the boring old Telegraph...)
May 2007: Green Room gets ensuiteThe Green Room has been refurbished from scratch and makes a delightful, sun-drenched bedroom with stunning views to the South West over Weardale and Hamsterley Forest. Carefully furnished, we've designed it to take one, two or three people in comfort. AND, now, it has its own luxuriously equipped ensuite shower room [Home] [Our House] [The Rooms] [The Pink Room] [The Green Room] [The Blue Room] [The Breakfasts] [Things to Do] [Where to Eat] [Where to Stay] [Where to Go] [Access Statement] [What's New] [Guest Comments] [Local Events] [Book Here] Send mail to enquiries@dowfoldhouse.co.uk
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To check the prices, click then call Jill & Rupert Richardson on 01388 762473, or click to check availability and pricing and book online. It's quick and easy. [Home] [Our House] [The Rooms] [The Pink Room] [The Green Room] [The Blue Room] [The Breakfasts] [Things to Do] [Where to Eat] [Where to Stay] [Where to Go] [Access Statement] [What's New] [Guest Comments] [Local Events] [Book Here]
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