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Hotel★★★

Holiday Inn Darlington North

Newton Park, Coatham, Darlington DL1 3NL

  • Year of most recent renovation2004
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About

A smart hotel on the A1 motorway near Durham, with meeting rooms, free parking and all day diningHoliday Inn Darlington - North A1M, Jct. 59 hotel is an easy 25-minute drive from Durham. Nearby Darlington station has direct services to London, and trains to Durham take around 15 minutes. Ideal for work stopovers, we’re also a convenient base for weekend breaks or day trips to the famous Durham Cathedral and Durham University Botanic Gardens. At the Beamish Museum, a 40-minute drive away, open-air exhibits recreate local life in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Even closer is Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon, showcasing 300 years of railway history. If you’re here on business you can host a meeting in our 5 well-equipped conference rooms, with friendly staff on hand to help with catering. At this hotel you can enjoy:- Free Wi-Fi- A mini-gym- Kids stay and eat free Our comfortable bedrooms have pillow menus and super king-size beds to help ensure a peaceful night. In our colourful Open Lobby guests can relax in vintage-style armchairs, plug in laptops at the E-Bar or flick on the TV in the Media Lounge. Food and snacks are available around the clock. Visit the restaurant to enjoy our daily afternoon tea, the popular grill night on Saturdays, and a classic carvery buffet for Sunday lunch.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Accessible
  • Air conditioning
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Facilities

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park (extra charge)
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (18:00–00:00)
  • Check-out hour (11:00)
  • Late Check-out (extra charge)
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wi-fi (extra charge)
  • Room service
+ 12 more
  • Laundry service
  • Babysitting service (extra charge)
  • 24-hour security (extra charge)
  • Bellboy service (extra charge)
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Smoke detector
  • Hotel safe
  • Lift access
  • Shop (extra charge)
  • Luggage room (extra charge)
  • Clothes dryer
  • Towels and bed linen (extra charge)

Catering

  • Café
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Smoking area (extra charge)
  • Highchairs
  • Air conditioning in Restaurant

Entertainment & pools

  • TV lounge
  • Game room (extra charge)

Sports

  • Fitness (extra charge)
  • Golf (extra charge)

Business

  • Conference room
  • Meeting room
  • Printer
  • Business centre
  • Fax

Meals

  • Breakfast buffet
  • Set menu lunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Set menu dinner
  • Special dietary options

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Maestro
  • Visa Electrón

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment
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Rooms

  • Double room

    1 King Premium Sofa Bed

  • Room

    STANDARD ROOM

  • Twin room

    2 Single Standard Accessible

  • Double room

    1 King Standard

  • Twin room

    2 Single Standard

  • Double room

    1 King Standard Sofa Bed

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Single roomup to 11 adults
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

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Location

Newton Park, Coatham, Darlington DL1 3NL

  • Land's End582 km
  • Penzance570 km
  • St Ives559 km
  • Falmouth551 km
  • Newquay526 km
  • Padstow509 km
  • Bude467 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

Nearby, from the catalogue

  1. Golf course1 km

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Meals

Meal plans

  • All Inclusive
  • Bed And Breakfast
  • Breakfast For Two Guests
  • Dinner Included
  • Full Board
  • Half Board
  • Room Only

Type of stay

  • Business hotels

Key facts

Year of most recent renovation
2004
Total number of rooms
80
Number of floors (main building)
3
Double rooms
80
Accessible rooms
3

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Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 04/09/2026.