It is situated on the A1086 between Horden and Hartlepool, and just south of Blackhall Colliery which it adjoins.

The Hotel was converted into temporary accommodation by Easington (district) Council the 1940's, and was eventually demolished in the 1960's.

In 1907, Blackhall Rocks railway station opened, primarily serving tourists wishing to visit the cave formations present along the coast of Blackhall Rocks.

Beginning in the 1920's, the population of Blackhall Rocks began to rise as nearby coal mining operations grew.

In the 1960s and 1970s, a series of new council houses were built to the east, between the coast road and the railway line.