The Durham Ox

Ĥad an excellent stay here. I knew we were in for a good time when, on arrival, I saw the complementary Yorkie bar left in our room! The room was very comfortable (we were in a room called "Field", it did have low beams but we managed to avoid banging our heads! Bed was great which ensured a good night's sleep. Bathroom was spacious with quality toiletries. The evening meal was excellent and service was perfect. We had a lovely stay thank you and shall return.

After seeing a friends food i thought I need to go there - it was specifically for the surf and turf platter - despite booking there was a wait of an hour but atleast they were honest as I expect they don't want to compromise the food. It was good and despite thinking we wouldn't eat it all , we did and I could have eaten more steak! If you love fishy too then it's a must! The car parking space was hellish though and the weather/ frost and ice didn't help - i would go again but in better light. Pub and outside area was lovely looking.

We had Sunday lunch, which was fantastic! From the moment we walked through the door we were made to feel welcome, the service was first class, there was a lovely relaxed atmosphere, the food was delicious and our whole visit was memorable. We can't wait to come again!

Our family recently dined at your establishment, a warm and stylish pub offering an extensive menu of fresh fish and beef, complemented by a diverse drinks selection. The convenient on-site accommodations, outdoor bar, and ample parking with scenic views were also highly valued.

Went yesterday for the first time just for a drink. Love the inside of the pub. Fire was on, really cosy. Staff lovely and friendly. Fussed the dog and gave her a treat. Even showed us their function room at our request.

My wife an I stayed in the Studio suite and took up the Sunday Supper club option. The meal was exceptional complemented by a quality wine list and fantastic attentive staff. The room was quality and well prepared with excellent facilities. The breakfast was again top quality and our waitress was top class. We had a truly fabulous stay and well done to the entire team for giving us a truly memorable occasion we will certainly be back . Thank you.

We loved it here! We dropped in for lunch on spec with two dogs. Excellent parking with handy, susprisingly classy and non smelly poo bins. Really nice staff - relaxed and professional. Atmosphere was just genial I think is the best word. Good menu and the food came very quickly. I had fish and chips and my wife had the Buddha bowl with the tartlet. Both were excellent. Nice to have a decent veggie option. Price for two courses pretty reasonable these days - so often you can spend more than you wanted and come away a bit unimpressed... Not the case at the Durham OX. We loved it. We'd definitely come again.

What a beautiful place. We stayed in the pool cabin which was dog friendly. Comfortable bed, amazing size hot tub pool, such an amazing size! Wouldn't hesitate to stay again!

This is a restaurant/pub with rooms. You can have an informal meal in the bar area or dine in the restaurant. Cooking is classic contemporary and very good quality - more a gastro-pub style. The food was excellent but the lack of wine knowledge was interesting. The waitress tried to convince me that an Italian 'ripasso' wine was 'exactly the same' as a South African Bordeaux blend we had ordered but was out of stock. Bizarrely when I said I wasn't happy with that the waitress insisted she was right. I work in the wine industry and know the huge difference there is between them and we ordered a different wine. This same waitress also filled my glass to the brim of the huge glass (using half the bottle!) so we had to ask someone else for different glasses as we required the wine to be poured properly. I take wine seriously and wanted an expensive bottle poured correctly There is accomodation here that ranges from standard comfortable pub style to full blown suite. We went for the luxury option and had a cottage to ourselves. It was like a country cottage but with a higher level of comfort. The bathroom was huge with a jaccuzzi bath and sumptuous bedroom. Overall we had a very nice time - the wine incident was the only blip. The full English breakfast was as good as I have ever eaten too.

The service was horrendous , completely ignored to be honest. The food was very ,very average and therefore very over priced. Positive points? Good wine list ( if you can get served) and the toilets were clean.wouldn't bother trying it to be honest , just seemed very badly run.