Surrounded by rolling fields and grazing sheep, the River Greta and the handsome hamlet of Greta Bridge, The Morritt Hotel is just a 5-minute drive from the market town of Barnard Castle, where a French château is famed for housing some of the world’s finest European art.

Expect cozy rooms ensuring a restful night’s sleep, along with a range of special touches to elevate your stay. The hotel has been a cherished rest stop on the A66, extending a warm welcome and abundant hospitality to all.

Discover Burns Cottage, a charming self-catering property exuding comfort and style, with all the amenities of the hotel at your fingertips. This honey stone building offers spacious and luxurious accommodation for up to 10 guests in 5 double rooms, with additional space for extra guests if needed. The house boasts super comfortable and well-equipped interiors, complemented by a garden overlooking open fields, featuring two hot tubs, a patio, and a BBQ area for relaxing or dining. Regardless of the season, Burns Cottage promises an exceptional getaway with its excellent facilities.

Visit Dickens Bar for a casual coffee, lunch, or a laid-back evening dining experience. For a more formal affair, indulge in the culinary delights of our AA Rosette-accredited Gilroy’s restaurant, serving a classic menu that evolves with the seasons. Don’t miss the Morritt classic of a traditional Sunday lunch or treat yourself to an afternoon tea, a special indulgence any day of the week.

Immerse yourself in relaxation at the award-winning Garage Spa, offering rejuvenating spa days and treatments in the tranquil ambiance of a former garage. Hotel guests can pre-book spa facilities to ensure a revitalising and pampering experience. It’s a destination through and through. Your journey to relaxation and indulgence awaits at the Morritt.

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Free parking (45 cars)
  • Spa
  • 2 Restaurants
  • Bar
  • 26 Bedrooms
  • 3 Meeting rooms
  • Check-in: 15:00
  • Check-out: 11:00
  • No Lift
  • Ground floor rooms
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  • 24-hour front desk
  • Room service
  • Concierge
  • Safe deposit
  • Luggage storage
  • Laundry service
  • Accessible public areas
  • Packed lunches

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019 Winner
Best Boutique Spa Winner – Good Spa Awards 2018
5 Bubble rating – The Good Spa Guide
1 AA Rosettes for culinary excellence

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Bedrooms & Suites

Classic Double Room

We say: From an orange and white-canopy bed in one classic double (Room 11), to a red and white-floral colour scheme and beamed ceiling in another (Room 31), no two rooms are alike at The Morritt. Country style en suite bedroom, offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, digital radio, direct dial phone, alarm clock, ironing station, tea and coffee making facilities, Noble Isle toiletries, and hairdryer. Double bed. Accessible? A limited number of classic double rooms are located on the ground floor. Bath and shower combined.

Classic Twin Room

We say: Each lovingly named (Jenny, Pamela), no two rooms are alike at The Morritt. Country style en suite bedroom, offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, digital radio, direct dial phone, alarm clock, ironing station, tea and coffee making facilities, Noble Isle toiletries, and hairdryer. Two single beds. Accessible? One classic twin room is located on the ground floor. Bath and shower combined.

Superior Double Room

We say: Bright and spacious - many with views over the gardens - superior rooms are larger than classic doubles and benefit from seating areas. Country style en suite bedroom, offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, digital radio, direct dial phone, alarm clock, ironing station, tea and coffee making facilities, Noble Isle toiletries, and hairdryer. King-sized bed. Accessible? Superior rooms are located on the 1st and 2nd floors. Bath and shower combined.

Feature Room

We say: The last word in luxury at The Morritt Hotel, feature rooms are perfect if you want to treat someone (or yourself) on a romantic break away – be it spa, food-focussed, or heritage. Features range from exposed beams and rich burgundy fabrics, to bubbling spa baths and canopy beds. Country style en suite bedroom, offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, digital radio, direct dial phone, alarm clock, ironing station, tea and coffee making facilities, newspaper, bathrobes, slippers, Noble Isle toiletries, and hairdryer. King-sized bed. One feature double room is located on the ground floor. Separate bath and shower.

Food & Drink

Gilroy's Dining Room

Named after North East artist John Gilroy - best known for his Guinness advertising posters - The Morritt's award-winning restaurant serves up innovative dishes that vary according to what's in season. Ingredients are carefully sourced from local suppliers - pork and eggs come from the owner's farm, just a few miles away. Fruits - apples, pears, plums, damsons and grapes - handpicked from the farm are used to make deliciously fresh jams and sauces. Gilroy's is smart without being stuffy - splashes of colour juxtapose with oak panelling, a woodblock floor and leather-upholstered seating. Head chef Lee Stainthorpe treats diners to a complimentary amuse-bouche, followed by oven-hot homemade breads and flavoured butters. After your entrée, there's an appetite-whetting pre-dessert course. Finish with one of the pastry chef's signature puddings, or an intense Anglo-French cheeseboard (if you've room, try all 8) complemented by a full-bodied red. The wine list features Craggy Range, New Zealand's premier producer of single vineyard wines. Artistic flair - on the walls and in the kitchen - make Gilroy's a first-rate dining experience.

  • Breakfast - Mon-Fri: 07:30-09:30
  • Breakfast - Sat-Sun: 08:00-10:00
  • Dinner - Tue-Sun: 18:00-21:00

Please reserve a table for dinner in advance.

Dickens Bar & Bistro

In 1838, a young Charles Dickens travelled north to research his third classic, Nicholas Nickleby. At that time, Teesdale was at the centre of a scandal - the home of the notorious Yorkshire schools, severe residential academies that subjected inmates to inhuman regimes. It is thought that Dickens stayed at The Morritt during his travels and it’s certainly something that’s taken to heart - the bar has huge murals depicting Dickensian scenes. Hand-painted by the famous Northumbrian artist John Gilroy, they’re one-of-a-kind. New murals were commissioned in the bistro to celebrate Dickens’ 200th birthday, on February 7th, 2012. Food is freshly prepared, with the menu updated weekly. Some staples remain, however, such as The Morritt burger - we needn't reinvent a classic.

  • Mon-Sun: 11:00-23:00

Al Fresco Dining

In the summer, dining at The Morritt Hotel reveals an altogether different flavour. Take a seat in the fresh open air – sunny or shade – and dine al fresco. Dickens bar and bistro leads out into the hotel grounds, offering guests tasty home-cooked meals, traditional cask ales and attractive views of the landscaped gardens. After exploring Barnard Castle or the Teesdale countryside on foot, find your perfect spot - an intimate grove with tree-branched archway, or The Spirit of Teesdale sculpture with its dry-stone seating, perhaps? - to wile away an hour or two.

Afternoon Tea

Don’t miss the opportunity to indulge in afternoon tea whilst staying in this glorious setting - savour homemade scones with fruit preserve and cream, sandwiches, cakes and a pot of tea. Both traditional afternoon tea and champagne afternoon tea are available to order and can be enjoyed in Dickens bar and bistro, served on Royal Albert 'Old Country Roses' china. Afternoon tea can be booked in advance, at a special price, when booking your room via classicbritishhotels.com.

  • Mon-Sun: 15:00-17:00

Private Dining

The unique surroundings of The Morritt Hotel present a wonderful setting for private dinners and celebrations. The hotel caters for reunions, anniversaries, family gatherings, birthday parties, charity and club events, and business dinners. Choose from a range of private rooms, each with its own individual character. Call Classic British Hotels on 0844 967 0984 for advice and let us help you organise a memorable private dinner.

Wellness

The Spa

Once an ancient stopping station for travellers wynding their way between London and Carlisle, time-mellowed stonework and exposed timber exude a warm, rural simplicity that belies the 21st Century facilities you would expect (and some you wouldn't) from a destination spa. Once inside this motoring-themed maverick, you've plenty of invigorating thermal experiences to enjoy. But first… brace yourself in the car wash… be perfectly pampered in the Rolls Royce couple's suite… nourish your cuticles in the paint shop… and sit back and relax in the forecourt… Notice the theme? Even the changing facilities are garage-style.

Experience serenity in the heart of the Teesdale countryside. The Garage Spa has come a long way since the 17th Century.

Spa access: access to the Spa is charged at £25.00 per person for 4 hours Mon-Thu and £35.00 per person for 4 hours Fri-Sat. Access is complimentary when you book a spa package.

Thermal Suite

In the 1800s, a shepherd's hut was a haven of warmth where a shepherd could retreat day and night whilst looking after his flock in the fields. Fast-forward to the new millennium, and it's been reinvented as a log-fired sauna haven of warmth. There's something about the aromatic steam mingling with the crisp country air that invigorates and invites. Inside, large oak barrels offer you 3 different thermal experiences on your bathing journey – there's a hydrotherapy tub, a hot tub and a plunge tub to immerse yourself in – perfect for cooling down after the shepherd's hut sauna or outdoor hot tub.

  • Shepherd's hut sauna
  • Steam room
  • Outdoor hot tub
  • Indoor hydrotherapy tub
  • Indoor hot tub
  • Indoor plunge tub
  • Car wash shower

Relaxation Zones

We've put the brakes on. So, take a towel, flip-flops and a waffle robe. A soothing grey palette of mood-lit spaces carved out of time itself is designed with cossetting in mind – you'll find room to roam and Zen-like calm at The Garage. The ambient salt relaxation room is our starting point – using the therapeutic effects of salt blocks (halotherapy) forged by nature over hundreds of years, you can sit back and relax, letting their warm, soft glow lull you to sleep. Or you may want to head outside to the secret garden and stretch out in a hammock by the open log fire, hot chocolate in hand. The whispering lounge is your pre-treatment destination. Later, make a beeline for the forecourt where you can browse exclusive The Garage Spa products. If you'd rather refuel, however, the relaxation lounge features the perfect combination of deep Chesterfield armchairs and delicious home-made cakes.

  • Ambient salt relaxation
  • Relaxation lounge
  • Whispering lounge
  • Forecourt lounge
  • Secret garden

Treatment Suites

You won't find a task force of treatment suites. Here at The Garage small is beautiful. The 'must mention' award goes to the Rolls Royce couple's suite – an exclusive spa within a spa featuring its very own rainfall shower and cabriolet – an outdoor hot tub with fireside lounge chairs – on a secluded rooftop terrace. Just the two of you.

  • Treatment suites (5)
  • Rolls Royce dual treatment suite
  • Hammam suite
  • Rhassoul chamber
  • Dry flotation bed
  • Paint shop

Spa Treatments

A full range of spa treatments, using Germaine de Capuccini products, are available to book. The Garage Spa's exclusive skincare range contains antioxidant-rich honey sourced from local Teesdale beekeepers – used in the signature facials 'classic MOT' and 'Formula One'.

  • Signature
  • Massages
  • Facials
  • Body wraps & scrubs
  • Dry flotation
  • Hammam & rhassoul
  • Skin rejuvenation
  • Manicures & pedicures
  • Eyebrows & lashes
  • Make-up
  • Hairdressing
  • Waxing
  • Tanning
  • For mothers-to-be
  • For men

Location

Greta Bridge, nr. Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 9SE, Great Britain

A1(M)/J57
A66


  • Darlington Station (16.5 miles)

  • Durham Tees Valley Airport (23.5 miles)
  • Newcastle Airport (52.25 miles)

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Ballroom

200

Theatre

120

Cabaret

40

Boardroom

80

Classroom

50

U-Shape

  • Ground floor
  • Natural daylight
  • Wheelchair access

Garden

70

Theatre

50

Cabaret

30

Boardroom

40

Classroom

30

U-Shape

  • Ground floor
  • Natural daylight
  • Wheelchair access

Rokeby

35

Theatre

30

Cabaret

20

Boardroom

30

Classroom

20

U-Shape

  • Ground floor
  • Natural daylight
  • Wheelchair access

Blue

8

Boardroom

  • Ground floor
  • Natural daylight
  • Wheelchair access

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