the beamish mary inn

Hotels
8.4 (356 reviews)
Beamish Mary Inn , Stanley , gb

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Facilities

Offsite parking discounted rates available
Non-smoking rooms
Restaurant
Family rooms
Pets allowed
Non-smoking throughout
Free wired internet
Self parking (surcharge)
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Internet access
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Staff friendliness
Good food
Cons:
Poor cleanliness
Room quality issues

Categories

Cleanliness
7.11
Rooms very poor; not clean, needs a good clean from bar to all rooms.
Service
9.58
Staff friendliness noted multiple times; welcoming and helpful.
Location
8.62
Convenient to Beamish Living Museum, but little else nearby.
Room Quality
6.57
Room was in poor condition, freezing cold, uncomfortable mattresses.
Amenities
9.1
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.06
Noted as poor by some; photos on booking.com are not accurate.
Food and Beverage
9.61
Great food; lovely staff; evening meals and breakfast highly praised.
Overall Experience
8.58
Mixed feelings due to room and cleanliness issues; some positive experiences noted.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-20 08:15

Property Description

Charming Accommodation in Stanley

Convenient Amenities
Enjoy free private parking, a restaurant, and a bar on-site.

Delicious Breakfast Options
Start your day with a tasty Full English/Irish, vegetarian, or gluten-free breakfast.

Nearby Attractions
Explore Sage Gateshead and Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, just 17 km away.

Book your stay at the beamish mary inn for a delightful experience.

Important information:

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Check-in and check-out hours:

Location

Guest Reviews

8.4
Based on 356 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.11
Service: 9.58
Location: 8.62
Room Quality: 6.57
Amenities: 9.1
Value for Money: 8.06
Food and Beverage: 9.61
Overall Experience: 8.58
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Janet • solo_traveller • gb
10
2026-02-13 • via Nuitee
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Jane • couple • gb
8
Pros:

We chose to stay here due to the proximity to Beamish museum. If you like a traditional country pub this is ideal. Staff and owner where very friendly and helpful. Great breakfast we also ate there on the 2nd night no complaints all lovely!

2026-02-12 • via Nuitee
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Michael • couple • gb
5
Pros:

Food ok

Cons:

Bed uncomfortable room freezing no heating upstairs

2026-02-10 • via Nuitee
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Stephen • couple • gb
8
Fabulous good location and bargain price plus toiletries in room
Pros:

Breakfast very good even accommodated our request for kippers
Staff owner so lovely
Norton much trouble
Patrons very friendly
Sunday dinner amazing but too big for me 🤣

Cons:

What we expected really
Building a work in progress but clean and comfortable
So nothing we didn’t like really

2026-01-28 • via Nuitee
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Rowlands • couple • gb
5
Good value for money but needs updating
Pros:

Good value for money. Room wasn't made up on arrival but staff offered us another room. Clean bedding and towels. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Cons:

Room very dated and in desperate need of updating.

2026-01-28 • via Nuitee
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David • couple • gb
7
Pros:

Amazing breakfast

2026-01-25 • via Nuitee
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Wendy • couple • gb
7
Ok
Pros:

The staff were nice and the breakfast good.

Cons:

The 1st night they had a band which was very loud and our room shook. Also the room was freezing but they did give us a heater when we asked for one

2026-01-22 • via Nuitee
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Dean • solo_traveller • gb
10
2026-01-22 • via Nuitee
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Sean • solo_traveller • gb
1
Didn’t stay it was that bad
Cons:

Rooms very poor i did not stay photos on booking.com are not accurate it needs a good clean from bar to all rooms

2026-01-20 • via Nuitee
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Catherine • extended_group • gb
4
Our room was a massive let down and not upto it's rating
Pros:

The location to Beamish was great. The food was nice

Cons:

The standard of the place especially our room. The place was grubby, dated and needed gutting

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Andrew • couple • gb
7
We went out to local attractions so good
Pros:

Breakfast was good location was satifactory

Cons:

Decor in bars and rooms needed refreshing
The fact that if you were out from the morning and needed to get back in you couldn't get back until after 3pm as no body was there to let you let you in

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Maureen • family_with_children • gb
7
A good value, friendly, nostalgic one night stopover in Beamish.
Pros:

Staff excellent, warm, friendly.. Atmosphere welcoming, warm, homely. Great personable service, good food and helpful travel tips for onward journey. A charming inn with character and good value overall.

Cons:

Beds not very comfy but ok for one night. Water pressure in shower not good but water warm, therefore bearable also for one night.

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Christian • solo_traveller • gb
10
Dream of staying in a old English Pub, Open Fire, Faultlessly helpful staff, great food - This is it
Pros:

I stayed Fri 9th Jan 2026. If you're like 90% of people reading this right now, it's because you've never stayed here and are wondering if it's the right choice vs something else; I was in your spot, too, and I can unequivocally tell you "book it, and quick too, before someone steals your luck" - Open fire, huge n hearty portions of the all the comfort food you could wish for on a pub menu, super selection of ales/beers etc, and an awesome fry-up breakfast is included too (with tea, coffee, orange juice, jams and cerial also, if you need extra)!
I can't thank Simon and the superb, tireless team enough, working this community pub.
I'd ordered a taxi to take me out on the razzle, but the Beamish was so homely, I returned after only a couple of hours. Waking up to snow outside was pretty special too (that was nature, not The Beamish...they're good, but).
If we don't support such a giving business, it's going to be all our loss, I can't return too soon!
Thank you for such a humbling and fantastic overnight.

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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michael • couple • gb
8
Great stay and location and would stay again.
Pros:

Very friendly staff and the locals was only too happy to chat and give advice as we planned to go to the open air museum which was only 1 mile down the road.
Had an evening meal it was great and the portions are pretty large for the price.

Cons:

Only one disappointment the mattress was a little lumpy ready for changing I think.
But you pay for what you get.
And don’t forget your shower gel

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Isla • couple • gb
8
Incredible value for money, we will recommend to family and friends.
Pros:

We had 2 dinners and breakfast and all were excellent and good value for money. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Yvonne • couple • gb
5
Pros:

Staff were friendly, towels , sheets clean, breakfast good ,

Cons:

Shower broken, bath tap out of order, room door damaged, chair was an office desk chair with badly marked seat, other room seat was a stool - also very badly marked, table in room was a dining table in very poor condition..pillows were disgustingly badly marked… room was billed deluxe - was nothing delux about the room… just sell as double..and at very least change pillows!

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Kirsty • extended_group • gb
7
Clean and comfortable. Value for money
Pros:

Welcoming

Cons:

Few finishing touches in the rooms and would be spot on

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Ursin • solo_traveller • ch
9
Pros:

Breakfast was great and cooked by the friendly owner

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Erica • family_with_children • nz
10
Lovely, relaxing, friendly, value for money
Pros:

Food was really good

Cons:

Friendly and helpful staff

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Jackie • family_with_children • gb
8
Fitted in with our visit and location
Pros:

Staff welcoming , food lovley. Spacious room

Cons:

Lack of plug sockets, extention cables in awkward places.

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee