Country house hotels in Yorkshire
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Country manor house near York
The three star Monk Fryston Hall Hotel started life in 1740 as a country manor house and is now Grade II listed. The interior is atmospheric with wood paneling, antiques and art bringing warmth to the rooms along with the open fires. The hotel is close to both York and Leeds and is set in charming gardens that a lake and fountain.
Eleventh century castle hotel
The Monk Fryston Hall Hotel is a nipper compared to the venerable Hazlewood Castle hotel, Tadcaster. The castle dates back to the early eleventh century and provides a wonderful country retreat set in more than seventy acres of parkland. Just twenty minutes from Leeds or York the Castle has a great restaurant and hosts The Masterclass by Chef Patron, John Benson Smith.
The best views in Yorkshire
The wonderful four star Wood Hall country house hotel offers guests one of the best views in Yorkshire. Here you can expect quintessential country house service with contemporary surroundings, with includes DVD players and large plasma TV's. The hotel has excellent facilities including a spa with indoor pool, steam room, spa bath and beauty treatment area.
Traditional country house elegance
Also graded three star, Middlethorpe Hall and Spa provides a country house hotel experience within five minutes of York's city centre. The Queen Anne style house is set in twenty acres of wonderful grounds and is furnished and decorated in a traditionally elegant fashion.
Bordering the Peak District
The four star Sheffield Marriott country house hotel offers guests the best of both worlds. Lovers of beautiful countryside will appreciate the proximity of the Peak District, which lies just the hotel's twelve acres of parkland. But when the bright lights are calling Sheffield is only a two mile drive away. Good food is available in the 18/10 Restaurant or the Lakeside Café Bar. The leisure facilities include a pool, gym and beauty treatment rooms.
Period features - contemporary facilities
Hellaby Hall is a four star country house hotel near Rotherham, dating back to the 1600's. The hotel combines contemporary facilities with period features, including a large pool, gym and health spa.
Near York
The three star York Pavilion Hotel is located just a mile from the centre of York. This Georgian country house hotel has a lovely garden and terraces, luxurious bedrooms and an award-winning brasserie. Country house hotel ambience in York For a country house hotel ambience within York's ancient walls try the Elmbank Hotel. The hotel has some exceptional examples of art nouveau décor.
Otherwise known as
• "God's own country"
What's it famous for?
• Straight talking inhabitants
• The historic City of York
• Cricket and Rugby League
• Fish and chips
What's it like?
• Spectacular unspoilt rural landscape framed by dry-stoned walls - the Yorkshire Pennines, the Dales, the Wolds or Herriot Country.
• Cosmopolitan cities and historic spa towns.
• Outstanding landscapes and great walking country - coastal cliffs, bays and charming fishing towns and villages.
Walks
• The Dales - vales, heather covered moors and wild flower meadows framed by dry-stone walls.
• The unspoilt hills and valleys of the Wolds. Lots of picturesque villages. complete with traditional greens, churches and cosy pubs in which to snuggle.
• Bordering the Peak District National Park, Pennine Yorkshire competes with riverbanks, canal towpaths, wooded valleys and hills made for romantic walks
Literary connections
• The Bronte sisters
• Whitby - climb the steps to St Mary's churchyard, where Bram Stoker found inspiration for his novel, Dracula. Country houses to visit
• Burton Agnes and Burton Constable Elizabethan country
• Georgian Sledmere House and Sewerby Hall.
• Several castles and romantic ruined abbeys to visit.
Coast
• Cobbled alleys and streets of Whitby heading in from the quay.
• Filey is a charming coastal town with five miles of golden sands.
• Pretty fishing villages nestle inconspicuously among the cliffs and bays.
• The shores of Burniston and Scalby have well preserved dinosaur footprints.
York
• York is known as one of the World's most haunted cities.
• To appreciate the two thousand years of history get a city trail leaflet from the tourist office. Scale the city walls (there are steps) for a great view over York.
• Some of the best historic architecture include the awe-inspiring York Minster, the Treasurer's House, Barley Hall, Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Clifford's Tower and Fairfax House.
• Navigate the tangle of medieval streets of the Swinegate Quarter full of cafes, bars, restaurants and specialist shops.
• The city has excellent museums and galleries.
• Take an evening dinner cruise along the Ouse aboard the Yorkboat.
• Live performances range from Shakespeare, to stand-up, contemporary dance to classical concerts.
