Castle View Guesthouse

The accommodation's prime central location offers easy access to attractions. Guests appreciate the delightful breakfast and comfortable, well-furnished rooms. Friendly staff and efficient service enhance the experience.

My daughter and I greatly enjoyed our stay at the Castle View Guest House this past June, 2024. It's location is as close as you can get to the University and the Cathedral, shops, and dining. Room was very comfortable - breakfast was good with ample portions for my daughter and I. We only stayed one night as we were heading north to Northumberland for the bulk of our vacation but will return and stay longer. The only "nit" - not the fault of the proprietors - is parking - not unexpected due to the close proximity to the town center. As a yank driving - backing up to park in the tight and very infrequently available parking spaces across the street from the Guest House was challenging. It took me about an hour circling the block for an end of row spot to open that I could easily get my car into. A tip - at least what I did - was buy 24 hours parking from the conveniently located pay station rather than use the 3 hour pass provided by the guest house - 18 pounds - well worth it as no hassle or worries from the ever present parking enforcement officers.

Stayed at castle view for 2 nights ,we arrived earlier than the 4pm stated check in time but this wasn't a problem at all, we had a ground floor room (room 1),the room was beautifully decorated with plenty of storage space ,hairdryer was in room and ironing facilities were also available on request .Breakfast was reordered with plenty of choice,the food was of a very high standard too with locally sourced produce I suspect , you could pick what time you wanted to eat between 8am -9am ,the dining room was decorated to a very high standard ,the staff were welcoming and couldn't do enough for you ,I would highly recommend the castle view without a shadow of a doubt .The guesthouse was on a steep hill but that was the only negative .