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Latest NewsJanuary 2010: No more snow, just a SPLENDID new driveAt last! the drive is done, and it's GREAT. Mainly gravel, it's been laid on a special grid, so that the gravel stays on the drive, not on the carpets. It seems to work well, but early days. What it DOES mean is no more holes in the drive, and no more puddles, as it's really free draining. come and see! January 2010: The snow has "Driven" us to despair!We were just having a nice new gravel drive laid, and the men were nearly finished when the SNOW came. So, we've spent the past three weeks peering over (snow-covered) mounds of gravel and spoil, and navigating fearfully around various holes - and my FAVOURITE car is stuck in it's garage, with no way out. Disaster. We're still open, though, and the drive is usable, if not (in the least) pretty. November 2009: THREE Nights for the price of TWO!For double or twin-room stays of Three nights or more, completed by 31st March, we are offering a free night! So a three night stay costs just £125 (down from £185); a four night stay just £185 (down from £245) and so on. Book early to beat the rush! October 2009: Now, we're so Green, we're GOLD!Dowfold House has been awarded a Gold Award for our Bed & Breakfast business in Crook, County Durham, by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS). As the Assessor put it: “Dowfold House is a Bed & Breakfast in Crook, excellently located for exploring the Durham Dales and has achieved a GOLD Green Tourism Award. Much of this continued success is down to the hard work and enthusiasm shown by the owners. The business scored consistently well across the Management, Communication, Energy, Water and Waste sections. Measures of particular note include excellent resource monitoring, a well displayed visitor charter, an efficient boiler, use of ecological detergents/ cleaning products, comprehensive recycling collection and good information on local attractions.”
September 2009: We WIN a SILVER Award!We have been awarded a Silver Award for our Bed & Breakfast business in Crook, County Durham. To get this, we had to score an AVERAGE of 75% in all areas of assessment – and we got 79% - phew! As the Assessor put it: “Dowfold House continues to offer high levels of warm hospitality, service and comfortable rooms. It is easy to understand why there are large numbers of repeat visitors. All are welcome and made to feel at home. Best wishes for continued success and congratulations on your achievements.”
June 2009: FREE entry to Durham attractions, and other offersSome 20 attractions in County Durham are offering a range of special offers to visitors to the region. Places such as the Botanic Gardens, Crook Hall & Gardens, the Durham Light Infantry Museum, Durham Castle, the Old Fulling Mill archaeological museum and the Oriental Museum, (all in Durham); Diggerland in Langley Park, the Castle and the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, the Play Shack in Shildon, Beamish Wild, Tweddle Animal Farm, the Tanfield Railway, Killhope Museum are offering “2 for the price of 1” entry tickets, while others such as Weardale Off Road, Joseph at Dalton Park, and the North of England Trike Tours are offering generous discounts. Terms and conditions will apply. We can get any of these offers on behalf of our guests, or you can download the vouchers yourselves at http://www.visitcountydurham.com/site/durham-deals September 2008: a GREAT new film about Durham - city AND countyFor September, the EnjoyEngland web-site is featuring a lovely short film by Simon Calder, extolling a few of the many attractions offered by our fair city and County. Click HERE and choose film 1 from the list on offer. August 2008: We're FAMOUS!Or, at least, we're featured in the Wear Valley Mercury, who were keen to write up our Silver award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Click HERE for a scanned copy of the article, and HERE to visit the Wear Valley Mercury web-site. 3rd/4th October 2008: Great North Run AND Durham University Freshers week.As usual, demand for accommodation on this weekend is HUGE every year... and it's all gone. People who MIGHT have space include: August 2008: Our 4-Star status is confirmedFollowing 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 had our 4-star rating confirmed for another 12 months. 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. NEXT year, we're going for a Silver or Gold Award (for outstanding performance within a specific Star rating). 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) -
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
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