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Where to Stay in Yorkshire

The right base can make a good trip a great one. From grand country-house hotels and cosy Dales cottages to seaside townhouses and boltholes in the heart of York, Yorkshire’s accommodation is as varied as its landscape. Here’s how to choose the stay that suits you.

Design your tour

Wherever you stay, we collect you door to door — private tours from £985.

Country houses

Farm & self-catering

City & coast

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Choosing your Yorkshire base

Yorkshire is a big county, but its highlights sit surprisingly close together, so where you stay is less about distance and more about the kind of trip you want. A historic city bolthole, a working farm, a boutique hotel with a hot tub or a seaside townhouse each set a very different tone for your days.

The places below are simply some of the county’s most characterful stays, gathered to show the range on offer — we don’t book accommodation for you, but we’re glad to advise on the best area and to collect you from wherever you choose.

Ways to stay

Yorkshire accommodation, from grand to grounded

Country-house hotels & spas

Grand old houses turned elegant retreats — the 17th-century Middlethorpe Hall and spa just outside York, or Yorebridge House in Wensleydale, a boutique hotel with rooms that have their own hot tubs.

In the heart of York

Stay within the walls: The Grand, York — the city’s AA five-star hotel in the former railway headquarters — or Grays Court, one of England’s oldest inhabited houses, tucked behind the Minster with a walled garden.

Farm stays & self-catering

For a slower pace, a working farm such as West Leas Farm near Ripon offers self-catering cottages within reach of Fountains Abbey and the Dales — warm, rural and unhurried.

By the sea

On the coast, the Victorian Mansion House in Scarborough overlooks South Bay, while Aislaby Hall, a Georgian country house near Whitby, looks out over the Esk Valley and the Moors.

Country inns

A traditional inn puts good food on the doorstep — the family-run Traddock at Austwick, on the edge of the Dales, is known for its restaurant, gardens and welcome to walkers.

Glamping & the outdoors

For something different, Camp Kátur near Kirklington offers eco glamping in North Yorkshire woodland — geodomes, safari tents and wood-fired hot tubs among the trees.

Choose your base

Three great regions to stay

Byland Abbey in the countryside near York

In & around York

Best for first-time visitors: a compact, walkable historic city with everything — Dales, Moors and coast — within easy reach for a day out.

The Yorkshire Dales

Best for countryside and quiet: honey-stone villages, waterfalls and castles on the doorstep, with cosy inns and cottages to come home to.

The Yorkshire coast

Best for sea air and drama: Whitby, Scarborough and the North York Moors, with harbour views and fish and chips a short stroll away.

Guests collected door to door from their Yorkshire accommodation

Wherever you stay

We come to you, door to door

Whether you’ve chosen a city hotel, a Dales cottage or a seaside townhouse, every tour begins and ends at your door. There’s no parking, no meeting points and no logistics — we collect you from your accommodation, plan the day around where you are, and bring you home again.

Good to know

Common questions about where to stay

We don’t book accommodation on your behalf, but we’re always happy to advise on the best area to base yourself for the tours you have in mind — and we collect you door to door from wherever you stay.

It depends on your plans. York is ideal for first-time visitors who want a walkable historic city with easy reach in every direction; the Dales suit those after countryside and quiet; and the coast is perfect for Whitby, Scarborough and the moors. Many guests split their stay between two.

Yes. Every Expedition Yorkshire day is door to door — we collect you from your hotel, cottage, B&B or holiday let and return you there at the end of the day, so there’s no parking or logistics to think about.

Yorkshire’s most characterful stays, especially in the Dales and around York, book up well ahead for summer weekends and school holidays. If you’re travelling then, reserve your accommodation early and let us build the tours around it.

Once you’re settled in