A HOTEL near Darlington has received an award for its restaurant and a second three-star rating.

Walworth Castle Hotel's grading from the RAC follows an earlier three-star branding from the AA. The RAC has also presented the hotel's owners, Chris and Rachel Swain, with a dining award for the castle's Hansard's restaurant. The hotel has redecorated the King James VI suite, 399 years after the monarch stayed there.