Recommended Alston Hotels

1. Cumberland Hotel Alston

Address: Townfoot, Alston, United Kingdom

The Cumberland Hotel offers facilities to suit you, whatever your reason for visiting Alston Moor. All of our bedrooms have en-suite facilities, and our five bedrooms can accommodate up to fourteen guests at a time, making us ideal for families and group bookingsWe also pride ourselves on the quality of our food. Our fully equipped kitchen enables us to produces fresh and attractive meals made from fresh ingredients. Meals are served in our restaurant, or the lounge bar. Parties can be catered for with advanced notice, with a full meal for up to 30 people, or a Buffet for up to 80, Ideal for parties or special occasions. We are happy to accommodate special dietsThe Cumberland Hotel a licensed bar, serving the full range of drinks. 4 Cask conditioned ales are always available, and a wide variety of wine are also on offer. The Hotel also has a patio area for unwinding on those long summer evenings as the sun sets over the valley. We have car parking facilities, and can also securely store cycles overnight. We have arrangements for the drying of wet clothing, but most of all we offer a warm welcome a the end of a busy dayPets are welcome.

2. Lovelady Shield Country House Hotel Alston

Address: Nenthead Road, Alston, United Kingdom

This luxury family hotel, in 3 acres of secluded gardens beside the River Nent, in the picturesque Eden District of Cumbria, has been awarded 2 rosettes for food by the AA. An elegant Georgian Country House Hotel standing on the former site of a 13th century convent on the banks of the River Nent, which nestles in the foothills of Alston Moor on the Pennine Way between the Lakes and Newcastle. Situated 2 miles from Alston in Cumbria the location makes it an ideal centre from which to visit the Lake District, Hadrian's Wall, the North Pennines, Durham Cathedral and the Yorkshire Dales. The bedrooms are individually styled and furnished in keeping with the ambiance of the hotel, offering traditional design along with a full range of modern amenities all guests would expect from a hotel of this caliber. Bedrooms are equipped with full en-suite facilities, widescreen televisions, DVD players and a luxurious range of furnishings. The hotel restaurant provides elegant surroundings in which to enjoy the AA 2 rosette award winning cuisine prepared by resident Master Chef. Menus are imaginative and varied using mostly local produce. They have been described as being British with continental excursions. The wine list offers over 100 wines and has been short listed for the 'Wine List of the Year', and have previously been awarded North-West Wine List of the Year by Les Routiers. There is also an intimate cocktail bar along with a library and lounge with log fires. Lovelady Shield specialise in hosting house parties, whether for private celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, retirements or for Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Hotel also makes an idyllic spot for small conferences, seminars and management meetings. Unlike so many larger venues the hotel is ideally suited for those wanting a venue for private dining and small intimate meetings. Alston is a small market town with cobbled streets in the Eden District, on the borders of Cumbria, Northumbria and County Durham. The beautiful countryside has been designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' making the hotel an ideal centre from which to visit three of Britain's most popular national Parks - the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park. Close by is the World Heritage site of Hadrian's Wall and the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Due to its location the Lovelady Shield offers a perfect stopover point for those traveling to and from Scotland.