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El Castano on Jesmond’s busy Osborne Road is an award-winning Spanish tapas restaurant. It’s open seven days a week from 6pm until midnight with last food orders taken at 9.30pm. The venue is decorated in Spanish bodega style with a contemporary twist and as well as the main restaurant there is a separate bar and lounge area with comfy leather sofas and a heated terrace perfect for al fresco dining. Everything is prepared fresh by a team of Spanish chefs and popular choices include the Gambas pil pil (king prawns flash fried in white wine, garlic and chilli) and the paella. Special party menus are also available for groups of four or more. El Castano is part of the Kenilworth Hotel which has 11 ensuite bedrooms.

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Although just five minutes from Newcastle city centre, Jesmond Dene House enjoys a peaceful rural setting overlooking a wooded valley. The Grade II listed building dates back to the 1820s but behind the imposing Gothic façade, the hotel has undergone an extensive refurbishment, seamlessly matching contemporary styling with the building’s historic features. The AA’s English Hotel of the Year for 2008-2009, Jesmond Dene has 40 individually designed bedrooms, conference and meeting facilities, a wood-panelled Great Hall and a three-AA-rosetted restaurant run by Head Chef Pierre Rigothier. Given a stylish ‘new-look’ this summer, the restaurant takes a fresh and contemporary approach to classic dishes and classic combinations. Pierre blends a modern style with his exacting French training to create dishes that are light, flavoursome and appealing, sometimes with a sexy little twist. Choose from seasonally changing a la carte and vegetarian menus as well as the good-value Market Menu or the great value Lunch Menu (£16.50 including coffee). The restaurant is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving both residents and non-residents.Awards | 3 AA Rosettes | Good Food Guide 5

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Lord Byron married and honeymooned here in 1815, enjoying the same bracing sea air and rugged North Sea coastline that attracts visitors to this day. The White Room at Seaham Hall offers a la carte and a menu du jour options as well as a 10-course tasting menu. The food is ably accompanied by a 500-bin wine selection that is stored in the hall's original cellars (which can be viewed on request). Seaham Hall is also home to the Serenity Spa. Connected to the hotel by an underground walkway, this state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot facility opened in 2002 and is classed as one of the best spas in the UK and Europe. It has 19 treatment rooms and its own pan-Asian restaurant, Ozone.Awards | 3 AA Rosettes | Good Food Guide 5