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The best hotels near Seaham Beach

Sofia Marchetti

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 19 Seaham hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Seaham, out of the 19 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.6.

All five are within 5.2 km of Seaham Beach.

Seaham Hall

Highest rated of the five

Seaham Hall

★★★★★4.6 from 1,210 reviews

Seaham Hall comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,210 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under poi and around $552 a night on the dates we checked.

19 hotels in Seaham qualified for this list and five made it. Serenity Spa & Novara Skin and Aesthetics is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Seaham Hall1

    Seaham Hall

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,210 reviews

    800 m from Seaham Beach, about a 10 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Serenity Spa & Novara Skin and Aesthetics2

    Serenity Spa & Novara Skin and Aesthetics

    ★★★★★4.7 from 243 reviews

    800 m from Seaham Beach, about a 10 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  3. No.163

    No.16

    ★★★★★4.7 from 104 reviews

    500 m from Seaham Beach, about a 6 minute walk

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  4. The Barn at Easington4

    The Barn at Easington

    ★★★★★4.8 from 114 reviews

    4.8 km from Seaham Beach

    • Kid friendly

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  5. Sharpley Camping5

    Sharpley Camping

    ★★★★★4.8 from 126 reviews

    5.2 km from Seaham Beach

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    How this list was put together

    19 Seaham hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Seaham Beach second, then took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Sofia Marchetti

    Sofia Marchetti Italy

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