The New Northumbria Hotel

About The New Northumbria Hotel

The New Northumbria occupies a run of red brick Victorian townhouses at 61 Osborne Road, in the middle of Jesmond's small restaurant and bar quarter. It has been independently run for many years and sits somewhere between a large guest house and a small hotel, with around 55 rooms spread through the linked buildings. The scale means it keeps a personal feel that the city-centre chains cannot match.

Bedrooms are straightforward and comfortable rather than designed, with free wi-fi, flat-screen televisions with satellite channels, tea and coffee facilities and en suite bathrooms. Because the rooms are carved out of several period houses, sizes and layouts vary a good deal - some are generous with bay windows onto Osborne Road, others are tucked into the older parts of the building. Family rooms are available. Continental breakfast is served each morning, and there is a bar and lounge downstairs.

Jesmond itself is much of the attraction. Osborne Road has a long line of independent restaurants, delis and pubs, the wooded valley of Jesmond Dene is a short walk north, and the whole suburb is quieter and greener than the centre while still being fully connected to it. Weekends can be busy on the street below, so ask for a rear-facing room if that matters.

Getting into Newcastle takes no effort. West Jesmond and Jesmond Metro stations are both about five minutes on foot and the ride to Monument takes a few minutes; walking into the centre takes around twenty. The airport is a fifteen-minute drive, Central Station five, and there is parking available, which makes this a practical choice for anyone touring Northumberland by car and using Newcastle as a base.