The Royal Hotel Hexham

General Information

The Royal Hotel, an sumptuous Grade II listed building with its nonpareil gold dome, features been a site of welcome to tourists since the early part of the 19th century. Located in the centre of the thriving city of Hexham, the guesthouse dominates the st of Priestpopple. Built in 1820, the original training cottage was known as the 'New' or 'Low Grey Bull', eventually to become 'The Royal Hotel' in around 1870. The recent proprietors took over in early 2008 with a vision to restore The Royal Hotel to its former glory. with the introduction of an prestigious Thai restaurant the Thai Royal Orchid. Hexham itself (population 11, 300) is a widely-known market place city that dates back to 674 AD. A lot of historic buildings peaceful survive - amongst them the 12th Century Abbey, with its original 7th Century Saxon crypt (built from stone taken from surrounding Hadrian's Wall), and the Old Gaol, the oldest gaol in England, now the premises of the Border History Museum and the Hexham Tourist Information Centre.