The Wold Cottage
Wold Newton, Yorkshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
Enviably placed between the North York Moors, the Yorkshire Wolds and the coast, this Georgian manor house offers elegant rooms, restful views and a warm welcome. Katrina and Derek Gray emphasise that it’s their home, not a hotel. ‘It’s exactly that ambience which makes the place attractive,’ says one guest. Set amid mature trees and landscaped gardens, including terraces and a pond, the handsome red brick house overlooks farmland. Gracious interiors of sash windows and high ceilings include a sitting room with a real fire and ‘tasteful’ art, and an elegant dining room with wine-red walls and a polished-wood table for shared breakfasts. The menu – including porridge, locally smoked haddock with poached egg, Yorkshire ham and cheese, plus home-made bread – should outweigh any unease at communal eating. Bedroom choices range from traditional with antiques and silky drapes – one has a four-poster – to more contemporary, where neutral colours are jazzed up with a tartan-covered armchair or a bold throw. Most have a bath and shower; all have robes and fresh milk. Go to walk, birdwatch or just relax.
Hotel details
Address
Wold Newton
Driffield
Yorkshire
YO25 3HL
England
Telephone
01262 470696
Bedrooms
6. 2 in converted barn, 1 on ground floor, 2 self-catering cottages.
Open
all year.
Facilities
lounge, dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), 3-acre gardens (croquet) in 240-acre grounds (farmland, woodland), public rooms wheelchair accessible.
Background music
at breakfast in dining room.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
per person B&B £55–£90, family room £135–£200. 1-night bookings refused weekends in summer.
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