Catterick
Swinton Park.
Tel No: 01765 680 900.
Regarded by Racingsight clients as one of the best hotels in the North of England, Swinton Park is a multiple award winning luxury castle hotel situated within easy reach of the Racecourses at Catterick, Ripon, and Thirsk.
Swinton Park is the ancestral seat of the Cunliffe Lister family and the Castle has been thoughtfully converted into a superior hotel, that now offers opulent surroundings combined with the warmth and tranquility of a family home.
Swinton Park Hotel is located in a 200 acre park, incorporating a lake, beautiful gardens, and parkland. The hotel grounds are then surrounded by a larger 20,000 acre estate, which provides access to rivers, reservoirs, hills, woods and dales, where guests can enjoy such activities as fishing, golf, falconry, shooting and off-road driving.
With its lavish interiors and personal service, the Swinton Park Hotel offers the discerning race-goer the chance to relax in a truly unique and memorable setting. Each of the 30 spacious en suite guest rooms is superbly appointed, and is themed to individual tastes, but all incorporate sumptuous furnishings, remote controlled flat screen television, complimentary wi-fi access, CD player, drinks tray, and the other room amenities associated with a superior accommodation. If you require a suite, Swinton Park can offer a choice of five, including the unique Turret Suite, a deluxe 3 storey suite joined by stone staircases. While for guests seeking extra mobility, Four of the hotel’s rooms offer en suite bathrooms equipped withlow mobility fittings, and there is wheelchair access to most guest rooms.
With most of the hotel’s fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables being available from a 4 acre walled garden, and with the remainder of the estate providing venison, game, fish and various other high quality fresh meats, it is hardly surprising the hotel’s restaurant is a multiple award winning cullinary establishment, which has received accolades from visitors from all over the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. Light meals are also available in the Bar and Lounge area, and room service and private dining are also available upon request.
Guests wishing to keep in trim during their stay have access to a fitness room, sauna, and jacuzzi, but if you are seeking a pamper, the hotel offers residents a full range of face and body treatments in the hotel’s conservatory style Spa.
The Cookery School is housed on the ground floor of the converted Georgian stables which overlook the castle turret and parkland. There are a wide variety of day and residential cookery courses on offer including children’s courses which are run during the school holidays. Rosemary Shrager is the resident guest celebrity chef who runs her popular two-day residential courses offering a choice of Modern British, Mediterranean and Fish and Seafood. New for 2011 are weekend residential courses, which are headed by Robert Taylor, Cookery School Head Chef. Rob was awarded UK Chef of the Year in 2008 by the Chaine de Rotisseurs and is Rosemary’s assistant chef at all of her courses. He also runs most of the day courses, Chef's Table demonstration dinners, Sunday Masterclass Lunches and the Pre-Dinner Bite Sized demonstrations.
For further details on Swinton Park, or to book directly, use the link below.
Holiday Inn Harrogate.
Tel No: 0870 443 17 61.
The Holiday Inn Harrogate is situated adjacent to the International Conference Centre and is extremely close to the majority of the town’s major shops, restaurants, and bars. The hotel is the perfect base for race goers who wish to combine a trip to a North Yorkshire racecourse with; exploration of historic Harrogate, shopping in nearby Leeds, visits to many of the nearby tourist attractions, or just general sightseeing in a most beautiful part of the UK.
The award winning 4 Star Holiday Inn Harrogate has been extensively refurbished in recent years, and now offers comfortable contemporary surroundings. Our guests can also expect a genuine warm and friendly welcome, and our professional and experienced staff will endeavour to provide all our guests with a memorable stay. The hotel has 214 en suite guest rooms, including executive rooms, 9 suites, and 2 rooms especially adapted for visitors with low mobility. All rooms provide remote controlled television with satellite channels and movies on demand, wi-fi internet access, and the standard room amenities guests would expect from a superior hotel. Executive rooms and suites provide superb views over Harrogate and the surrounding countryside, and incorporate little extras, such as; complimentary dressing gown and slippers, mini bar, etc.
The hotel has two restaurants. The Abbey Restaurant serves a hot and cold buffet style breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. Meanwhile, the 701 Restaurant is reknowned for its superb traditional and international a la carte menus. Light snacks and refreshments are available from the Classics Bar, and the hotel also offers 24 hour room service. For guests wishing to keep in trim during their stay, the hotel has its own mini gym, and residents also have free access to the nearby Academy Health and Fitness Centre.
To obtain full details on the Holiday Inn Harrogate, or to book directly, use the link below.
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