An exclusive 31-bedroom luxury castle hotel. With 4 Red Stars and 3 Rosettes awarded by the AA for excellent facilities, this is the highest rated hotel in Yorkshire.
Swinton Park is the ancestral home of the Cunliffe-Lister family and is set in 200 acres of parkland, lakes and gardens. The castle is surrounded by the family estate in which guests have access to a Bird of Prey Centre, rivers, moorland and beautiful countryside bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The recently refurbished spa is equipped with a sauna, hot tub and relaxation zone. The 5 treatment rooms offer a wide range of face, body, beauty and complementary therapies, using [comfort zone], Daniel Sandler and Jessica range of products.
The restored Georgian stables have been recently converted into a state-of-the-art cookery school, with some courses run by guest celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager.
The hotel has a civil licence for weddings and 5 function rooms equipped for meetings, conferences and presentations.
Hotel Information
Lavishly furnished, this is a unique opportunity to enjoy a stately home experience, combining the traditional warmth of a family home with all the modern creature comforts of a contemporary hotel. Award-winning cuisine is served in the sumptuously furnished dining room, with an emphasis on the seasonal produce sourced from the hotel's 4 acre walled garden and surrounding estate.
The restored Georgian stables have been converted into a state-of-the-art cookery school with 2-day, evening and residential courses running throughout the year with guest celebrity chef, Rosemary Shrager running the two-day courses.
The following activities are provided at the hotel and in the grounds: archery, art lessons, cookery school, clay pigeon shooting, coracles, cricket, croquet, boules, estate tours, falconry, fishing, golf (9 hole), kite flying
model boats, mountain bikes, off road driving, racing stable visits, riding, trekking, riding - UK chaser course, livery and hirelings, rifle and spa, shooting, treasure hunts, orienteering, walking.
Surrounding Area
There are a wealth of other attractions and activities within an hour's drive of the hotel for you to explore and enjoy. These include Ripon Cathedral (6 km), the spa town of Harrogate (12 km) and Lightwater Valley theme park (6 km).
Transport
Directions from A1 North:
Leave the A1 at the A61, Ripon Junction, travel along the B6267 and follow the signs for Masham. Once you reach the town centre, follow the road past the Market Square and HSBC Bank. Take the second right onto Swinton Terrace. This road will lead you past Masham Golf Course and up the hill to the gates of Swinton Park.
Directions from A1 South:
Leave the A1 at Leeming Bar, follow the signs for Masham/Bedale, along the B6268. Onced you have reached Masham, follow the directions as above.
Important
Pets are charged at GBP 25.00 per dog, per night.
