Sunderland Hotels (Tyne & Wear)

Ramside Hall Hotel is set in beautiful grounds, surrounded by a superb 27-hole championship golf course. Every bedroom is individual with either two small double beds or king-sized beds. Premier rooms have large bathrooms, some with whirlpool baths, and there are two luxurious Presidential Suites. Guests have two dining options ? the Rib Room Steakhouse & Grill, a French style brasserie with an extensive menu, specialising in steaks; and Pemberton?s Carvery & Rotisserie. The self-catering Ramside Farmhouse sleeps up to 10 people and is ideal for parties of golfers.

Originally part of the Bishop of Durham?s estate, Hall Garth Hotel is an elegant 15th century manor house with a quiet parkland setting. It is located half a mile from the A1(M) and 4 miles from the market town of Darlington. Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesborough and Durham are all within easy reach. Bedrooms offer modern amenities and free Wi-Fi internet access. The hotel looks out onto its own 9-hole golf course, which has a medieval hunting lodge as a feature, and there is an on-site leisure club with an indoor pool and a beauty salon. Fine food is served in Hugo's Restaurant and the new WineBarn Restaurant offers 40 handpicked wines by the glass.

Longhirst is 18 miles from Newcastle with a direct link via the A1, just 2 miles away. Extensive grounds with woodlands, jogging trails, cricket pitches, floodlit hockey and football pitches, and two golf courses surround the hotel. The new-look Boyson Restaurant is in the original Georgian mansion house and the new Collingwood Bar offers the best of British pub food. Bedrooms are contemporary and are in the newer part of the hotel. The new 'Decoro Spa' offers a range of luxurious, organic spa treatments which contain locally farmed ingredients and cold-pressed moisturising oils.