Consider a stay at The Ball Alley and take advantage of free English breakfast, a garden, and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a bar.
Stanley is home to The Ball Alley. Beamish Open Air Museum and Empire Theatre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include St. James' Park and Causey Arch. Tanfield Railway and Diggerland are also worth visiting. Visit our Stanley travel guide
Free English breakfast, a garden, and laundry facilities are just a few of the amenities provided at The Ball Alley. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a bar.
Additional perks include:
Free self parking
An elevator and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at The Ball Alley feature comforts such as free WiFi and safes.
More amenities include:
Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and free toiletries
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.
What time is check-out at The Ball Alley?
Check-out is at 10:30 AM.
Where is The Ball Alley located?
Situated in Stanley, this bed & breakfast is within 2 mi (3 km) of Waskerly Way Bike Path, Beamish Wild, and South Moor Golf Club. Causey Arch and Beamish Open Air Museum are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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The Ball Alley Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
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Very welcoming, staff really pleasant. Everything you could want. Amazing breakfast! Our bedroom was near the road which was quite busy/noisy at night. I am NOT COMPLAINING as I didn't request a different room.
Lovely place. Friendly staff and nice breakfast despite Hotels.com putting on their website that there is no breakfast at weekends!! Needs correcting but can only be done by the website.
We thoroughly enjoyed our 4 night stay, and were made to feel extremely welcome by the owners. Our room was clean and beautifully furnished, endless tea and coffee making facilities, clean towels and a modern bathroom with ample hot water and complimentary toiletries. Best of all, was our superb full English breakfast each morning; cooked to order, fresh eggs, thick bacon with ample coffee and toast. The B & B was perfectly placed for visits to Beamish, Newcastle and Durham. We will hopefully return to visit Stanley in the future and will be only to pleased to book another stay with Lindsey & Michael.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review
8/10 Good
John
2023/2/20
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room above a pub, good breakfast, good staff.
Very friendly owners. Arrived at 18:30 and room was not ready. But that was soon rectified and I had a complimentary drink while waiting.
Bed/mattress was very soft. Maybe because I am used to a very firm mattress this was err... strange? and took some getting used to. Room was clean and towels were good quality. Excellent breakfast.
The owners are really friendly and helpful. The room was a good size. Breakfast was perfect. The garden is really well kept and it was lovely to sit out there with my morning cuppa. Really a lovely place to stay.
It was a lovely guest house, above the pub, we had no problems what so ever. The room was warm clean and with tv/tea making facilities. The breakfast was superb as was the service. We stayed because of a family wedding at the South Causey, 5 minute walk, no need for transport. Recommended and I would not hesitate to stay again. Thank you.
Our stay at Ball Alley was fantastic. Check in was seemless even though we arrived quite late. Staff were super friendly and accomodating and the food was lovely. Even though the accommodation is above a pub you would never have realised, we didnt hear any noise. Lovely little place and i would definitely stay there agin if im in the area.
Stayed 1 night and would have paid double what they asked me.. had a single room ok wasn't huge but bed was really comfy great shower tea or coffee biscuits supplied decent tv with good reception.. excellent breakfast and some good chat with the owner...
We stayed here for 2 nights to attend a wedding nearby, we stayed in the family room which was clean and spacious and the beds were really comfy!
Check in was easy!
Breakfast was fresh and very nice, the owners are friendly and welcoming, would stay again if I ever needed to
Great Bed and Breakfast and very reasonably priced. Owners very helpful and Michael does a hearty cooked breakfast - perfect start to the day.
Would definitely consider staying here in the future when back in the area.