Lord Crewe Arms Hotel
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The Lord Crewe Arms was originally built in the 12th Century as a Monastery founded by Premonstratensian Monks. 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 600 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 monks took their relaxation.
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, or perhaps just relax and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Blanchland and the Lord Crewe Arms Hotel.
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