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Our Hotel maintains the best of traditional values while continually introducing new service standards
and the latest technology as befits the modern world.

We have now been inducted into TripAdvisors hall of fame. To qualify for this award you must consistently hit
a minimum of 4 out of 5 stars in all categories for 5 years running.

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Heritage Walks

Hardwicke Hall Manor is a grade II listed building set within its own walled gardens less than half a mile from Durham East Coast heritage walkways.

Walking the coast

The Durham Coastal Footpath is an 11 mile walking route from Seaham to Crimdon following the England Coast Path National Trail – discover and explore spectacular grasslands, magical coastal denes and uncover the rich heritage that has shaped this coastline into a unique and fascinating place to be. Our coastline is unique – nowhere else in Britain has such a wonderful display of Magnesian Limestone Coastal Grasslands supporting a vast array of wildflowers and insects. The orchids, sound of skylarks and lapwings in summer are a treat to the senses not to be missed!

The coastal denes created at the end of the last ice age support some of the most natural woodland in North East England and provide a valuable habitat for mammals such as deer, foxes, badgers and bats. Woodland floors are seasonally adorned with wild garlic, bluebells and snowdrops, with birdsong echoing through the mature and elegant oak, ash and yew trees.

After the decline of coal mining on the coast, water quality continues to improve, now matching standards found around the UK. We are seeing a fascinating recovery of life beneath the waves, with kelp beds expanding and large populations of colourful anemones as well as seals and a little further of basking sharks are frequently sighted in the summer months.