Thornton Lodge offers luxurious Country House 5 star bed and breakfast (dinner by arrangement), from an idyllic setting above the River Ure in Wensleydale. Located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park we provide a peaceful haven amid fine period features and modern comforts.
We are open March to November, with the house available for group bookings of 6 or more guests during winter. We are closed at Christmas.
Thornton Lodge has 9 individually styled rooms. Tastefully decorated in keeping with the Edwardian era, the rooms are furnished with period wardrobes and dressing tables, blending these antiques with modern sofas from which to watch TV in comfort.
One of our suites is our wheelchair accessible room. Again, antiques blend with modern touches, including an ultra modern wheelchair accessible bathroom, incorporating a large accessible shower tray.
For that special occasion we have 2 four poster rooms. Each has a luxury ensuite with shower over the bath. White Company toiletries, robes, luxury pocket sprung mattresses on 6 ft beds, ironing board, hair dryer, dvd player, wine cooler, a well stocked hospitality tray and lots of other extras!
Tariffs for our rooms:
Ground floor double room from £35pppn—this room can be occupied as a single without supplement.
Wheelchair accessible suite from £45pppn based on 2 sharing– equipped with a six foot super king/twin.
Ground floor suite from £50pppn based on 2 sharing. Up to 3 children can share this room with adults at a cost of £15 per child for 1 night, £10 per child per night for 2 or more nights. Under 5’s are charged at £5 per night. Babies in cots are free.
Four poster rooms from £55pppn based on 2 sharing.
1st floor rooms with kingsize beds from £45pppn based on 2 sharing.
1st floor double from £40pppn—this room can be occupied as a single without supplement.
There is a minimum stay of 2 nights over Easter and on Bank Holiday weekends.
Address : Thornton Lodge, Thornton Rust, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Zip / Postal code : DL8 3AP
Thornton Lodge offers a base for many and varied visits.
For walkers, these can start from the doorstep, or follow one of the many trails nearby—this flexibility works equally for cyclists, who have found the property a useful overnight stop on the Coast to Coast route.
Permits can be purchased nearby for fishing in the River Ure, whilst there is Trout fishing at Hawes.
There are potteries in Askrigg, Leyburn, West Burton and Hawes.
Wonderful waterfalls can be viewed at Aysgarth and Hardraw.
There is a Rope makers at Hawes and a Candle makers at Wensley.
Further afield, there are caves to explore at Ingleton and Pately Bridge.
Castles, Abbeys and Cathedrals can be visited at Bolton, Middleham, Richmond Skipton, Ripon and York.
Adventure for children can be satisfied at The Forbidden Corner and Lightwater Valley.
For antiques enthusiasts, Leyburn is home to Tennants—the largest Auction House in the North of England.
For shopaholics, there are many speciality boutiques in Darlington and Harrogate. Whilst fabulous woollen creations can be purchased in Muker.
Not to mention The Wensleydale Creamery at Hawes, home to real Wensleydale Cheese.
Of course, you are more than welcome to simply relax in the House and Grounds.
Three ground floor rooms, one of which is reserved for use by less mobile guests. The room has an ensuite shower room with grab rails around the toilet, sink and shower. The house is completely level on the gorund floor with all public doorways wide enough for wheelchair access. From the tarmaced carpark access is either up stone stps with a handrail t the main entrance door, or alternative access is via a ramp into the sun lounge Our accessible room is suitable for people who are able to transfer from a wheelchair onto a shower stool for washing purposes.
| First night | Last night | Weekly rate | Min stay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| weekday | weekend | |||||
| Low Season | 25-Mar-2010 | 25-Mar-2010 | £ 0 | £ 45 | £ 45 | Flexible |
| High Season | 25-Mar-2010 | 25-Mar-2010 | £ 0 | £ 55 | £ 55 | Flexible |
Thornton Rust Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 3AP
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