Book Swinton Park Hotel in Masham, Yorkshire

The hotel offers 42 bedrooms and suites in the ancestral home of the Cunliffe-Lister family. Each room features views of the deer park or the 200-acre estate, with bathrooms that include bathtubs and Swinton-branded amenities. The grounds include coffin lake, a natural swimming lake, and a walled kitchen garden that supplies the hotel's restaurants.

Samuel's restaurant holds 3 AA Rosettes for its estate-to-plate menu, while the Terrace restaurant offers a more informal dining option with seasonal dishes. The hotel operates a state-of-the-art cookery school in restored Georgian stables, where guests can take hands-on classes such as Italian cookery with Chef Ian. Both restaurants use ingredients from the hotel's own kitchen garden, which is the largest of any UK hotel.

The Spa and Country Club has three swimming pools: an 18-metre indoor pool, a 10-metre outdoor bio-filtered pool, and a hydrotherapy pool. The spa contains 8 treatment suites, steam rooms, a sauna, and an outdoor al fresco sauna and shower. Guests can book beauty services including manicures, pedicures, and full-body massages, with use of the spa facilities available for an additional charge.

The estate has a Bird of Prey Centre where guests can book falconry and owl experiences led by a knowledgeable falconer. Other outdoor activities include fly fishing on the estate's rivers, clay pigeon shooting, and guided estate tours. The property also has a games room with billiards and darts, plus a boot room with wellies and coats for guest use.

The hotel welcomes dogs in designated rooms and public areas, providing pet bowls, baskets, and treats upon arrival. Outdoor play equipment for children is available on the estate, and families can book interconnecting rooms or the self-catering Beauvoir Tree Lodge. Activities such as laser clay pigeon shooting and the winter Luminescence light trail are open to all ages.

Setting: 200-acre parkland bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Accolades: AA 4 Red Stars and 3 Rosettes

Dining: Two restaurants plus the UK's largest hotel kitchen garden

Activities: Bird of Prey Centre, fly fishing, cookery school, clay pigeon shooting

Wellness: Three swimming pools, 8 treatment suites, hydrotherapy pool

Ideal for: Couples, families, food enthusiasts, and pet owners