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Rockliffe Hall
Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Rockliffe Hall is a contemporary country-house hotel and spa on the Durham-Yorkshire border near Darlington, golf, destination spa, and fine dining on a 375-acre estate.
- 61 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Hurworth-on-Tees
About Rockliffe Hall
- Rockliffe Hall's estate was once the home of the Backhouse family, Quaker bankers who co-founded what became Barclays Bank, with the hall rebuilt around 1863.
- Middlesbrough Football Club owner Steve Gibson restored the derelict hall into a luxury hotel and championship golf resort that opened in 2009.
History
Rockliffe Hall sits on a 365-acre estate at Hurworth-on-Tees near Darlington that was once the private home of the Backhouse family, the Quaker banking dynasty famous for co-founding what became Barclays Bank; the present hall is associated with Alfred Backhouse and a rebuilding around 1863. The estate later fell derelict.
After Middlesbrough Football Club owner Steve Gibson built the club's training ground on the land, he restored the historic house and developed it into Rockliffe Hall, which opened as a luxury hotel, spa and championship golf resort in 2009.
Restaurants and bars
- Café Terra — Restaurant
Awards
- AA Five Red Stars (2025)
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