Still a fantastic place to chill out in the Durham countryside. Food is exceptional from breakfast,…read morelunch through dinner. Hotel rooms are quaint but top floor rooms would benefit from power showers to increase water pressure as it takes a while to get wet. Loved the cask Double Maxim on taps, much better than I remember from Vaux! Prices are very reasonable for large portions.

We are repeat customers to the Old Mill, the food is always great, and lots of it…read more You have to grab a table, and choose what you would like to eat from the blackboard in the main dining room. Once you have chosen what you would like to eat, go to the bar with your table number and order. We have been on a number of occasions, and service is always great (have been when every table has been taken, and was told 40 min for food, but received it well within 30 min) Have never had a bad meal from here, or a bad word to say about the place

I have dined at the Hamilton Russell a few times with my husband; once on an evening and a few…read moretimes during the day. I have always been impressed with the service here; the staff are very friendly and helpful. The menu is large, although I don't like the way that it is written on boards all around the room instead of on paper menus, as it feels like you're leaning over people who are having their meal just to see what food there is! We have some had lovely lunches there, it is really nice sitting in the small beer garden at the back looking out over the countryside on a sunny afternoon. The meals are not overly expensive, and although the portions aren't huge they are probably just right for most appetites. The pub is very popular and most people I know have dined there at some point; I've never heard a negative review of the place. Although I wouldn't say it is my favourite place to eat in the area, it's well worth a look.

Myself and 10 friends dined at the Hamilton Russell on a Monday and chose to have the food from the…read morespecial Steak Night. Everyone commented how well the food was cooked, and as a bottle of wine for two was part of the deal, we only paid £12.50 each for a rump steak, lovely fat chips and trimmings as well as a half a bottle of Hardys wine each. The staff were very friendly and the service couldn't be beaten. We enjoyed ourselves so much we are going back on Wednesday to sample the Curry Night. The new owners of the Hamilton Russell are very pleasant and it is obvious they have a will to improve things. If they keep on producing good food at a good price like we have recently sampled they have 11 converts. Well done the Hammy.

Nice family local restaurant good warm hearty home cooked family grub thats fills the belly and…read moreleaves you with a nice warm tummy.

The whole family love the place, great food across the menu at the right prices in a proper pub…read more The beer available changes regularly and never fails to be of good quality.

My friend had here 50th birthday here and the landlord put on a special eight course served buffet…read morefor her. As the only vegetarian in the large group I expected to have problems, but the staff went out of their way to make careful substitutions to the meat dishes and really made an effort to ensure that I was looked after, but eating almost the same as everyone else. There were several children in the group and they were treated with equal care and consideration. My only real complaint was that it was cold - they have two lovely fireplaces in the pub - it would have been nice to see one lit. (although its possible that they avoided this as a safety precaution given the number of young children in the group.)

Some friends and. I went to the vane arms for lunch last week,and it was SUPERB everyone of us had…read morea lovely meal.Everything was home made except the chips and the. Chef who came to our table afterwards explained that the potatoes hadn't. Been up to scratch lately but they were working on finding the right potato.It didn't stop everybody from clearing their plates The deserts were to die for and all HOME MADE,I didn't intend having a dessert ,but so glad I did. Will be going again. Mrs Sandie Welsh

Great friendly pub with ever-changing live beers reasonable prices overlooking the Green Cornforth…read more Live 'Turns' on a Saturday night & shows Footy on a 50" screen in the lounge. Pool table in the bar. Highly recommended!

Best find on holiday ever!!…read more Set in a beautiful little village with a huge village green with loads of parking round and about (although im sure that on a mid summer sunny day parking may be somewhat difficult!). The pub has a bar area and a restaurant area - we only ever went into the bar as you could eat int here and it was really cosy (dogs are also allowed!). The staff were incredibly friendly and chatty (lets face it, Yorkshire, particularly North Yorkshire folk are possibly the most friendly on the planet - i challenge you to disprove this!). The food was INCREDIBLE. Nothing fancy pants, just really good food, VERY big portions (trust me on this, you dont need three courses - choose your weapon of starter or dessert to go alongside your main - we made the mistake one night and 1) couldnt eat it all and 2)pretty much rolled home). We spent an evening in the pub, had a meal and then sat playing card games - we felt incredibly welcome. So welcome that we ended up visiting three times in a week long holiday. You cant really get a better recommendation than that can you??