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Welcome to our Luxury Yorkshire Hotel
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 the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
With 4 Red Stars (Inspector's Choice) and 3 Rosettes awarded by the AA for excellent facilities, high levels of service and quality of cuisine, this is one of the highest rated hotels in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Lavishly furnished, this is a unique opportunity to enjoy a stately home experience, combining the traditional warmth of a family home with all the modern creature comforts of a contemporary hotel. Each of the 32 spacious bedrooms are individually designed, with a choice of views across the gardens, lake, parkland or gatehouse. A new Family Suite, the Semerwater is available from January 2012.
Award winning cuisine is served in the sumptuously furnished dining room, with an emphasis on the seasonal produce sourced from the hotel's four acre walled garden and surrounding estate.
The exclusive use Spa is an oasis of calm: a peaceful conservatory bathed in natural warm light with lush tropical vegetation. The jacuzzi pool is set in its own deck, with relaxation zone and a sauna at ground level. Our five treatment rooms offer face, body, beauty and complementary therapy treatments, with a post-treatment relaxation room. Individual treatments, day spa and spa accommodation packages are available throughout the year.
A wide range of country pursuits are also available including golf, falconry, pony riding, shooting, fishing and off-road driving. Swinton Park also has a civil licence for weddings and five function rooms equipped for meetings, conferences and presentations.
The Cookery School
The cookery school is housed in the ground floor of the converted Georgian stables, which overlook the castle turret and parkland. Light and airy throughout, the stylish décor is comfortable – a relaxed environment well disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine!
The demonstration kitchen and Cookery School Dining Room both overlook the castle turret and parkland, with offices, a Cook shop, toilets and preparation kitchen to the rear.
The course programme for 2012 offers a wide choice of courses. The two-day cookery courses are designed and run by our resident Celebrity Chef, Rosemary Shrager these concentrate on the classical preparation of food, and mastering the essential techniques. These would include patisserie, baking, sauces and soufflés, boning and filleting, amongst many others. Rosemary has also introduced a new range of day courses including bread making and sauces. Other courses also include Sushi making day courses and evening demonstrations, Foraging courses, Friday night Curry Club and Preserve Making courses.
The day courses are run by our new Cookery School Head Chef, John Rogers, who has recently taken over from Robert Taylor. John's Dinner Party courses consist of three modules, all offering equal depth and range of cuisine but allowing for returning guests to enjoy three bites of the cherry and build up an ever wider range of recipes and skills. He also runs the Food of Love courses for Valentines, Festive Fare courses in December and the hugely popular Chef's Table.
There are also food courses for children during the school holidays which are designed and run by Gilly Robinson, who is Rosemary Shrager's assistant. Gilly's courses focus on the basic essentials of family-friendly food, geared up to practical recipes that offer flexibility and scope for variety. Gilly also runs the `Christmas-in-a-Box' courses which consists of an afternoon of cooking and preparing an entire christmas meal for six, all of which can be taken away and frozen to be served at a later stage at your convenience.
More information
For more information on Swinton Park, please contact us or visit our website using the links above.
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