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Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Free Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Room service
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Wonderful wedding experience
Stunning venue location
Friendly staff
Cons:
Poor room cleanliness
Overpriced stay
Tired room condition

Categories

Cleanliness
10
Multiple mentions of poor cleanliness standards: dusty lamps, unclean rooms.
Service
10
Checkout staff were friendly and attentive, though no follow-up on complaints.
Location
10
Convenient location and stunning building exterior.
Room Quality
10
Tired room condition with maintenance issues and low overall quality.
Amenities
10
Low-quality amenities; subpar toiletries and no breakfast included.
Value for Money
10
Complaints about being overcharged for a substandard experience.
Food and Beverage
10
Positive feedback on the food quality, especially during the wedding.
Overall Experience
10
A mix of excellent experiences and significant disappointments, resulting in a varied opinion.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-09 05:01

Property Description

Luxurious Accommodation

Goldsborough Hall, once the residence of Princess Mary, offers a regal experience in North Yorkshire. Indulge in the grandeur of our main hall suites featuring exquisite furnishings, modern amenities, and opulent bathrooms with spa baths.

Historic Charm

Immerse yourself in the rich history of our 400-year-old manor, set amidst picturesque parkland with stunning views. Free WiFi ensures you stay connected while enjoying the tranquility of this majestic estate near Harrogate.

Culinary Delights

Experience gourmet dining at our 3 AA Rosette restaurant and savor a full Yorkshire breakfast for a perfect start to your day. For a cozy meal, visit our sister property, The Bay Horse Inn, just a short stroll away.

Book your stay at Goldsborough Hall for an unforgettable and romantic escape.

Important information:

Please note that we are unable to accept stag or hen parties.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: LBA

Location

Guest Reviews

10
Based on 497 reviews
Cleanliness: 10
Service: 10
Location: 10
Room Quality: 10
Amenities: 10
Value for Money: 10
Food and Beverage: 10
Overall Experience: 10
C
Claire • couple • gb
9
Convenient one night stay for us as we had been travelling , last minute booking and they conveniently settled us in for
Pros:

Beautiful historical hotel with grounds with excellent access onto nearby A1 . Excellent breakfast

2026-09-16 • via Nuitee
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Joshua • couple • gb
7
2026-09-16 • via Nuitee
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mark • couple • gb
10
Elegant historic hotel, great for a special celebration.
Pros:

Wonderful historic house and guests should note the staircase and the overmantel in the dining room. The gardens are exceptional with champion trees (Wellingtonia and Robinia in particular) and don't miss the kitchen garden and glasshouse. Beds comfortable with good linen. Dinner was excellent and the breakfast pretty good as well. The conservatory where breakfast is served could do with some paintings or textiles on the walls to break up the colour uniformity. If you're into racing, don't miss the traditional burial site of the Byerley Turk, one of the three founding thoroughbreds from which all racehorses are descended.

Cons:

The Byerley Turk's final resting place deserves a more distinguished notice.
A full charge for an electric car is an unnecessarily exorbitant £60! We settled for a half charge.
A second luggage stand in the bedroom would be helpful.

2026-09-15 • via Nuitee
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Nathan • solo_traveller • gb
4
2026-09-14 • via Nuitee
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Roderick • solo_traveller • mt
8
Pros:

The setting is really beautiful

Cons:

No one answers the phone after 6.00pm, however it is partly acceptable since it is a family run hotel with limited staff

2026-09-13 • via Nuitee
B
Branston • solo_traveller • gb
10
2026-09-12 • via Nuitee
M
Mary • couple • gb
8
Lovely stay
Pros:

Excellent restaurant and breakfast

Cons:

Bed was a little small

2026-09-12 • via Nuitee
C
cheryl • solo_traveller • gb
9
Delightful.
Pros:

Charming hotel, lovely comfortable room, grounds and kitchen garden are superb. Great location, easy to find and a 5 minute drive to Knaresborogh - a delightful village with a Castle, river walk and lots of lovely independent shops

2026-09-09 • via Nuitee
R
Rob • couple • gb
8
2026-09-08 • via Nuitee
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Gary • couple • gb
8
Very nice historic hotel in a lovely setting
Pros:

Lovely historic property, in grounds, in a village location just outside Knaresborough. Well equipped rooms with every comfort. Great historic lounge areas . Just a very nice hotel.

Cons:

The only criticism really was slow service in the restaurant. We were over 30 minutes after our booking when we sat down. Food took some time to arrive (we were not alone , other guests were complaining to staff) and the dessert menu never arrived after it was promised so we gave up.

2026-09-07 • via Nuitee
G
Geoffrey • couple • gb
10
Wonderful relaxing stay
Pros:

The members of staff are super friendly and helpful.
Beautiful building and grounds ver tranquil

Cons:

Nothing

2026-09-04 • via Nuitee
K
Keith • solo_traveller • gb
10
2026-09-01 • via Nuitee
A
Angela • couple • gb
8
Very special
Pros:

The Hall and Location are stunning. The grounds relaxing. Amazing history. Lovely areas to sit outside, in the library and drawing room. Amazing chandeliers. The staff are lovely. Also, the local pub 2 minutes walk away is open Wed to Sunday and has great food and drink and outside seating in a garden setting.

Cons:

The cooked Yorkshire breakfast was only average. Sausage had water running out and were tasteless and the eggs were overdone.

2026-08-28 • via Nuitee
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Philip • couple • gb
9
The above is food for thought for the owners
Pros:

A lovely house beautifully presented. Lovely gardens. Would we stay again. Yes. But see below

Cons:

The food was dull and unimaginative. The hotel and its customers deserve better. Having stayed twice and wanting to stay again the owners must do something about presenting food that matches the accommodation.

2026-08-27 • via Nuitee
K
Keith • couple • gb
10
Just brilliant
Pros:

The hotel is just superb, we are evening meal and breakfast, which were both fantastic, staff were very friendly, the gardens are just amazing

Cons:

Food was a bit slow on the evening

2026-08-26 • via Nuitee
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Roger • couple • gb
6
Promised much but disappointed overall
Pros:

Beautiful building, furnishings and surroundings; comfortable air conditioned room

Cons:

1. understaffed (although staff were helpful and friendly) e.g. there was no one to carry our bags to our room on arrival except the receptionist who helped; we waited 20 minutes for someone to take a pre dinner drink order on our first evening; we waited 30 minutes for our breakfast order to arrive on our first morning
2. odd that one has to walk through the often occupied orangery dining area to access our room, particularly when struggling with luggage
3. disappointing dinner menu - the food seemed more like pub food than fine dining

2026-08-16 • via Nuitee
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I9342DXjohnh • Family
8
An enjoyable family birthday celebration stay
Pros:

We spent three nights at Goldsborough Hall for my father-in-law’s 90th birthday, with nine of us staying across five rooms. Overall. we had an enjoyable stay.

The food was very good and the service throughout was excellent: friendly, attentive and professional without ever feeling intrusive. The Hall is set in a lovely village (Goldsborough), and has particularly stunning gardens. The head gardener was also wonderfully enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge, thoughts and ideas, which added to our enjoyment of the gardens.

We also liked the fact that the owners live in the Hall. They are clearly involved in the business, but do so without being intrusive, which gives the place a rather nice personal feel. We thought the accommodation represented reasonable value for money, although this will inevitably depend on the room category chosen.

If we had one reservation, it is that parts of the Hall are beginning to look a little tired. Some of the décor and carpets, in particular, feel somewhat dated. There are areas with rather more of a country pub feel than you might expect from a grand historic hall. That said, this is very much a matter of presentation rather than comfort or service, and it did not detract significantly from our stay.

I would also flag that the ground floor accessible room is somewhat depressing, with limited natural light and no outlook. For someone with a limited walking range, it is also a relatively long walk to other parts of the hotel, including the car parking facilities. Fine if you are a wheelchair user.

All in all, Goldsborough Hall provided a lovely setting for a very special family occasion. Good food, excellent staff, beautiful gardens and a relaxed atmosphere made it a memorable three-night stay.

2026-08-14 • via Tripadvisor
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Robins3425 • Couples • Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
10
Wonderful Intimate Hotel
Pros:

We stayed at this wonderful hotel at the end of July to celebrate our 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary. We had a wonderful stay and were made to feel very special by all the staff.

As we stayed on a Monday and Tuesday, we dined in the Orangery restaurant. The main course we both ordered initially wasn't available, but the chef went out of his way to make it for us, so we weren't disappointed, which was a wonderful touch. All of the food we experienced at the hotel was delicious.

The hotel only has a small number of bedrooms, so it had an intimate feel to it. The grounds surrounding the hotel are beautiful, and it was lovely to have the freedom to roam around. We especially liked the kitchen garden and having cream tea on the terrace.

We'd love to visit again near to Christmas, to enjoy a wintry walk around the grounds, followed by a fireside whiskey in the library. Thank you so much for making our special occasion so lovely.

2026-08-12 • via Tripadvisor
P
Philip • couple • gb
10
2026-08-07 • via Nuitee
J
John • couple • gb
7
Good but could have been better.
Pros:

Breakfast was fine and the Orangery was exceptional. All the staff were brilliant.

Cons:

Patio Adjoining the room was grubby and full of weeds. The room was ok but not exceptional. we were very surprised to find the bar separate from the lounge and unmanned although a very obliging gentleman was on hand to serve us if necessary. Maybe we were unlucky but there did not seem to be much of an atmosphere about the place.

2026-08-04 • via Nuitee