Swinton Park
Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
About Swinton Park
An exclusive 30-bedroom luxury castle hotel. With 4 Red Stars and 3 Rosettes awarded by the AA for excellent facilities, this is the highest rated hotel in Yorkshire. 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 beautiful countryside bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The recently refurbished spa, is equipped with a sauna, jacuzzi and relaxation zone. The 4 treatment rooms offer a wide range of face, body, beauty and complementary therapies, using the [comfort zone] and Jessica ranges of products. The restored Georgian stables have been recently converted into a state-of-the-art cookery school, run by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager. The hotel has a civil licence for weddings and 5 function rooms equipped for meetings, conferences and presentations.
Other nearby hotels
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Swinton Park |
| The White Swan Hotel | (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NW) |
| The Lodge At Leeming Bar | (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NE) |
| Best Western Ripon Spa Hotel | (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SE) |
| Elmfield Country House | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N) |
| The Old Deanery | (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE) |
| Talbot House | (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction S) |
| Solberge Hall Hotel | (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE) |
| Bridge House Hotel | (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N) |
| Station Hotel | (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NE) |
| The Kings Head Hotel | (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction N) |
| The Three Tuns Hotel | (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E) |
| The Divan Hotel Thirsk | (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E) |
| Alexa House | (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S) |
| Ascot House Hotel | (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S) |
| The Bijou | (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S) |
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Recommended attractions near Swinton Park
| Marmion Tower | (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Thorp Perrow Arboretum | (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Crakehall Water Mill | (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Middleham Castle | (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Constable Burton Hall Gardens | (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Fountains Abbey | (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Ripon Cathedral | (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Nidderdale | (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Nidderdale Museum | (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Brimham Rocks Country Park | (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
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