Middlethorpe Hall & Spa

Now part of the National Trust. All profits donated to the charity. Yorks Leading Country House Hotel Middlethorpe Hall- just outside York is a William-and-Mary country house- built in 1699 of mellow red bricks with limestone dressing. The Hall has been elegantly decorated in the manner of the 18thC and furnished with antiques and fine paintings- so that its look and ambiance is that of a well-kept- well-furnished private manor house rather than a 29-bedroomed hotel. Middlethorpe Hall is renowned for its imaginative cuisine -the only restaurant in York awarded 3 rosettes by the AA- and its oak-paneled dining room which overlooks the manicured gardens. The 20 acres of manicured gardens and parkland which surround Middlethorpe Hall include a fragrant rose garden- intriguing walled garden and romantic meadow which leads to a lake surrounded by beautiful specimen trees. Middlethorpe Hall also boasts a Spa built behind the handsome facade of two Listed Edwardian cottages. This offers guests a wide range of facilities from Clarins- Molton Brown -exclusive in Yorkshire and Espa treatments with trained therapists to a splendid indoor swimming pool Jacuzzi and sauna.