coast TRAVEL
SEAHAM HALL ON THE DURHAM HERITAGE COAST
WHAT’S THE BUZZ? For a coastal break without the crowds, five-star Seaham Hall is the perfect place to enjoy a little luxury and soothing spa time. With just 21 stylish suites, the immaculately-restored Georgian manor house offers a grand, historic setting, combined with a warm northern welcome and boutique ambience. Built in 1791, Seaham Hall was the former stately home of the Milbanke family and hosted the marriage of Lord Byron in 1815. It later became a military hospital in the Second World War and then a Spey whisky smuggling den during the US Prohibition era – with a tunnel still visible in its wine cellar today.
It is in a striking clifftop position -England’s Coast Path is right on the hotel’s doorstep and winds down from Seaburn, past Seaham Hall and ends 56 km further south on North Gare beach and offers a captivating walk through the post-industrial north east.
BEST SEA VIEW? All suites are individually designed, including the ultra-romantic Ada Lovelace Suite - awonderful reminder and celebration of the Hall’s history and links with Lord Byron’s marriage at Seaham Hall. Their daughter, Ada Lovelace -English mathematician and writer - has provided the inspiration for the grand suite with split-level rooms, featuring a chic glazed bathroom and mirrored boudoir, an elevated sleeping mezzanine overlooking a generous lounge with a bathing deck, and two slipper baths which overlook the Seaham Estate and the sea beyond.
HOW ABOUT THE SPA? The incredible 44,000 sq ft, award-winning Serenity Spa is connected to the hotel via a spectacular subterranean walkway and is the only spa in the north to be classified as ‘Five Bubble Luxury’ by the Good Spa Guide. It features a 20-metre pool, 17 treatment rooms, a hammam, Asian herbal sanarium, salt sauna, Indian steam room and outdoor hot tubs, hydrotherapy pool, plunge pools, gorgeous roof terrace and Zen garden, plus a Pan-Asian restaurant. The spa also provides specifically designed treatments, including holistic treatments and therapies, e.g. hypnotherapy sessions aimed specifically at promoting calm, cohesion and positivity.
A new partnership with wellness business, XHayle, brings The Wim Hof Method – the fitness trend sweeping the world - to the Serenity Spa. Taught by Breathwork and Cold Exposure Instructor Hayley Dorian, who trained with Wim Hof, the Iceman himself, it is designed to provide increased energy, better sleep, reduce
