Here we list those members
who provide a wide selection of
properties for the
business traveller or tourist - from
budget to luxury
hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest
house accommodation.
They offer ideal
accommodation for any visitor to Ripon.
The Unicorn
Hotel is set in the Market Place, the
very heart of Ripon.
This former coaching house and posting
inn guarantees you a warm and friendly
welcome.
The hotel has thirty three spacious
en-suite bedrooms with colour
televisions, telephones, and bedside
radios.
The Brigantes Restaurant offers a wide selection
of food each evening and a selection of dishes are
also available in the bar. A separate lunchtime
menu is served usually in the bar only, but is
also available in the restaurant throughout the
summer months and at any time to pre-bookings.
Conference Facilities are available and the
management has a wealth of experience to ensure
that your event runs smoothly and professionally.
Ripon is a beautiful market town that was founded
over 1300 years ago, and is famous as an old
Cathedral City where monasteries have stood since
the 17th Century. The old city of is filled with
shops, cafes, restaurants, and pubs, and also
boasts many historical buildings and museums,
including Ripon Cathedral, the Wakeman’s House,
Studley Royal, Fountains Abbey and Ripon Spa
Gardens where a Victorian bandstand is set.
Set in over 800 acres of beautiful rolling Yorkshire country, yet only 15 minuets from the centre of Harrogate. The house has been carefully altered and restored to form a charming elegant hotel. The Hotel holds the RAC blue ribbon Award Winning Gardens, and the Restaurant which over looks the grounds, an AA 82% rating. Also a Silver Award from the English Tourism Council. . During the horse-racing season, a visit to Ripon Races-Yorkshires garden
racecourse is a must, this course is run by the Hutchinson family and is a 10 minuets drive away. T... more
The Royal Oak is the place to eat, drink and stay in Ripon. Our menu has become a real talking point and includes traditional favourites like Ollies Whole Hog Sausages made with Timothy Taylors Landlord Bitter, mouth watering daily specials using the very best local seasonal produce and our popular Royal Oak Platters. Our wine list has something for everyone not forgetting our fine selection of Timothy Taylor hand pulled ales. The Royal Oak is right in the heart of Ripon, just a stones throw from the market square and a short walk from the spec... more
Major refurbishments where completed in 2003, transforming this historic building into a contemporary fifty seat restaurant with eleven individually designed bedrooms and well equipped conference and banqueting facilities. Dating back to 1625 and located across from Ripons majestic cathedral, The Old Deanery is steeped in history. Built on the site of a former monastery of St Wilfred, Lewis Carroll spent a lengthy time here during the early 19th century. The interior of The Old Deanery has been completely revamped, accommodating a stylish new r... more
The Ripon Spa is set in
beautiful gardens in the centre of the ancient city of Ripon just 10 minutes from the A1. People come to Ripon to see the magnificent cathedral, famous racecourse and nearby attractions of Harrogate, York, Fountains Abbey and North Yorkshire Moors and Dales. The Ripon Spa is the ideal venue to explore all of the above whilst staying in comfort. A fine Edwardian building, the Ripon Spa Hotel is peacefully situated in several acres of attractive gardens, just five minutes walk from the heart of Ripon with its historic Cathe... more
The Kings Head, Masham, is a fine Georgian building dating back to the 18th Century, situated in the Market Square of the picturesque town of Masham. From the outset The Kings Head was always more than an Inn. In its time it has been combined with a Posting House and surprisingly, an Excise Office. It now offers a warm welcome with an excellent menu range and serves traditional Theakstons and Black Sheep cask ales and an extensive wine list making it a popular choice for both locals and visitors to the town. It has recently undergone a
sympathy... more
With 4 Red Stars and 3 Rosettes awarded by the AA for excellent facilities, high levels of service and quality of cuisine, this is the highest rated hotel 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,
Mooreland, dales and beautiful countryside bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The bedrooms, on first and second floors, are individually desig... more
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY! Country living at its best when you stay at Mallard Grange, an Award-Winning 5 Star Farmhouse B&B, or in Mallard Cottage, a pretty two bedroomed self-catering country cottage, separate from the B&B in the nearby village of Aldfield. Both are within walking distance of the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (National Trust), ideally placed between the Yorkshire Dales and Moors and within easy reach of Ripon, Harrogate and York.
The Buck Inn overlooks the green in the picturesque village of Thornton Watlass. The village lies at the entrance of Wensleydale, midway between Bedale and Masham, the gateway to the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park.
From a central obelisk in Ripon’s market square,
a horn is sounded at 9pm each evening by an official horn blower known as
The Wakeman, his 13th century house contains a small museum. An 18th century
mansion, Newby Hall, is one of the finest stately homes in the region. From
the spectacular ruins of Fountains Abbey to the adjacent grounds and
magnificent garden of Studley Royal, to Ripon’s magnificent cathedral,
originally a church built in the 7th century. Its crypt can still be seen in
the 13th century cathedral, which also contains 500-year-old woodcarvings
and many wonderful stained glass windows.
