Highfield Hotel, Bar & Thai Restaurant

Hotel, bar and restaurant in East Rainton Village adjacent to the A690 Sunderland to Durham Road. Large single bar with comfortable seating leads to the Thai restaurant. Two handpulls dispense beers from Maxim brewery (which is about 1 mile away), and Cameron's. Panoramic windows face north with grand views of Penshaw Monument and the valley below. Buses outside the door to Durham, Houghton, Sunderland and South Shields.