Swinton Estates. North Yorkshire Review

A true countryside luxurious castle hotel with beautiful gardens and lakes spread over 400 acres of land. The food in the fine dining Samuel's restaurant in this hotel is fabulous in terms of presentation as well as taste. A must stay hotel if in Yorkshire.

Amazing Chefs table experience on first night. Would highly recommend booking. Lovely room hotel and setting. The newly built spa was lovely and the massages we had booked were excellent. Highly recommend, we had a great 10th anniversary trip there.

Have visited Swinton for a number of years and it never fails to impress, but due to the number of weddings held here, it is always advisable to book well ahead.
The hotel is a complete delight, with fabulous food, excellent friendly service, lovely walks in the grounds, deer in the fields and an aviary of birds of prey. This was the first time I have visited the hotel since it has opened the Terrace restaurant and Country Club/Spa. Far from a plastic conservatory stuck on the side the new section gives it a whole new dimension whilst retaining all the qualities which make it such a pleasure to come here. The bar area is inviting, comforting and draws you in to while away the day whilst the Terrace Restaurant itself is modern serving beautifully prepared, well presented food from an open kitchen. The menu is exciting, interesting without being pretentious. A place to relax and enjoy beautiful food.

Lovely afternoon tea, our waitress Gay was very friendly and took very good care of us.

Fabulous hotel, fabulous staff, fabulous food, what more can I say, except thank you for a wonderful weekend from start to finish. Oh and the beds are to die for.

Beautiful area of England. Venue is under refurbishment and update in some areas but should be finished soon. Clean. Calming. Relaxing. Beautiful. Great breakfast.

I would give it less if I could. Absolutely horrendous customer service. In all honesty I ve had better customer service in premier inn. If you have a choice go somewhere else. It would be cheaper and less of an annoyance. The staff at reception are absolutely ill mannered and rude especially when it come to there time to clock off. One can only assume that the staff don t want to be there either. There is some many structural issues with the hotel itself I m actually surprised there is not seriously injury s. The worst hotel in the area without a doubt save your money and your time. This will be taken down but heed my warning.

We visited Swinton Park and stayed at Swinton Bivouac. The location was lovely, tucked away in a wooded area with great walks from the door. The accommodation was 'simple' and this was part of the charm. We visited the cafe on the site and food and drink was really good, as was the decor and ambience of the place.

We had a fabulous 2 night stay. Superb surroundings and facilities. Spa was so relaxing. Staff were incredibly friendly, helpful and nothing was too much trouble. The waiting staff at Samuels, Roy in particular, were exemplary! As for the food, EXQUISITE!! Thankyou all for making our stay so special!

Spa was fantastic, a spa journey with lots of different things to do. Communal areas in hotel were great but bedrooms very dated in need of renovation.

Had a great time, visited the spa... excellent facilities and the treatments were great.

Loved it, great place in a great setting, great spa,food staff everything.

This place is out of this world
The staff are so freindly carnt do enough to make your stay that little bit better
The facilities, the grounds are exceptional only little grumble is all meat is under cooked I for one just don't enjoy raw meat but otherwise you won't find a better place in the countryside to stay

3 course Sunday lunch in Samuel's restaurant was superb (we were a party of 2). There were plenty of choices for all tastes and dietary requirements. The staff were attentive and helpful (this was our first visit), pleasant and chatty.
My meal, starter: Ewes milk cheese custard was unusual sounding, but delicate and incredibly moreish. The homemade bread was the perfect accompaniment. Main: The roast sirloin of beef was cooked to perfection (pink) and with plenty of root vegetables to mop up the rich red wine gravy, and a cheeky Yorkshire pudding, and a dish of extra vegetables. Yes - plenty of food! Dessert: The sticky toffee pudding was homely, hearty and just perfect.
The restaurant is set in beautiful surroundings, and there are numerous walks around the estate to enjoy (before or after the meal). Yes, Swinton Park ticks my box for Sunday lunch.

Excellent lunch in terrace. I had delicious trio of salads. Have thoroughly enjoyed Samuels before so great to try the terrace at last.

Appalling place to work left me with zero confidence and on the verge of suicide

Just completed the Italian cookery class. Just fabulous with great instruction. I feel very confident recreating the dishes taught.

The new restaurant/bar area far exceeded expectations. Great food and great surroundings.

Loved every minute .such a treat .It was a delayed Christmas and birthday present .hope I get another this year . I spent it with my daughter ..The staff were all wonderful .I had a panic as I lost my glasses in the spar! ,they searched until they found them . Gay served our breakfast ,, she was wonderful .so friendly ,those little touches that mean so much .can t wait to come back .The gardens are amazing with the whole place full of cut blooms .the bed was the best . Heather and Chrissie
Ritchie .

Fabulous grounds, spa etc. Would be five stars if the assistant in the shop had actually bothered to serve me or get another staff member to serve me, instead of spending 15 mins checking someone in to the spa, despite telling me 'I'll be 2 mins. Can be that desperate to make money!

What can we say. Didn't want to hand back the key!!
Will definitely return soon.

Decent hotel. Shame that they let their gamekeepers kill birds of prey.

A fantastic building with amazing evening meals and Sunday lunches in Samuel's Restaurant. We've stayed here once too and really enjoyed being able to go for a walk around the grounds and deer park.
Lovely place to have afternoon tea and it's reasonably priced, especially in comparison to other places.
When we booked through an offer (for dinner, bed & breakfast), we weren't encouraged to book our dinner reservation at the time we booked the room, which caused a bit of an issue. We were very much encouraged to dine in the then newly opened Terrace restaurant, being told that we woudn't be able to dine till much later in Samuel's. The menu at the time for the Terrace didn't appeal, so we said we'd wait. We walked past Samuel's and the bar at 7-7.30pm (around the time we ideally wanted a table) and it was empty.
The smaller bedrooms are comfortable and nice, but obviously not all of the rooms have a good view (we overlooked the back of the other buildings) - if this is important to you, check this before you book.

Nice hotel with a deer park but the rooms need air conditioning

Amazing afternoon tea followed by a lovely walk around the grounda

We arrived for a wedding showcase and absolutely loved both the premises and selected partners for their wedding packages. Lauren was a great host and the grounds were stunning in their entirety. Thoroughly recommend Swinton Park from both bug occasions and short stays. They were exceptionally attentive

Fabulous place .... great cookery school.... restaurant....staff really good

Beautiful and special place stunning rooms spa amazing lovely staff don't want to leave.

We enjoyed our trip out to the Bird of Prey sanctuary, where the owls & falcons were incredibly talkative, very well kept. I highly recommend a day out on the estate, the hugely entertaining walk has a birdwatch or two where the lookout is fully equipped with books & binoculars. Tom Henderson, and his staff were very attentive, well-spoken, Informative, Accommodating with varied and intelligible characters that make the place highly exclusive! The suite we stayed in was absolutely too glorious for words, my wife felt like a princess on her birthday out. A must visit for anyone that enjoys the out doors, billiards and rich English tapestry found in and around the estate from old but grand portrait paintings to soothing and relaxing spa therapies!

I visited the spa and bistro restaurant attached and was blown away. The quality of the food, the service,the facilities- these are all of the highest quality. A brilliant visit and I look forward to returning.

Another fantastic day at the Cookery School. This time it was tapas. A great lunch, more a veritable feast, prepared by us.

Very well maintained. Polite and freindly staff. Good countryside walks

A wonderful setting for Afternoon Tea in the Lounge.

A great time the hotel is a good place to stay and food is very good and staff are very friendly and helpful and can't do enough for you. Will definitely have another visit.

Fabulous hotel and spa, very friendly staff who can't do enough for you and make you feel at home. Wonderful surroundings and beautiful countryside - a truly perfect retreat!

Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Very comfortable bed, beautiful setting and the breakfast was great. We brought our dog who was made to feel very welcome. Highly recommended

Very disappointed with New Year afternoon tea here. Service was hopeless. It was a buffet meal but we had to wait ages for prosecco and then it seemed a big problem to supply us with tea! Stewed cups of tea were brought eventually but it was a struggle to get our own pot.
The sandwiches had thick bread and thin filling. Scones were good but we had to ask for jam and cream as there were just dirty, empty containers on the buffet. We stood waiting so long that we had to ask a second person as the first never came back.

Absolutely amazing place. Excellent food, awesome views and friendly staff!

We were on a secret escapes voucher and the staff didn't explain what was and wasn't included and any point. Ended up paying for a very expensive meal, which was just ok. Wrote a patronising response to our review on Tripadvisor and did not contact us to make amends. Probably a great place if your well off and can afford it.

They kill Hen Harriers - seriously think twice before going

Absolutely beautiful grounds and interior. It didn't disappoint and the service was excellent. Afternoon tea in the drawing room was delicious and great value for money, especially on the first week of the month special offer. Looking forward to visiting soon and exploring the grounds.

The spa is incredible and the rooms and estate are very very impressive. However the place needs an overhaul in some areas.

A huge negative of our stay was that myself, my wife and our 7 month old baby got stuck in the clearly old and well used lift for 5 minutes making us very stressed. The door then had to be prized open by two of the housekeepers. Apologies were made and our drinks that we enjoyed at dinner were paid for. This was not enough in terms of being compensated on reflection.

The bedsheets were clearly very old and were like cardboard! They were loud when we moved in our bed and the duvet didn't go to the edges of the sheets. Poor given the money we paid for our stay.

Enjoyable
Super location, very pleasant staff but seem disorganised at times, food & wines were excellent.
Glorious walking around the estate, pity that the bird area looks so neglected.

A place worthy of nostalgia! The hotel itself is like a museum worth exploring! The restaurant is also very good and the food is delicious.

Nice looking estate, grounds and hotel. Great for a walk around. We walked from the bivouac and tried to have lunch in the Terrace. The menu wasn't very lunch friendly so we ended up with drinks and chips. The chips were ok but I ordered a More

Beautiful house with beautiful gardens. A very special weekend for my sister's wedding

An absolutely wonderful hotel in beautiful natural grounds with wooded walks, walled gardens and lakes. Staff are caring and helpful without being pretentious. Afternoon tea is one of the best you'll get anywhere. The rooms are immaculate but relaxed. A must place to visit not only for the hotel and it's facilities but the many nearby attractions. We'll be back as soon as possible!

We got married at Swinton last weekend. (19/10/19) and had the best day of our lives. Everything about Swinton is just amazing - the food was exceptional (mass catering can sometimes be a bit hit and miss!), all of our guests commented on how beautiful their rooms were, the staff couldn t do enough to help (a special thanks to Gay - a lot of our guests mentioned how wonderful she was, nothing was too much for her and she really went above and beyond to ensure we had the most enjoyable time for the whole weekend so Thankyou Gay! Keep doing what you re doing!). The day ran so smoothly, all thanks to the wonderful team. 100% the best wedding venue in Yorkshire!

It was a really nice hotel, which really accommodated a group of 30 really well staff are excellent, the only issue was that there was no room service as they didn't have a chef for the night. So I was given a packet of crisps

Excellent hotel and Spa in beautiful grounds. Great hotel with very good staff throughout. The Spa is excellent and the Terrace restaurant had some tasty and good value food. Highly recommended for a stay.

Can not wait to go back again ..Had a wonderful time

Fantastic hotel, lovely food, excellent staff in beautiful surroundings.

A big building that is a pleasure to be in, even nicer grounds to explore, good bar and experienced barmen and a very nice spa.

I felt some aspects of the interior were a bit dated by my other half loved every bit of it. Perhaps more a woman s stay than a mans

I previously stayed at the hotel 18 months ago.At this time it was a decent hotel.Since then it has added a great complex with sauna attached restaurant and bar with treatment also.Highly recommend it.

Afternoon tea was really special. Nice surrounding, good staff and excellent food.

Our first visit to the terrace restaurant, for my friends 60th birthday. Beautiful surrounding, friendly helpful staff. We loved the afternoon tea, the earl grey tea was very good I will be back as would love to walk through the grownds.

Went up today as part of the shooting for heroes scheme and was invited onto the estate by the game keepers. What an amazing place. Will defo be looking at going to stop there.

Have been coming to Swinton Park for a few years now, either for splendid afternoon tea, morning coffee and a walk around the spring garden in May or to stay over.We have just returned from a couple of days for my birthday treat, and can only say what a wonderful time we have had again. From a long walk through the woodlands, a mooch around the walled garden, which we love to do, comparing all the veggies growing there to our own, they maybe have the upper hand there. Watching the deer roaming in the parkland, a proper Downton Abbey couple of days. The staff are always so helpful and friendly, spotless rooms, crispy white cotton sheets, we love it all. I just want to mention our so lovely waitress at breakfast, I think her name was Gaye, she'd only been there 5 weeks, but really couldn't do enough for us, I hope she has a long and happy stay at Swinton.Food as always exceptional, why doesn't mine look and taste like that?Hopefully will be returning again for our special treat next year. Thank you all at Swinton Park.

My wife and I booked at the last minute for some much needed rest and relaxation.
The hotel and spa was superb and spotlessly clean.
The staff were so lovely and made sure we had a memorable visit.
Before coming home we had a walk around the estate gardens which were so beautiful and tranquil.
We highly recommend this hotel and spa and sha l return very soon.

Very beautiful place to visit been several timesy the gardens are beautiful. Enjoyed a number cup of tea with good scenery.looking forward to visiting again

Spent a fabulous weekend here. Everything just perfect. Food and staff fabulous. Will definitely be coming back soon.

Our stay was great. The room was lovely and the breakfast was delicious.

A friend and myself went for the mini half day spa package that included use of the spa facilities a mini treatment and afternoon tea. The actual spa facilities here are fabulous. Some of the best I've been to so that part of the package was lovely. The treatment was just half hour but was fine. The girl I had for my massage couldn't speak very good English so it made trying to communicate my requirements with her very difficult. The staff however were very friendly and helpful. The very disappointing aspect of this package was the afternoon tea. A big let down. It wasn't a proper afternoon tea by any stretch of the imagination. We got a sandwich on a plate in bread that seemed like it had been left out all day.. it wasn't nice. We were then given 2 full size scones on a plate and a separate slice of chocolate cake. It was very strange as It wasn't afternoon tea at all. It was like someone just couldn't be bothered! We didn't complain at the time because it was a treat for my friend for her birthday and we didn't want to spoil the afternoon. We would return but on booking we'll mention the bad experience about the afternoon tea2abd perhaps ask just to have something off the main menu instead... all said it is a lovely spot and my friend and I hope to go again.

Really incredible place. Very beautiful and ornate. Would be an amazing venue for a wedding.

Brilliant Estate gardens restaurants and more well worth either a short visit or a long weekend.