Does anyone know Stockton-on-Tees?

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Dh is going to work there on a 6 month contract, starting next week.

Anyone know of any comfortable pubs-with-rooms, or NICE bed-and-breakfasts where he can stay?

Alternatively, anyone want a lodger?

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Evesmama lives in Middlesbrough (next door to Stockton, she must know somewhere). I lived in Stockton in 1993, not much use to your DH now though Easy.

Cheers GB.

One more bump in case anyone in the weekday working crowd can help.

The Grange Guest House

That looks nice Northerner.

Do you actually know it?

Sort of. I'm from Redcar, I have family in Middlesbrough and Stockton. My couisin who lives in Stockton puts her rellies in their when they visit.

Okay. He might give that a try for this week then.

He'll be staying 3 nights this week, 5 nights next week, then we're on hols for a fortnight, so he'll get chance to look around and maybe sort out something long-term. I know there are some holiday country cottages in the surrounding areas. I'm wondering if he can get a reasonable price on a longterm let over the winter.

Hope he likes it. Should be comfartable enough there.

I live near Stockton (sorry, don't want a lodger). DH and I are stumped at the idea of anyone coming on holiday to the area (ie holiday cottages)

The Dun Cow Inn in Sedgefield does good B&B apparently. Am going out with the Girls later in week so will try to ask around to see if they can think of anything and let you know

Where do you live?

How much of a culture shock is it going to be for him?

Am already preparing my grovelling apology to any other Stockton MNers who post about Stockton being one of Britain's premier holiday destinations

NBL, that's not Tony's Sedgefield is it?? Tourist material surely!!

I second the fact that Stockton will not win any awards for a holiday destination.

Hi,
Yes we know it's "Tony's Sedgefield", and had already seen The Dun Cow on an internet search of the area. DH thought he might be a bit low class for them since Tony & Cherie took George W. and Laura there for lunch.

DH will actually be working at Thornaby (south side of Stockton), and so Yarm, Maltby etc are possibilities (almost N Yorks Moors it seems).

BTW Nappybaglady, we're from Nottingham (I'm Yorkshire born), so not exactly southerners, but dh is by no means Northern either.

thornaby

Spoke to the girls. The Forge B&B in Sedgefield is supposed to be nice but he'll probably easily find somewhere to rent in Yarm. Yarm is lovely with some good restaurants and shops

Sedgefield's Dun Cow is actually quite nice despite the dodgy customers they sometimes get. I nipped into Sedgefield for some shopping the day before Bush came. There were armed men putting probes down the drains to look for bombs. Very strange in a sleepy little town

Hope your DH enjoys the nice bits of the area