Name: The Bowes Incline
Address: Northside Birtley, Chester-le-street, DH3 1RF, GB

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Lisa

This hotel is absolutely gorgeous, proper country pub vibe. Staff are so friendly, room was beautiful and the food is lovely. Will stay again

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Emma

This hotel and restaurant is fantastic. It’s great vale for money ans somewhere I always choose to stay at when visiting the area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Maarten

FABOULOUS ALL AROUND... FROM THE MINUTE WE GOT THERE TO THE MINUTE WE LEFT... SUPER FRIENDLY, EFFICIENT, HELPFUL STAFF, LOCATION GREAT, ROOMS REALLY GOOD, MODERN, CLEAN, JUST PERFECT

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Ginny

This was our 4th stay at Bowes Incline since 2012.
The staff are so friendly and can’t do enough to help you.
The rooms are clean and comfortable.
Breakfast is good with a varied selection. The restaurant meals are great too and very good value!
Look forward to staying here again in the future!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

luke

Fantastic service, great menu and lovely food a choice for everyone. Friendly staff that couldn’t be more helpful

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

paul

Lovely place , out the way, clean room. Would stay again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

ben

The hotel was clean , friendly staff

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2026

Paul

First visit to Bowes incline and won't be the last.If it was on 4 in bed program I could be hyper critical on a couple of issues but I'm not.I always give a fair and balanced review's and this is what I'm doing,first impression of hotel was clean and well maintained,staff on reception were friendly and welcoming explained breakfast set up and evening meals.rooms are small but cozy for two and well appointed .can get a bit noisy in morning when people going for breakfast with doors banging.breakfast is well above average and again service is friendly and relaxed, decent portions of hot food and good selection of cereals etc.Evening meals in pub are reasonable and bigger portions than expected,again good service and friendly staff.its a really cozy clean place that we would definitely re visit.Its very close to the A1 but we didn't find traffic noise a issue, plenty of parking and we really enjoyed our stay it has just the right balance of everything we enjoyed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Catherine

We had a wonderful break at this beautiful property.
The room was beautiful. The staff so very friendly and efficient.
The food was amazing and portion sizes huge.
Loved it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Patricia

Amazing property, very clean and amazing food and drink

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2026

roger

All good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2026

Dr Crispin

The entrance to check in was not obvious from the outside when we arrived and the hotel is isolated in its location. However, staff were friendly, the room was clean and comfortable and the breakfast was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2026

christine

Beautiful hotel rooms are well kept and in excellent condition.
The food in the bowes incline is the best around I could have stayed at a relatives house but wanted to eat and have a drink here - delicious!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Lori

Great breakfast and friendly staff odeal for tge weary traveller

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Lee

Food here is excellent, and the staff are extremely welcoming

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Ian

A great small hitel

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

Alan

The parking is good but would benefit from a couple of electric charge points being added. Great staff and nice clean rooms. As per my last stay, the room was stone cold and even though there is a radiator, you can’t control the heating within the room. There also should be a bottle of water in the room. Quite nice evening meal and a OK breakfast.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Christopher

Large car park.
Rooms was spotlessly clean. Comfy bed.
Great value for money.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Justin

Overall, an excellent stay. Plenty of car parking, very friendly and courteous welcome on check in and from everyone, room was spacious and tastefully decorated, with good facilities. Property is right next to the busy A1 dual carriageway, but you wouldn't know it inside with the windows closed.

Only negative for me was having to preorder breakfast the night before, including time and even tea or coffee! Whilst understanding it is much more convenient for the property that way, I do not necessarily know what I will fancy after a night's sleep. That said, the breakfast was truly superb (as was the evening meal the previous evening)

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Alun

Stayed in the suite, it's a large, 'family room' clean with a nice ensuite. Staff are friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great 👍👍

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Darren

Stayed at this hotel more times than I can remember. Home from home. Excellent food, friendly staff.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2025

Jalal

Nice room

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Jonathan

All was fantastic. Definitely stay again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Nicola

Everything was excellent apart from when we returned the bar was closed at 10.30 and couldn’t get a drink

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Tony

Great place to stay lovely staff and great food

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Emma

Fabulous clean room and the food was amazing in the pub.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

richard

The team here are extremely helpful and work hard for each other.
The food is of a high standard.
Will use this place whenever I’m in the area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

john

Loved this family run hotel. Nice restaurant also!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

Angela

The staff were excellent, very attentive, breakfast was 1st class. Our room was fine but being so close to the bar/ resteraunt it was a bit noisy and often filled with a strong smell of cooking!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Alan

Will stay again

Friendly staff. Clean and comfortable rooms. Food is excellent and plenty of it.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

10 Sep 2025

Craig

Disappointing

Welcoming at reception, room was pleasant, clean and modern. Unfortunately I think it was next to the toilets from the pub/ restaurant so was noisy until quite late. The room was warm and when I opened window the beer garden has piped music so had that to contend with as well. Breakfast was included and service was good. Unlikely to be back now if I’m honest.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Allan

There were no cocktails to be had At All ! The pillows need changing as they are like bricks and the Showers need a shower mat as it becomes very, very slippery.

This is a shame, because everything else was Great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

luke

Nice clean room, stayed many times before never disappointed staff our friendly and always willing to help, food is excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

joe

Bowes incline

I have stayed here many times and never had any faults the rooms are very clean and all on ground level a private door into the pup and the meals are excellent with a good choice, breakfast is super , hotel is off the main road so is very quiet

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2025

James

Friendly helpful staff, clean property

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Stephen

Would use again, but...

Delighted with the hotel and the restaurant.
This time my wife and I did not have our usual companion, our Border Terrier with us as we had been attending a wedding. We would love to use the hotel again, but. as there is a no pets policy, then this unlikely to happen.
The refurbished bathroom with walk in shower was excellent with one little fault - the rain shower head really needs to extend further into the shower cubicle!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

david

Great overnight stop and the food was amazing. Will definitely stay again on my travels

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Little gem

Friendly & very reasonable. Lovely breakfast. Very hard to find - satnav puts it wrong side of the A1.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2025

Gary

Friendly staff, excellent food.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2025

Charlotte

The service was amazing, the food at the pub was great (especially the lemon meringue cheesecake!), the only thing that really let this place down was the rock hard bed. I have osteoarthritis in my hip and he’s beds equals chronic pain and zero sleep for me. Such a shame as everything about the stay was perfect!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Christine

We only had an overnight stay but would have happily stayed longer.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2025

Alan

A great Inn with nice staff and pretty good food. Just missing an electric car charger point and it would be a 5 star rating.

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2025

Craig

It’s ok, would use again

Clean and pleasant enough, warm weather could have done with a fan in the room.
Had to order breakfast at check in which I always find a little strange.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Tony

Great Place to stay

Great place to stay, amazing food and the staff are always very friendly

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Gordon Michael

Loved the modern rooms. Close to the motorway. Food was very tasty.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Christopher

Great Inn

Had a great stay at this country inn with a fantastic pub restaurant

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Rebecca

Great staff. Room clean and food reasonable

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2025

Gavin

Great rooms, great food great staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2025

Alan

Nice place with lovely staff, questionable heating

A lovely pub & hotel with good food and very attentive staff. The room was recently refurbished and was very comfortable. The only negative was that the room was cold. I raised this with reception who said they would press the boost? The heating came on for a bit and then went off again. Again I spoke to reception (I’m not particularly fussy but my hands were actually cold) and they repeated that someone will press the boost. Not ideal on a cold night. Breakfast was lovely though.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2025

JILL

Fabulous Country Hotel

Fabulous country Hotel down a twisty lane. Very welcoming Staff very friendly and helpful. Lovely room comfortable bed. Big bathroom with walk in shower .Nice big restaurant and bar plenty to choose from the menu portions are very big tho. Breakfast was good . Highly recommend this hotel good value.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Adrian

Great food and hospitality

Nice room with all the basics you’d expect. Very hearty traditional food, great staff who are very friendly.
I really enjoyed my stay and will definitely stay here for any more trips to the area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Darren

Business stay

Stay here several times a year when working in the north east. Fantastic hotel, friendly staff and the food is spot on.

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2025

Alan

Great staff and a good breakfast.

An EV charger would be beneficial. Staff are pleasant and breakfast was great. Nice rooms with slightly dodgy water pressure on the shower but not bad. Really comfy bed and would definitely recommend.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Ross

10/10

Amazing food and staff were beyond perfect

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Stephen

A nice place to stay on the A1M

A bery comfortable stay.
TV reception needs sorting out.
If you don’t like ITV then tough! Not many other channels available.

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2024

Gavin

Great choice of beers, great food,friendly staff, but inconsiderate residents dont know how to be quiet going to the rooms and talk with doors open that after a short time start wailing

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2024

Alan

A lovely hotel but needs a better heating system

This is the second time I have started here with the last time being in the Summer. As last time, the staff were great and the food is spot on - especially breakfast. Be warned, breakfast portions are big! The only negatives are that there should be at least a bottle of water in the room but more of an issue was the the room heating is switched off centrally somewhere around 9:30pm. I was still doing some work at the desk and the room when pretty cold quite quickly. I appreciate the cost management but had my wife been staying, it would not have been acceptable. I will stay again and do recommend this lovely hotel but be aware of the heating situation through the winter.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

James

Friendly and welcoming
Rooms are clean and modern decor

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Antony

Fabulous

Lovely clean and mordern room
Staff very friendly and helpful.
The food was excellent with a very good choice of different dishes.
Price was very good when compared to the quality of the property and service.
My first stay here, It wont be my last

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Douglas

Hidden Gem

Excellent from the moment of check in to the breakfast on leaving day, Rooms were newly renovated and had everything you needed, Food and choice was excellent, defo booking again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Mark

Great as always

Great stay and great food as always. Room warm, clean and comfortable. Good choice of homemade food for dinner and a great breakfast.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Karl

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel, very clean and comfy

Nice breakfast with table service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Michael

Great Hotel Near the A1

Very friendly hotel situated close to the A1. Excellent food and a nice place to stay over.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2024

Jamie

Working away from home

Perfect stay

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024

Malcolm

2 nights stay

Excellent hotel in rural location dining and bar on site family run hotel very friendly and helpful pub excellent an food and drink

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

Michael

A real gem

A fantastic stay, a real gem. The room was lovely and well equipped and all the staff were so friendly and attentive.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2024

Sue

Comfortable room, good food, helpful and friendly staff. Popular with locals which is always a good sign. Not far from Angel of the North too.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2024

Anthony

It’s very isolated and quiet even though it’s close to the A1

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Phil

Used the Bowes Incline on a business trip to the area.
Nice quite place out of the way
Rooms very nice and new
Very comfortable
Evening meal there was a good selection and very nice food, likewise breakfast

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Richard

Great place , great staff

What a great place to stay , you have to go down some small lane to get to it ,but with the main road (A1) running just over 50m away it was very peaceful no road noice .
Check in was easy , room very clean , only problem was they are updating the room next door so heating was off but heater was in the room , also workmen didn`t start work until after 9-30 so no problems with noise .
Great breakfast with loads to choice and plenty to be had , the pub food was some of the best i`ve had ( beef & ale pie ) grat price too .
GREAT STAFF everyone of the team was great 11 out of 10 nothing was to much trouble for them .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Catherine

Such friendly and efficient staff.
This place is an oasis.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Tony

Great stay

Great place to stay, great rooms and lovely food

Business

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

I’d stay again

Quiet. Clean. 20-30 min from Newcastle upon Tyne, and 20-30 min from Durham.
Hard to find. Very high bathtub walls for those with disabilities.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

John

This a terrific hotel in the heart of the Gateshead countryside. The staff are extremely efficient and very helpful to make stay the best experience ever. The restaurant food is of a very high standard, never a bad meal yet. The only negative is that GPS systems for one reason or another can not find location. So we eventually found that if you input North Rise, it will take right to the Bowes Incline Hotel, —- go figure ! Great stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2024

Alister

Not bad but not great.

Bit annoying that the bar was being refitted during my stay so choice of drinks very limited. Room ok, bit dated and walls evidently VERY thin! Staff were great, food was pretty good. Quiet location, plenty free parking. WiFi a little weak.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2024

Jordan

Great place to stay, very nice rooms, very good food and equally good service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

joe

Bowes incline

Absolutely brilliant the rooms are very nice and the food is excellent and the breakfast is super atmosphere is really good in the pup what more could you want

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely stay

Hotel room & restaurant was very clean. Staff very friendly & helpful. Food was very good & well presented. Would gladly return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2024

joe

Bowes incline

It's a really nice pup/hotel food is brilliant and the breakfast is too very friendly

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2024

Stephen

Smooth check in. Staff very friendly. Accommodation fab. Food lovely.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2024

Michael

The food was very good & the staff great
Very cold in our room when we arrived, not too pleased about that after a long journey & the internet was non exhistant in our room, but everything else was OK

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2024

Nigel

Not good, not good at all !!

I arrived at the Hotel on the coldest night of the winter so far (predicted to be -5). I was given room 17 which is furthest from reception and the very last room down a long corridor. This meant two things: 1) furthest from router - I could not get any wifi 2) It was a very cold room to begin with.
I was told that they had just turned to the room heating on and it would stay on until about 11pm. WRONG It went off about 6.30 pm. 3 power cuts later. I slept in all of clothes and socks as it was sooooo cold.
Not a good experience all round ...

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

d

cant fault it at all...... nice overnight stop,and good food

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Countryside stay with good food

Cozy spot tucked away from the main city. Tasty breakfast included. Clean sheets and towels. Easy check-in with wonderfully friendly staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2023

Barry

Fantastic place, stunning food, great staff

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2023

Neville

We really loved our stay at Bowes Incline. It sets a very high standard in all areas from staff friendliness, to the quality of finish in the rooms, their cleanliness and the quality of their food. We only wish that all of our stays were this good!

The great experience started with the young lady on reception who was really friendly and helpful, and who doesn't love that liltting Geordie accent!

The rooms have been well designed and simply styled with neutral colours.

The food is outstanding, and we can see why it appears to be popular with the locals. The chef has some talent and imagination. The menu is varied and although we opted for the steak, they were perfectly cooked, and the meal arrived hot (something that doesn't always happen).

Breakfast was fantastic, with a wide range of options, and generous portions.

We'd highly recommend Bowes Incline to anyone wanting to stay in the Newcastle area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2023

Stuart

Close to the area I was visiting, rooms were fine, food was okay, I would stay there again.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2023

lee

Excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2023

Jan

Top marks for this one

Top marks for this one. Just lovely, fantastically clean ,great food , happy staff.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2023

Miss J A

Bowles incline

They were friendly and very helpful. The rooms were comfortable and well designed. The food is freshly prepared, restaurant clean and well spaced out. I had a wonderful night sleep and would go there again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Grahame

Annual family Panto visit

Throughly enjoyed our stay, excellent value and very friendly.
I was to offer some critique it would be the cooked breakfast which was big and varied lacked a little quality.
No hesitation to stay again or recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2022

Kevan

superb

great find, nice and quiet, breakfast was excellent. will be staying here again when next in area

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2022

Samuel

Nice and quiet place in the countryside

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2022

paul

Location food & rooms all excellent

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2022

Alan

Comfortable and pleasant stay

I’ve stayed here a couple of times now and as usual was comfortable and pleasant. The food is typical pub grub, not fancy and breakfast is the same. The rooms are spot on and staff always friendly.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Hotel was fine for a 2 night stay. Comfortable bed and big shower cubicle. If I’m being ultra critical, the furniture was a bit tired but perfectly adequate.
The staff were all friendly and efficient. Breakfast was well cooked and tasty.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2022

Adam

Perfect little hotel

The hotel rooms are a good size, very clean and plenty of tea and coffee for your little kettle, extra pillows in the wardrobe and the shower was amazing! The bar area is also great although we spent most of our time in the little beer garden because of the heat!

Breakfast was also great choice of several 'main' breakfasts (full english, eggs on toast or porridge) then a basic continental breakfast table with fruit, fruit juices, cereal, yoghurts and as much toast as you fancy :)

Overall a lovely few nights away and one we will repeat if we find ourselves up that way again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2022

Rita

Recommend

Friendly and very helpful. Easy access

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2022

Mr S R G