Location: Ideal for exploring Barnard Castle and the surrounding area. Ample free parking on roadside outside and pay and displays nearby. All amenities within walking distance. Room: #2 was spacious, beautifully decorated and furnished, and with a HUGE bed! Bath and good shower, small TV (no freeview) and we couldn't get a wifi signal. It was noisy until midnight with... More

I’ve been staying at the Old Well fairly often over the last few years and have always found the hotel clean and tidy and the staff extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is tired in places, well I would be if I were 400 years old but what a pleasure it is to see a business reinvesting in these times... More

I have just returned fron a one night stay and just had to rate this. The staff were absolutely brillant, friendly, polite and so welcoming. The food was excellent along with the service. The room was spacious, fully stocked with toiletries etc, immaculately clean and very comfortable. I was very impressed and would highly recommend this hotel, I am very... More

We've just returned home from a one night stay at the Old Well. I was a little dissapointed for a few reasons however I must say that the staff were very polite and friendly. When I made the booking on laterooms it stated we would get a four poster bed, this was not the case and to be fair i... More

Booked in as a lone stranger into the Old Well @ Barney.Very accomodating,polite,helpfull staff.Went out in the evening and saw the sights of Barnard Castle,returned to a warm friendly,bubbly "local" complete with a smattering of characters,(Robbo!!),fantastic time in the bar,till the "wee small hours",(bring your singing voice).Slept in a very large spacious clean room,with a very tiny bathroom,but,then again, this... More

We recently stayed at the Old Well Inn as we were attending a wedding nearby. The staff were friendly and helpful and as the wedding started at 2pm they made sure a few rooms were available for us to get ready in as normal checkin was around 3pm. The rooms were very spacious but also very dated with no little... More

we visited barnard castle on a golf for the guys /walking for the ladies weekend. stayed at the old well inn two nights eating in both nights and the food and service was really good nothing was too much trouble and with twelve of us they had to work hard. we had 6 rooms each one quirky in its own... More

We visited the Old well a week or so ago. Its not 5 star , but your not paying 5 star prices, its clean and comfortable, and provides all you need for a lovely base as a walking weekend. Service was good, food was " pub food ", nothing fancy but adequate for the price. Great Beer, Not an issue... More

The old well is certainly a real hidden gem in the beautiful market town of Barnard castle. We needed a hotel room for the first night of our honeymoon and I insisted as a treat we must find a gorgous room with a four poster bed. After having looked many of the nearby hall (which charge nearly double for the... More