Win a Two Night Stay at Middlethorpe Hall in York

Middlethorpe Hall is a historic three-hundred-year-old red brick and limestone house, influenced by Sir Christopher Wren, set in 20 acres of gardens and parkland. In 2024 Middlethorpe Hall celebrates its 40th anniversary since opening as a hotel. One of three Historic House Hotels of the National Trust, Middlethorpe Hall offers 29 individually decorated bedrooms, an award-winning two AA Rosette restaurant, and a boutique spa with its own indoor pool. A lucky winner and their guest will win a two-night stay at Middlethorpe Hall in a superior double or twin room along with a three-course dinner on one evening in the award-winning restaurant, afternoon tea one day with a glass of champagne each, and use of the spa facilities throughout the stay. Breakfast is also included each morning in the restaurant with views of the gardens.

The hotel has the ambiance of a well-kept private country house, actually within the City of York and guests are invited to explore the elegant public rooms and also the 20 acres of gardens and parkland.

The elegant Drawing Room and the Library are two public rooms in which to enjoy afternoon tea and pre-dinner drinks. Entering through the North porch into a spacious hall, which leads through to the black and white tiled stairwell hall and out to the sunny South terrace. To the right of the stairwell is the library, then on further to the elegant Drawing Room. These rooms have magnificent views through large sash windows to manicured lawns leading to the ha-ha and park beyond, where wild deer can often be spotted.

With a tranquil vista over lawns, the dining rooms provide the perfect, elegant setting for breakfast, Saturday and Sunday luncheons and fine-dining candlelit dinner; they feature an extensive wine list reflecting quality and variety.

Middlethorpe Hall is set in over 20 acres of parkland with an intriguing series of interconnecting walled gardens including a kitchen garden.

After exploring the gardens or the City of York, return to Middlethorpe Hall and enjoy traditional afternoon tea and fine dining. The panelled dining rooms overlooking the gardens, and the imaginative food, awarded two AA Rosettes, follows the hotel’s theme of traditional excellence. With a tranquil vista over lawns, the dining rooms provide the perfect, elegant setting for breakfast, Saturday and Sunday luncheons and fine-dining candlelit dinner; they feature an extensive wine list reflecting quality and variety.

The hotel is also home to a boutique Spa. Built behind the façade of two listed Edwardian cottages, Middlethorpe Spa offers three treatment rooms, an indoor swimming pool, spa bath, steam room, sauna and club room. The lucky winner and guest can enjoy all this over a two-night stay.

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