Crook Hall gardens and hall. 25% off with a valid bus ticket. The café is free to enter.
Non-members pay to park.
Enter this code in JustPark to pay, or at the machine. Members park free after checking in.
Crook Hall Gardens wraps interlinked gardens around a Grade I listed medieval hall on the edge of Durham city, a short walk from the station and within sight of the cathedral. The 13th-century hall is considered one of the city's most significant medieval domestic buildings, and has been in National Trust care since 2022. Winding paths lead through a secret walled garden, an orchard, flower meadows, vegetable beds and a wildlife-rich moat pool, with a cotoneaster maze, a second-hand bookshop in the Jacobean Room and the Garden Gate cafe, open without a ticket. Dogs on short leads are welcome in the gardens and cafe; only assistance dogs go into the hall. Reviewers single out the friendly staff, the guided garden tours and the many benches among the planting. Tips from visitors: members should scan their card or check in on the JustPark app to park free, and the main gardens are reached up an incline.
Gardens & Medieval Hall
Prices, non-members
This car park uses the JustPark app and payment machines for member check-in and non-member payments. If you choose to use the JustPark app, please download it before your visit and create an account if you do not already have one. You’ll be asked to add payment details; National Trust members will not be charged for parking. JustPark code for this location is 80554. Non member: £3.30 for up to 3 hours. Free for NT members (please register). Enjoy 25% off admission to the gardens and hall when you show a valid bus ticket. Free admission to café.
No booking required (excluding some events). Last entry to the gardens and medieval hall one hour before closing.
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Starts and ends at Crook Hall Gardens, Durham; 2.8 miles (1.9 mile short option), 45 mins to 1 hour 10 mins, moderate difficulty, tarmac and hard-surfaced tracks and pavements with gentle inclines and steps.
