Owned by the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s, and the ancestral seat of the Earl of Swinton, guests at the hotel enjoy an authentic stately home experience that combines the traditional warmth of a family home with all the modern creature comforts of a contemporary hotel.
Each of the hotel's 32 spacious bedrooms is individually designed, with a choice of views across the gardens, lake or parkland.
Food also plays a prominent role at the hotel – from the commitment to minimising food miles and the four acre kitchen garden, to the award-winning restaurant and cookery school.
Our chef, Simon Crannage, enjoys an enviable reputation for the quality of the food served at Samuel's. Swinton Park's 3 AA rosette Restaurant. The restaurant has been awarded membership of the esteemed Chaine de Rotisseurs association, and is listed in Hardens as a Top Scorer. The hotel has also been awarded membership of the Tea Guild, in recognition of its excellent quality of service and high standards.
The emphasis in the restaurant menu is on seasonal and local produce inspired by the fruit, vegetables and herbs grown in the hotel's four acre walled garden (the largest hotel kitchen garden in the UK), and the menus change accordingly. The hotel is also surrounded by a 20,000 acre estate stretching from the River Ure in Wensleydale up onto the moorland Dales and estate venison, rabbit, smoked trout and game are a few examples of the local ingredients sourced from it.
Swinton Park Hotel
An exclusive 30 bedroom luxury castle hotel.
With 4 Red Stars (Inspector's Choice) and 3 Rosettes awarded by the AA for excellent facilities, high levels of service and quality of cuisine, this is one of the highest rated hotels in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
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 rivers, reservoirs, moorland, dales and the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
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. Each of the 30 spacious bedrooms is individually designed, with a choice of views across the gardens, lake, parkland or gatehouse.
Superior Suite - The Turret
The bedroom (5' 6 double) and bathroom - on three floors and connected by a steep curved staircase, enjoys views over the drive and gatehouse. All three circular rooms are lavishly furnished, including a free standing rain bath on the top floor. The Turret is a real fairytale suite, ideal for a romantic break but also very popular with families and those in pursuit of a lavish hideaway.