The Lord Crewe Arms was originally built in the 12th Century as the Abbots lodging for the Abbey founded by Premonstratensian Canons. The Hotel is situated in the listed village of Blanchland, which is set in the beautiful Derwent Valley in the heart of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Surrounded by Moorlands and Woods Blanchland is one of Northumberland's most picturesque villages built as it is round a village square and little altered for over 250 years.
At the heart of the village is the Lord Crewe Arms Hotel, formerly part of the Abbey of Blanchland and as full of character and architectural features as one would expect in a building dating back 800 years. Our Crypt bar and rooms above are original 12th Century, the remainder being developed by Lord Crewe in the 17th Century. The tranquil gardens (now a scheduled ancient monument) were the Abbey's cloisters, where the Canons took their relaxation.
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The Lord Crewe Arms is reputed to be haunted by the Ghost of Dorothy Forster niece to the Bishop of Durham and Lady Crewe and sister to Tom Forster who plotted the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion.
Visitors wishing to see the haunted area have to pass through a huge doorway at the top of the stairs. The massive door itself was found recently to be the original inn sign and it was only after careful cleaning that the Lord Crewe's coat of arms was revealed.
The hotels offers an ideal base for visiting the numerous places of interest in the Durham and Northumberland area, an ideal centre for those walkers wishing to explore the North Pennines, or perhaps just relax and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Blanchland and the Lord Crewe Arms Hotel.
25 miles from Newcastle City Centre and Airport, 15 miles from Hadrians Wall, Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Sites. Beamish Museum, Alnwick Gardens and many of the regions visitor attractions are within easy reach.
All our bedrooms are individually furnished and decorated. All have private facilities, direct dial telephone, radio and colour television, tea and coffee making equipment, iron and ironing board, trouser press.
All reviews by The Journal newspaper
"Step back in time to elegance of another era"
"Purely bliss with stone flagged floor; old oak settles and the kind of roaring fire which simply begs you to warm your backside against it".
"I might as well put the record straight here, the service in the Lord Crewe was superb friendly and anxious to please"
"We left Merrie England behind. This room was more Ancien Regime France than Christmas card coaching inn. Walls dripping with huge portraits and mirrors reached up to high ceilings which in turn looked down upon tables furnished with flickering candles, their light reflected by the flawless crystal and silver on spotless tablecloths. At either end of the room there was a roaring fire and, discreetly from the background, soothing baroque music wafted over us"
"A truly memorable meal should be an experience and the Lord Crewe certainly fulfils all the criteria".
Chauffeured pillion tours, based in the beautiful Durham Dales, offers you the chance to experience the thrill of riding pillion on our powerful cruiser motorcycle while taking in the breath taking scenery of the North east.
The Lord Crewe Arms is reputed to be haunted by the Ghost of Dorothy Forster niece to the Bishop of Durham and Lady Crewe and sister to Tom Forster who plotted the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion. 
