Swinton Park Hotel Ripon travel guide

Location.The Swinton Park is a castle hotel located in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, set on the picturesque Yorkshire Dales. It is 15 miles from the historic city of York and five miles from Ripon Cathedral.

Hotel Features.Housed in a stately home, Swinton Park combines traditional English style with the contemporary design of a boutique hotel. Set in 200 acres of parkland, lakes and gardens, guests can enjoy access to the adjacent dales and countryside. The hotel features a traditional fireplace in the lobby, a library, a sitting room, a drawing room, a morning room, a cinema, a snooker and Victorian games room, restored Georgian stables housing a cookery school, and a refurbished spa.

Guests can enjoy award-winning seasonal dishes at the hotel restaurant, Samuels, with its emphasis on local produce sourced from the hotel gardens. Complimentary full English breakfast is served at Swinton Park, and guests can enjoy a nightcap in the bar located in the family museum.

A meeting room and conference facilities are available.

Guests can enjoy treatments at the hotel spa. Activities offered on site include archery, art lessons, a cookery school run by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager, clay-pigeon shooting, croquet, falconry, riding, fishing and rifle shooting.

Guestrooms. There are 30 uniquely designed and decorated guestrooms with individual decor themed on a dale, town, castle, abbey or garden. Amenities include direct-dial telephones, dial-up Internet connections, CD players, satellite television, drinks trays and coffee/tea making facilities.

Expert Tip. The historic cathedral-city of Ripon is the fourth smallest city in England. The cathedral inspired Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and First World War English poet Wilfred Owen.