Apartment Bijou

About

This Bijou City Style Maisonette is situated in the heart of the charming old mining village of Langley Park - the childhood home of Sir Bobby Robson - former England football manager. Only 7 minutes drive from Durham City Center.

The apartment is furnished to make your stay comfortable and enjoyable.

Relax after a busy day, with a glass of 'tinto' on the cosy sofa and your favourite programme on the flat screen TV. Broad Band Wi Fi is available throughout at no extra cost.

Standard freeview and freesat channels are available for both TV and radio.

The wine rack is always fully stocked with red, white and Proseco, on a 'trust bar' basis. The first bottle is on the house but we ask you to replace any further bottles with a similar bottle before you leave. If you cannot then we will be pleased to do it for you and deduct the cost from your deposit.

The American style kitchen opens to the lounge via a breakfast bar.

A quiet haven, the central heating in every room is very efficient, there is a large double radiator in the lounge and single radiators in all other rooms..

Apartment 'Bijou' is in a quiet location at the very heart of the village. It enjoys its own private entrance via a gate or directly from the private garage. The garage should be requested after booking (at a charge of £10 per week).when available. It is normally available but occasionally in use for other occupants.

The garage has an electric remote controlled door - a unique feature for an apartment.

The property has one good size bedroom with King Size (Sealy) pocket sprung bed and a separate dressing room suite. The bedroom is fitted with high quality blackout curtains to ensure an uninterrupted sleep.

The dressing room suite comprises a spacious well equipped dressing room and large bathroom with double shower plus full size bath.

The apartment is very spacious and tastefully furnished, equipped to make your stay comfortable. You will want to come back again and again. Our property manager is close at hand to help if required. There are DVD's, CD's, various games including chess, dominoes, jig saw, cards etc

All the village amenities are within a couple of minutes walk. They include every kind of shop you will need for daily supplies. There are a number of small supermarkets, wine merchant and a traditional butcher who also supplies locally produced vegetables.

Restaurants - There is an excellent Indian restaurant with take out facility. A Chinese and Pizza take away - all will deliver to your door.

Of course there are, as you would expect, some lovely North Country Pubs where you will be made very welcome by the village locals. The Langley Park Hotel (no bedrooms) is popular for lunch with local business people.

The New Board inn is ever popular for an evening meal with beautiful views over the valley.

'Number 4' is our cosy village cafe / tea shop. They produce homemade healthy options as well as a variety of freshly baked scones and pies, plus made to order sandwiches to eat in or take away.

The neighbouring village of Lanchester also offers a variety of very pleasant restaurants.

Golf - There are a number of local golf courses just minutes away that welcome visiting golfers. These include Durham City, Chester le Street and Cocken Lodge.

There are more details in the visitors’ book at the apartment to help you on your way.

Apartment Bijou is;
10 minutes from Durham Cathedral
10 minutes from Durham University
5 minutes from Durham Hospitals
10 minutes from train station
30 minutes easy drive to Newcastle
25 minutes to The Metro Centre
15 minutes to Beamish Outdoor Museum
10 minutes from Riverside International Cricket Ground
2 minutes only from Diggerland

Regular bus service to all destinations
Good motorway access to Northeast airports
Good local Taxi service

Prices for Apartment Bijou from £295 to £475 per week.