Middlethorpe Hall is a William and Mary country house, built in 1699 of mellow red brick with limestone dressings, for Thomas Barlow, a master cutler from Sheffield.

It was bought in the 1980s and reopened as a luxury hotel, Restaurant and Spa in 1984, rescued from decay, caringly and lovingly restored by Historic House Hotels.

It has been elegantly decorated in an 18th Century manner, and furnished with antiques and fine paintings. The 20 acres of manicured gardens and parkland which surround Middlethorpe Hall are also the result of a transformation, and includes a lake surrounded by beautiful specimen trees.

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Middlethorpe Hall is renowned for its imaginative cuisine and its panelled dining rooms which overlook the manicured gardens. It also boasts a Health and Fitness Spa built behind the handsome façade of two listed Edwardian cottages.

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Corporate Hospitality

The Barlow Room

The self-contained purposed built meeting room is 50 yards from the main house and is ideal for small conferences and receptions. The Barlow Room has air-conditioning, three-phase wiring, Wi-Fi connections, central floor mounted plug sockets, black-out facilities and TV aerials. The Barlow Room has access ramps and disabled facilities. A dividing wall gives flexibility to the room which can take up to forty-five people in comfort.

• Full day hire £395 Half day hire: £275

The Boardroom

Decorated with antiques and fine paintings, The Boardroom is perfect for smaller or confidential meetings up to ten guests. It is situated on the first floor of the main house and overlooking the south lawn. It has its own adjoining sitting room furnished with soft armchairs and an open fire place. This is suitable for private drinks, interviews or as an extra syndicate room.

• Full day hire: £195 Half day hire: N/A

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A unique experience: The Dovecote

Built in c1680, The Dovecote surrounded by our award winning gardens, is now used for our extensive wine collection. It is therefore the perfect and unique setting to organise a Wine/Champagne tasting with our professional sommeliers to celebrate the end of a successful working week.

Private Dining Rooms

As well as our restaurant, we have private dining rooms which are perfect for business entertaining. The Yellow Room which overlooks the gardens will seat up to twelve. Larger parties up to forty five can be accommodated in The Grill Room, which has its own sitting room for pre-dinner drinks. Day meetings may also break for lunch in The Pineapple Room, an ideal size for up to 22 delegates
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For more information

We welcome the opportunity to show you the facilities we have to offer. For further information please phone us on 01904 641241, email us at info@middlethorpe.com, visit our website or write to us at:

Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
Bishopthorpe Road
York
YO23 2GB