Eating Out
◆ Lumley Castle has a warm welcome with real fires, afternoon teas and atmospheric dinners in the Knights Restaurant with heraldic suits of armour. Close to Beamish and dog-friendly, visit LUMLEYCASTLE.COM
◆ Headlam Hall in Teesdale, Co Durham, is a charming country house hotel in walled gardens and boasting excellent restaurants, real fires, a nine-hole golf course and spa with indoor swimming pool and outdoor hot tub. Dog-friendly, visit
◆ The Rose and Crown at Romaldkirk in the Durham Dales has a cosy fireside pub, excellent food and 18th century inn rooms or contemporary courtyard accommodation. Dog friendly, visit ROSE-AND-CROWN.CO.UK